Programme

09.45 – 10.00

Course Introduction

Jack Hodson

Online and IT Services Manager, Infomed Online.

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