Running a remote device clinic with cases during and after COVID-19 - Matt Swift Mr Matthew Swift (Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK) meets with Chair, Prof Mauro Biffi to discuss the challenges and new aspects of managing device recipients post-COVID pandemic. Mr Swift discusses how remote follow up of device service is [...]

Imaging in the era of COVID: who needs imaging when resources are limited - Dr Nikant Sabharwal Dr Sabharwal (Oxford, UK) presents how his hospital has had to change its approach to running an imaging lab, with a consideration of specific constraints due to COVID. He highlights: - How disease management processes have had [...]

BNP and ECG as a guide to picking up significant valvular heart disease - Prof Bernard Prendergast Prof Bernard Prendergast (London, UK) meets with Chair, Prof Mauro Biffi, to discuss the management of valve disease in patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. He will look at how to diagnose VHD and identify what determines the [...]

Remote clinics & investigations: what have we learnt during COVID? - Prof Ross Hunter Prof Hunter meets with Prof Leyva, to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on cardiac outpatient departments and how clinical decisions and patient assessments are now being made by phone. Through a series of three real-life case studies, Prof Hunter [...]

Arrhythmia Alliance World Heart Rhythm Week 2020 is Monday 1 – Sunday 7, June 2020 Arrhythmia Alliance World Heart Rhythm Week (WHRW) is an annual awareness week held during the first week of June. Arrhythmia Alliance’s mission is to raise awareness of all arrhythmias (irregular heart rhythms) around the world and work towards improving [...]

BHRS: Living with COVID - challenges and benefits of changes Thank you to everyone involved for their time over the last 2 weeks to record the COVID webinar series. We're pleased to announce the videos have been published and are now live on the Radcliffe website. Videos in the programme can be accessed by [...]

Latest Update: 2020 BHRS Examination We still aim to hold the BHRS examination this year in November. We are currently aiming for 11th November 2020. The examination will be held via Pearsons Vue centres. This means you will be able to select a training centre local to you to avoid unnecessary travel. You will [...]

BHRS Webinar: Living with COVID - challenges & benefits of changes The BHRS will be holding a webinar next week which will look at the recent experience of COVID-19, and how we move forward with cardiology / cardiac surgery whilst living with COVID-19. In addition, there have been enormous delivery of care changes which [...]

DVLA: Assessing fitness to drive – a guide for medical professionals The DVLA released updated guidelines in February 2020 - Assessing fitness to drive - a guide for medical professionals. For those who have not seen the guidelines they can be accessed below. Pages 53-57 and 63 cover catheter ablation, pacemakers, ICD’s and CRT. [...]

Statement: 2020 BHRS Examination The BHRS exam for 2020 is scheduled for mid-November with registration expected to open in August. At present we are expecting the exam to go ahead but will continue to monitor the current COVID situation. This year the examination process and format is changing. We have signed a contract with [...]