Natalie Fairhurst

This year, a pilot creative competition is running in addition to the essay prize. Entrants may submit a creative abstract for a separate prize. Encouraged formats include: - 2-minute animated video - 2-minute audio presentation with visual aid (video/slide presentation/poster)

🚨 BJCA STARTER NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION 🚨 Title: “The growth of cardio-geriatrics: how is cardiology preparing for an ageing population?” 📅 DEADLINE: 22nd June 5pm. ✍ 1,200 words. 🏆 PRIZE: Publication in the British Journal of Cardiology. Submit to 👉 bjca@bcs.com

Excited to see as many of you as possible at BCS Annual Conference 2026 in Manchester!! 🫀 If you are going to be there, be sure to let us know - we're eager to see you all! ✍️

And as always a huge thanks to our fantastic speakers and facilitators! @dr_chrisallen @DrDavidWarriner @cfcamm @OllyBrown @tom__slater @Lucy0Lawson @Beska @JoeOkaforCardio @manasi_jyothish @DrMikeDrozd @NGFairhurst

Thank you to everyone who attended our Starter in Cardiology conference - we had a fantastic time meeting all of you!! Already counting down the days until the next one... Some 📸 from the event:

We are incredibly excited to meet everyone who is attending tomorrow for our BJCA Starter in Cardiology conference - see you all tomorrow! 🫀

A BIG thank you to the outgoing BJCA Starter committee 👏 Your new BJCA Starter committee for 2025-2027🫀

Thank you to everyone who signed up to this year's BJCA Starter in Cardiology conference!! We have currently reached capacity for sign-ups - those who have got a place at the conference will be contacted shortly, and all others will be placed on a waitlist.

Our first paper from the London Endocarditis Research Network is out today in #EHJQCCO academic.oup.com/ehjqcco/advanc… Thank you to all of my co-authors! @drdworakowski @primustime @JGrapsa @Dr_Kamatamu @NGFairhurst @_antocannata @ru_nhs @DrNileshPareek

A new study has found that social deprivation can have a major impact on outcomes for patients with infective endocarditis, even in a universal healthcare system like the NHS. Read more: kcl.ac.uk/news/social-de…

🚨Calling ALL pre-registrar doctors interested in Cardiology - the BJCA Starter in Cardiology conference 2025 is here!!🚨 Join us for our 1-day event on Sat 25 Oct 2025, at Bush House, London. And... it's completely free! Sign up link below 👇: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Congratulations to our national essay competition winner Dr Isabel Carter, IMT at Manchester foundation trust 🏆👏 Also a huge thank you to our judge Professor Simon Ray! We had so many amazing entries, thanks to all those who entered!

The new 2025 BJCA Handbook is now available on bjca.tv 🚨 📒 A fantastic resource for all new ST4s, including info on how to navigate your training, the curriculum and top tips on echo, LTFT training, the logbook and ARCP 🥇 Access here: bjca.tv/cardiology-ind…

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The next instalment of “Tell me about your subspecialty” is coming up! ‼️🚨 “Advanced heart failure, MCS and transplant” with Dr Waqas Akhtar! 🫀 Monday 21st July @ 19:30pm Don’t miss out on this exciting episode! Sign up here: shorturl.at/ZoQAm

Another totally unforgettable @BritishCardioSo meeting. Huge kudos to the programme committee. My cheeks hurt from laughing! #BCS2025

Apply now for the BJCA starter committee! We look forward to hopefully meeting some of you at BCS this week! 😊

🚨 Call for interest for the 2025-2027 BJCA starter committee 🚨 Are you looking to pursue a career in Cardiology and keen to get involved in a national committee?🫀 All BJCA starter members - please check your emails for the roles available and apply here forms.gle/3LC672QyA3xB1s…

The 2025 essay competition is here! 🫀🌳 “Green at heart: can cardiology become more environmentally sustainable without compromising patient care?” Deadline is 21st July - win a national prize and publication in @BrJCardiol ! See last weeks newsletter/image below for more info

It’s that time of year again - our annual national essay competition is coming up! Look out for announcements in May 🫀🌳