The Fifth Scientific Meeting is taking place on the 26th & 27th May 2011. It will be held in the Wolfson Centre, Medical School, University of Birmingham.
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Overview
The 2011 programme has been designed to present the latest developments in haemostasis and thrombosis.
Programme
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DAY ONE - Thursday 26th May 2011
08.45 Coffee and registration
09.15 Welcome
09.30 Keynote speech
The history of anticoagulation
Professor Michael Greaves - Professor of Haematology, University of Aberdeen
10.30 What’s new in Atrial Fibrillation?
Dr Terry McCormack - GP & Cardiovascular Lead, North Yorkshire
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Atrial Fibrillation in sport
Dr Andreas Wolff - GPSI in Cardiology, Shipley
12.30 Thrombus Innovation award winner
Educational intervention to improve patient knowledge of AF and warfarin
Dr Deirdre Lane - Lecturer in Cardiovascular Health, University of Birmingham
13.00 Lunch and exhibition
14.15 AIP update
14.30 Debate: Patients with AF should be on a novel anticoagulant
Dr Khalid Khan, Consultant Cardiologist, North East Wales NHS trust
Dr Will Lester, Consultant Haematologist, Newcastle upon Tyne
15.30 Care pathways for initiation and management of new anticoagulants
Hayley Flavell, Anticoagulation Nurse, Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Dr Ellen Murray, Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham
16.00 Patient self management – Results of a Cochrane review and individual patient trial data meta-analysis
Dr Carl Heneghan - GP & Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford
16.30 Plenary and close
DAY TWO - Friday 27th May 2011
08.30 Coffee and registration
09.00 Keynote speech
Pathology - Transforming patient care
Dr Ian Barnes - DH National Clinical Director of Pathology, London
09.45 Haematology - Working in partnership for the patient
Dr Chris Gardiner - Research Scientist, University of Oxford
10.30 Coffee
11.00 VTE Thromboprophylaxis – The role of primary care
Professor David Fitzmaurice - GP & Professor of Primary Care, University of Birmingham
11.30 What is the evidence for triple therapy for stents?
Dr Peter Rose - Consultant Haematologist, South Warwickshire NHS trust
12.00 Thrombus Innovation award winner
Click for Clots
Dr Jenny Wimperis - Consultant Haematologist, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals
12.45 Lunch and exhibition
14.00 Patient adherence to therapy: would cognitive behavioural therapy help?
Damian Edwards - Therapist & Director of Clinical Training, hdm-medical, Manchester
15.00 Case studies and hot topics
Expert panel
15.45 Close
Registration
Health care professionals
one day: £125 / both days: £200
PATIENTS WILL NOT BE CHARGED FOR THEIR ATTENDANCE.
If you require further information or would like a registration form to be sent via postal service please contact Amy Partleton Tel: 0121 414 2677
Details of accomodation in the vicinity are available here.
Event Sponsors
Anticoagulation in Practice 2011 would like to acknowledge their sponsors:
Gold Sponsor

More information is available at:
boehringer-ingelheim.co.uk
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leo-pharma.com
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