The two day Cardiology Conference will focus on ECG Interpretation (Day1) and Cardiac Imaging (Day 2: More details can be viewed here). You are welcome to attend either one of the days or the two-day event. The conference is hybrid, and delegates have the option of attending virtually, or face to face at SGUL.
Why join the course?
The aim of the course is to equip participants with knowledge regarding the interpretation of the ECG of a young or athletic individual, so they can accurately differentiate findings suggestive of a potentially lethal cardiovascular disorder from normal variants or features of benign physiological adaptation.
The course is highly interactive through Q&A sessions and multiple choice questions supported case-based learning. The course will take place at St George's University Hospital in London with live in-person lectures. Attendees who cannot attend in person will be able to join the lectures virtually via MS Teams.
Audience
The course is aimed to anyone who has an interest in ECG interpretation. Cardiologists, general practitioners, sport physicians, junior doctors, physician assistants, nurses, physiologists.
Course description
The practical ECG course is focused on the ECG interpretation in young individuals (14-35 years) and in athletes. The spectrum of cardiac conditions potentially detected by the ECG in the young is broad with significant differences with the ones affecting older patients. Furthermore, ECG interpretation in athletes requires careful analysis to distinguish physiological changes related to athletic training from findings suggestive of an underlying pathological condition. Cardiovascular-related sudden death is the leading cause of mortality in athletes during sport. The 12-lead ECG in increasingly used as a screening tool as it may raise suspicion of most of the disorders associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, such as cardiomyopathies and primary electrical diseases. Therefore, ECG interpretation is an important skill for anyone involved in the cardiovascular care of young and athletic individuals.
During the Q&A sessions and the interactive cases, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss ECGs as well as respond live to single best answer questions (MCQ).
Programme
The previous programme can be found here (PDF).
Certification
Delegates will be issued with a certificate of attendance and CPD will be sought from the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom.
Past students have said...
“It provided a great overview of how to assess the athletic patients ECGs and what findings are normal or pathologic.”
“It was very valuable learning from the different doctors and professors, especially when they debated each other so I experienced different professional's points of views.”