DATES:
Thursday 18th and Friday 19th October 2012
VENUE:
National Heart and Lung Institute.
Royal Brompton Hospital
Dovehouse Street
London, SW3 6LY, UK
COURSE DIRECTORS:
-
Dr Helena Gardiner
- Prof S Yen Ho
DESCRIPTION:
This two-day course consists of two elements:
theoretical lectures suitable for those interested in fetal cardiology
and workshop sessions in the examination of the fetal heart.
The morning programme on both days will comprise lectures on echo-morphologic correlates using digital images and live video demonstrations of normal and abnormal heart specimens. These sessions will provide the basic building blocks of fetal and neonatal cardiac morphology for diagnosis.
The programme in the afternoons is designed to allow participants to apply knowledge gained from the morning sessions to problem solving in fetal cardiology. All participants will have opportunity for practical experience of “hands-on” scanning to improve skills on image acquisition under the guidance of tutors, and review and discuss abnormalities with a view to making a diagnosis.
Day 1
1. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
How do we distinguish right and leftness?
Important echo views
Advanced group: scanning the abnormal heart
2. MALFORMATIONS (1)
Morphology of septal defects
Echo features of septal defects
Absolute Beginners group: 5 transverse views
Practical demonstration of 5 transverse views
Workshop sessions
(A) Practical “hands-on” scanning
(B) Featured abnormalities
Tips, tricks and Pitfalls of heart scanning
Day 2
3. MALFORMATIONS (2)
Abnormal connections
What the echo shows
Advanced group: malformations
Discussion of malformations
4. Quiz results: making the right diagnosis
Beginners group: 5 transverse views and more
Workshop sessions
(A) Practical “hands-on” scanning
(B) Featured abnormalities
Doppler for dummies
Practical diagnosis and management of arrhythmias.
See attachment for full timetable.
Please note that to allow for an optimal tutor-attendee ratio we
have to limit the number of participants to 72. Register early to
avoid disappointment!
CPD credits sought (12 for 2010)
Send completed registration forms to:
Academic Events Office
National Heart & Lung Institute
Imperial College London
Dovehouse Street
London SW3 6LY
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7351 8172
Fax. +44 (0) 20 7351 8246
Email: academicevents.nhli@imperial.ac.uk
