CVD Training and Resources
Health Innovation East is commissioned by NHS England to help address the identification and prevention of conditions linked with cardiovascular disease (CVD) across the East of England.
If we want to address health inequalities, then cardiovascular disease prevention is a great place to start. For more information about our work in cardiovascular disease prevention, please contact Nick.Pringle@healthinnovationeast.co.uk, or cvdteam@healthinnovationeast.co.uk
Resources
Heart UK – The Cholesterol Charity
Heart UK has partnered with the NHS Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) and the (AHSN) to provide a comprehensive and varied education programme for healthcare professionals.
CVD data and improvement tool (CVDPREVENT)
The Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Audit (CVDPREVENT) is a national primary care audit of routinely held GP data. The tool provides open access data, with clear actionable insights for those tasked with improving cardiovascular health in England.
Resources for healthcare professionals
Lipid management pathways: The the Health Innovation Network
Lipid management in England drives better CVD outcomes. Two pathways, one for acute cardiovascular disease in secondary care and one for primary care clinicians, have been developed to provide clear guidance for clinicians on how optimal lipid management may be achieved and provide an additional resource to support patient management.
A summary of national guidance for lipid management for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Inclisiran: Medical Directors pack
June 2023 – to support medical directors, integrated care boards
and healthcare professionals with the rapid decision making required to enable the prescribing of inclisiran, a NICE-approved novel therapy – with the wider objective of supporting cholesterol optimisation and reducing cardiovascular deaths.
Lipid Managment Workforce Competency Framework
Following a recent National Lipid Programme Workforce Support Solution, Soar Beyond and the the Health Innovation Network have produced a Lipid Management Competency Framework. The competencies have been developed based on the Summary of National Guidance for Lipid Management for Primary and Secondary Prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) within general practice.
Training videos
Introduction to the Health Innovation East lipid management programme – April 2022
Dr Max Hickman provides an overview of the Health Innovation East lipid management programme to support with improving the detection, prevention and treatment of CVD.
Dr Max Hickman talks about the Eastern AHSN lipid management programme on Vimeo
Bitesize Lipids event with Ahmet Fuat: Health Innovation East lipids programme – March 2023
Dr Ahmet Fuat provides a comprehensive overview to support healthcare professionals to maximise opportunities around lipid management
Bitesize Lipids event with Ahmet Fuat_ Eastern AHSN lipids programme on Vimeo
A guide to lipid management in primary care – October 2022
Dr Max Hickman explains the importance of CVD and lipid management, including new pathways, guidance and novel therapies for healthcare professionals to improve the detection, prevention and treatment of CVD.
Guide to lipid management for healthcare professionals on Vimeo
East Anglian CV Seminar Series – Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk: Whom, What and How to Treat? – October 2020
This seminar with Dr Paul Flynn, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, covered a review of recent guidelines, the criteria and pathway for genetic testing for suspected monogenic familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), the eligibility criteria and pathway for starting PCSK9 inhibitors and the referral pathways for advice and review in the region’s lipid clinics.
First East Anglian Cardiovascular Seminar Recording on Vimeo
Resources for healthcare professionals
Implementation pack: regional ICS’s – provides information to support implementation of a population health management approach to blood pressure management across your ICS. For healthcareprofessionals at:
Implementation pack – Primary Care
Provides information to support implementation of a population health management approach to blood pressure management within primary care. Intended for Primary Care Networks and practices.
Training videos
Bitesize: How I achieved the QoF indicators in 6 months – hypertension
Speaker: Dr Bharan Kumar, GP Lead, Bharani Medical Centre and Clinical Lead, Population Health, NHS Frimley ICS
Bitesize - How I achieved the QoF indicators in 6 months - hypertension (vimeo.com)
Hypertension in primary care: transforming the prevention of cardiovascular disease – June 2023
An opportunity to hear from a wide range of speakers including: Dr Matt Kearney, Dr Max Hickman, Dr John Ford and an excellent patient story from Godwin Daudu covering topics related to optimising hypertension management in primary care.
East Anglian CV Seminar Series – Still the biggest killer – September 2021.
Professor Ian Wilkinson provides an indepth overview of hypertension diagnosis and management.
Fourth East Anglian Cardiovascular Seminar - 21st September on Vimeo
Resources for healthcare professionals
FH Information Zone
Resources for all healthcare professionals to support the early detection and management of patients with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in the NHS East Genomics region.
The East Genomic Laboratory Hub Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Genetic Testing Pathway provides guidance for healthcare professionals with patients with a high likelihood of FH.
Training videos
East Anglian CV Seminar Series: FH Identification – March 2023
This video is for any healthcare professionals across primary, secondary and tertiary care who look after patients with, or at high risk of developing, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease to hear from an expert panel including: Dr Javier Gomez, Dr Kate Downes, Dr Paul Flynn and Shelina Rajan.
Mark’s story – October 2022
Hear Mark’s story and experience about being diagnosed and living with FH.
Understanding familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH)_ Mark’s story on Vimeo
Training videos
East Anglian CV seminar series: HF, whats new? – April 2022
Dr Pegah Salashouri provides an overview of the latest guidelines in management of heart failure.
Training videos
East Anglian CV seminar series – Combination Antithrombotic Therapy: Ensuring Safety and Optimising Efficacy – December 2020
Dr Unni Krishnan a practical overview of the evidence and guidelines that support the use of combination antithrombotic therapy in patients who have a clinical indication for concurrent use of long term anticoagulant therapy as well as antiplatelet therapy for atherosclerotic vascular disease.
Second East Anglian Cardiovascular Seminar - 9 Dec 2020 on Vimeo
Training videos
East Anglian CV seminar series – Trustworthy communication of risk and uncertainty: the Covid experience – April 2021
Professor Sir David Speigelhalter assess the trustworthiness of the way risks and uncertain evidence have been talked about during Covid. In particular, he will look at how background actuarial risk can be used to get a perspective on the risks facing those infected by the virus, and how the potential benefits and harms of vaccines can be communicated.
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Resources
- ARRS
- Apprenticeships
- Children and Young People’s Services
- Clinical Learning Environment
- COVID-19
- CVD Training and Resources
- DAL Service Guidance Videos
- Diagnostic Respiratory Hubs
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Enhanced Commissioning Framework (ECF)
- A.1. Compliance and Engagement Requirements
- A.2. Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation
- A.3. Anticoagulation
- A.4. Primary Care Planning
- A.5. OPEL Framework for General Practice
- A.6. Carers
- A.7. Patient Participation, Engagement and Involvement
- A.8. Safeguarding
- B.1. Clinical Transformation
- B.2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- B.3. Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD)
- B.4. Diabetes and Non-Diabetic Hyperglycaemia (NDH)
- B.5. Learning Disabilities (LD)
- B.6. Mental Health (MH)
- B.7. Frailty
- B.8. End of Life (EoL)
- C.1. Transactional Services
- C.2. Spirometry
- D. Out of Scope
- Getting Ready For Patients To Have Access To Their Future Information
- Guidance for Primary Care Networks Protected Time for Learning Events
- Hertfordshire CAMHS News Bulletin for GPs
- Induction Programme
- Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
- New to Practice Programme
- NHS Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy
- Palliative Care Training and Development Opportunities
- PCN Training Teams
- Primary Care Bulletin
- Reasonable Adjustments Learning Disability and Autism Training Resources
- Recovering Primary Care Access
- Safeguarding
- Succession Planning
- Suicide Prevention Pathway
- Diabetes Type 2 Path to Remission
- Trauma Informed Care