Bettina Kirk
Latest contributions
What does lifetime management mean for the valve patient?
10 Jan 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Bettina Kirk, Alexandra Baer and John Webb discuss the question of lifetime management for valve disease patients, and begin by outlining the main difficulties involved, offering both an interventional cardiologist's and a nurse's perspective.
Then, they are considering how this lifetime management could be improved in the...
Lifetime management for the valve patient
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
This session focuses on acquiring the necessary knowledge for engaging in discussions with patients about the lifelong management of valve disease. It emphasizes understanding the relevance of life expectancy and comorbidities, as well as providing key information to support shared decision-making between healthcare professionals and patients.
Meet with Davide Capodanno on how to make an excellent abstract and prepare a clinical case
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
In this case interview and presentation with David Capodanno, discover the art of transforming a subpar abstract into an excellent one. Explore expert tips on resource discovery and how to create impactful abstract presentations.
How to optimise TAVI pathway
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Consult this series of slides to enhance understanding on the TAVI pathway, get a defined idea of the role of a TAVI coordinator in patient journeys, and explore organisational dynamics in diverse TAVI centres.
How to achieve safe early discharge
29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Discover how to achieve safe early discharge for TAVI patients with these presentations: learn more about the need of pre-procedural planning and active post-procedural care, which ECG reading are a cause for concern, and much more!
Improving the equity of access to percutaneous valve interventions: EAPCI initiatives for patients and health care professionals
28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consul this session if you want to understand current unmet needs in the field of transcatheter valve intervention, to appraise the impact of the Valve for Life initiative on adoption of TAVI across Europe, and to hear about the new EAPCI Core Curriculum for training in...
The multidisciplinary structural heart team - How do we include the patient
27 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consult this session on the multidisciplinary structural heart team to learn more about the evolving role of the team and how this affects decision making, to discover why patient advocacy and partnership is vital within the team, as well as to identify potential barriers and enablers of the future...
Abstract session for nurses and allied professionals
20 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Among the abstracts presented in this session, discover the impact of sheath size on time to hemostasis after radial interventions, find out more about telephone follow-up after discharge following TAVI, or view the answer to the question: can we avoid routine midazolam to enhance patients' cognition and knowledge?
How to implement advanced practice for NAPs in your country
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
What is advanced practice? What about pre-procedural, procedural, and post-procedural advanced practice? How is advanced practice understood in Europe? Find some answers in this session of EuroPCR 2022.
What's new in 2022
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
This session emphasizes the fact that guidelines, although still too rarely, can be written BY and FOR NAPs, and are the most important tool to be used for decision making, and that COVID has changed the way we work, while maintaining a high level of protection...
