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11th June 2024
Dear BCIS Member,
We ask you to familiarise yourself with the statement from the British Society of Gastroenterology.
Thank you,
Prof Dave Hildick-Smith, BCIS President
6th June 2024
Dear BCIS Member,
Expressions of interest are sought for new members of the NICOR Left Atrial Appendage Domain Expert Group. Members will work closely with the Clinical Lead, Dr Steve Murray to deliver the LAAO national registry and audit programme.
If you are interested in this role, please contact Dr Murray by e-mail at stephen.murray6@nhs.net
Thank you,
Prof Dan Blackman, BCIS Structural Working Group Lead
13th May 2024
York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) has undertaken a project to assess the potential value that specialist TAVI nurses bring to the patient pathway within the NHS, based on information obtained from TAVI nurses at seven hospitals in the UK.
20th March 2024
The latest publication is now available.
Abstract
Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion aims to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with AF, particularly those who are not good candidates for systemic anticoagulation. The procedure has been studied in large international randomised trials and registries and was approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in 2014 and by NHS England in 2018. This position statement summarises the evidence for left atrial appendage occlusion and presents the current indications. The options and consensus on best practice for pre-procedure planning, undertaking a safe and effective implant and appropriate post-procedure management and follow-up are described. Standards regarding procedure volume for implant centres and physicians, the role of multidisciplinary teams and audits are highlighted.
2nd March 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified UK trainee to undertake a 1 year fellowship in Structural Intervention at the Mayo Clinic.
The successful candidate would work with two other Structural Fellows in a department performing 580 TAVIs, 100 m-TEERS, 130 LAAOs, as well as TMVR, TTVR, and other innovative structural interventions. Approximately 100 PCI procedures would also be expected. Potential candidates must have obtained the USMLE examinations, parts 1-3, and must have completed training in coronary intervention.
Interested candidates should contact Prof. Rajiv Gulati, Director, cardiac catheterization laboratory, for further information gulati.rajiv@mayo.edu.
8th February 2024
Global Cardiovascular Awards 2024 are being held on Thursday 14 March 2024.
Have your chance to vote for the shortlisted teams that are being recognised for their efforts to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to cardiovascular disease patients, and seeks to find the heart team with the greatest commitment to cross-disciplinary specialty in patients’ best interest.
Winner to be announced on the night.
8th November 2023
Dear Presidents of the National Societies or Working Groups of Interventional Cardiology,
In 2023 I have chaired the EAPCI grants training program committee. Under my lead and with the cooperation of the members of the committee and the EAPCI staff, our Association has obtained an unprecedented number of grants. Furthermore, we have paid particular attention to an equal distribution of the grants between genders and to favour candidates from Countries where the possibilities of getting access to training are more difficult, because it is our goal to facilitate high-level education to the grant winners to improve health care once they are back to their Country of origin.
In 2024 we will try to replicate the outstanding performance we delivered in 2023, with the added value of including many more centres of excellence where the award winners can train and develop their research projects.
For this reason, I am taking the liberty to writing to you to make sure that you are aware of the extraordinary opportunity that an EAPCI training grant represents for young interventionalists, and to ask you to promote this initiative of our European Association within your National Society.
The Centres of excellence can directly apply to appear in the list of EAPCI Hosting Centres 2024 by visiting our webpage here
With the best personal regards
Prof. Flavio L. Ribichini
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Verona
Chairman of the EAPCI ESC Fellowship Committee
8th September 2023
The British Heart Valve Society (BHVS) is offering 10 free places for interventional trainees with an interest in structural and valve intervention at its Annual Meeting in October. The 10 free places are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The theme for the one-day meeting taking place on Friday 13 October at the Royal College of Physicians, London, is State-of-the-Art Management in Heart Valve Disease.
Session titles include:
Click here to view the full programme and speaker line-up.
So, if you’re an interventional trainee with an interest in structural and valve intervention and would like a free place at the BHVS Annual Meeting, please email Richard Bazneh (admin@bhvs.org.uk) to express your interest.
6th July 2023
Dear Structural and TAVI centres,
We would greatly appreciate you taking a couple of minutes to fill in this 9 question short survey to help us understand the staffing you have around your TAVI and structural services you provide to patients. We are keen to have some numbers in order to support growing teams and help those who are currently developing business cases for growing teams. The data will be available for those looking to set up or expand their current Structural and TAVI services.
Do get in touch if you would like a copy of this. Thank you for your time.
Best wishes
Lauren MacPhee-Leech, on behalf of Valve for Life.
4th July 2023
Dear BCIS member,
The DVLA altered its guidance on Fitness to Drive for patients with aortic stenosis in 2021. All patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis (irrespective of grade) were debarred from driving. This change greatly inconvenienced patients with aortic stenosis who had only mild symptoms. BCIS has lobbied the Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Disorders of the Cardiovascular system to change this guidance, as we believed the change was not justified and, perhaps unwittingly, resulted in patients with moderate aortic stenosis and mild breathlessness being banned from driving. We are very pleased to report that the guidance has now been altered. There is no longer any bar to driving for patients with mild or moderate aortic stenosis. Patients with severe aortic stenosis are only required to notify the DVLA if the driver’s clinician considers that their symptoms may impact upon safe driving. This is a considerable change of emphasis, which we welcome.
The change is reflected in the official minutes of the panel, which can be accessed here.
This change will be included in the next full version of the DVLA Fitness to Drive Guide for Professionals. However, the revised guidance can be adopted immediately in line with the published minutes.
Dan Blackman, BCIS Structural Group Lead
Dave Hildick-Smith, BCIS President