193506 - Cardiovascular Update

The aim of the activity to provide an update on both the assessment of patients with chronic arterial disease (claudication), critical ischaemia (rest pain/ulers) & diabetic foot. An update on best medical management will also be provided.

Relevance to General Practice

Recent advances have seen treatments successfully used on elderly & high risk patients with minimal morbidity. There will be a Q&A session with Prof Ian Spark & Assoc Prof Ajay Sinhal on the current management of vascular & cardiac conditions relevant to GP's.

Learning outcomes

• By the end of the activity GP's will be able to summarise the options for immediate treatment & assess if referral pathways to specialist for review is necessary.
• By the end of the activity GP's will be able to assess & identify patients who require further investigation including imaging, & intervention for patients with PAD & cardiac disease.
• By the end of the activity GP's will be able to define treatment options available to patients. Be able to summarise surgical & endovascular approaches to cardiovascular disease.
• By the end of the activity GP's will be able to determine which patients will do best with medical treatment & when specialist review is necessary.
• Domains of General Practice

  D1. Communication skills and the patient-doctor relationship

  D2. Applied professional knowledge and skills

  D3. Population health and the context of general practice

  D4. Professional and ethical role

  D5. Organisational and legal dimensions

  Curriculum Contextual Units
  • Adult health
  • Care of older people