This is a 6 weeks comprehensive ECG interpretation and arrhythmia management short course designed for clinicians (medical, nursing and related allied health) who require knowledge and skills to interpret a normal 12-lead electrocardiogram, to recognise deviations from normal and to implement appropriate management.
The program will be delivered over 6 weeks of 2hrs session (60mins lecture and 60mins tutorial).
The program will be delivered over 6 weeks of 2hrs session (60mins lecture and 60mins tutorial).
Due to the concise nature of this course, participants who missed more than one week session (webinar and tutorial) will not be deemed successful course completion.
Intended Learning Outcomes
- Apply an understanding of normal cardiac function and electrophysiology to a cardiac assessment
- Apply basic principles of cardiac rhythm analysis to a rhythm strip and correctly identify normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms
- Demonstrate knowledge application of interpreting abnormalities in a 12-lead ECG
- Be able to recognise life-threatening arrhythmias and acute ECG changes and initiate timely management actions
- Describe the causes, significance, treatment, and management in the different types of heart blocks and arrhythmias
- Analyse modalities of treatment for arrhythmias: non-pharmacological and pharmacological
TARGET AUDIENCE
Medical, Nursing and Related Allied-Health.
FORMAT
Online interactive webinar format (delivered live)
Course Dates in year 2024
1st Intake: 1st February to 7th March 2024 (every Thursday for 6 weeks), 10am to 12pm
2nd Intake: 2nd May to 6th June 2024 (every Thursday for 6 weeks), 10am to 12pm
3rd Intake: 5th September to 10th October 20234 (every Thursday for 6 weeks), 10am to 12pm
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