Through a grant from Daiichi Sankyo, the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber have partnered together to deliver a West Yorkshire Atrial Fibrillation (AF) project called AF Way.
This project aims to improve the detection, protection and perfection of the treatment for those who could benefit from life-saving direct oral anti-coagulation (DOAC) treatment. The project includes free support, training, access to multidisciplinary team sessions with our project Anticoagulant Consultant Pharmacists, and resources for all those involved with prescribing . This page contains details on the project services, including:
Leeds place initially delivered this project as a pilot that was successful which demonstrated imporvement in workforce skills, knowledge and confidence levels, along with improved optimisation of treatment for people with AF and improved monitoring of these people longer term.
We want everyone to have greater control of their health and their wellbeing, and to be supported to live longer, healthier lives by high quality health and care services that are compassionate, inclusive and constantly-improving.
From the 1st of May practices can contact our Consultant Pharmacists by email with patient queries relating to AF prescribing.
Virtual WebinarsRegister today for a series of three virtual webinars where you will learn to:
Delivered by Consultant Nephrologist and Renal Transplant Physician Sunil Daga, Katherine Stirling and Wendy Sunter Consultant Pharmacists in Anticoagulation and Thrombosis. During the one hour webinar you will learn to:
Face to face training is available for Primary Care Network teams, including to embed the DOAC tool into your work. Please email wyicb-wak.
.
The tool was developed during an audit on DOAC dosing in AF by the Pharmacy Technician team. Click this link to access the AF WAY DOAC tool.
The following data is retrieved from the clinical system:
The data is added to an excel based tool which calculates:
Enables quick audit of DOAC dosing in AF
Sign up today for FREE Anti coagulation and Lipid Modification e-learning.
Courses include:
Anticoagulation course covers; NICE guideline 196; assessing stroke and bleeding risk, Anticoagulant treatment options, Choice of anticoagulant, Safe prescribing of DOACs in people with renal impairment, Co-prescribing of anticoagulants and antiplatelets and Patient information for people taking anticoagulants.
It also includes three case studies which consider the choice and dose of anticoagulant in different patient scenarios support the learning. The course should take around 1.5 hours, plus time to complete the quizzes.
Lipid modification course covers; cardiovascular statistics and risk factors, the recommendations in NICE CG181, the drugs used to treat hypercholesterolaemia; statins, ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, bempedoic acid, inclisiran and icosapent ethyl. It considers the national lipid management pathway and how the drugs fit into the treatment pathway.
Comprised of 10 modules and three case studies that consider statins for primary prevention, secondary prevention and statin intolerance. The course should take around 3 hours, plus time to complete the quizzes.
Course places are limited and are allocated on a first come first serviced basis. Please click this registration link to apply.
Working with GPs and other health and care professionals across West Yorkshire to help reduce the impact of cardiovascular disease. Together we are supporting the West Yorkshire Healthy Hearts initiative to save lives by helping to prevent people from having a heart attack or stroke.