| 10:00 - 15:00 | AF Association Patients Day | Hall 8a |
| 10:00 - 15:00 | STARS Patients Day | Executive Room 2 |
AF Association Patients Day - Hall 8a - 10:00 - 15:00 | Chair: Prof Carlos Morillo, Miss Fang Feng Ting, Dr John Cannon | Calgary, CA, Watford, UK, Stanton, UK | |||
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| 10:00 |
Welcome
• Welcome and introduction to AF Association – what is new and what more can we do? |
Mrs Tracy Goodman | Oxford, UK | |
| 10:10 | What are the different types of AF and why does this matter? What is Atrial Flutter and how is it different from Atrial Fibrillation? | Dr John Cannon | Stanton, UK | |
| 10:25 |
Managing Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
• What are management options? Lifestyle, drugs and ablation • Managing my lifestyle to manage my AF • Medications for rate and rhythm control – how can they help my symptoms? Amiodarone / Beta-blockers / Flecainide / Digoxin How often should I have my medication reviewed? • So, if AF is an irregular rhythm why do they speak about rate control and not rhythm control? |
Dr Andrew Turley | Middlesbrough, UK | |
| 10:40 |
Preventing AF-related Strokes
• Preventing an AF-related stroke, the importance of anticoagulation: What are the benefits of DOACs Vs Warfarin? • New developments in preventing AF-related Strokes: Factor XI inhibitors |
Prof Derek Connolly | Birmingham, UK | |
| 10:55 | Empowering Patients Through Advocacy | Ms Andrea Baer | Pittsburgh, US | |
| 11:15 |
All about Ablations
• Ablation – there seem to be so many options – does it matter which ablation I have? o Catheter Ablation o Cryoablation o Hybrid AF Ablation o Radiofrequency Ablation o Surgical Ablation o Pulsed Field Ablation • What are the risks and side effects of ablation? • What happens if I have a recurrence in symptoms after ablation? • Life after an ablation – does it work for all? |
Prof Carlos Morillo | Calgary, CA | |
| 11:45 | Q&A | |||
| 12:00 | Break | |||
| 13:00 |
New Technology
• Which digital devices can I use that will help my doctor in monitoring my care? • What NEW technology can we expect to see to monitor AF? |
Dr Mark Tanner | Chichester, UK | |
| 13:35 |
Group Discussions
• How much exercise is too much? - At what point do I need to stop? • Is there a link with AF and Dementia? • When should I call an ambulance or go to A&E? • Ectopic Beats are they dangerous? • Why do ectopic beats occur after large meals / alcohol / caffeine? • Why does AF happen at night when I am resting in bed? • How do I deal with stress and anxiety? Who can help? |
Prof Carlos Morillo, Miss Fang Feng Ting, Dr John Cannon | Calgary, CA, Watford, UK, Stanton, UK | |
| 14:25 |
Living with AF - Patients perspective
• Summary of living with AF |
Mr Alex Knibbs, Mrs Tracy Goodman | Cumbria, UK, Oxford, UK | |
| 15:00 | Close |
STARS Patients Day - Executive Room 2 - 10:00 - 15:00 | Chair: Prof Richard Sutton, Prof Robert Sheldon | Monte Carlo, MC, Calgary, CA | |||
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| 10:00 | Welcome and what’s new at STARS? | Mrs Trudie Lobban | Winchester, UK | |
| 10:05 |
Syncope
• When to pace, when to ablate, when to medicate |
Dr William Foster | Worcester, UK | |
| 10:20 |
Reflex Anoxic Seizures (RAS) - a condition not to be misdiagnosed as epilepsy
• How to differentiate between breath-holding and Reflex Anoxic Seizures (RAS) episodes • What is an Anoxic Epileptic Seizure (AES) |
Dr Norah Yap | London, UK | |
| 10:35 |
Complexity of Syncope in the elderly
• Never assume the cause of a fall is the slipper! |
Dr Melanie Dani | London, UK | |
| 10:50 |
Cardiac Syncope
• Syncope is a symptom - not a condition and cardiac Syncope may be a symptom of an inherited or underlying cardiac condition |
Prof Derek Connelly | Glasgow, UK | |
| 11:05 |
Tilt Table Testing and Insertable Cardiac Monitors (ICM)
• After an ECG these two tests may be considered for investigation of Syncope |
Prof Artur Fedorowski | Stockholm, SE | |
| 11:20 |
Situational Syncope
• The many triggers are either ignored or not identified by GPs but can cause havoc to a patient and their employment. (For example: Cough Syncope in a lorry driver) |
Dr Melanie Dani | London, UK | |
| 11:35 | Empowering Patients Through Advocacy | Ms Andrea Baer | Pittsburgh, US | |
| 11:50 | Q&A | |||
| 12:00 | Break | |||
| 13:00 |
Can Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) be misdiagnosed as Orthostatic Hypotension?
• Features, management, and medication may overlap but there are differences |
Dr Mehran Asgari | Inverness, UK | |
| 13:15 |
Reflex Syncope (Vasovagal Syncope) vs Psychogenic Blackouts
• How to distinguish pseudosyncope (PPS) from Syncope |
Dr Nicholas Gall | London, UK | |
| 13:30 | Driving and Syncope – what do the guidelines and DVLA say? | Dr Paul Cooper | Manchester, UK | |
| 13:45 |
Living with Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension) and how you can help yourself
• Find out what the symptoms of low blood pressure are, and how to manage and find out the best treatment options for you |
Prof Satish Raj | Calgary, CA | |
| 14:00 | Live Patient Story with a Q&A | Ms Charlie Kirkham, Mrs Trudie Lobban | UK, Winchester, UK | |
| 14:30 | Q&A | |||
| 15:00 | Close |