On Demand Webinar: Diabetic Dyslipidaemia – beyond statins
Statins have demonstrated proven benefit in the reduction of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In recent months, newer potent therapeutic agents have been launched to treat patients with hypercholesterolemia. The talk delivered by Prof Elizabeth Hughes, a national expert in the management of patients with inherited lipid disorders and complex dyslipidaemias, focusses on the use of such agents in the management of dyslipidaemia.
This webinar, aimed at both the practising clinician and specialist registrars-in-training, will shed light on the management of patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease where newer therapeutic agents can be used concomitantly with statins or as a useful alternative.
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Speakers
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Dr. Ansu Basu
Consultant Physician
Dr Ansu Basu works as a Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital NHS Trust. He has previously served as Clinical Director for Diabetes and Endocrinology and is currently Deputy Medical Director responsible for developing PHM-based model of care working closely with Primary Care Networks. His clinical academic interests include cardiovascular disease and diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, diabetes in pregnancy and mineral metabolism. He has a keen interest in thyroid ultrasonography and set up a near-patient service in out-patient clinics. He is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate training and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He completed his MD on Automated imaging in Diabetic Retinopathy using Artificial Neural Networks from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and has published widely in endocrinology and diabetes. He takes a keen interest in the use of data analytics to improve healthcare delivery.
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Professor Elizabeth Hughes
Professor Elizabeth Hughes is Deputy Medical Director of Health Education England with specific responsibility for Undergraduate Medical Education. She was previously the Director and Dean of Education and Quality for Health Education England for London and South East.
Alongside this she has other national roles for HEE including overseeing education in Pharmacy, Diagnostics and Healthcare Science together with a focus on international medical education.
Professor Elizabeth Hughes is also a Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine at Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich and Honorary Professor at both the University of Birmingham and University of Aston and visiting Professor at Worcester University. Elizabeth is a national expert in the treatment of inherited lipid disorders and is one of the Founder members of the national charity HEARTUK with which she has worked extensively with multi professional healthcare professionals and patients.
