Fundamentals of ECG Interpretation and Management (SOLD OUT)
Location
The Royal Melbourne Hospital Clinical Simulation Centre
About
This is a 6 weeks comprehensive ECG interpretation and arrhythmia management short course designed for clinicians (medical and nursing) who require knowledge and skills to interpret a normal 12-lead electrocardiogram, to recognise deviations from normal and to implement appropriate management.
The program will be delivered over 6 weeks of 2.5hrs session (90mins lecture and 60mins face-face tutorial).
The program will be delivered over 6 weeks of 2.5hrs session (90mins lecture and 60mins face-face tutorial).
Intended Learning Outcomes
- Apply an understanding of normal cardiac function and electrophysiology to a cardiac assessment
- Apply basic principles of cardiac rhythm analysis to a rhythm strip and correctly identify normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms
- Demonstrate knowledge application of interpreting abnormalities in a 12-lead ECG
- Be able to recognise life-threatening arrhythmias and acute ECG changes and initiate timely management actions
- Describe the causes, significance, treatment, and management in the different types of heart blocks and arrhythmias
- Analyse modalities of treatment for arrhythmias: non-pharmacological and pharmacological
TARGET AUDIENCE
Medical and Nursing
Course Dates in year 2018
1st Intake: 6th March to 17th April 2018 (Every Tuesday except 20th March), 10am to 1230pm - SOLD OUT
2nd Intake: 7th August to 18th September 2018 (Every Tuesday except 4th September), 10am to 1230pm
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