Recurrent VTE can be a conundrum - a great podcast to help in the future 🤗

It’s been a busy 2 days down here in London but we have all definitely learnt plenty and the talks have given us food for thought about how to improve services in our Trusts. Thank you to all that travelled to attend the conference especially our Irish and American colleagues Safe journeys home 🤗

Laura Magee giving us a first look at the possible new RCOG 37a guidelines 😬🎉

Jig Patel giving us exciting research about DOAC levels in breast milk when breast feeding

Marc Blondon giving us a talk about VTE in pregnancy

Paul Bennett now taking about the psychological impact of VTE

Rachel Rosovsky giving us her second talk of the conference and today’s topic is long term care after VTE

Jo Jerome is our chair this afternoon - wonderful to see her here 🥰

Audrey Purcell updating us with VTE prevention in psychiatry patients

Suzanne Cannegieter now talking about VTE prevention in orthopaedics

Lara Roberts now giving us a presentation about VTE prevention in patients with liver cirrhosis

Dan Horner talking about VTE prevention in neurosurgical patients

Caoimhe Kenny now talking about optimal recovery following PE

TUNA2 score to help decide if gastro protection is required - do you use this in your daily work?

Day 2 begins with Virginia Silvari taking about transitions of care and protecting patients on anticoagulation

Tasneem Pirani educating us in the role of ECMO in PE management

Andrew Sharpe talking about intervention approaches for intermediate high risk PE

Rachel Rosovsky all the way from Boston, USA giving us a talk on the role of PE response teams in optimising management of patients with PE

Marc Righini updating us on the management of isolated distal DVT

Brian Cleary providing us with a session on how to embrace technical solutions to enhance VTE prevention and save lives

Fionnuala Ni Ainle giving us the update of the National Prevention Programme in Ireland

Most recent figures of PE deaths published in February of this year shows that following the spike during COVID that PE deaths have returns to the low level prior to COVID

The afternoon session continues - Professor Roopen Arya a leading person in VTE prevention giving us an update on the national prevention programme

Loreena Bacarro giving us evidence that anti-embolism stockings are proving to not be effective in reducing VTE

Ann-Marie O’Neill updating us from Ireland about Thrombosis Ireland

NHS Resolution have developed an awareness programme called AIM - these can be found on their website

NHS Resolution has a specific project to help reduce obstetric VTE

Bethan Percival giving us a VTE in Obstetrics update

This the current service today

Liz Murray from Northampton giving us a talk about the award winning nurse-led scanning DVT service she runs

Now moving on to the weight loss strategies which include gastric sleeve surgery and the weight loss medications

Tristan Groves talking by about anticoagulation and weight management focusing on the obese patient

The Bristol project showed great results 🙌🏻

Highlighting the Bristol project and how to improve the knowledge around porcine based LMWH

Why do we not use fondaparinux more often?

John Bartoli-Abdou talking about climate change and medication adherence to treatment

Summarising the research that has been carried out at Kings’ DVT clinic

How often do you need to explain to a patient that we do not routinely rescan after the treatment duration has been completed?

The VSN chair Emma Gee is now talking about the psychological impact of VTE

Things to remember 🙌🏻

Optimal post PE follow up and the national leaflets that are available 🤗

How great are these figures for the first 24 months 🙌🏻

An ideal ANP-led post CTEPH Screening Pathway - do you have this in your Trust?

Do you assess for post PE syndrome?

Sarah Garvey giving us a talk on VTE recovery

Becs Walsh from Sheffield is now giving us an update on the UK perspective

The National Clinical Guideline for Ireland is in the process of being set up

Catriona O’Leary giving us the current picture in Ireland

And so we start our first joint conference - an exciting programme lies ahead 🎉

What are you doing for World Thrombosis Day? 🤔