Evidence-based medicine – BJC TV https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk Short video updates for cardiologists Thu, 07 May 2026 12:10:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Evidence-based medicine – BJC TV https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk 32 32 Living and dying well with heart failure – how can palliative care help? https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/living-and-dying-well-with-heart-failure-how-can-palliative-care-help/ Wed, 06 May 2026 09:35:23 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=11670 Learning objectives:

  • To understand the potential role of palliative care in supporting heart failure patients
  • To learn about down titrating some medications to improve symptom control and reduce side effects 
  • To develop an understanding of advance care planning including DNACPR & ICD deactivation
  • To gain awareness of the ethical dilemmas that might arise
  • To feel inspired to develop relationships with your local palliative care providers and work together more closely

Speaker

Dr Sharon Chadwick, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Hospice of St Francis, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

]]> Can artificial intelligence (AI) save UK primary care? An introduction into how digital healthcare may revolutionise and improve general practice. https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/can-artificial-intelligence-ai-save-uk-primary-care-an-introduction-into-how-digital-healthcare-may-revolutionise-and-improve-general-practice/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:49:48 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=11266 By watching this video, you can:

  • Gain an understanding of how AI works and what different types of AI programmes can do  
  • Learn the difference between machine learning, large language processing and generative AI 
  • Discover how the admin burden can be reduced by AI with earlier intervention, improved coding, and better patient understanding without additional workload 
  • Explore the challenges and barriers to using this emerging technology  

 

Speakers 

Dr Martin Godfrey, GP, Clapham Family Practice, London 

Dr Neil Paul, GP, Ashfields Primary Care Centre, Cheshire 

]]> Cardio-oncology in practice: bridging hospital & community – top tips for generalists https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/cardio-oncology-in-practice-bridging-hospital-community-top-tips-for-generalists/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:48:48 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=10846

    • To understand the importance of cardio-oncology in today’s population of cancer patients

    • To learn the three stages in the cancer journey and the role of generalists

    • To develop an understanding of the current treatments for cancer and their possible impact on cardiac health

    • To gain an awareness of the evolving need for cardio-oncology services in the UK and the role of the cardio-oncologist within an MDT

Speakers

Dr SivaTharshini Ramalingam GP Cardio-oncologist, Royal Brompton Hospital, London GP Partner, Oxted, Surrey

]]> Digital transformations in cardiovascular medicine – where do we begin? https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/digital-transformations-in-cardiovascular-medicine-where-do-we-begin/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:54:05 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=10593
  • Learn more about the role of AI in today’s clinics
  • Discover the pros and cons of electronic patient records and how important really is cybersecurity for hospitals? 
  • Understand the future of wearables, and whether they help. Can virtual wards actually exist? 
  • Explore the pressures faced by the NHS and its ability to cope with the changing digital landscape.  
  • Consider how digital innovation might help us move from cure to prevention? What might new guidelines look like beyond 2025?

 

Speakers

Dr Sarah Hudson, Consultant Cardiologist, Wye Valley HNS Trust
Charles Lowe, CEO, Digital Health and Care Alliance (DHCA)

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]]> ESC Congress 2025 highlights – The latest trials and updated ESC guidelines: A UK perspective https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/esc-congress-2025-highlights-the-latest-trials-and-updated-esc-guidelines-a-uk-perspective/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:34:17 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=10306

  • What is the role of beta-blockers in contemporary practice?
  • Do wearables and active monitoring for atrial fibrillation really work?
  • Controlled potassium levels: is hyperkalaemia a treatment effect or a side effect?
  • New valvular heart disease guidelines for 2025
  • A focused updated on dyslipidaemia

Speakers

Dr Sarah Birkhoelzer, Heart Failure and Imaging Fellow, University Hospital Dorset
Dr Ahmed Alsobhi, Cardiology Research Fellow, University Hospital of Southampton 

]]> Urgent reversal of anticoagulants – lessons for practice https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/urgent-reversal-of-anticoagulants-lessons-for-practice/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:14:29 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=9905

Speaker 

Dr Richard Buka, Clinical Research Fellow Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham 

Learning objectives  

  • To understand what direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are used in the UK and why they are prescribed more than warfarin   
  • To learn what are the most common reasons to necessitate urgent reversal of anticoagulation and how effective current treatment is   
  • To explore the findings of the Andexanet alfa trials, the most used agent for DOAC reversibility   
  • To develop an understanding of the protocol challenges of Andexanet alfa and how it can be best used in practise  

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