Thank you to all who attended our recent edition of the NIPC Series: Heart Failure – Maximising Patient Outcomes on 9th June 2022. Our stellar speaker line-up looked at the heart failure guidelines and how well we are implementing them, as well as the important role of nutrition in heart failure.
We would like to say a special thank you to our fantastic speakers Prof Ken McDonald, Mairead Lehane, Dr Tom Butler and Norma Caples, and our superb chair Dr Joe Gallagher. We would also like to thank our sponsors Vifor Pharma, and you, the audience for making this such an engaging and interactive session.
Agenda Included:
Heart Failure in Ireland: Update on the National Heart Programme
Prof Ken McDonald
Clinical Lead, National Heart Programme,
St Vincent’s University Health Care Group
How well are we implementing the heart failure guidelines?
Mairead Lehane
Advanced Nurse Practitioner,
Mallow General Hospital
Silver bullet or silver plate – the role of nutrition in heart failure
Dr Tom Butler
Dietitian and Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Health,
Edge Hill University
Maximising patient outcomes
Norma Caples
Advanced Nurse Practitioner,
University Hospital Waterford
Q&A Panel Discussion
Dr Joe Gallagher
ICGP Clinical Lead in Cardiovascular Disease,
Irish College of General Practitioners
This recording is for Healthcare Professionals only.