NHS Health Check Clinical Refresher 2: Cholesterol and Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Name: NHS Health Check Clinical Refresher 2: Cholesterol and Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Start: 2024-05-07T12:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-05-07T15:30:00+00:00

7th May 2024

12:30 - 3:30pm (GMT)

General Practice

Cardiology

7th May 2024

12:30 - 3:30pm (GMT)

£150 (GBP)

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Description

NHS Health Check Clinical Refresher 2:

Cholesterol and Hypercholesterolemia

State why cholesterol and familial hypercholesterolemia are important.
Understand the basic physiology
Understand:
Identification
Diagnosis
Initial management
Diet to improve cholesterol

Delivered by:

Michaela Nuttall RGN MSc

Former Clinical Advisor Personalised Prevention OHID

Chair Health Care Committee HEART UK

This course is delivered via Zoom

Cost £150

Who should attend

This course is aimed at healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of NHS health checks.

Certificates of participation are available to all attendees on submission of evaluation and handouts for each course are available for future reference via the MedAll platform.

We are a registered Centre for the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH), and HEART UK supports our cardiovascular training. The NHS Health Check Competency Framework underpins our training.

We are proud of our strong heritage in supporting the NHS Health Check Programme, especially for the training we have been providing since 2008.

Summary

This teaching session, "NHS Health Check Clinical Refresher 2: Cholesterol and Familial Hypercholesterolemia", is a critical educational opportunity for healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of NHS health checks. Led by Michaela Nuttall RGN MSc, a former Clinical Advisor for Personalised Prevention OHID with a distinguished career in the field, attendees will explore the importance of cholesterol and familial hypercholesterolemia, learn about their basic physiology, identification, diagnosis, initial management, and relevant dietary improvements. The course, available via Zoom, includes certificates of participation and access to handouts for future reference. As a center registered with the Royal Society of Public Health and supported by HEART UK, this £150 course upholds the NHS Health Check Competency Framework, continuing the tradition of high-quality training provided since 2008.

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Learning objectives

By the end of the session, learners should be able to clearly explain the significance of cholesterol and familial hypercholesterolemia in relation to general public health.
Learners should be able to articulate the basic physiology of cholesterol and how it functions within the body, including how it can lead to hypercholesterolemia when unregulated.
Participants should be able to identify the characteristic symptoms and signs of hypercholesterolemia, thus assisting in early detection of the disease.
Learners should gain enough knowledge to correctly diagnose familial hypercholesterolemia through understanding of typical clinical presentations, significance of family history and interpretation of laboratory results.
Attendees should be able to formulate an initial management plan for patients with hypercholesterolemia, taking into account medical therapies, lifestyle modifications, and appropriate dietary plans for cholesterol regulation.

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