Patients Day
Patients Day Invitation - Thursday 24th September 2009
The Organisers and Faculty of Europe AF 2009 would like to invite patients to join them in the following sessions on Thursday 24th September at the London Hilton Metropole Hotel. Attendance is not compulsory to all sessions and is complimentary to both patient and accompanying person. Please indicate which sessions you wish to attend and whether you will be joining us for lunch on the registration form, which you can download here or complete online below.
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09:00 – 10:00 |
History of AF from observation to practice
George Wyse and Andrea Natale
Historical anecdotes on AF
Landmark Studies in the Treatment of
Atrial Fibrillation
And today. What do we think we know now
about the electrophysiology of AF?
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Berndt Luederitz
John Camm
Maurits Allessie |
10:00 – 11:00 |
The AF team. What does it take?
D Wyn Davies and Linda Giusti
Physician
Nurse
Technician/Physiologist
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Prapa Kanagaratnam
Debbie Sevant
Ian Wright |
| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee and Visit the Exhibition |
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| 11:30 – 13:00 |
Patient / Physician interaction
Trudie Lobban and D Wyn Davies
Gerard 1 year on
The Psychiatrist’s Perspective
A surgically treated female patient’s perspective
A general family practitioner’s perspective
A Cardiologist’s Perspective
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Gerard O’Sullivan
Jackie Gordon
Hazel Hickey
Matthew Fay
Riccardo Cappato |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch and Visit the Exhibition |
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14:00 – 16:00
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Patients Parallel Satellite Session
(Hilton Meeting Rooms 1-4, West Wing)
For the first time, patients from Italy will be joining this informal Session which has been designed to allow discussion and interaction between patients and cardiologists in a relaxed environment. Light refreshments will be provided throughout this session.
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Initial Presentation at the GP’s Practice |
Matthew Fay
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What the Patient Needs to Know about the Hospital Process |
Debbie Sevant |
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The role of the AFA and the Alliance |
Trudie Lobban
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Open House for questions from the floor |
Mark Earley,
Wyn Davies and
Riccardo Cappato
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VENUE
Europe AF will take place in the Kings and
Monarch Suites in the West Wing of the
London Hilton Metropole Hotel.
London Hilton Metropole Hotel
Edgware Road, London W2 1JU
Tel: +44 (0) 207 402 4141
Fax: +44 (0) 207 724 8866
www.hilton.co.uk/londonmet
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LOCATION DETAILS AND TRANSPORT
The nearest underground station to the Hilton Metropole is Edgware Road or alternatively, Paddington which is also the nearest main line station and has an express train link to Heathrow Airport.
Gatwick Airport has a direct rail link to Victoria Station.
Waterloo International Station has an underground link to Hyde Park Corner or is fifteen minutes from the hotel by taxi.
London City Airport is approximately 45 minutes away by taxi & Heathrow and Gatwick airports are also served by a regular shuttle bus service to hotels in Central London.
Parking is available at the hotel at NCP rates.
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To pre-register for the Patients Day, either download the form here or complete the online form below:
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Providing information, support and access to
established, new or innovative treatments for Atrial Fibrillation
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Atrial Fibrillation Association
PO Box 1219, Chew Magna, Bristol BS40 8WB UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1789 451837 Email: Info@atrial-fibrillation.org.uk
www.atrialfibrillation.org.uk
TRUSTEES - Prof A John Camm, Mrs Jayne Mudd, Dr Richard Schilling
Patron - Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill
Medical Advisory Comitee - Dr Campbell Cowan, Dr Matthew Fay, Dr Andrew Grace, Professor G Lip
CEO - Trudie Lobban
Registered Charity No. 1122442
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