Delighted to announce that the position for a Heart Failure Hub Coordinator is now open! A very exciting opportunity for anyone who would like to drive change within Heart Failure in Scotland!

Dr John Sharp begins our afternoon session by describing the impact of psychological distress on people living with #heartfailure, healthcare services & challenges with access to psychology professionals #cardiosky

@clarelmurphy.bsky.social & Stephen Kirkham discuss how people with #heartfailure can make the most of their consultations with healthcare professionals, sharing resources from charities

More information on this coming soon to the @hfhubscotland.bsky.social
website

#Cardiacrehab is an important component of #heartfailure care
Fiona Kirkwood, @NHSGGC CR nurse specialist highlights the components of CR & why it is beneficial

Amanda Baird provides an important update of
@CHSScotland
advice line & how it supports people with CVD including #heartfailure
Find out more chss.org.uk/services/che...
#cardiosky

A huge thank you to our third sector colleagues who have made todays 'Living Well with #heartfailure' conference possible
@alliancescot.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social Cardiomyopathy UK @pumpingmarvellous.bsky.social Chest Heart Stroke Scotland

Great presentations from Laura Mackintosh & @gcampb48
highlighting the work in NHS Scotland to improve #heartfailure diagnoses & care:
-early diagnosis
-ambulatory care
-digital care
-early supported discharge
-hospital@home
#cardiosky

@markcpetrie20.bsky.social provides an overview of foundational #heartfailure therapies,importance of seeing HF specialists & new treatments
Audience feedback highlighting challenges that remain in communication around diagnosis & delays to treatment but the value of seeing HF specialists #cardiosky

Register now for #HeartFailure Hub patient & carer education event
22 March
Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel
More info & registration www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-...

The @hfhubscotland.bsky.social website has been updated to reflect the new work streams of the Hub & will host more information on models of care, trials recruiting & HF guidance, education & events

heartfailurehubscotland.co.u
#cardiosky

Dr Eilidh Hill shares some geriatric perspective pearls of wisdom on managing frailty and HF:

🫀 Comprehensive strategy to identify and correct problems
🫀HF + frailty = worse outcomes🫀 Most important to IDENTIFY frailty

#MedSky #CardioSky

Professor Mark Petrie takes us through detecting the aetiology of heart failure

🫀 need to do more digging rather than label of HFpEF or HFrEF
🫀 be comprehensive - genetics, drugs
🫀 Inflammatory cardiomyopathies are more common than you think!

#CardioSky #MedSky #EchoSky

Welcome to Ensuring Success with Heart Failure 2025!

Kicking off for the first session Dr Caroline Coats covers NT-proBNP in clinical practice:

🫀 Useful summary of what factors affect the result
🫀raised NT-proBNP =/= HF!!
🫀 Excellent negative predictive value ✅

#CardioSky #MedSky

2025 #HeartFailure Hub Annual Conference - one week to go

We are delighted to have a sold-out event. If you registered & cannot attend please let us know so we can transfer your space to someone on the waiting list.

📢❤️save the date❤️📢

@hfhubscotland.bsky.social & our partners BHF, ALLIANCE, Cardiomyopathy UK & Pumping Marvellous are hosting the 2025 patient & carer #heartfailure education event at the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel

22 March

Registration details coming soon

We are delighted to confirm Prof John McMurray will deliver the keynote lecture at the @hfhubscotland.bsky.social annual conference

Register here eventbrite.com/e/11th-annual-…#heartfailurer#cardioskyky

#HeartFailure Hub 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿annual conference Ensuring Success in Heart Failure

29 January 2025
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Glasgow

Healthcare professionals can register for free at www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annua...
#CardioSky