Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure: 4-8 October 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

Following on from the partial update of NICE's Heart Failure guidelines in August 2010 and our last evidence update in October 2009 this update for health professionals and patients will present significant advances in knowledge about heart failure. Topics will include diagnosis, pharmacology, organisation of care, devices, rehabilitation, palliative care and psychology. There will also be a section on uncertainties identified and, as usual, expert summaries will be included to help make sense of the new evidence presented.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular.

Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure: 5-9 October 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

NHS Evidence - cardiovascular publishes its Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure on 5th October. This update for health professionals and patients will include guidance and systematic reviews published since the 2008 update, together with the latest website resources. A team of expert reviewers will summarise advances in diagnosis and treatments, providing healthcare professionals with easy access to the latest evidence.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular.

Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure: 6-10 October 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library.

The Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library (CVDSL) will publish the 2008 Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure on 6th October. The CVDSL team have brought together a panel of experts (Professor David Thompson, Professor Jonathan Mant, Professor John Cleland and Dr Michael Davies) chaired by Professor Tom Quinn and co-ordinated by April Coombe, to review high quality evidence published since last year's successful update.

Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular

National Knowledge Week on Heart Failure: 29 October - 2 November 2007

The Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library is hosting a National Knowledge Week on Heart Failure from 29 October 2007. Heart failure is common, deadly and preventable, affecting (estimated prevalence) over 800,000 people in the UK. Heart failure accounts for about 5% of admissions to general medical or elderly care hospital beds, and readmission rates can be as high as 50% in the six months following initial hospital stay. Annual mortality ranges from 10-50% depending on initial severity.

The evidence base for heart failure prevention, treatment and care has grown in recent years as our understanding and awareness of the burden of this condition on individuals, their families, the NHS and wider society has risen. In 2003 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published guidelines on management of chronic heart failure in primary and secondary care. Our Knowledge Week is designed to update health professionals and patients on significant advances in knowledge about heart failure, taking the NICE guideline as our starting point for searching the literature.

Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/