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Cardiovascular

Getting cardiovascular care right – discover the latest primary care guidelines and initiatives

Agenda

13.00

Hot topics in cardiology in 2026

  • Artificial intelligence in diagnostics: ECGs, echocardiograms and risk prediction
  • An update on heart failure therapy
  • Understanding inflammation in cardiovascular disease
  • Are leadless devices the future?

Speaker: Yassir Javaid
Chair: Sarah Davies

14.00

Cardio-respiratory overlap: Heart failure or COPD?

  • The overlap between cardiovascular and respiratory disease
  • Assessment of breathlessness – differential diagnosis in practice
  • Managing coexisting conditions

Speaker: Yassir Javaid
Chair: Sarah Davies

Speakers

Sarah Davies

GPwSI in Diabetes, Cardiff

Dr Sarah Davies is a GP in Cardiff with a special interest in diabetes. She qualified at the University of Wales College of Medicine in 2003 and initially trained as a physician, before making the move into general practice and never looked back! She has continued her interest in diabetes and presents regularly on the subject to colleagues at local and national meetings. She is passionate about general practice, particularly great quality diabetes care in the primary care setting.

She is the Clinical Director for diabetes in primary care for Cardiff and Vale UHB and All Wales Lead for diabetes in primary care. She is a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion, Primary Care Diabetes Society committee member and a presenter for NB Medical Hot Topics, leading their diabetes course.

Yassir Javaid

GPwSI Cardiology, Northampton

Dr Javaid qualified from Cambridge University and completed his VTS training in Northampton. He has a specialist interest in cardiology and echocardiography and was a clinical lead in the Northamptonshire Community Cardiology service, which had a focus on patients with heart failure and valve disease.

He was named Pulse “GP of the Year” in 2015 for his work in reducing stroke emergency admissions in the East Midlands. He is on the editorial board for the British Journal of Cardiology.

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