Thursday 17th September 2020
09:00 Breakfast Welcome
Speakers: Prof Huon Gray, previous National Clinical Director for Heart Disease for NHS England
Mr Chris Young, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and Chair of Heart Valve Voice
Roger Black, heart valve disease patient and olympian
Wil Woan, CEO of Heart Valve Voice
09:30 A Spot Light on Heart Valve Disease
Speaker: Dr Benoy Shah, Consultant Cardiologist, President of British Heart Valve Society
10:15 Live Diagnostic Session
Speaker: Dr Keith Pearce, Consultant Cardiac Physiologist and President British society of Echocardiography
11:00 Making the most of your valve disease appointment
Speaker: Dr Dave Smith, Consultant Cardiologist
11:45 Coffee Break
12:15 Getting to know your valve disease treatment pathway
Speaker: Dr Chris Arden, a General Practitioner with a special interest in cardiovascular disease.
12:45 Patient Interviews
Speakers: Ian Berry, treated patient
Livvy Gosney, untreated patient
13:15 Lunchtime Sessions
Session: Women and surgery
Speaker: Ms Karen Booth, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Session: Carers, Families and Friends
Speaker: Dr Amer Banayoti, GP & husband of heart valve disease patient and Alisha Banayoti, Daughter.
14:00 Choosing the right treatment - the MDT experience.
Speakers: Mr Joseph Zacharias, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and Chairman of BISMICS
Prof Phil MacCarthy, Consultant Cardiologist and Structural Cardiac Intervention Lead, BCIS
Prof Simon Ray, Consultant Cardiologist and President of BCS
Mr Narain Moorjani, Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Honorary Secretary of SCTS
14:45 Rehabilitation
Speaker: Amanda Bott, Clinical Nurse Specialist
15.15 Summary Round Table
Question & Answers