Education & Training

Regular Teaching

Listing of training opportunities available to all our network colleagues.

Monthly PEC Education Course on MS Teams (RCPCH Endorsed) 3rd Wednesday of every month (unless otherwise stated)

Faculty:

Dr Owen Miller: Consultant in Paediatric & Fetal Cardiology, Deputy Medical Director and Director of International Services (Evelina London)

Alex Savis: Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist & Physiologist Lead in Research, Education and Training (Evelina London)

Dr Adam Carter: Paediatrician with Expertise in Cardiology, Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Intended audience: Network PECs, Cardiac Physiologists and Registrars within the Lifelong CHD Network only

Cost: Free

Contact: gstt.chdnetwork@nhs.net

Please let us know which echo machine(s) you use by completing this short questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/e/ch4SpmXJhX

Formal Echo Teaching

Mondays  12:30-13:30 on MS Teams

The sessions will be based around a case with discussions around the finer details of assessment with echo.

Organised by: Senior echocardiography colleagues from the Royal Brompton 

Suitable for: Anyone who is learning echo or would like refreshers within the Lifelong CHD Network

Cost: Free

As a PEC of the Lifelong CHD Network, you should already have received the MS Teams link. However if this is not the case or you need further details, please get in touch with helen.macgloin@nhs.net  and ask to be added to the list. 

Royal Brompton Cardiac Morphology 

Cardiac morphology at the Royal Brompton Hospital has a long tradition of providing educational resources such as hands-on short courses and training for healthcare professionals; research – translational and observational; and diagnostic analysis of complex cardiac cases. 

Courses run during the year, many of which are in association with other departments and include: 

• cardiac morphology applied to cross-sectional imaging
• congenital heart disease in fetal
• paediatric and adult patients
• cardiac surgery
• cardiac electrophysiology. 

Cost: Various

Please click on this link for list of courses and for further infomation.  

Calendar Listing

In addition to training from within our CHD Network, we signpost any training we are aware of from other CHD Networks, and conferences from around the world. As we do not manage all of these, please always refer to the contact details listed.

Joint UKMCS & BCCA Conference 2026: A Bumpy Road, 12 February 2026 at the Royal College of Physicians, London.

Medical advancements have significantly improved survival for women with congenital heart disease, transforming the obstetric landscape and presenting new challenges in maternal care.

This joint meeting between the UK Maternal Cardiology Society (UKMCS) and the British Congenital Cardiac Association (BCCA) brings together experts to learn, collaborate, and share best practices in managing complex adult congenital heart disease during pregnancy.

The programme will provide a structured approach to complex decision-making and explore essential topics including:

• Pre-pregnancy counselling
• Early fetal loss
• Antenatal considerations

Join to enhance your understanding, refine multidisciplinary management strategies, and strengthen collaboration between cardiology and obstetric teams in this rapidly evolving field.

Click here to register your interest.