eLearning in less than 60 minutes

In this room you will find a series of workshops using a multimedia presentation of PowerPoint slides with audio commentary by the NPC team. You will need speakers and a sound card in your computer.

The outline of each short presentation is given below. Simply click on one of the underlined links and then click on the play icon to begin. You can jump forwards to skip a slide or backwards to repeat a slide by clicking the relevant slide on the left hand side of the console.

Part 1 - Overall Summary (22min 42secs)

• Treatment options
• Stroke risk assessment
• Warfarin safety issues
• Rate vs rhythm

Part 2 - Introduction (07min 54secs)

• What is it?
• How common is it?
• What is the prognosis?

Part 3 - Treatment options (1): Antithrombotic therapy (23min 00secs)

• Stroke risk assessment
• Warfarin vs aspirin
• Role of clopidogrel

Part 4 - Treatment options (2): Rate or rhythm control? (13min 03secs)

• In whom to use rate control?
• In whom to use rhythm control?
• Role of digoxin
• Role of amiodarone
• Role of dronedarone

Part 5 - What is happening in practice? (17min 25secs)

• Does current practice reflect clinical evidence?
• How should anticoagulant therapy be monitored?
• How can anticoagulant therapy be made safer?