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
Exam 2012

Click here   for further details.
Registration deadline is:
1700hrs, Friday 24th February 2012

 

Click here   to view the HRUK Position Statement on Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

 

HRC 2012

23rd - 26th September 2012
The ICC,
Birmingham UK


For further details - click here

 

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