Neonatal Cardiology including POCUS
This Course will benefit neonatal consultants & trainees, paediatricians with neonatal interest and critical care doctors and advanced nurse practitioners, and researchers in the diagnosis and management of cardiology issues in the
neonates. The Course aims to deliver remotely the essential theoretical knowledge and helpful tips to neonatal cardiology practice and comes with a pre-course reading package.
Includes 3 month access to recorded lectures
RCPCH has approved this activity for CPD in accordance with the current RCPCH CPD Guidelines.
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Course Highlights
- Pre-course material devoted to the review of morphology and echo windows that underline good echocardiography skills.
- Detailed discussions on PDA, PPHN and critical neonatal heart defects
- Special attention to the needs of Neonatal, PICU & Emergency paediatrics trainees
Topics covered
- Early diagnosis of congenital heart disease.
- Normal and abnormal neonatal ECG
- Echo imaging of neonates
- Functional echo assessment in sick neonates
- Critical neonatal heart defects and their diagnosis
- Diagnosis and management of PDA and PPHN
- POCUS in emergencies
Audience
- Neonatal, PICU and Emergency Paediatric consultants and trainees
- Neonatal cardiology researchers
- Allied Health care professionals who manage neonates
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Date
Date: 14 January 2026 (1 Day)
Time: 08.30 – 17.15
Registration
Course Fee: £100
For more information or registration please email Dr Venu at: cardiologyskills@gmail.com
Faculty
Course Directors
- P Venugopalan, Consultant Paediatrician with Cardiology Expertise, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- J Banerjee, Consultant Neonatologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
Course Faculty
- H Bellsham-Revell, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
- H Khan, Consultant Neonatologist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
- B Bhojnagarwala, Consultant Neonatologist with Cardiology Expertise, Medway NHS Trust
- A Kulkarni, Consultant Neonatologist with Cardiology expertise, St George’s Hospital, London
- R Krishnamurthy, Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist, Manor Hospital, Walsall
- M Shetty, Consultant Neonatologist, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust
- S Pereira, Consultant Neonatologist, Homerton Hospital, London
- A Singh, Consultant Neonatologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Programme
08.30 – 08.45
08.45 – 09.00
09.00 – 09.45
09.45 – 10.30
10.30 – 10.45
10.45 – 11.30
11.30 – 12.15
12.15 – 13.00
13.00 – 13.45
13.45 – 14.30
14.30 – 15.15
15.15 – 15.30
15.30 – 1615
16.15 – 17.00
17.00 – 17.15
Log in & Registration
Welcome & Programme outline
Early detection of congenital heart disease
Neonatal ECG – Normal and abnormal
Coffee Break
Basics of echo imaging in the neonate
PDA assessment – Neonatal perspective
PPHN -echo assessment and management
Lunch & Prayer time
Critical heart disease – Early diagnosis & initial management
SAFE Protocol and Cardiac POCUS
Coffee break
Line positioning – Role of POCUS
Lung ultrasound – basics
Concluding session Q&A
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B Bhojnagarwala
R Krishnamurthy
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S Pereira
A Kulkarni
A Singh
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H Bellsham-Revell
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M Shetty
All Faculty