ECG in Clinical Practice: From Basics to Confidence
This is a remote delivered Paediatric and Neonatal ECG Course (Zoom) dealing with the challenges in our day to day clinical practice. The focus is on practical management of ECG abnormalities in neonates, children & young people in primary and secondary care. The faculty will go through real life cases and Paediatric Cardiologists will explain more complex situations. Our course includes a 3 month access to the recorded presentations, which can be viewed and CPD certificate claimed (for those unable to attend on 29th Jan 2027).
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For the basics of ECG interpretation we recommend our RCPCH Endorsed ECG Basics eLearning course – Click here for more information
Date
Date: 29th January 2027 (1 day course)
Time: 08.30 – 17.15
Registration
Course fee: £99
RCPCH CPD has been applied for
Learning outcomes
- This is a clinical and problem-oriented Paediatric and Neonatal ECG & Arrhythmia course.
- Participants will refresh reporting of normal ECG in neonates and children (pre-course reading) – the course as such will focus on ECG beyond the basics.
- Participants will achieve an understanding of the recognition and management of SVT, VT, ectopics and heart blocks.
- Participants will update on investigations in the context of suspected cardiomyopathies and congenital heart disease.
- Participants will be able to recognise and manage a range of abnormal ECGs including Long QT and medication use.
- Participants will revise the ECG diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, pericarditis, myocarditis, electrolyte disturbances etc
Audience
- Paediatric, Neonatal, PICU and Emergency Paediatric Consultants and Trainees
- Locally Employed Doctors and Foundation Programme Trainees
- Paediatric & Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialists and Advanced Nurse Practitioners
- Other Allied Health care professionals who manage babies, children & young people
- International Medical Graduates (IMG) – to upskill local management pathways
Our RCPCH Endorsed ECG Basics eLearning course is also available for anyone who would like renew their knowledge on basics of ECG interpretation – Click here for more information
Programme – 29th January 2027
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Registration & House keeping | Venugopalan P | |
| 09:15 – 10:00 | Neonatal SVT | Neonatal SVT responding to adenosine Aravind Shastri | SVT not responding to adenosine Brian McCrossan |
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Ectopics | Ectopics and heart blocks Dhaval Dave | When to investigate? When to treat? Vinay Bhole |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00 – 11:45 | VT | ECG diagnosis of VT Aravind Shastri | When to investigate? How to treat? Vinay Bhole |
| 11:45 – 12:30 | ECG in CHD | CHD – pre and post op Anjum Gandhi | Some challenging cases Dirk Wilson |
| 12:30 – 13:45 | Coffee Break | ||
| 13:15 – 14:00 | Cardiac syncope | Structural causes Brian McCrossan | Arrhythmic causes B Khodaghalian |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Cardiomyopathies | ECG diagnosis Prashanthi Katta | Diagnostic challenges Abbas Khushnood |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 15:00 – 15:45 | Long QT Syndromes | LQTS clinical presentation and ECG diagnosis Anna McCorquodale | Diagnostic challenges and monitoring for ADHD medications Brian McCrossan |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | Other Conditions | Myo-pericarditis, pulmonary hypertension, electrolyte disturbance etc– ECG diagnosis Archana Verma | Management strategies Dirk Wilson |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Final Q&A | All Faculty | |
Faculty
Course Directors
Course Organiser
Course Faculty
- S Sadagopan, Consultant Paediatric Electrophysiologist, Southampton General Hospital
- V Bhole, Consultant Paediatric Electrophysiologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
- B McCrossan, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast
- D Wilson, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Children’s Heart Unit, Cardiff
- A Kushnood, Consultant Paediatric Transplant Cardiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi
- B Khodaghalian, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool
- A Gandhi, Consultant Paediatrician with Cardiology Expertise, University Hospitals Birmingham
- A Shastri, Consultant Paediatrician with Cardiology Expertise, Norwich & Norfolk Uni Hospitals NHS Trust
- P Katta, Consultant Paediatrician with Cardiology Expertise, East Surrey Hospital, London
- A McCorquodale, Consultant Paediatrician, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, London
- D Dave, Consultant Paediatrician with Cardiology Expertise, Kings Mill Hospital, UK
- A Verma, Paediatric Registrar, Oxford