Understanding NHS Health Checks for Oxfordshire

Name: Understanding NHS Health Checks for Oxfordshire
Start: 2025-01-28T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-28T15:30:00+00:00

28th Jan 2025

9:30am - 3:30pm (GMT)

Cardiology

28th Jan 2025

9:30am - 3:30pm (GMT)

Event will start in 1 month

Not an online event

Attendance certificate available

Free

IN PERSON

Description

Starting with strengthening their understanding of the need for the programme and health inequalities that exist, this comprehensive session gives attendees the knowledge and understanding to support them in carrying out an NHS Health Check, including the significance of their results and CVD risk, acting on the filters and providing brief advice.

State why NHS Health Checks are important.
Identify non-modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Identify modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Know the NHS Health Check filters
State how an NHS Health Check should be conducted.
Identify how an NHS Health Check can assess and interpret the risk of cardiovascular disease.
State how the risk of cardiovascular disease and opportunities for reducing this risk may best be communicated.

This is an in-person training for Oxfordshire.

Certificates of participation are available to all attendees on submission of an 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 training we have been providing since 2008.

Summary

Join us for the imperative session on 'Understanding NHS Health Checks for Oxfordshire', aimed at bolstering your knowledge on the importance and procedure of these checks. Recognize the importance of identifying modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and grasp how to interpret these risks during an NHS Health Check. This in-person training will also shed light on how best to communicate identified risks and potential risk reductions. Certificates of participation will be provided for attendees alongside course handouts for future reference. Hosted by a Royal Society of Public Health registered centre and supported by HEART UK, this training is rooted in established expertise and tradition, delivered since 2008.

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Learning objectives

Understand the significance and purpose of NHS Health checks, particularly with regard to health inequality in Oxfordshire.
Identify the different modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD) as evaluated through NHS Health checks.
Develop a thorough knowledge of the NHS Health Check filters and their practical application during health check sessions.
Gain competency in conducting an NHS Health Check, including interpretation of results and assessment of CVD risk.
Enhance communication skills for conveying the results of an NHS Health Check and providing advice on mitigating risks and promoting healthier lifestyles for CVD prevention.

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