Menarini BEACON series – BJC TV https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk Short video updates for cardiologists Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:15:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Menarini BEACON series – BJC TV https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk 32 32 BEACON series – Episode 1: Primary prevention of CVD – QRISK® <10% https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/beacon-series-episode-1-primary-prevention-of-cvd-qrisk-10/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:12:00 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=11855 ® scores may underestimate their true risk. The faculty will examine how to identify patients who would benefit from earlier intervention, interpret lifetime versus 10-year cardiovascular risk, and optimise lipid-lowering and cardiovascular risk reduction strategies in line with current evidence and guidelines.]]> Faculty

Chair
Professor Mike Cummings, Consultant Endocrinologist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Speakers
Beverley Bostock, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Mann Cottage Surgery, Gloucestershire
Dr Paul Downie, Consultant Chemical Pathologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust, Bristol
Dr Jim Moore, General Practitioner, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust, Brockworth
Emily Turner, General Practice Pharmacist, Aire Valley Surgery and Guiseley and Yeadon Medical Practice, Leeds

Abbreviations

BEACON = Bringing Education and Awareness to Cholesterol Optimisation Needs; CVD = cardiovascular disease

]]> BEACON series – Episode 2: Secondary prevention post-MI and peripheral artery disease https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/beacon-series-episode-2-secondary-prevention-post-mi-and-peripheral-artery-disease/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:11:00 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=11859 Faculty

Chair
Professor Mike Cummings, Consultant Endocrinologist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Speakers
Dr Paul Downie, Consultant Chemical Pathologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust, Bristol
Dr Jim Moore, General Practitioner, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust, Brockworth
Emily Turner, General Practice Pharmacist, Aire Valley Surgery and Guiseley and Yeadon Medical Practice, Leeds

Abbreviations

BEACON = Bringing Education and Awareness to Cholesterol Optimisation Needs; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI = myocardial infarction

]]> BEACON series – Episode 3: CVD risk management in type 2 diabetes https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/beacon-series-episode-3-cvd-risk-management-in-type-2-diabetes/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=11862 Faculty

Chair
Professor Mike Cummings, Consultant Endocrinologist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Speakers
Beverley Bostock, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Mann Cottage Surgery, Gloucestershire
Dr Paul Downie, Consultant Chemical Pathologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust, Bristol
Dr Jim Moore, General Practitioner, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust, Brockworth
Emily Turner, General Practice Pharmacist, Aire Valley Surgery and Guiseley and Yeadon Medical Practice, Leeds

Abbreviations

BEACON = Bringing Education and Awareness to Cholesterol Optimisation Needs; CVD = cardiovascular disease

]]> BEACON series – Episode 4: Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/cardiovascular-medicine/beacon-series-episode-4-type-2-diabetes-and-chronic-kidney-disease/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:09:00 +0000 https://tv.bjcardio.co.uk/?p=11864 Faculty

Chair
Professor Mike Cummings, Consultant Endocrinologist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Speakers
Beverley Bostock, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Mann Cottage Surgery, Gloucestershire
Dr Paul Downie, Consultant Chemical Pathologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust, Bristol
Dr Jim Moore, General Practitioner, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust, Brockworth
Emily Turner, General Practice Pharmacist, Aire Valley Surgery and Guiseley and Yeadon Medical Practice, Leeds

Abbreviations

BEACON = Bringing Education and Awareness to Cholesterol Optimisation Needs; CKD = chronic kidney disease

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