Events
Arrhythmia Alliance & Atrial Fibrillation Association: Regional Cardiac Update Courses 2012
Arrhythmia Alliance (A-A) and Atrial Fibrillation Association (AFA) are hosting cardiac update courses across the UK in 2012. For further details on the programme and how to register, please click here to visit the A-A and AFA registration page.
Essential Surgical Skills for Cardiologists
Friday 16th March 2012
The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London
Run in association with HRUK and BCS; for further information, please click here to view the programme or visit the website .
Email: education@rcseng.org.uk ,Tel: 020 7869 6300.
12th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing
Friday 16th - Saturday 17th March 2012
Copenhagen, Denmark
For further information please visit the CCNAP website .
Cardiology in the Young 2012
Monday 2nd - Wednesday 4th April 2012
Institute of Child Health, London
For further information on the programme and registration, please visit the website .
NICE Annual Conference 2012
Tuesday 15th - Wednesday 16th May 2012
The ICC Birmingham
For further information, please visit the NICE conference website .
Heart Failure Congress 2012
Saturday 19th - Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Belgrade, Serbia
For further information, please visit the Heart Failure section of the ESC website.
BCS Annual Conference 2012
Monday 28th to Wednesday 30th May 2012
Manchester Central
For further information please visit the BCS website.
ESC Congress 2012
Saturday 25th - Wednesday 29th August 2012
Munich, Germany
For further information, please visit the ESC website.
Heart Rhythm Congress 2012
Sunday 23rd - Wednesday 26th September 2012
The ICC, Birmingham
Date for your diary.
Further information will be made available on the HRC website .
BCCA Annual Meeting
Thursday 15th - Friday 16th November 2012
Titanic Belfast, Belfast
Date for your diary.
Conference organisers: Dr Frank Casey and Dr Andrew Sands. Further information will be made available in due course.
British Society for Heart Failure 15th Annual Autumn Meeting
Thursday 29th - Friday 30th November 2012,
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
For further information, please contact: BSH Secretariat,
Email: info@bsh.org.uk , Tel: 01865 391 836, or visit the BSH website .
ALERTS
HRUK
Certificate of Accreditation Click here for further details. |
Click here to view the HRUK Position Statement on Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation |
Following the recent announcements by MHRA and St Jude Medical regarding Riata and Riata ST ICD leads, see attached recommended management plan for patients with these leads. HRUK are still working closely with St Jude Medical and MHRA to monitor the situation and will update you whenever possible. Please contact HRUK with any clinical queries relating to management or St Jude Medical for details of serial numbers/leads that may relate to your patients. We shall also be most grateful for any information that you may have regarding your experience with these leads. |
Click here to view: HRUK competency standards for EP and ablation - February 2011 AND HRUK Standards for Implantation and Follow-up of Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices - September 2010 |


