Public Lecture by Prof. Gene Feder
Can doctors do better? Diagnosing and treating people with angina
Gene Feder, Professor of Primary Health Care, University of Bristol
Friday 11th September 6.00 - 7.00pm
Victoria Rooms, Clifton, Bristol
Followed by drinks reception 7.00 - 8.00pm
Angina is a pain or discomfort in the chest or neck, usually caused by coronary artery disease - the narrowing of arteries supplying the heart that reduces its blood supply. Currently, many patients with angina are not receiving optimum care in initial diagnosis, further investigation or treatment, resulting in poor control of symptoms, potentially inappropriate care and increased risk of subsequent heart attack. Moreover, women, older people and south Asian patients are more likely to have sub-optimal care. In this lecture Professor Feder will explore reasons why this might be the case, and what can be done to improve quality of care for people with angina
Angina in the UK: About 2 million people in the UK currently have or have had angina (BHF), with about 96 000 new cases each year.
Gene Feder is a GP and Professor of Primary Health Care, Department of Community Based Medicine, University of Bristol. He trained at Guy's Hospital medical school, qualifying in 1982, and practised as a GP in Hackney, east London, for 21 years until he moved to Bristol in 2007. His main research fields are angina and domestic violence. He has chaired three NICE clinical guidelines, including guidelines on secondary prevention of myocardial infarction, currently chairs the domestic violence subgroup of the Government’s taskforce on violence against woman, and advises the WHO on the management of domestic violence by health care professionals. This year he was short listed for the BMJ group award for outstanding achievement in evidence based health care.
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