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Catching CKD in primary care: Practical Steps to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

Thursday 22 October 2026
19:00–20:00 · 60 min
Beverley Bostock, RGN, MSc, MA
1 CPD point · Certificate on completion

Learning Objectives

  • Explore how to recognise patients at risk of CKD and the factors that warrant earlier assessment.
  • Examine the diagnostic approach to making a timely and accurate CKD diagnosis.
  • Consider the evidence-based interventions that slow progression and improve patient outcomes.
  • Highlight the link between CKD and cardiovascular disease and the practical strategies that reduce cardiovascular risk.

Speakers

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Beverley Bostock, RGN, MSc, MA

Beverley is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Mann Cottage Surgery and President Elect of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society. She deliver education & training in long-term conditions, consultation skills and prescribing around the country, linking to her role as Editor in Chief of Practice Nurse Journal. She is also the Vice-chair Elect of the Association of Respiratory Nurses, complementing her role on the British Thoracic Society Nurse Specialist Advisory Group.

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