➡️This workshop is suitable for: Nurses & other Registered HCPs.

💷 Fee/s: NfP Members £105 / Non-Members £150

Learning Outcomes / Workshop Objectives

♥ To appreciate the burden of atrial fibrillation
♥ To recognise how the heart works and what is atrial fibrillation
♥ To appreciate the importance of proactive detection and screening
♥ To be familiar with the diagnostic pathway and investigations
♥ To recognise atrial fibrillation on the ECG
♥ To be familiar with stroke and bleeding risk assessment tools
♥ To be familiar with the management principles for atrial fibrillation including stroke prevention

Course Content

♥ The burden and consequences of atrial fibrillation
♥ Understanding atrial fibrillation: what is it and how does it cause strokes?
♥ Who to screen
♥ What’s normal and what’s atrial fibrillation on the ECG?
♥ Assessing stroke and bleeding risk: CHA2DS2-VASc, ORBIT & HASBLED scoring
♥ Basic mechanisms of treatment
♥ What’s required in Primary Care: Registers & Annual Review
♥ Clinical case studies
♥ Application in practice