Monday 21 October 2013

Don't forget ECHO TRAINING DAY - December 4th, London

NATIONAL ECHO TRAINING DAY REMINDER!

Anyone with any interest in echo of whichever subspecialty should seriously consider attending this training day in London at the Royal Society of Medicine, December 4th 2013

For more details:

http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/cde17.php

Sunday 18 August 2013

OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO MEDICAL MASTERCLASS CARDIOLOGY

The RCP Medical Master class website is being renewed and as part of that Dr. John Firth who is the Editor-in-Chief but also a renal consultant in Addenbrooke's Hospital and the East of England Regional  Specialist Adviser in GIM, has asked for our help. If any SpR is willing to write some questions for this website please feel free to contact him directly (email: john.firth@addenbrookes.nhs.uk ) regarding this and he will also be able to provide some guidance as well. Also, if you have any colleagues outside the East of England please pass this message on!

Thursday 18 July 2013

BJCA Courses of Interest


Selected Courses of interest. A more comprehensive list is available here:

SEPTEMBER 

  • Core Knowledge in Echocardiography 2013, 26-27 September 2013, Postgraduate Education Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham
  • For further information, please visit the BSE website.

NOVEMBER 

  • British Society for Heart Failure; Leeds EP Core Curriculum Course (LECCC) 2013, 21-22 November 2013, The Radisson Blu Hotel, Leeds City Centre, Leeds

GUCH Training Day - 16th September 2013

The next Cardiology Training Day will be on Grown-Up Congenital Heart and Pregnancy, on 16th September 2013 organised by Dr. Leisa Freeman. This will take place at the usual place of British Racing School in Newmarket. Registration will be from 8:30-9.00.

Although all the hospitals are aware and should have modified clinical needs to enable as many of the SpRs to attend, could you please check with your hospital to ensure that this is the case.

Topics will include:

1.       9am – 9.45 Imaging -  MRI assessment in GUCH  - emphasis on late assessment of arterial switch and fallot tetralogy    DeepaGopalan.  Papworth
2.        9.45 – 10.30 Selecting valve replacements in women of child bearing age.  Review of management of anticoagulation in pregnancy  Leisa Freeman
3.       10.30-11.00 coffee
4.       11.00 – 12.00 Imaging – segmental approach to echocardiography in congenital heart disease in adults. Wei Lee Brompton
5.       12.00 – 13.00 Arrhythmias in GUCH Martin Lowe The Heart Hospital
6.       13.00 -13.45 lunch
7.       13.45  - 14.30 What SpR need to know about cardiological emergencies in GUCH/ACHD. IsmaRafiq
8.       14.30 -15.15 What SpR need to know about acute emergencies in maternal cardiology  Cathy Head Consultant ACHD Cardiologist Guy’s and St Thomas’
9.       15-15 – 15.40 coffee
10.   15.40 – 16.20 What the obstetrician needs to know from cardiologist – pregnancy, labour, post partum and utertonics Katherine Stanley Cons Maternal Med NNUH
11.   16.20-17.00 Heart failure management in congenital heart disease – Clive Lewis Papworth
12.   17.00-17.10 Concluding remarks Leisa Freeman
You can register at:

Tuesday 16 July 2013

Cardiac Imaging Courses

Liverpool Cardiac Imaging Courses


  • 6 Day Cardiac CT course; 27th October 2013 - 1st November 2013
  • 2 Day course in cross-sectional cardiac imaging; 26th - 27th October 2013