Focusing on prevention approaches in COPD (including inhaled and non-inhaled advanced therapies, use of eosinophil biomarkers etc), approaches to distinguishing viral from bacterial infections (with associated implications for antibiotic stewardship) and an update on current understanding and approaches to managing long COVID syndromes.
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Dr Aran Singanayagam Background
Dr Aran Singanayagam completed his medical training at the University of Edinburgh in 2005 achieving distinction in his final examinations alongside a first-class intercalated BSc in physiology. He trained as a respiratory doctor within north-west London, primarily at St Mary’s, Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals.
This talk discusses pulmonary hypertension in advanced lung diseases, focusing on the evolving treatment options in continual clinical trials.
This talk provides an overview on ARDS, ECMO and COVID-19 and the effects of severe respiratory failure on patient outcomes.
Dr Antonis Pantazis covers the importance of having a holistic approach to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
This talk focuses on the topic of recurrent respiratory tract infections.
Dr Adam Laing discusses how his research team has used novel high-throughput flow cytometry to dissect clinical heterogeneity to understand the immune signature of COVID-19 during acute infection and the potential applicability to other cardiorespiratory.
This talk provides an overview on the evidence base for heart failure; how should we diagnose, and what does good treatment look like?
This talk provides an overview on diagnosis, investigation and treatment of patients presenting with palpitation.
This talk covers the importance of lipid management in both primary and secondary prevention.
This talk focuses on obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) update based on the latest NICE guidance and practical tips for managing insomnia.
This talk explores the anatomy, guidelines, and imaging of the pulmonary valve, whilst illustrating procedural techniques and case studies.
This talk focuses on the current knowledge of Long COVID and how to diagnose and manage this condition in primary care.