NIPC Series 2024

Join us for a very special edition of our NIPC Series, live at the National Prevention Conference, Thursday 7th November, 6:00 – 7:30pm at the Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore.

This is a hybrid pre-conference session that you can attend online or in-person.

Join a leading panel of international experts as they turn the ‘Spotlight on New Guidelines in Cardiovascular Disease: Top Insights – What You Need to Know!’ and gain invaluable knowledge to enhance your practice.

Our multidisciplinary panel will give you a whistle-stop tour of what you need to know in the 4 new 2024 ESC guidelines.

Topics:

  • Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Chronic Coronary Syndromes
  • Peripheral Arterial and Aortic Diseases

Speakers:

  • Dr Michelle Canavan – Consultant Geriatrician, Professor of Older Adult Health, Galway University Hospitals, University of Galway
  • Professor Usama Boles – Consultant Electrophysiologist and Cardiologist, Tipperary University Hospital and Mater Private Network
  • Professor Martha Gulati – Immediate Past President, American Society of Preventive Cardiology; Director of Preventive Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai, USA
  • Professor Wael Tawfik – Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Clinical Lecturer, University of Galway

Chairs:
Professor David WoodProfessor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Galway and NIPC
Professor Kornelia KotsevaHonorary Professor of Preventive Cardiology, NIPC

Please note there is limited capacity for in-person attendance.

This is registration for the NIPC Series event only. If you wish to register for the National Prevention Conference please visit the registration site HERE

We’re excited to share the recording of our NIPC Series webinar, Improving Patient Pathways: Atrial Fibrillation Matters in Stroke Prevention, in support of International Stroke Day.

Listen to our expert panel as they share their experiences and insights on the key challenges faced with managing and treating people living with Atrial Fibrillation. Our experts discussed a wide range of topics including improving patient pathways, the latest guidelines, primary care perspectives and current landscape for stroke prevention in Ireland. There was a live audience Q & A session at the end of the webinar which provided lots of discussion points.

Thank you to all our speakers and to all that attended on the night.

Topics:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Matters in Stroke Prevention: The Current Landscape in Ireland
  • Implementing Latest Guidelines in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
  • Improving Patient Pathways in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
  • Primary Care Perspectives in Stroke Prevention

Speakers:

  • Professor Ronan Collins – National Clinical Lead in Stroke and Director of Stroke Services, Tallaght University Hospital
  • Professor Lis Neubeck – Professor of Nursing in the School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University
  • Professor Usama Boles – Consultant Electrophysiologist and Cardiologist, Tipperary University Hospital and Mater Private Network
  • Dr Sarah McErlean – GP & Clinical Academic Fellow, UCD

Chair: Dr John Keaney – Consultant Cardiologist, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Honorary Clinical Lecturer, UCD School of Health Sciences

Thank you to our sponsors Johnson and Johnson for their support of this event.

For more information about Atrial Fibrillation, its diagnosis, treatment options, the management of patients with AF, and professional education support, please visit the Get Smart About Afib website HERE.

To view a recording of this webinar, you must login or register HERE. Once logged in visit the ‘Resources – library’ section where you can watch this and other webinars.

In support of International Women’s Day 2024, NIPC hosted a NIPC Series webinar Women and CVD Matters! on Tuesday 5th March.

A panel of experts came together to share their insights on key challenges specific to women’s heart health. Women face many unique health challenges throughout their lives and this webinar explored cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and menopause, lipid management, important messages for CVD prevention and control and the lived experience of SCAD.

Thank you to all our speakers for a fantastic session.

Topics:

  • Spotlight on Sex-Specific Risk Factors
  • Peri-Menopause, Menopause, HRT and CVD – Your Top Questions Answered
  • Is Lipid Management Important in Women and if So When, in Whom and How Best?
  • What are the most Important Messages for Women in CVD Prevention and Control?
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – What Every Practitioner Should Know?

Speakers:

  • Dr Nicola Cochrane – GP & Menopause Specialist, Carrig Clinic and National Maternity Hospital
  • Dr Catherine McGorrian  – Consultant Cardiologist, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
  • Professor Lis Neubeck – Head of the Centre for Cardiovascular Health Research, Edinburgh Napier University; ESC Patient Forum Lead
  • Shirley Ingram – Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Tallaght University Hospital

Thank you to our sponsors Novartis and Daiichi Sankyo for this support of this event.

To view a recording of this webinar, you must login or register HERE. Once logged in visit the ‘Resources – library’ section where you can watch this and other webinars.

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