Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)
01/07/2021 7:00 pm to 01/07/2021 8:00 pm
Event Details
The Lipid Optimisation Event Series programme of events is aimed at people wanting to increase their knowledge around lipid optimisation and underpinning evidence base.
Each session, which will be around one hour and will be delivered live via the Virtual Medical Educators Facebook page with no requirement to register. However, in advance of the session a Zoom link will also be provided via the Facebook page which enables a more interactive experience with the speakers if you choose.
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Who should attend?
The events would be suitable for, but not limited to:
- secondary care practitioners with an interest in lipids,
- general practitioners,
- nurse practitioners,
- primary care network pharmacists
- medicines optimisation pharmacists
- community pharmacists.
Lipid Optimisation Event Series
The series has been put together by Hannah Beba, Senior Clinical Pharmacist for Diabetes and Endocrinology at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) and will systematically address some of the key topics in lipid optimisation today and equip people to overcome barriers and arm patients with the information they need to make informed decisions. Hannah has been involved in lipid clinics at CDDFT for a number of years and is passionate about educating people around this topic.
The next event in the series is being held on 1st July 2021 at 7pm and details are below:
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)
1st July 2021 7pm
Overview
This session will aim to address what familial hypercholesterolaemia is, how is it inherited, the epidemiology of familial hypercholesterolaemia and natural history. It will look at therapies and any special considerations e.g. women of childbearing age and it will explain the role of specialist lipid clinics.
Objectives
- Look at the mechanism of action of statin therapy
- Look at clinical efficacy and safety
- Look at statin intolerance in detail and how to address this systematically
Speakers
Dr Peter Carey – Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology Sunderland Royal Hospital and Chair of NENC Lipid Specialists Advisory Group
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Past Events
Recordings of previous events in this series are available by following the links below to the videos on the Virtual Medical Educators Facebook Page:
Lipid therapies on the horizon
Lesser known lipid therapies
Statin and Statin Intolerance
PCSK9 Inhibitors
Lipid Therapy for Primary Prevention –
Upcoming events
April
Secondary Prevention – Stroke
Secondary Prevention – Post MI
Secondary Prevention – PVD
May
Genetic Lipid Disorders including familial hypercholesterolemia
June
Lipid Biochemistry and interpretation
July
Dietary Advice from a Dietician
August
Virtual Consultations for Lipid Optimisation
September
Lipid Optimisation Resources
Each session will be approximately 60 minutes.
Sessions will be delivered via the Virtual Medical Educators Facebook page.
Please follow this page and in advance of the session and a Zoom link will be provided via the page.
If you are on Twitter, please follow and tag @Virtual_MedEd and @LifeLipid in any tweets about the events.
Recordings of all sessions will be available on the Virtual Medical Educators website: https://www.virtualmedicaleducators.org/