Interventional Cardiology Intracoronary Imaging Survey

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Interventional Cardiology Intracoronary Imaging Survey

13th April 2022

Dear colleagues,

We invite you to participate in our survey studying the utilisation of intracoronary (IC) imaging among interventional cardiologists in the UK.

As our patients become more comorbid and their coronary anatomy increasingly complex, adoption of optimal PCI strategies will be key to achieving the best long-term clinical outcomes. This survey is designed to understand when, how and what influences use of IC imaging among UK operators and will help to guide educational and training strategies.

Successful submission will lead to entry to receive ONE of THREE £1500 EDUCATIONAL GRANTS to TCT, Boston 2022!

Many thanks,

Kalaivani Mahadevan, Tom Johnson, Peter O’Kane and Nick Curzen.

 

LINK TO SURVEY

Applications now open: Chair, CoNNeCT Cardiology

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The BHF CRC and BJCA invite applications for the role of Chairperson of CoNNeCT Cardiology, a ‘Collaborative Nationwide Network of Cardiologists in Training.’

The Network shall be comprised of capable and motivated trainees working across the UK to bring together multi-site datasets for the primary purpose of addressing clinically relevant research questions through surveys, audits, and original research work. With the support of the BHF CRC, the Network shall leverage the Researcher database, infrastructure, and remote collaborative tools to efficiently produce high volume, quality published work.

The Chair shall be responsible for setting the direction, selecting appropriate research projects and co-ordinating the data collection, analysis and output of this Group- similar to a Lab Head/Director co-ordinates a research group.

The applicant should be in their final years of Specialty training or have been appointed to the role of Consultant in the last 5 years and have experience successfully organising clinical research studies. Further information about the Network and the job description can be found at https://connectcardiology.carrd.co/.

Calling For Consultant Cardiologists With an Interest in PCI Simulator Training

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Calling For Consultant Cardiologists With an Interest in PCI Simulator Training

4th April 2022

The BHF CRC and BJCA invite applications for the role of Chairperson of CoNNeCT Cardiology, a ‘Collaborative Nationwide Network of Cardiologists in Training.’

The Network shall be comprised of capable and motivated trainees working across the UK to bring together multi-site datasets for the primary purpose of addressing clinically relevant research questions through surveys, audits, and original research work. With the support of the BHF CRC, the Network shall leverage the Researcher database, infrastructure, and remote collaborative tools to efficiently produce high volume, quality published work.

The Chair shall be responsible for setting the direction, selecting appropriate research projects and co-ordinating the data collection, analysis and output of this Group- similar to a Lab Head/Director co-ordinates a research group.

The applicant should be in their final years of Specialty training or have been appointed to the role of Consultant in the last 5 years and have experience successfully organising clinical research studies. Further information about the Network and the job description can be found at https://connectcardiology.carrd.co/.

Radcliffe Cardiology’s Journal, ICR3, Announces a New Partnership with the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS). 

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Radcliffe Cardiology’s journal, Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources (ICR3), announces a new partnership with the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS). 

This partnership will further ICR3’s purpose to support the knowledge network in the cardiovascular community. Working together will have a huge impact on the understanding and treatment of interventional medicine by providing the cardiology community with free access to high-quality review articles, original research and other resources that will help physicians on the frontline make more informed decisions – while BCIS can both extend the reach of that insight and widen the pool of professionals who can inform future thinking and research.

On the agreement, Dr Peter O’Kane, Editor-in-Chief of ICR3 based at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, commented:

“As a UK interventional cardiologist I am delighted that ICR3 is partnering with BCIS.

“The strong tradition and exceptional quality of BCIS in shaping our national clinical standards, education and research programmes with membership across physicians and allied health professionals will provide the journal with an opportunity for wider readership and manuscript contribution.

“This was already an exciting time for ICR3 as we have recently opened to accept original research article submissions. The association with BCIS will further enhance our commitment to providing outstanding educational resources and experience to the cardiology community across the globe.”

BCIS President, Prof Nick Curzen, based at the Southampton University Hospital, UK added:

“I welcome the partnership between ICR3 and BCIS, which will facilitate an exciting and novel platform for dissemination of original research, state-of-the-art output and news.

“We welcome the journal’s ambition for the highest academic standards moving forward and this resonates with the needs of our members, especially the research activities. This partnership will offer a range of mutually beneficial opportunities.” 

ICR3 is open to new content from authors wishing to submit an article which can be done online https://www.editorialmanager.com/icr/default1.aspx. 

About Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources

Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources (ICR3) is a PubMed indexed, peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes articles continuously on ICRjournal.com. It aims to assist time-pressured physicians to stay abreast of key advances and opinions in interventional cardiology. ICR3 comprises balanced and comprehensive articles written by leading authorities while providing updates on a range of salient issues to support physicians in developing their knowledge and effectiveness in day-to-day clinical practice. The journal endeavours to support the continuous medical education of specialist and general cardiologists and disseminate knowledge of the field to the wider cardiovascular community.

About British Cardiovascular Intervention Society

The British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) promotes education, training and research in cardiovascular intervention as well as developing and upholding both clinical and professional standards. BCIS provides a large array of educational material from a variety of sources, presentations, audio casts and webcasts from previous conferences including both AHP and ACI, as well as the publication of clinical cases, reviews and news.

About Radcliffe Cardiology

Radcliffe Cardiology provides free access to peer-reviewed content from industry-leading journals

Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review (AER), Cardiac Failure Review (CFR), European Cardiology

Review (ECR), Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources (ICR3), US Cardiology Review

(USC) and Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (JAPSC). Alongside other digital and multimedia content, Cardiology Journals | Cardiologist Education | Radcliffe Cardiology aims to support physicians, clinicians and leading industry professionals in continuously developing their knowledge, effectiveness and productivity.

View The Lastest Volume Here

Joint statement by Presidents of BCS/BCIS/SCTS about interpretation of the 2021 AHA/ACC/SCAI Coronary Artery Revascularization guidelines

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Joint statement by Presidents of BCS/BCIS/SCTS about interpretation of the 2021 AHA/ACC/SCAI Coronary Artery Revascularization guidelines

1st March 2022

25th February 2022

Dear Member

Joint statement by Presidents of BCS/BCIS/ SCTS to members about interpretation of the 2021 AHA/ACC/SCAI Coronary Artery Revascularization guidelines

The AHA/ACC/SCAI Coronary Revascularisation guidelines published in December 2021 have proved contentious, and have precipitated this statement.

We would like to reinforce to all our members that we encourage them to continue to assess and manage patients requiring coronary revascularisation according to the principles set out in “Getting the Best from the Heart Team” by the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists and Critical Care, British Cardiovascular Society, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society, the British Heart Valve Society and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland.

We recommend that non-emergency cases involving left main or multivessel disease should be discussed at an appropriate MDM, and a suggested management plan/options should then be considered as part of a process of shared decision-making with the patient.  Specifically, we do not agree with the downgraded Level of Evidence for the use of CABG as laid out in the recent AHA/ACC/SCAI guideline document.

The appropriate management of patients with left main or multivessel disease will be optimally achieved via the MDM process and after informed discussion with the patient.

With best wishes

 

Prof. Tony Gershlick: His life in interventional cardiology…and all that jazz

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Prof. Tony Gershlick: His life in interventional cardiology…and all that jazz

15th February 2022

25th February 2022

Dear Member

Joint statement by Presidents of BCS/BCIS/ SCTS to members about interpretation of the 2021 AHA/ACC/SCAI Coronary Artery Revascularization guidelines

The AHA/ACC/SCAI Coronary Revascularisation guidelines published in December 2021 have proved contentious, and have precipitated this statement.

We would like to reinforce to all our members that we encourage them to continue to assess and manage patients requiring coronary revascularisation according to the principles set out in “Getting the Best from the Heart Team” by the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists and Critical Care, British Cardiovascular Society, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society, the British Heart Valve Society and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland.

We recommend that non-emergency cases involving left main or multivessel disease should be discussed at an appropriate MDM, and a suggested management plan/options should then be considered as part of a process of shared decision-making with the patient.  Specifically, we do not agree with the downgraded Level of Evidence for the use of CABG as laid out in the recent AHA/ACC/SCAI guideline document.

The appropriate management of patients with left main or multivessel disease will be optimally achieved via the MDM process and after informed discussion with the patient.

With best wishes

 

REGISTER HERE

 

This meeting is being organised free of charge by Millbrook Medical Conferences alongside some of Tony’s colleagues and friends, with no involvement of BCIS as a society. Tony was a pioneer within Interventional Cardiology and impacted the lives of many of our members, which is why we wanted to share details of this day with our membership.

The British Heart Foundation SENIOR-RITA Trial Invitation

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Dear colleagues,

We invite you to participate in our survey studying the utilisation of intracoronary (IC) imaging among interventional cardiologists in the UK.

As our patients become more comorbid and their coronary anatomy increasingly complex, adoption of optimal PCI strategies will be key to achieving the best long-term clinical outcomes. This survey is designed to understand when, how and what influences use of IC imaging among UK operators and will help to guide educational and training strategies.

Successful submission will lead to entry to receive ONE of THREE £1500 EDUCATIONAL GRANTS to TCT, Boston 2022!

Many thanks,

Kalaivani Mahadevan, Tom Johnson, Peter O’Kane and Nick Curzen.

 

BHF Clinical Research Collaborative support for CTU engagement

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BHF Clinical Research Collaborative support for CTU engagement

24th August 2021

BHF CRC Consultancy Support with CTUs

The BHF CRC offer UK researchers the opportunity to consult with a leading CTU to address questions in, and refine the design of, research projects. Eligible projects must be towards the later stages of development (rather than conceptual) and be of sufficient scale or merit that they will attract the support of one of our established Research Groups. Smaller scale studies or those in early-stage development are not applicable for this initiative and should be directed towards the NIHR Research Design Service. Researchers can choose the CTU they would like to work with from the list of the BHF CRC’s partnered CTUs found here.

We hope that this initiative will allow researchers to:

  • Establish a relationship with a premier CTU, best suited to their proposed study
  • Promote CTU involvement at the appropriate stage in study design
  • Provide answers to key questions in methodology, statistics or practical design to further study development.

For more information on how to apply to this scheme, please visit the BHF CRC webpage https://bhfcrc.org/clinical-trials-units/ or contact enquiries@bhfcrc.org.

FIND OUT MORE HERE

Pre-procedural management of oral anticoagulant therapy for non-emergent PCI: a survey of current practice in the UK

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Pre-procedural management of oral anticoagulant therapy for non-emergent PCI: a survey of current practice in the UK

13th May 2021

Dear colleague,

We would like help understanding how we the cardiovascular community are currently managing in-patients on oral anticoagulants undergoing non-emergent PCI & how this may reflect (or not) published guidelines.

The questionnaire is endorsed by BCIS & takes little time to complete (~ 4 minutes). It is intended for consultant interventional cardiologists in the UK.

While guidelines on the management of such patients have been published, the recommendations are not consistent, hence our need to know what everyone is actually doing.

The responses will formulate our understanding of what is happening in everyday practice, & to what degree this is at variance with guideline management. The results will be fed back to participants.

Please access the survey by clicking on the link below:

COMPLETE THE SURVEY HERE

Thank you for your time.

Kind regards,

Dr Annette Maznyczka (ST6 intervention fellow, Portsmouth)

Dr Alex Hobson (Consultant interventional cardiologist, Portsmouth)

Prof Nick Curzen (Consultant interventional cardiologist, Southampton & BCIS president)

Dr Peter Haworth (Consultant interventional cardiologist, Portsmouth)

Upcoming External Meetings

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Upcoming External Meetings

27th April 2021

CTO LIVE AID

CTO LIVE AID 2020 was a great success and the organisers alongside BCIS ask for our support for “CTO LIVE AID feat Bifurcation”. Not only will you be able to follow CTO PCI but also Bifurcation procedures.

• 26 experts interventional cardiologists in a unique “World Tour”
• 10 CTO live cases from 9 international centers
• 16 Bifurcation live cases from 16 international centers
• Over a 16 hours lapse
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MLCTO 2021

The ML CTO Course Directors are pleased to invite you to the 6th Edition of the Multi-Level CTO Course during July 1-3, 2021 in Nice, France.

Thanks to the success of  last year’s digital experience and giving the complexity of the health situation, this edition is designed with the aim to reach all of the CTO PCI community by hosting a hybrid event over the 3-day meeting: with speakers, chairs and operators attending live and remotely.

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ECC 2021

Bringing togethr the most amazing educational complication cases from around the globe, to be presented onsite or remote, and listening to particular lectures, unusual topics, from our faculty.

This 14th edition will be a particular challenge for sure. But we can count on the support of our valued industry partners and we trust on the community by submitting and sharing their clinical cases.

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