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Cardiology Clinical Programme 2018
CardiologyClinical Programme
2018
[email protected] • 01793 759 159
Extend your
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Achieve a
General Practitioner Certificate (GPCert)
Achieve a
Postgraduate Certificate
(PgC)
Apply for
Advanced Practitioner
Status
You will have the opportunity to become fully informed about commonly utilised diagnostic procedures via practical ECG interpretation, film reading and hands on echocardiography. Wherever possible, modules will include an interactive, practical element.
This clinically based programme will address the fundamental principles underlying cardiac disease, discuss common presentations of cardiac disease and thoroughly review current diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.
Get the most out of this programme and your CPD
Want to advance your knowledge and skills
in a specific area? Simply take one of the single or paired
modules in your area of interest.
Complete the full one year programme (all
modules) and achieve the GPCert and attain 40 academic credits at
Masters Level 7.
Continue to a PgC(60 academic credits),which combines the
GPCert clinical studies with reflective practice.
The Advanced Practitioner Module is 20 academic credits
at Masters Level 7 and delivered by Harper Adams
University
After completing your Postgraduate
Certificate you can apply for the RCVS Advanced
Practitioner Status.
Subject to meeting all of the other entry requirements set out by RCVS in the Applicant
Guidance Notes.
Cardiology Clinical Programme
[email protected] • 01793 759 159
01: 30.01.17
The cardiac patient
• Recognise human perception of health related quality of life of cardiac patients
• Appreciate the importance of best standard of care in veterinary cardiology
• Collect a directed and targeted patient’s history
• Recognise clinical signs associated with cardiovascular disorders
• Become familiar with cardiovascular examination and blood pressure measurement techniques
02: 31.01.17
The cardiovascular system
• Understand cardiovascular anatomy and its diversity amongst species
• Recognise major embryological processes that can lead to common congenital abnormalities
• Understand cardiac cycle, excitation-contraction and control of cardiac output
• Understand haemodynamics and endothelial functions
• Understand cardiac action potentials and arrhythmogenesis
03: 28.03.17
Electrocardiography (ECG)
• Understand ECG acquisition and analysis
• Recognise tachyarrhythmias, bradyarrhythmias and their clinical significance
• Understand anti-arrhythmic therapy
• Become familiar with pacemaker therapy
• Electrophysiological studies and radio frequency ablation
04: 29.03.17
Thoracic radiography
• Obtain thoracic radiographs of diagnostic quality
• Become familiar with interpretation of normal thoracic radiographs
• Recognise signs of congestive heart failure
• Recognise non-cardiac radiographic abnormalities of the thorax and common artefacts
• Become familiar with selective and non-selective angiography
05: 29.06.17
Echocardiography I
• Understand the physical principles of echocardiography
• Echocardiographic imaging and basic machine settings
• Understand all conventional echocardiographic views
• M-Mode and 2D image acquisitions and measurements
06: 30.06.17
A continuation of Echocardiography I*
A practical scanning session to include:
• Understand the physical principles of Doppler
• Doppler echocardiographic studies and basic machine settings
• Understand the study of systolic and diastolic function
07: 01.08.17
Pathophysiology of heart failure • Understand the progressive model of
heart failure
• Understand activation of sympathetic nervous system
• Understand activation of the Renin-Angiotension-Aldosterone system
• Understand alterations in the peripheral vasculature
• Understand the complexity of myocardial remodelling and reversed remodelling
08: 02.08.17
Diagnosis and management of heart failure
• Understand classification systems of heart failure in veterinary cardiology
• Recognise clinical manifestations of acute and chronic heart failure
• Become familiar with the management of acute heart failure, chronic heart failure and refractory heart failure
Taught sessions Practical components
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09: 12.09.17
Endocardial disease
• Understand aetiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis of chronic myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD)
• Become familiar with MMVD staging
• Clinical management of MMVD
• Understand aetiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis of infective endocarditis
• Become familiar with clinical management of infective endocarditis
10: 13.09.17
Cardiac tumours and pericardial disease
• Understand classification and clinical presentation of intracavitary and extracavitary cardiac tumours
• Be familiar with the management of primary cardiac tumours
• Understand anatomy and physiology of the pericardium
• Understand aetiology and pathophysiology of pericardial effusion and tamponade
• Be familiar with clinical management of pericardial effusion
11: 24.10.17
Canine myocardial disease
• Understand aetiology and breed predisposition of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
• Be familiar with clinical and echocardiographic diagnosis of canine DCM and occult and overt canine DCM
• Understand pathophysiology and management of canine tachycardiomyopathy
• Understand aetiology and management of myocarditis
12: 25.10.17
Congenital cardiac abnormalities
• Pathophysiology and clinical management of patent ductus arteriosus
• Pathophysiology and clinical management of pulmonic and aortic stenosis
• Pathophysiology and clinical management of mitral and tricuspid dysplasia
• Pathophysiology and clinical management of ventricular and atrial septal defects
• Advanced techniques for diagnosis and treatment of cardiac congenital defects
13: 04.12.17
Feline myocardial disease
• Understand complexity and limits of feline cardiomyopathy (CM) classification
• Understand pathophysiology of feline CM
• Become familiar with clinical and echocardiographic diagnosis of feline CM
• Become familiar with clinical management of feline CM
• Understand the pathophysiology and management of feline tachycardiomyopathy
14: 05.12.17
The fainting patient
• Differentiate syncope from seizures and falling
• Understand and manage episodic falling and exercise intolerance
• Successfully investigate syncopal patients and be familiar with available diagnostic techniques and therapies for syncope
• Pathophysiology and management of systemic hypertension and pulmonary hypertension
• Pathophysiology and management of arterial thromboembolism
• Cardiovascular manifestations of thyroid dysfunctions and of diabetes and hyperadrenocorticism
Taught sessions
Taught Modules
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Payment terms & conditions
1. A non-refundable initial payment of £924.00 is due on registration in order to secure the booking. This can be paid by BACS or credit card.
2. Initial payment to be made by BACS or credit card within 30 days of the initial payment in order to be eligible for the discounted rate, (for payment in full).
3. Direct debit plans are administered and collected on our behalf by Animal Healthcare Limited.
4. Please contact us for pricing relating to corporate veterinary groups and multiple discounts and pricing.
5. Individual and Paired Module Pricing shown above does not include the exam fees of Harper Adams University and ESVPS.
6. If paying by direct debit we must receive the first payment prior to the course commencing.
PaymentsInitial
PaymentTotal payable
Payment Options All prices exclude VAT
GPCert Programme*:Payment in full (5% discount) £6,281.40
£924.00£7,205.40
12 monthly payments £551.00 £7,536.00
Module Options:Single module payment N/A
N/A£494.00
Paired module payment N/A £938.00
*Exam fee is included.
For those individuals continuing to PgC, the tuition fee for the Advanced Practitioner Module is £1,250 payable to Harper Adams University.
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