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LEAP CRM

Academy

A comprehensive learning pathway designed to transform your approach to cardio-renal-metabolic (CRM) care through expert-led clinical learning, leadership development, and transformation enablement at the system level.

Register now for the first three webinars focusing on the management of CRM conditions, as part of our LEAP CRM Academy educational programme spanning 2026 and 2027.

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WEBINAR 1

Connecting the CRM puzzle: Diagnosis, interconnectivity and holistic management

Dr Heather Bell & Professor Stephen Wheatcroft

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

13:00–14:00 and 19:00–20:00

Agenda

Speaker bios

WEBINAR 2

Spotlight on cardiovascular disease in the CRM space

Professor Derek Connolly & Professor Raj Thakkar

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

13:00–14:00 and 19:00–20:00

Agenda

Speaker bios

WEBINAR 3

Test the urine, protect the heart: Reframing CV risk through uACR

Dr Patricia Campbell, Professor Ahmet Fuat & Professor Philip Kalra

Wednesday, 25 November 2026

13:00–14:00 and 19:00–20:00

Agenda

Speaker bios

Connecting the CRM puzzle: Diagnosis, interconnectivity and holistic management

Webinar overview and benefits:

  • The interconnected nature of CRM conditions
  • Managing CRM conditions in a primary care setting
  • Applying learning to clinical practice through case studies
  • CPD accredited
  • Expert speakers
  • Live Q&A session

(1 hour of CPD learning)

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Dr Heather Bell

GP Principal, Belfast

Heather Bell is a GP partner in Belfast with special interests in diabetes, obesity and women's health. She has been a committee member of the Primary Care Diabetes and Obesity (PCDO) Society since 2019 and is a regular speaker at national conferences. She serves on the PCDO Society's obesity faculty and the editorial board of Diabetes & Primary Care. She is also a GP trainer and faculty-registered trainer in family planning.

Professor Stephen Wheatcroft

Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine, University of Leeds
Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Stephen Wheatcroft is Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine at the University of Leeds and a consultant cardiologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He has an interest in cardiovascular risk reduction and improving outcomes for people with cardio-renal-metabolic (CRM) disease and co-delivers a cardiometabolic clinic in Leeds. Professor Wheatcroft is Chair of CaReMe-UK, a partnership of leading UK cardiovascular, diabetes, kidney, heart failure and primary care organisations.

Spotlight on cardiovascular disease in the CRM space

Webinar overview and benefits:

  • The link between CRM disease and cardiovascular risk
  • The role of primary care in the diagnosis and management of people with heart failure
  • Applying learning to clinical practice through case studies
  • CPD accredited
  • Expert speakers
  • Live Q&A session

(1 hour of CPD learning)

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Professor Derek Connolly

Consultant Cardiologist, The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Birmingham

Derek Connolly is a consultant cardiologist at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, the Priory Hospital, and the Birmingham City and Sandwell Health Campuses. He serves on the council of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society and is a trustee of the Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Association. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Aston University for his contributions to medical science and in 2024, was appointed Vice-Chancellor's Professorial Fellow in Health Research.

Professor Raj Thakkar

GP Partner, President of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, and Honorary Visiting Professor at Cardiff University Medical School

Professor Raj Thakkar is a GP partner, Primary Care Cardiology Lead for the Oxford Health Innovation Network, and a member of NHS England's National Cardiac Transformation Programme. He serves on national expert advisory groups for lipids, heart attack and heart failure, and is President of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society. Professor Thakkar is also an Honorary Visiting Professor at Cardiff University Medical School and a widely published medical writer, speaker and advisor with more than 200 publications.

Test the urine, protect the heart: Reframing CV risk through uACR

Webinar overview and benefits:

  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is also a cardiovascular disease
  • uACR is a window into cardiovascular risk
  • Test the urine – who, when and how
  • Protect the heart – early diagnosis and management
  • CPD accredited
  • Expert speakers
  • Live Q&A session

(1 hour of CPD learning)

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Dr Patricia Campbell

Consultant Cardiologist, Heart Failure Lead, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Lead Clinician for Heart Failure Northern Ireland

Patricia Campbell is a consultant cardiologist and medical director for research in the Southern Trust, and heart failure lead in Northern Ireland. She did her heart failure training at Brigham & Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School. She was Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary and University College Dublin before taking up her current post. With her research interests in heart failure, Professor Campbell is also Deputy Chair of the British Society of Heart Failure, clinical advisor to the heart failure charity “Pumping Marvellous”, and a board member of the Irish Cardiac Society.

Professor Ahmet Fuat

Honorary Professor of Primary Care Cardiology at Durham University; GP with a Special Interest in Cardiorenal Medicine and Research GP, Darlington

Ahmet Fuat, Cardiorenal GPSI and research GP at Orchard Court Surgery in Darlington, County Durham and Honorary Professor at Durham University, has been a GP for 40 years. In addition to his clinical work, he is an active lecturer, researcher and peer reviewer, while also holding various positions in multiple societies. Professor Fuat has a PhD in research, which includes work on natriuretic peptides, and has generated several publications that have influenced guidelines. His work in community cardiology has been recognised with multiple fellowships from the Royal Colleges of General Practitioners and Physicians London and Edinburgh, the European Society of Cardiology and the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society.

Professor Philip Kalra

Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Professor, University of Manchester

Philip Kalra, Professor of Nephrology at the University of Manchester and Director of Research and Innovation in the Northern Care Alliance, having joined the trust as a consultant nephrologist in 1995. Furthermore, he is the lead of the Donal O’Donoghue Renal Research Centre. He has held senior positions in the UK Renal Association, UK Kidney Research Consortium and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Clinical Research Network. He has published extensively on chronic kidney disease and has been involved in the development of several large UK clinical trials in nephrology and cardiology, while improving academic collaboration between these fields.

The fourth webinar in the clinical stream series will take place in February 2027. Check back on this website in October for future updates about upcoming webinars across 2027.

Register now for the first three webinars in the LEAP CRM Academy webinar series

Registration covers all three webinars and both time slots.

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About LEAP CRM Academy

Join the LEAP CRM Academy, a Boehringer Ingelheim created, developed and funded non-promotional educational programme for UK and Irish healthcare professionals and system leaders.

The programme consists of a professional development pathway consisting of three main stages:

1

Expert-Led Clinical Learning

Designed to increase your clinical confidence

Four interactive webinars

Deepen your expertise in integrated CRM disease – from diagnosis to case-based practice.

  • Explore the interconnected nature of CRM disease and its management in primary care
  • Understand the links between CV risk, CKD and CRM conditions, and increase your confidence in CRM management
  • Learn from real-world examples of effective, collaborative and integrated CRM management pathways

2

Leadership in Practice

Build leadership confidence

Three webinars and leadership development 

Build leadership skills to drive change in your practice.

  • Learn how to influence change and lead across systems
  • Structured guidance to develop and deliver change
  • Collaborative learning with peers

3

Real-world Application

Applying skills in practice

1:1 guided support and resources

Gain further insight into enabling CRM neighbourhood care models and a structured quality improvement programme.

  • Structured CKD quality improvement programme and support enabling CRM-focused “neighbourhoods”
  • Measure and demonstrate system level impact
  • Develop business cases and develop your leadership portfolio

By participating in the LEAP CRM Academy, you will:

  • Strengthen your clinical knowledge of CRM conditions and understand the vital role of primary care in their holistic assessment and management
  • Better understand how to navigate the current CRM environment to help drive meaningful change in your practice

What’s coming next?

The next stage in the programme is the leadership series of webinars and faculty support, which will commence in 2027; details, including times, dates and agendas will be released later in 2026.

This website will be updated with the dates, times and agendas in due course. Check back on this website regularly for future updates.

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