Programme

Registration and refreshments

Opening remarks from the Chair

Key Note: Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director

Key Note: New national developments to support prevention in venous thromboembolism

• Saving lives through the prevention of VTE
• Raising awareness of VTE amongst professionals and the public
• Developing better metrics on VTE in hospitals across the UK
• Understanding how national plans will impact on local quality and safety strategies
• Future plans now that VTE is a national priority
  

Question and answer session

Measuring the patient experience to ensure you meet CQUIN goals for VTE

• Driving up patient satisfaction to deliver high quality care through innovative working practice
• Engaging with clinicians and educating them to assess the risk of VTE in medical and surgical patients
• Understanding the impact of auditing and reporting on VTE risk assessments 
• Gaining some insight into the future plans for prophylaxis measures and audits
  

Case Study: Commissioning to reduce VTE

• Raising awareness of VTE across all stakeholders locally
• Reducing the financial cost of VTE through formally agreed quality standards
• Improving compliance audits for secondary acquired cases of VTE
• Preventing needless loss of life through evidence-based interventions
• Understanding that a whole system approach is required to address health inequalities
  

Question and answer session

Case study: Developing effective venous thromboembolism pathways

• Educating all staff on the risks and possible consequences of VTE
• Delivering patient centred care through involving patients and carers in decisions about treatment
• Balancing the risks of VTE and bleeding before offering VTE prophylaxis
• Regularly reassessing the risks of VTE and bleeding whenever the clinical situation changes
• Utilising electronic approaches to assist with risk assessments 
• Planning for appropriate discharge ensuring that the patient has a thorough understanding of their condition
  

Question and answer session

Case study: Exemplar SHA Site

• Discovering what best practice looks like and gain some insight into how this can be achieved in your Trust
• Developing innovative VTE prevention practices through  collaborative working 
• Empowering staff to champion VTE prevention initiatives to drive up quality of care
• Identifying key areas for improvements locally to safeguard the wellbeing of patient
  

Question and answer session

Lunch

Case study: Engaging with nurses, midwifes and junior doctors for early detection of Venous thromboembolism

• Supporting and training multi-disciplinary teams to ensure early identification and detection of VTE
• Assessing, planning and implementing the care of patients suspected of having VTE
• Empowering staff to ensure that high quality care is provided at all times
  

Question and answer session

Mobilising pharmacists in venous thromboembolism prevention

• Supporting the safe care of patients through effective use of medicines
• Educating and engaging with the whole healthcare team around pharmacological issues
• Assisting with clinical audits and routine reviews of compliance
• Utilising the pharmacists role to support local VTE prevention programmes
  

Question and answer session

Discussion: Implementing the NICE Guidelines

• Realising the clinical realities of implementing the NICE Guidelines
• Educating and engaging with the staff to ensure targets are met
  

Chairs closing remarks

End of the conference