Past president of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland and recently retired consultant cardiac surgeon and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals with a specialist clinical interest in thoracic aortic surgery. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Clinical Lead for the implementation of NHS England’s Acute Aortic Dissection (AAD) Toolkit across England and Wales and working with NHS England on the development of the Elective Toolkit for aortic dissection.
We are delighted to be joined by Graham Cooper & Catherine Fowler, from The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust for a live webinar on Friday 1 November 2024 discussing Aortic Dissection. Bookings will open in early summer, so for now please save the date!
About Graham Cooper MD FRCS (CTh):
About Catherine Fowler MBA BSc BCAh:
A relentless campaigner to improve diagnosis for aortic dissection following the loss of her father to an undiagnosed aortic dissection in 2015. Has appeared on national radio, television and at medical conferences throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe. Co-creator and former lead of a highly successful national campaign, which has been a catalyst for change in first responder and emergency medicine. Currently the patient and public voice partner (PPV) of the NHS Cardiac Clinical Reference Group (CRG), the Cardiac Pathway Improvement Programme (CPIP) acute workstream and the Cardiac Clinical Policy Unit.
Over the course of the hour, they will cover:
- A relatives experience
- Details about aortic dissection
- An update on some national initiatives
- Q&A
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November 1, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Venue: Online - Your computer
Description:
AvMA online events will stream from the AvMA webinar page.