Talking Statins: Tools, Myths and Meaningful Conversations in Primary Care

This is event is for staff working in Primary Care in Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

Aim of this Event

To upskill the wider team in supporting patients to make informed decisions about statins.

Learn how to use decision aids, bust common myths, and understand your vital role in cardiovascular risk management.

Target Audience

All Notts ICS - Nurse Associates, Health Care Assistants, GP Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians and Nurses new in role.

Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Explain the purpose of statins and describe when and how to use statin decision aids and tools such as QRISK3 in supporting shared decision-making.
• Recognise key information to share with patients when initiating statins, including the rationale for starting treatment, common myths, side effects, and the importance of follow-up.
• Identify their own role and accountability in the wider multidisciplinary team when supporting patients prescribed statins, including how to respond when patients decline treatment and when to escalate or refer.

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Registration Deadline

• 1st October at 23.30
• Please register with your nhs.net email where possible. If the event is oversubscribed, priority may be given to those who have registered with NHS addresses.
• You will receive a certificate for your attendance. Please allow two weeks for this to be delivered to your inbox. We would advise checking your junk mail before contacting NATH for your certificate at alliance.hub1@nhs.net

The meeting will be broadcast on the MS Teams platform. We recommend participants log on via a computer or laptop for an optimal experience.

This event is planned because respondents to the Nottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub (NATH) Primary Care Training Needs Analysis (TNA) 2024/25 suggested the topic as a local training need.

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