Advanced echocardiography

Date: Thursday 28th June, 2012 - Friday 29th June, 2012
Start time: 9:00 AM
Duration: 12 hour(s)
Cost: £699

Provider: Royal Veterinary College

Echocardiography has advanced at an accelerating rate over the past ten years, with many new applications in veterinary cardiology. This course is specifically designed for experienced echocardiographers who would like to refine and update their skills, including RCVS CertVC holders or candidates, radiologists, internists, or residents.

The course will be divided into detailed theory sessions and a practical hands-on scanning session. Lectures will cover an integrated approach to the morphological and haemodynamic assessment of canine and feline patients with cardiac disease, including use of newer Tissue Doppler techniques. This course may be particularly useful for CertVC holders on the VCS auscultation list, who wish to be accredited for heart testing and screening by Doppler.


Programme

Day 1
08.30-09.00 Registration and refreshments
09.00-09.45 Technique: 2D and M-Mode - Joanna Dukes-McEwan
09.45-10.30 Technique: Spectral, Colour and Tissue Doppler - Virginia Luis Fuentes
10.30-11.00 Tea/Coffee break
11.00-11.45 Echocardiographic assessment of chamber dimensions - Virginia Luis Fuentes
11.45-12.30 Echocardiographic assessment of systolic function - Joanna Dukes-McEwan
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.30 Hands-on echocardiographic examination (practical workshop)
15.30-16.00 Tea/Coffee break
16.00-17.00 Case discussion

Day 2
08.30-09.00 Registration and refreshments
09.00-09.45 Echocardiographic assessment of valve function - Virginia Luis Fuentes
09.45-10.30 2D echo: lesion recognition in acquired cardiac disease - Joanna Dukes-McEwan
10.30-11.00 Tea/Coffee break
11.00-11.45 Echocardiographic assessment of diastolic function - Virginia Luis-Fuentes
11.45-12.45 2D echo: lesion recognition in congenital cardiac disease - Joanna Dukes-McEwan
12.45-13.45 Lunch
13.45-15.45 Hands-on echocardiographic examination (practical workshop)
15.45-16.00 Tea/Coffee break
16.00-17.00 Case discussion

To book: Contact the CPD Unit on Tel: 01707 666865, or email cpd@rvc.ac.uk. Further details available at www.rvc.ac.uk/cpd

Who is it for?

Veterinary Surgeons

The Speakers

David Connolly, BSc BVetMed PhD CertSAM Dip ECVIM-CA (cardiology) CertVC MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Cardiology
The Royal Veterinary College

Joanna Dukes-McEwan , BVMS (Hons) MVM PhD DVC Diplomate ECVIM-CA(Cardiology) MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Cardiology
University of Liverpool Small Animal Teaching Hospital

Virginia Luis Fuentes, MA VetMB PhD CertVR DVC DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA (cardiology) MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Internal Medicine
The Royal Veterinary College

Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as

12 hours

Registration and Booking

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