Acute coronary syndrome

Amarin UK Limited has funded this learning programme through an unrestricted independent grant and has had no control or input into the education content of this activity.

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) affects more than 90,000 individuals in the UK each year, and despite advances in interventional management, the burden of morbidity and re-infarction remains high. Effective prevention and management of ACS requires a coordinated approach from primary care and cardiology colleagues, aimed at early identification, management of ongoing modifiable risk factors, and holistic rehabilitation programmes after hospital discharge.

Four educational modules provide you with an update on current evidence and recommendations to help guide your management of patients post-ACS:
-The scope of the problem in the UK
-Long-term antithrombotic and cardiovascular risk factor management
-Lifestyle and lipids
-Cardiac rehabilitation programmes – shared care to optimise outcomes

The programme has been developed by cardiologists Dr Hussain Contractor (Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust) and Dr Rafail Kotronias (Clinical Research Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford), expert clinical nurse Nikki Gardiner (Clinical Nurse Manager for Cardio-respiratory Rehabilitation, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust), and primary care expert Professor Terry McCormack (Professor of Primary Care Cardiovascular Medicine, Hull York Medical School).

Aimed at healthcare professionals involved in the long-term management of patients after an ACS, each of these e-learning modules offers 1 hour of CPD-accredited learning on completion.