The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Scottish Cardiac Society Spring meeting – 18 April
The Scottish Cardiac Society (SCS) will hold its Spring meeting on Wednesday 18 April at the Doubletree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro.
The event is open to physicians, surgeons, nurses and allied health professionals working in cardiology and cardiac surgery.
The event is free for members and those applying for membership.
Topics will include:
- Guidelines update
- Virtual TAVI MDT (transcatheter aortic valve implantation multidisciplinary team) – panel discussion
- Cardiovascular fitness to drive
- Cardioembolic Stroke: A neurologist’s perspective
- Atrial fibrillation
- DOACs (direct oral anti-coagulants)
Speakers and chairs will include Dr Mike Griffith, Dr Terence Quinn, Dr Colin Petrie, Dr Iain Todd, Mr Kelvin Lim, Dr David Northridge, Dr Miles Behan and Dr Nick Cruden.
For further details, including a full programme and how to register, visit: http://scottishcardiac.org/event/scs-spring-meeting-2018/
For any queries, please contact Stephanie Hough, society administrator, on 0131 247 3687 or email Scs.admin@rcpe.ac.uk
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