Overview
This course aims to provide the foundation for understanding the anatomy of the heart and spatial relationships of cardiac structures as viewed by cardiac electrophysiologists. It also discusses recent developments in cardiac imaging for electrophysiologists.
This course is suitable for doctors training to specialise in cardiac electrophysiology, for technicians and support professionals working in electrophysiology laboratories, for personnel working in industry, and is a refresher/update course for the experienced practitioner.
See this year's course programme below.
Dates
Next programme date to be confirmed soon
Venue
Royal Brompton Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HP
Fees
- £220 for doctors (face-to-face)
- £150 for physiologists (face-to-face)
- £170 for doctors (online)
- £120 for physiologists/scientists (online)
- £110 for internal staff (online)
Contact
To contact us, please email gstt.morphology@nhs.net
Directors:
Objectives:
To understand details of anatomy relevant to mapping/EP interventions for arrhythmias, e.g. SVT, AF, VT, FAT
To learn the composition of heart structures that are ablated for terminating various arrhythmias
To learn about neighbouring cardiac and non-cardiac structures that may be impacted by interventional procedures
Format
This is a hybrid event, available online and in-person. Lectures, live video demonstrations and hands-on examination of heart specimens for those who attend in person.
Programme
9.15am to 9.30am - Welcome and quiz (with tea/coffee)
9.30am to 9.45am - Basics – spatial relationships of chambers, valves, and the neighbourhood - Yen Ho
9.45am to 11am - Clinical anatomy of the atria and atrial septum - Sabine Ernst and Yen Ho
11am to 12pm - Clinical anatomy of ventricles and outflow tracts, coronary veins - Sabine Ernst and Yen Ho
12pm to 12.15pm - Discussion, Q&A
12.15pm to 12.45pm - Lunch
12.45pm to 1.30pm - Right atrium, septum, left atrium – subtle but important features - Yen Ho
1.30 to 2.15pm - AV junction and Ventricles, conduction system - Yen Ho
2.15pm to 3pm - Congenital heart defects, abnormal conduction system, pathologies – basics - Yen Ho
3pm to 3.10pm - Q&A, quiz review
3.10pm to 3.30pm - Break – tea/coffee
3.30pm to 3.50pm - Hands-on - animal hearts - Yen Ho and Karen McCarthy
3.50pm to 4.30pm - Hands-on – normal and abnormal heart specimens - Yen Ho and Karen McCarthy
4.30pm to 4.40pm - Q&A, Wrap-up.
Faculty:
Professor Yen Ho, Consultant Cardiac Morphologist; Royal Brompton Hospital, has a special interest in cardiac anatomy relevant to electrophysiology. Apart from her many publications on this subject, she has co-written a book on this with Prof Sabine Ernst that is well regarded among trainee as well as experienced electrophysiologists. Annually she also runs several courses on morphology of congenital heart defects for imaging specialists, interventionists, and surgeons.
Professor Sabine Ernst, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Royal Brompton Hospital, is very well known in her field as an experienced practitioner, researcher, as well as an educator. She is on several international teaching committees for educational programmes and is often invited to speak at courses and conferences all over the world.
Dr Karen McCarthy, Cardiac Morphology co-lead, Royal Brompton Hospital has over two decades of teaching experience. She teaches on courses to undergraduates as well as postgraduates and cardiology trainees. She is an effective teacher and rated highly on evaluations.