SVN ‘on the sofa’!
What’s it about?
This session provided an overview of the management of patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), including
- How to assess patients for PAD
- What symptoms to look out for
- The important patient aspects of management of PAD
- When to refer to vascular services
It also covered myths heard in relation to the management of patients with PAD, helping clinicians to understand that management of PAD (excluding Chronic Limb Theatening Ischaemia (CLTI)) should be primarily based within primary care and only patients with symptomatic PAD who failed primary care management need to be seen within vascular services.
Learning objectives
- To be aware of the overall burden of PAD and the need for appropriate management
- To recognise symptoms relating to symptomatic PAD
- To understand how to assess/screen patients for PAD
- To appreciate when referral to vascular services is needed and more importantly when not
- To recognise and understand what is chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) and the urgency of care
Who should watch?
Those who see patients with lower limb conditions, complaints or wounds.
Who were the SVN speakers?
Vicky Bristow, Vascular Specialist Nurse, Cambridge University Hospitals
Vicky is currently the conference organiser for the Society of Vascular Nurses and has a keen interest in education. She successfully implemented the Summer symposium conference jointly with the Vascular Society.
Vicky also has a passion in looking after patients with peripheral arterial disease and the challenging wound management within this group of patients.
Gail Curran, Vascular Nurse Specialist, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
The Specialist Nurse role was new to NWAFT when Gail started in 2021 and since then, she has gone on to develop the service offering nurse led clinics for vascular patients, including surveillance and hot clinic.
She is past president of the SVN having completed her 2 year term in November 2023.
She is passionate about the care of individuals with peripheral arterial disease and is keen to continue driving agendas to improve provision of care and services for this speciality.
Siobhan Gorst, Lead Vascular Nurse Specialist, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals
Siobhan is Vice President of the Society of Vascular Nurses.
She is passionate about the acute care of people with peripheral arterial disease and has recently implemented a successful nurse led hot clinic. When not at work she can be found skiing or print making.
