NEW DOCUMENT NHS Shared Care for Patients Prescribed Amiodarone BHRS members need to be aware of this document published in July 2022 which explains the responsibilities of primary and secondary care, and requires formal acceptance of on-going amiodarone monitoring by primary care which may not always be accepted. NHS SHARED CARE PROTOCOL [...]
NEW DOCUMENT Commissioning of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation BHRS members need to be aware of this document published in 14th December 2022 from NHS Specialist commissioning. This requires (per patients): Completed Blueteq form Shared decision aid completion by the patient NICOR submission for procedure PROMS (2- 3 sets of data for each ablation). The commissioning [...]
BHF Innovation Fund Open for Funding BHF has established a Healthcare Innovation Fund to support the testing and evaluation of innovative approaches to the delivery of improved services for patients with cardiovascular disease. The way the Fund will operate will be through Expressions of Interest (EoI) in the first instance. The proposals outlined in [...]
BHRS SURVEY: Conferences & Meetings BHRS is planning to hold its own annual conference and educational events. We would love to hear your views about Cardiac Rhythm Management conferences to help us with this. The survey should take no more than a couple of minutes. This survey is open to BHRS members and any [...]
WEBINAR: How to practically provide MRI for cardiac device patients November & December 2022 The vision of these seminars developed in conjunction with Barts Heart Centre is to ensure that patients with cardiac devices have safe and equal access to MRI scanning technology. Abbott are supporting free registration. A series of four 60-minute webinars [...]
BHRS Examination Training Friday 14th October 2022 - 1pm to 4pm The Accreditation Team would like to extend the complimentary exam training session to all BHRS members. This free session is for candidates and anyone wishing to (or thinking about) taking the BHRS examination in the future. The session includes an EGM session and [...]
British Heart Rhythm Society, the Arrhythmia Alliance and Heart Rhythm Congress – an Explainer British Heart Rhythm Society The British Heart Rhythm Society (BHRS) is an organisation of health care professionals engaged in the diagnosis, management and research of heart rhythm disorders. The Society is the current iteration of the main group representing those health [...]
BHRS Council Election Results 2022 We are incredibly pleased to welcome the following new members onto BHRS Council; Physiologist Representatives: Amy Dutton Phil Durkin Chloe Howard Nurse Representatives: Bridgette Smith Anya Murray Welcome back to Doctor Representatives, Ross Hunter and Ashley Nisbet who were re-elected for a second term. Paul Foley was also re-elected [...]
BHF CRC Research Development Fund Open for Funding The aim of this fund is to support the development of ideas or gather pilot data in preparation for a larger clinical study program. Examples might include: Assessment of clinical research priorities (including service user reviews) Systematic reviews Grant targeting and preparation Collecting meaningful pilot data [...]
This consensus statement highlights UK implantation experts' opinions on the optimal use and clinical utility of leadless pacing systems. VIEW STATEMENT
