2026 Cardiovascular Health Programme

Sponsorship


Gold Partner Sanofi
Sanofi is a sponsor for this event but has had no input into the overall agenda or scientific content of the meeting, other than the sponsored promotional symposium.


Stand sponsors: Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Zentiva
Our stand sponsors have had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence. They have not had any input or influence as to the content of the programme.

Thursday 24th Sep
09:00 Registration and poster viewing time
Start time
09:00 am
Label
Registration and poster viewing time
09:30 Session 1 What is the latest in Heart Failure care?
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  • Time
    09:30 ~ 11:00
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Session 1 What is the latest in Heart Failure care?

Educational level
Core
Moderators: Dr Atul Anand, Dr Amy Jones
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Dr
First name
Atul
Last name
Anand
Job title
Honorary Consultant and Reader
Place of Work
Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
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Dr
First name
Amy
Last name
Jones
Job title
Consultant Geriatrician
Place of Work
Cardiff and Vale UHB
Speakers: Dr Sarah Hudson, Professor Abdallah Al-Mohammad, Dr Sue Piper
Time
09:30 am ~ 10:00 am
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Presentation Title

Overview of research results in older people’s cardiovascular health: What does this mean for clinical practice

Sarah
Hudson
Job title
Consultant Cardiologist
Place of Work
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Time
10:00 am ~ 10:30 am
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Presentation Title

Iron update

Abdallah
Al-Mohammad
Job title
Professor of Cardiology
Place of Work
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield
Time
10:30 am ~ 11:00 am
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Presentation Title

The latest NICE Heart Failure guidelines

Sue
Piper
Job title
Consultant Cardiologist
Place of Work
King’s College Hospital, London
11:00 Poster viewing time and coffee break
Start time
11:00 am
Label
Poster viewing time and coffee break
11:30 Session 2 Pillars or Pill Overload?
Stream 1
  • Time
    11:30 ~ 12:45
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Guideline directed medical therapy for older people with HF and frailty

Session 2 Pillars or Pill Overload?

Educational level
Core
Moderators: Dr Jo Taylor, Ms Ambereen Ajaz
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Dr
First name
Jo
Last name
Taylor
Job title
Consultant Geriatrician
Place of Work
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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Ms
First name
Ambereen
Last name
Ajaz
Job title
Lead Cardiology Pharmacist
Place of Work
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Speakers: Dr Fozia Ahmed, Dr Henry Woodford
Time
11:30 am ~ 12:00 pm
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Presentation Title

Guideline Directed Medical Therapy in Heart Failure

Fozia
Ahmed
Job title
Consultant Cardiologist and NIHR CRN GM Cardiovascular Speciality Lead
Place of Work
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Time
12:00 pm ~ 12:45 pm
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Presentation Title

Pragmatic prescribing for older people with Heart Failure

Henry
Woodford
Job title
Consultant Geriatrician
Place of Work
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
13:00 Lunch
Start time
01:00 pm
Label
Lunch
13:30 Sponsored symposium: Sanofi
Stream 1
  • Time
    13:30 ~ 14:00
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 From Infection Prevention to Cardio Protection: The True Value of Influenza Vaccination in Older People

 

This is a promotional symposium fully organised, developed and funded by Sanofi

Sponsored symposium

Educational level
Core
Moderators: Professor Andrew Ustianowski, Professor
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Professor
First name
Andrew
Last name
Ustianowski
Job title
Consultant in infectious diseases and tropical medicine
Place of Work
North Manchester General Hospital
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Professor
Speakers: Professor Amitava Banerjee, Professor Roy Soiza
Time
01:30 pm ~ 02:00 pm
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Presentation Title

From Infection Prevention to Cardio Protection: The True Value of Influenza Vaccination in Older People

Amitava
Banerjee
Job title
Professor in Clinical Data Science and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist
Place of Work
University College London Hospitals and Barts Health NHS Trusts
Time
01:30 pm ~ 02:00 pm
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From Infection Prevention to Cardio Protection: The True Value of Influenza Vaccination in Older People

Roy
Soiza
Job title
Consultant Geriatrician
Place of Work
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
14:00 Session 3 Heart Failure in the community
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  • Time
    14:00 ~ 15:30
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Latest research and meeting the 10 year plan challenge

 

14.00 Platform presentations
14.00-14.15 Abstract 5048
Transforming care for older adults with heart failure and frailty through a co-designed
patient-centred MDT pathway
Shirley Sze, Sunanthiny Krishnan, Kaushik Guha, Paul Kalra, Louise Clayton, Carolyn
Tarrant, Simon Conroy, Iain Squire
14.15-14.30 Abstract 5038
Prevalence of frailty in patients with heart failure within a 1.1 million sized adult
population in Mid & South Essex:
S Zaidi; R Thakkar
14.30-14.45 Abstract 5138
Blood pressure trajectory phenotypes from primary care health records to aid cardiovascular
risk stratification in older adults
S A Areekal; O O Asibey; X Liang; J Bowden; J C Delgado; J Masoli
14.45-15.00 Abstract 5117
Deprescribing cardiovascular medications in adults with dementia: evidence from Scottish
electronic health records
SA Parepalli; L Sherlock; T Caparrotta; B Rioux; A Hosking; M Iveson; M Mukherjee; E
Davidson; P Barnaghi; R Tobin; H Whalley; C Grover; B Alex; W Whitele

Session 3

Moderators: Dr Atul Anand, Becky Hyland
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Dr
First name
Atul
Last name
Anand
Job title
Honorary Consultant and Reader
Place of Work
Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
First name
Becky
Last name
Hyland
Job title
Nurse Consultant in Heart Failure
Place of Work
Wiltshire
Speakers: Dr Sarah Zaidi
Time
03:00 pm ~ 03:30 pm
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Presentation Title

Heart Failure Managment in the Community

Sarah
Zaidi
Job title
Sarah Zaidi, NHS England East Regional Clinical Lead Frailty & Home First, Coclinical Lead Virtual hospital program (MSECC), Clinical Lead Frailty & Urgent Care,
Place of Work
Essex Partnership University Trust
15:30 Poster viewing time and coffee break
Start time
03:30 pm
Label
Poster viewing time and coffee break
16:00 Session 4 Consider “What to do When....?"
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    16:00 ~ 16:45
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Case Studies in Heart Failure

Panel Discussion
This MDT panel will consider case studies, discussing the optimal pathway against the real world factors that can impact management and outcomes
 

  • Dr Sue Piper,  Consultant Cardiologist,  King’s College Hospital, London
  • Dr Henry Woodford, Consultant Geriatrician,  Northumbria Healthcare
  • Faye Windsor, Heart Failure Specialist Pharmacist – Cardiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust  
  • Dr Joy Ross, Consultant, St  Christopher's Hospice   

Session 4 Consider “What to do When....?"

Educational level
Advanced
Moderators: Shuli Levy
First name
Shuli
Last name
Levy
Job title
Consultant Geriatrician
Place of Work
Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial Healthcare College NHS Trust