Education & Training

Education & Training

Regular Teaching

Listing of training opportunities available to all our network colleagues. Please click on tab to see more.
Formal Echo Teaching (Mondays 12:30-13:30)
Paediatric CHD Teaching (Tues, Weds & Thurs)
ACHD Education - Clinical Cases Series (Last Tues)

 

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

Suitable for: Anyone who is learning echo or would like to refresh their knowledge

Organised by: Senior Echocardiography colleagues from the Royal Brompton

Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting (meeting link for Monday Echocardiography Teaching)
Meeting ID: 319 172 472 710
Passcode: x5m2PG

 

Hosted by: ACHD Department at GSTT

Suitable for: Everyone in the ACHD Network

Cost: Free online. Register via link or scan QR code

For more information: Email dario.freitas@gstt.nhs.uk or harith.alam@gstt.nhs.uk

Programme for 2024/25

25/06/2024:   Echo in Neonatal Cardiac Emergencies   Alex Savis, Evelina London Children’s Hospital

30/07/2024:   Coarctation of the Aorta   Dr Sophia Yong, Evelina, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals

24/09/2024:   Tetralogy of Fallot   Joane Daradar, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals

29/10/2024:   Surgical options for congenital aortic valve disease   Ms Ana Redondo & Mr Conal Austin, Evelina, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals

26/11/2024:  Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Care in CHD   Dr Fernando Riesgo Gil, Royal Brompton & Harefield

28/01/2025:  Ebstein’s Anomaly     Dr Marina Hughes, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals

25/02/2025:  Patent Ductus Arteriosus     Noelle Wolvaardt, Royal Papworth Hospital

25/03/2025:  Non-invasive & Invasive Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in CHD     Dario Freitas & Dr Natali Chung, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals

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.

Paediatric Nursing Study Day

Organised by: Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust

Date: Monday 29 July 2024

Audience: Suitable for paediatric nurses within the Lifelong Network

NOTE: This event is now full and no further bookings are possible 

Paediatric Arrhythmia Study Day

Organised by: Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

Date: Thursday 15 August 2024 0900-1630 on MS Teams

Audience: Suitable for paediatric nurses and allied health professionals

Contact: rbh-tr.paediatricepnursingteam@nhs.net

Echo Series Webinar

Organised by: Congenital Heart Academy

Date: Next date Friday 06 September 1300 ET. Future dates TBC. 

Suitable for:  Healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD)

Dr. Cohen is a board-certified peadiatric cardiologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and has extensive expertise in fetal, transthoracic, and transesophageal echocardiography. She is the Director of the CHOP Cardiology Fellowship Training program and Associate Chief of the Division of Cardiology, and brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to this series!

We are honoured to have Dr. Cohen back and we are confident that attendees will benefit greatly from her knowledge and passion for paediatric cardiology. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the best in the field.

Register now and don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the leading experts in paediatric cardiology!

For costs and further information, please visit: Click here to register

Improving clinical practice for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

Organised by:Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy

Date: Five consecutive Fridays starting on Friday 13 September until Friday 11 October 2024

Suitable for:  Healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD)

For costs and further information, please visit: Improving clinical practice in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) – September 2024 – Newcastle Hospitals Clinical Skills Academy (newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk)

World Congress of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Rhythm Disorders

Organised by: PediRhythmXI

Date: Thursday 19th – Saturday 21st September 2024

Audience: Suitable for consultants, trainees, nurses and physiologists

For costs and further information, please visit: https://pedirhythmxi.org/

Discount available for AEPC junior and Nursing & AHP members

Click here for programme