This is a Basic Plus Hands on course that will benefit paediatric, neonatal, PICU and Emergency Paediatrics trainees and consultants, and Advanced Nurse Practitioners and cardiac sonographers who have recently commenced or intend to commence performing echocardiograms on neonates and children. The course aims to provide hands on experience in echocardiography under supervision.
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Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital
Eastern Road
Brighton
BN2 5BE
United Kingdom
Course fee: £699 for two days
RCPCH has approved this activity for CPD in accordance with the current RCPCH CPD guidelines.
Learning outcomes
- Participants will familiarise with the relevant cardiac morphology
- Participants will learn the science behind different echo windows and views
- Participants will achieve an understanding of the physics around good echo imaging
- Participants will understand the echo imaging of different heart defects
Topics covered
Neonatal PDA assessment, Functional echo on the sick newborn, Neonatal PPHN updates in the diagnosis and management, Echo windows & views, essential physics including Doppler, Echo images in different types of congenital heart diseases like shunt lesions, obstructive lesions, cyanotic lesions, segmental analysis, Echo images album – normal and abnormal, video quizzes delivered to the delegates with answers and explanation.
Audience
- Paediatric, neonatal, PICU and Emergency Paediatric consultants and trainees
- Allied Health care professionals who deal with children and babies
For more information or to book
Please contact Dr P. Venugopalan by email: venu.gopalan@paediatriccardiology.uk or by telephone: 07894537953