{"id":365,"date":"2014-05-05T06:17:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T06:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.veriti.com.au\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2014-05-20T09:21:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T09:21:54","slug":"atrial-fibrillation-and-stroke-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.veriti.com.au\/on-line-training\/atrial-fibrillation-and-stroke-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author :<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Charles G Bloe BSc RH NDN ITU cert, Clinical Lead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approximate learning time:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a02hr\u00a000min<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Overview:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia encountered. It significantly increases the risk of embolic stroke and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This course will be of interest to all healthcare practitioners as it will enable them to identify AF at an early stage allowing interventions to prevent stroke.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0By the end of the course the student will be able to:<br \/>\n1. Understand the link between AF and embolic stroke.<br \/>\n2. Identify AF from clinical examination and ECG interpretation.<br \/>\n3. Assess the risk of stroke in patients with AF<br \/>\n4. Understand the stroke prevention treatment options available to patients with AF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Sponsor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Servier Laboratories\" src=\"http:\/\/online-training.cb-training.co.uk\/cbtlms\/Schemes\/Scheme0\/images\/boehringer-ingelheim-logo-blue_new.gif\" width=\"196\" height=\"118\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The course has been supported by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim as a service to healthcare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Servier Laboratories\" src=\"http:\/\/online-training.cb-training.co.uk\/cbtlms\/Schemes\/Scheme0\/images\/spaf-academy-logo_new.jpg\" width=\"196\" height=\"118\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In association with the SPAF academy.<\/p>\n<p>The views expressed in this course are those of the author and Boehringer Ingelheim are not responsible for content therein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: center; border-radius: 5px; background: #B4D333; padding: 5px; color: #797979; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 500;\"><a href=\"#popup-redirect\" style=\"color: #3C3B3B;\" data-href=\"http:\/\/online-training.cb-training.co.uk\/cbtlms\/lr_login.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"redirect-link fancybox\">Register Now<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: center; border-radius: 5px; background: #B4D333; padding: 5px; color: #797979; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 500;\"><a style=\"color: #3c3b3b;\" title=\"On-line training\" href=\"http:\/\/www.veriti.com.au\/on-line-training\/\">Back to Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"popup-redirect\" style=\"width:300px; height:80px; display: none;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author :\u00a0\u00a0Charles G Bloe BSc RH NDN ITU cert, Clinical Lead. 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