Advances in research, treatment and prevention of heart and kidney diseases

19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum

'Advances in research, treatment and prevention
of heart and kidney diseases'

Friday 4th October 2024 09.30–17.20
The King’s Fund, Deans Mews entrance, 11–13 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN


We hope you will join us for our popular 19th Annual Scientific Meeting which we are delighted is able to return to The King's Fund, London, this year.

The meeting will promote and share academic and clinical interest across the cardiorenal multidisciplinary team. The focus of this year’s meeting will be to share the latest advances in research, treatment and prevention of heart and kidney diseases.

State-of-the-art presentations with interactive discussion and case-based learning will be offered, with time to network in the breaks and visit our exhibition. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Places for healthcare professionals are limited and will go fast!

Is it for me?

Our meetings are aimed at healthcare professionals and are aimed at anyone treating the cardiorenal patient particularly those working in heart failure, cardiology, nephrology, diabetes, lipids, endocrinology, care of the elderly, general medicine, general practice, clinical pharmacy and allied disciplines. Feedback from past delegates has been very positive with 100% of delegates at our last meeting saying the meeting was clinically excellent to good.

Accreditation

The Cardiorenal Forum will award 5 CPD credits for this meeting.

Academic endorsement

Last year’s meeting was endorsed by The British Society for Heart Failure (BSH), the Irish Nephrology Society, Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), and the UK Kidney Association (UKKA), from whom we will be seeking academic endorsement for this year's meeting.

Funding

This independent meeting will be supported and funded by pharmaceutical companies.

Registration fee

Our registration fees are subsidised. Early bird fees to include lunch and refreshments throughout the day are:
£110 doctors (SpR and consultant grades), £75 concessions (nurses, trainees, allied HCPs), £300 commercial organisations. All fees are inclusive of VAT.

Travel grants

We are pleased to offer a limited number of travel grants for 2024. Travel grants are for the concessions rate only (nurses, trainees, HCPs). The grant, up to a maximum of £100 for those living more than 100 miles away, or up to £50 for those living less than 100 miles away but outside the M25, will cover travel and any remaining allocation will be allocated towards a partial reimbursement of your registration fee. Travel must be by public transport only – train, bus, tube - using advance purchase tickets, standard fare.
Applications must be in by 29th July 2024 and successful applicants will be notified week commencing 5th August 2024. For further information click here.





Programme: first announcement

Session 1. Protecting the heart and kidney
  Chair: Professor Gerry McCann, NIHR Research Professor, (Experimental Medicine) and Professor of Cardiac Imaging, University of Leicester
09:30 Introduction
09.35 What is HFpEF, and how do we manage it? Professor Christopher Miller, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, NIHR Advanced Fellow and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester
09.55 New lipid treatment options in cardiometabolic diseases Dr Saleem Ansari, Registrar, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London; UK Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk Service, Department of Cardiology, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
10.15 Discussion
Session 2. What’s new in cardiorenal disease?
  Chair: Professor Paul Kalra, Consultant Cardiologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth
10:25 Resistant hypertension – addressing mechanisms, medical and other treatments Dr David New, Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal Foundation Trust
10:45 Cardiorenal anaemia – assessing options for treatments Dr Noémi Roy, Associate Professor of Molecular Haematology; Consultant Haematologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
11.05 Discussion
11:15 Coffee break / Exhibition and networking
Session 3. Interactive cases
  Chairs: Dr Julianne Mogford, Palliative Care Physician, Royal Trinity Hospice, London, and Professor Philip Kalra, Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Professor of Renal Medicine, University of Manchester
11:45 Caring for the patient with end-stage heart failure – a case study Dr Alexandra Abel, GP Registrar in Rehabilitation Medicine, and Honorary Lecturer, Hull York Medical School, Hull
12:05 Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy Dr Kaitlin Mayne, Nephrology Registrar, Glasgow Renal & Transplant Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
12.25 Discussion
12:35 SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
13:15 Lunch break / Exhibition and networking
Session 4. The BSH Lecture: Cardiac amyloidosis
  Chair: Ms Carys Barton, Heart Failure Nurse Consultant, Imperial NHS Foundation Trust (TBC)
14:15 Cardiac amyloidosis – advances in diagnosis and treatment Professor Julian Gillmore, Professor of Medicine, University College London; Clinical Lead for ATTR Amyloidosis, UK National Amyloidosis Centre, London
14.40 Discussion
Session 5. Cardiorenal clinical trials update
  Chairs: Professor Derek Yellon, Director, Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCL, London, and Dr David Mulcahy, Consultant Cardiologist, Blackrock Health, Hermitage Clinic, Dublin
14:45 Cardiac trials Dr Geraint Morton, Consultant Cardiologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
15:05 Renal trials Dr David Lappin, Consultant Nephrologist, Galway University Hospitals; Honorary Personal Professor of Medicine, University of Galway
15.25 Discussion
15:35 Tea break / Exhibition and networking
Session 6. The Beigene sponsored cardio-oncology lecture
  Chair: Dr Sarah Birkhoelzer, Cardiology Registrar and Clinical Research Fellow, University of Oxford
16:00 Leukaemia and its treatment – cardiovascular sequelae Dr Renata Walewska, Consultant Haematologist, Royal Bournemouth Hospital; Chair, UK CLL Forum
16.25 Discussion
Session 7. The UKKA lectures
  Chairs: Professor Smeeta Sinha, Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal Hospital; National Clinical Director for Renal Services; and Ms Kathrine Parker, Specialist Renal Pharmacist, Manchester University NHSFT
16:30 Prevalence of diabetic kidney disease in the UK – management in primary care Dr Stuart Stewart, GP and Research Fellow, Donal O’Donoghue Renal Research Centre (Northern Care Alliance), and Centre for Primary Care & Health Services Research and the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester
16:50 Modern CKD care – a GP perspective and community challenges Dr Pierina Kapur, GP Partner, Chapel Group Medical Centre; Clinical Director, Eccles and Irlam Primary Care Network, Salford
17.10 Discussion
17:20 Meeting close

Our faculty

Dr Alexandra Abel GP Registrar in Rehabilitation Medicine, and Honorary Lecturer, Hull York Medical School, Hull

Dr Saleem Ansari Registrar, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London; UK Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk Service, Department of Cardiology, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London

Ms Carys Barton Heart Failure Nurse Consultant, Imperial NHS Foundation Trust (TBC)

Dr Sarah Birkhoelzer Cardiology Registrar and Clinical Research Fellow, University of Oxford

Professor Julian Gilmore Professor of Medicine, University College London; Clinical Lead for ATTR Amyloidosis, UK National Amyloidosis Centre, London

Professor Paul Kalra Consultant Cardiologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth

Professor Philip Kalra Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Professor of Renal Medicine, University of Manchester

Dr Pierina Kapur GP Partner, Chapel Group Medical Centre; Clinical Director, Eccles and Irlam Primary Care Network, Salford

Dr David Lappin Consultant Nephrologist, Galway University Hospitals; Honorary Personal Professor of Medicine, University of Galway

Dr Kaitlin Mayne Nephrology Registrar, Glasgow Renal & Transplant Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

Professor Gerry McCann NIHR Research Professor, (Experimental Medicine) and Professor of Cardiac Imaging, University of Leicester

Professor Christopher Miller Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, NIHR Advanced Fellow and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist , Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester

Dr Julianne Mogford Palliative Care Physician, Royal Trinity Hospice, London

Dr Geraint Morton Consultant Cardiologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr David Mulcahy Consultant Cardiologist, Blackrock Health, Hermitage Clinic, Dublin

Dr David New Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal Foundation Trust

Ms Kathrine Parker Specialist Renal Pharmacist, Manchester University NHSFT

Dr Noémi Roy Associate Professor of Molecular Haematology; Consultant Haematologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford

Professor Smeeta Sinha Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal Hospital; National Clinical Director for Renal Services

Dr Renata Walewska Consultant Haematologist, Royal Bournemouth Hospital; Chair, UK CLL Forum

Professor Derek Yellon Director, Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCL, London