SCAS and Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) presented on heart health to our members and the wider public on 18 November at the John Radcliffe hospital.
Malcolm Gee, Community First Responder, held a captivated audience with an introduction to CPR and defibrillator education alongside Healthwatch, who shared information on local projects.
Professor Sir Keith Willett CBE, SCAS Chair, welcomed members and introduced speakers from both SCAS and OUH and talked about the role of governors and members in improving our services.
Alan Weir, Urgent Care Business Manager and Ian Sayer, Operations Team Leader, talked about the differences between cardiac arrest and heart attack, including signs and symptoms, and guidance on what to do in an emergency. John Black, Chief Medical Officer, followed Alan and Ian, with information on the epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and future developments of clinical research.
Adriana Adjani, Governor, OUH introduced Dr Julian Ormerod MA PhD FRCP CCDS, Consultant Cardiologist, who presented on a new type of implantable cardioverter defibrillator for OUH Patients.
Despite bad weather and heavy traffic, the talk was well attended and received. Helen Ramsay, Lead Governor, SCAS, said “It was really interesting to learn about pre-hospital care and new innovations in heart health”.
For more information on future public talks email membership@scas.nhs.uk