Complex Chest Pain Diagnosis and Early Management

North East and Yorkshire regional event covering the diagnosis and early management of complex chest pain, with a focus on aortic dissection and emergency care.

This CPD-accredited, full-day event is designed to improve the early recognition and management of complex chest pain presentations in emergency settings, with a primary focus on the diagnosis of aortic dissection. The programme is tailored for A&E Consultants, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Cardiologists, Senior Ambulance staff, and ST4+ doctors working across the North East and Yorkshire NHS region.

Led by leading experts in emergency medicine, cardiology, and radiology, the day will combine clinical lectures, live simulation, and real patient perspectives. Attendees will gain practical insights into improving diagnostic accuracy, managing rare but critical conditions, and implementing best practices across clinical pathways.

Programme Highlights

  • Expert ECG analysis in emergency chest pain presentations
  • Diagnostic detection of aortic dissection
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
  • Transfer considerations: live simulation
  • Rare causes of chest pain from the radiologist’s perspective
  • Emergency department quality improvement in diagnostic detection
  • Modernising the ACS clinical pathway
  • Patient stories highlighting real-world learning

This event supports equitable access to high-quality education across the region. Places are limited and early registration is encouraged to ensure representation from across all relevant roles and trusts.

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Full Programme

09.00 Registration
09.30 Welcome
09.50 Patient’s Story
10.30 To PE or not to PE
Hesham Ibrahim, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Founder of the Emergency Physician’s ECG Course
11.10 Refreshments and Networking
11.35 Patient’s Story
12.15 Diagnostic Detection of Aortic Dissection
Graham Cooper, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon (retired), TADCT Trustee
12.45 Lunch and Networking
13.30 Transfer Considerations: Live Simulation
Tom Payne-Doris, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine
14.10 It could only happen in Hull: Rare Causes of Chest Pain from the Radiologist’s Perspective Georgios Antoniades, Consultant Radiologist
14.50 Refreshments and Networking
15.15 Improving Diagnostic Detection in the Emergency Department, a Quality Improvement Project Dr Austin Smithies, Emergency Medicine Consultant
15.45 Modernising the ACS Clinical Pathway Dr Ben Davison, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
16.30 Closing Remarks +Q&A
17.00 Summary and Close

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