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Heart failure: a primary care discussion

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Topics: Cardiovascular system disordersPolypharmacyPrimary CareTraining and Development

A practical discussion between two pharmacists about identifying heart failure and optimising treatment in primary care.

This article forms part of a series
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    3. HRT use in clinical practice: a primary care discussion
    4. Reviewing medicines for people at risk of falls
    5. Lipid Management: a primary care discussion
    6. Parkinson's disease: a primary care discussion
    7. Chronic liver disease: a primary care discussion
    8. Hypertension care in community pharmacy: a primary care discussion
    9. Biosimilar insulin: a primary care discussion
    10. Population health in practice: a primary care discussion
    11. Navigating difficult conversations with confidence
    12. Progressing as a pharmacy professional: a primary care discussion
    13. Social prescribing and pharmacy: a primary care discussion

Contents

  1. About the webinar
    1. Why it’s important
    2. What was covered
  3. Speakers
    1. Non-SPS Speakers
    2. SPS Speakers
  5. Resources
    1. Recording
    2. Podcast
  7. Update history

About the webinar

An ‘on the couch’ discussion focusing on upskilling pharmacy professionals in early identification of heart failure and undertaking structured medication reviews in primary care for patients with heart failure. This webinar was recorded in August 2024.

This recording was part of our primary care ‘on the couch’ discussions series. Each focussed on a different topic and featured discussions between subject matter experts. Recorded between 2023 and 2025, the resources aim to support you in your daily practice and can be watched on their own or as a series. Use the links at the top of the page to navigate between the different webinar recordings.

Why it’s important

Primary care teams have an important role to play in ensuring early and accurate diagnosis of heart failure. Optimising treatment to manage symptoms of heart failure is important. It can help improve quality of life and reduce hospitalisations.

What was covered

A facilitated discussion between two specialist pharmacists working in primary care and community heart failure teams about why and when primary care pharmacy professionals should ‘think’ heart failure, and hints and tips for undertaking a structured medication review for a patient already diagnosed with heart failure.

Speakers

A range of speakers from SPS and other organisations helped to run this event.

Non-SPS Speakers

Clare Thomson

Pharmacist Advanced Practitioner Cardiovascular and Chief Pharmaceutical Officers Clinical Fellow 2023-2024

Alison Warren

Consultant Pharmacist Cardiology, University Hospitals Sussex and Sussex Integrated Care Board

SPS Speakers

Learn more about the SPS team that facilitated this event below.

Resources

Recording

This webinar was recorded in August 2024. Information presented during this webinar was correct at time of recording. Current guidance should be followed.

Podcast

You can listen to the webinar by accessing the podcast below. This was recorded in August 2024. Information presented during this webinar was correct at time of recording. Current guidance should be followed.

Update history

  1. Republished
  2. Article reformatted, title changed and linked to primary care discussion webinar series
  1. Video format updated
  1. Changed to past tense following the event and added a video recording of the webinar
  1. Published