Event details:
Title: Heart, Breath and Balance - navigating complex presentations in primary care
Date: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Time: 7.00pm – 8.30pm
Where: Webinar via Zoom. Dial in from your PC/laptop/mobile phone/tablet
Program: 3 presentations with moderated Q&A
Moderator: Dr Samer Noaman, Interventional and Structural Cardiologist
Topics/Presenters/Learning outcomes
Dyslipidemia: A 2025 Practical Guide
Presented by: Dr Omar Al-Mukhtar, Interventional and Structural Cardiologist
This GP update will include feature different clinical cases of dyslipidemia and current management based on updated guidelines.
Learning Outcome: Identify clinical scenarios of dyslipidemia and link them to specific recommendations in the current guidelines.
Dyspnoea in general practice: A Cardiology Perspective
Presented by: Dr Nigel Sutherland, Cardiologist and Cardiac Imaging Specialist
The multidimensional aspect and myriad possible causes of chronic breathlessness create a major diagnostic challenge for GPs. This GP update will discuss the common causes of dyspnoea, indications for investigations including transthoracic echocardiogram and stress echocardiogram, and interpreting the reports for patient management.
Learning Outcomes: Outline the common causes of dyspnoea. Identify indications for transthoracic echocardiogram and stress echocardiogram and interpret reports.
POTS - you need to Plant your feet
Presented by: Dr Joshua Sansom, General Physician
A discussion of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), its effects on patients and some associated conditions. Alternative diagnoses will also be touched on and the first line of therapies that can help across the diagnostic spectrum.
Learning Outcome: Outline the concept of POTS and alternative diagnoses that have to be considered.
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