OVERVIEW

Improving End of Life Care for people with Cardiovascular Disease & Heart Failure is organized by Healthcare (HC) - UK Conferences Ltd and will be held on Jan 21, 2027.

Description:
The publication of the Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework in July 2026 sets out a ten-year vision for improving cardiovascular care through earlier diagnosis, treatment optimisation, personalised care, reduced inequalities and a greater shift towards care delivered closer to home.

The forthcoming Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Modern Service Framework, expected in autumn 2026, will further strengthen expectations around earlier identification, integrated care, personalised planning, equitable access and better coordination across services.

There remains significant variation in access to palliative and end-of-life care for people with heart failure compared with those with cancer. Supportive care needs may not be identified until a crisis occurs, and people with preserved ejection fraction, frailty, multimorbidity or complex social needs can be particularly at risk of inconsistent care. This important conference will focus on improving supportive, palliative and end-of-life care for people with cardiovascular disease and heart failure through a personcentred and needs-led approach.

The conference will examine how heart failure, cardiology, primary care, community, hospice, pharmacy and specialist palliative care teams can work together to identify needs earlier, improve continuity and reduce avoidable crisis admissions. The programme will also explore best practice in symptom control, medicines optimisation, anticipatory prescribing, advance care planning, psychological support and managing uncertainty as heart failure progresses. Through lived experience, clinical case studies and interactive discussion, delegates will have the opportunity to assess their own services against national guidance and identify practical priorities for improvement.

This conference will enable you to:

Understand the implications of the Cardiovascular Disease and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Modern Service Frameworks
Learn from the lived experience of someone with deteriorating heart failure
Improve earlier identification of supportive and palliative care needs
Integrate palliative care alongside active heart failure treatment
Strengthen joint working across cardiology, primary care, community, hospice and palliative care services
Reduce inequalities and unwarranted variation in access to care
Improve personalised care and support planning
Develop meaningful conversations about uncertainty, deterioration and future care
Improve symptom control, hydration assessment and anticipatory prescribing
Optimise medicines and understand when deprescribing may be appropriate
Improve planning around implantable cardioverter defibrillator deactivation
Assess your service against national guidance and identify priorities for improvement
Support CPD professional development and revalidation evidence
This course provides five hours of training for CPD, subject to peer-group approval for revalidation purposes