06 Mar 2024 Cardiology update for the GP
Focusing on all aspects of general cardiology and how to manage patients and when to refer.
Learning objectives:
- To gain an understanding of the workup for chest pain
- To gain an understanding of the management of heart failure
- To gain confidence in management of hypertension
This webinar will be of interest to GPs and any healthcare practitioners managing cardiology problems in a primary care setting.
Dr Sohaib Nazir Background
Dr Sohaib Nazir is a consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton Hospital and clinical senior lecturer at King’s College London. Dr Nazir specialises in all aspects of general adult cardiology such as chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, and general health checks for cardiovascular risk factor modification.
He has a specialist interest in heart failure and cardio-oncology – notably he is one of the few clinicians in the UK who are accredited by the International Cardio-Oncology Society, and the Royal Brompton Hospital is one of two centres in the UK with Gold accreditation by this society.
Dr Sohaib Nazir
- Curated for: Primary care doctors & Students
- Subject: Cardiology
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