Programme

  Please find the conference programme below.

Thursday 23rd May

Thursday 17th May
 09.00 Coffee and Registration 
 Morning Session - Chaired by Mrs Nicky Fleming
 09.30 Welcome and introductions 
Mrs Nicky Fleming & AiP board members
 
 09.45 Keynote speech
NICE commissioning guidelines for anticoagulation
Dr Matt Fay
 
 10.20 Update on ESC AF guidelines - CHA2DS2-VASc
Professor Greg Lip
 11.00 Refreshment break
 
 11.30 Debate: Warfarin remains the first line treatment for AF 

For - Dr Rhona MacLean
Against - Dr Patrick Kesteven
 12.10 Is Aspirin back? Prevention of recurrent thrombosis
Professor Gordon Lowe
 12.40 Lifetime achievement award
Mrs Mary Murray
 13.15 Lunch and exhibition 
Afternoon Session - Chaired by Mrs Eve Knight
 14.30 Maximising your health on anticoagulation treatment
Mrs Diane Eaton  
 14.55 Apps for anticoagulation therapy and other innovations
Rob Cleaton
 15.15 Refreshment break  
 15.45 An internet based patient centred registry for patient self management
Professor David Fitzmaurice
 16.10 Bridging therapy
Dr Henry Watson
 16.45 Plenary and Close


Friday 24th May

Day 2
 09.00 Coffee and Registration 
Morning Session - Chaired by Professor David Fitzmaurice
 09.30 Keynote Speech
VTE - map of medicine
Professor John Simpson
 10.15 National trends in hospital associated VTE: Are we doing any good?
Dr Will Lester 
 10.45 Refreshment break 
 11.15 Anticoagulation Europe - a resource for HCPs and patients
Mrs Eve Knight 
 11.45 AiP website launch Mrs Nicky Fleming  
 12.15 Thrombus Innovation award winner 2012 Prevention of embolic stroke from atrial fibrillation through mass education
Mr Charles Bloe
 12.45 Lunch and exhibition 
 Afternoon Session - Chaired by Dr Will Lester
 14.00 Plenary 
Thrombolysis and thrombectomy for acute DVT - what is the evidence?
Professor Andrew Bradbury 
 14.45 New oral anticoagulants - when are we using them? Personal experience from secondary and primary care
Secondary Care - Mrs Caroline Baglin
Primary Care - Dr Washik Parkar 
15.45 Case studies
Expert Panel 
16.15 Plenary and Close


Programme subject to change