ECG Interpretation
What the psychiatrist needs to know!
Taking place online and live on Tuesday 28 January 2025
- A practical course for the Consultant, SASG and Senior STs working in adult general Psychiatry
- Format: Interactive lectures followed with case scenarios, discussion and Q&A
- CPD: 5 CPD credits with certificate of attendance issued
10.00 – 10.45
Recording and interpreting the ECG
Dr Dan Bromage
Consultant Cardiologist, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Anatomy and the Electrophysiology of the heart
- The ECG machine – how it works and why
- Has the ECG been correctly taken? How do we know?
- Understanding automatic reporting – how reliable is it?
- The normal ECG, including normal variants
- Measuring the QT interval, including worked examples
- A systematic approach to ECG interpretation
10.45 – 11.00
BREAK
11.00 – 12.40
Interactive ECGs discussion (1)
Dr Matt Sadler
Cardiology Research Fellow, Kings College London
12.40 – 13.30
LUNCH
13.30 – 14.15
ECG – Normal, Abnormal, High Risk - when to refer?
Dr Matt Sadler
Cardiology Research Fellow, Kings College London
- Identifying the high risk patient
- Prolonged QT interval
- ECG and medical conditions such as: Arrhythmias, Ischemia, Chest pain and palpitations, Anorexia, R bundle block
- Congenital abnormalities
- Clinical symptoms to look for and key clinical questions to ask the patient
- What not to miss and when to refer to the specialist
14.15 – 15.45
Interactive ECGs discussion (2)
Dr Dan Bromage
Consultant Cardiologist, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
15.45 – 16.00
BREAK
16.00 – 16.30
ECG’s and Psychiatric Medications
Dr Dan Bromage
Consultant Cardiologist, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- What to check for before you medicate
- The abnormal ECG – what are the expected outcomes of changing the patient’s medication?
- If the medication is continued, is there a point at which the ECG will say “you need to change medication now!”?
- Medications, including: Stimulants, Psychotropic, Mood stabilisers, antidepressants and atypical medications
About this course
This webinar comprises online interactive lectures and interactive discussions led by Cardiologists who are very familiar with the questions asked by the Psychiatrists regarding cardiology and in particular ECGs.
This webinar provides an update on how to read ECGs –the basics and beyond – with a focus on ECG abnormalities that are highly relevant to the practice of the General Psychiatrist. During the day, delegates will have the opportunity to undertake interactive ECG interpretation, putting into practice the techniques learned in the lectures, with live tutors’ feedback.
The aim
To provide all Adult/General Psychiatrists with a practical and comprehensive webinar covering a wide range of ECGs that will assist them in developing a skilled and systematic approach to interpreting an ECG, identifying the red flags and to decide when to refer further to a specialist.
Sessions with lectures and cases will cover
- How to interpret an ECG and NOT how to take an ECG
- Abnormalities that the General Psychiatrist will normally see and what not to miss
- Abnormal ECGs – clinical symptoms to look for, and key clinical questions to ask the patient
- ECG abnormalities related to psychiatric medication and medication management
- What ECG is contraindication to psychotropic medication?
- By the end of the course, delegates will develop a skilled and systematic approach to interpreting an ECG, identifying the red flags and to decide when to refer further to a specialist
- Places at this webinar are strictly limited so as to maximise webinar interaction
Interactive ECG Discussion
- All attendees look at the ECG cases is depth guided by the tutor.
- The tutor goes through the first cases highlighting good practice.
Cases may include: Prolonged QT Interval; Sinus tachycardia; Atrial fibrillation; ST elevation and myocardial infarction; AV block; and Ectopics
Course faculty members
Dr Dan Bromage
Dr Bromage is a Consultant Cardiologist at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College London. His clinical interests include heart failure and inflammatory cardiomyopathies. His research focuses on manipulating inflammation after myocardial infarction to reduce progression to heart failure.
Dr Matt Sadler
Dr Sadler is a cardiology Higher Specialist trainee and current Research Fellow at Kings College London. Clinical interest includes inflammatory heart disease, arrythmia and cardiac devices
Comments from January 2024
Excellent session, great coverage
Excellent and delivered to the appropriate level and very useful.
Lecturer gave really clear explanations and answered all questions thoroughly
The presenters were both first class. The level of interactivity was good. The level was just right. It was much more interesting than I anticipated!
Very good coverage of all the topics we psychiatrists need.
Exactly what I needed to improve my practice.
Very useful sessions and I have gained knowledge and also confidence in interpretation of ECGs.
Very good lecturers providing a great systematic approach to interpretation, also the interaction from other delegates was very helpful.
The presenters are very good. They kept us engaged throughout the sessions. The content was tailored. And the tech support was very good.
IT worked well other than initial glitch with updated version of Webex but all these problems were solved very quickly by Informed staff, great support!.
I thought the use of Slido, alongside the ECGs, was a great use of IT. The content was focused at the right level. An equal mix of theory and practice.
Clear presentation, focus on relevant topics, knowledgeable speakers, interactive sessions and excellent Informed support throughout the day
All very good, lots of ECG practice; QTC interval calculation; good range of coverage from recording to ECG to more specific psychiatric related topics
I feel more confident with QTc; I got shown lots of ECGs, very timely, as now we do physical health checks (not GPs); and take prescribing decisions
Excellent relevant content of delivery, great presentation and teaching skills, opportunities for interaction/to ask questions
Lecturers gave clear explanations, we had lots of practice in reading ECG with so could easily see where had missed abnormalities etc
I am an old age psychiatrist - this course has been very helpful and I am going to utilise it in my work. We are aiming for MSNAP so I will also pass on some of the info to my team.
This course worked really well with Webex and slido, I would highly recommend to colleagues
Coverage from ECG basics to clinical implications; interactive ECG interpretation sessions; informative answers to questions from participants.
Delivered at my level, good instruction given, appropriately timed, good use of slido, good on the basics for reading ECG.
I thought this course was spot on, and wouldn't change anything.
The knowledge of the speakers, the anonymous poll and the last lecture.
This course is good, a simple format, answering questions, practice ECGs including normal; this is the second time I am attend, so definitely find it very helpful.
I will certainly apply my knowledge to practice and also plan to share my learning with peers/colleagues and students on placement.
Excellent and delivered to the appropriate level and very useful.
Lecturer gave really clear explanations and answered all questions thoroughly
The presenters were both first class. The level of interactivity was good. The level was just right. It was much more interesting than I anticipated!
Very good coverage of all the topics we psychiatrists need.
Exactly what I needed to improve my practice.
Very useful sessions and I have gained knowledge and also confidence in interpretation of ECGs.
Very good lecturers providing a great systematic approach to interpretation, also the interaction from other delegates was very helpful.
The presenters are very good. They kept us engaged throughout the sessions. The content was tailored. And the tech support was very good.
IT worked well other than initial glitch with updated version of Webex but all these problems were solved very quickly by Informed staff, great support!.
I thought the use of Slido, alongside the ECGs, was a great use of IT. The content was focused at the right level. An equal mix of theory and practice.
Clear presentation, focus on relevant topics, knowledgeable speakers, interactive sessions and excellent Informed support throughout the day
All very good, lots of ECG practice; QTC interval calculation; good range of coverage from recording to ECG to more specific psychiatric related topics
I feel more confident with QTc; I got shown lots of ECGs, very timely, as now we do physical health checks (not GPs); and take prescribing decisions
Excellent relevant content of delivery, great presentation and teaching skills, opportunities for interaction/to ask questions
Lecturers gave clear explanations, we had lots of practice in reading ECG with so could easily see where had missed abnormalities etc
I am an old age psychiatrist - this course has been very helpful and I am going to utilise it in my work. We are aiming for MSNAP so I will also pass on some of the info to my team.
This course worked really well with Webex and slido, I would highly recommend to colleagues
Coverage from ECG basics to clinical implications; interactive ECG interpretation sessions; informative answers to questions from participants.
Delivered at my level, good instruction given, appropriately timed, good use of slido, good on the basics for reading ECG.
I thought this course was spot on, and wouldn't change anything.
The knowledge of the speakers, the anonymous poll and the last lecture.
This course is good, a simple format, answering questions, practice ECGs including normal; this is the second time I am attend, so definitely find it very helpful.
I will certainly apply my knowledge to practice and also plan to share my learning with peers/colleagues and students on placement.
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Course fees
Course fee: £225 inc VAT
- Live access
- Fee includes 90 days of access with unlimited playback during this time.
- CPD Certificate of attendance upon completion with 5 CPD points
- Opportunity to interact, ask questions directly to the faculty.
- Lots of cases to review and interpret
How to attend this course
This course is hosted online using Teams or Webex. We shall provide you with a joining link and instructions one week before the course begins.
In the meantime, you can checkout our tutorials below. On the course day, we also provide full support and giudance by chat, email and telephone.