Cardiology Section
Aims
To increase the understanding of, and improve practice in, Cardiovascular Medicine and Science.
Members include
Anyone with an interest in cardiovascular medicine.
Contents:
- Description of General Cardiology and Sub-specialty Training Days
- Current Academic Year 2011/2012 - Dates and Outline programmes for training days
- RSM Council 2010-2011
Description of General Cardiology and Sub-specialty Training Days
Training, Symposia and Conferences
The Cardiology section provides training days for the London/Thames Cardiology Specialty Registrar Training Programmes and educational evening sessions in imaging as well as conferences and symposia in Cardiology for other professionals. All meetings have CPD accreditation
London Cardiology Training Days
Programmes of training days are provided for General Cardiology and for advanced sub-specialty training for London/Thames programme trainees by the RSM Cardiology Council on behalf of the London Cardiology Programmes, the London Deanery and the London School of Specialty Medicine.
Cardiology Training Days 2011 - 2012
The outline programmes for both the General Cardiology and the Sub-Specialty Training Days for the whole year are listed below. These programmes are usually published in the RSM web pages by July-August for the following October, so that StRs can arrange to be free to attend.
Programme and booking details each of these events can be found by locating them in the calendar and clicking on them. Please note that places are only guaranteed by a written acknowledgement from the Academic Department.
PMETB Attendance Requirements
Attendance at Cardiology Programme Training days is mandatory. Trainees are expected to attend all the training days relevant to their level of training and an absolute minimum of 70% of to meet PMETB requirements.
Junior Trainees (SpR 1-4 & StRs ST3-5)
Junior Trainees are reminded they should try to attend all the general Cardiology Training Days and that they must attend a minimum of 70% to meet PMETB requirements. While they are also welcome to attend the sub-specialty training days these will not be counted at their RITAs/ARCPs.
Senior trainees (SpRs 5-6 & ST6-ST7s)
Trainees undergoing sub-specialty training (Senior Trainees) are required to attend all the advanced training days appropriate to the sub-specialty in which they are undergoing advanced training and that 70% is the minimum to meet PMETB requirements. Senior Trainees are also welcome to attend General Cardiology training days, but are not required to do so and these will not be counted at their RITAs/ARCPs.
Current Academic Year 2011/2012- Dates and Outline programmes for training days
This consists of a 3 year programme of 8 training days/year for ST3 – ST5 Specialty Registrars. This programme covers much of the knowledge base required for the KBA (Knowledge Based Assessment), which will be compulsory for ST5s from the spring of 2010.
General Cardiology (GC) Days
- Day 1: Pulmonary hypertension - Tuesday 1 November 2011
- Day 2: Acute coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction - Wendesday 14 December 2011
- Day 3: Acute and chronic breathlessness - Tuesday 24 January 2012
- Day 4: Heart disease in pregnancy - Monday 13 February 2012
- Day 5: Cardiac tumours and diseases of the aorta and pericardium- Friday 2 March 2012
- Day 6: Adult congenital heart disease - Wednesday 18 April 2012
- Day 7: Community cardiology and President's Prize - Thursday 21 June 2012
- Day 8: Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy - Friday 6 July 2012
Electrophysiology (EP) Days
- Day 1: Cardiac arrhythmia anatomy and physiology, diagnostic modalities - Thursday 17 November 2011
- Day 2: The ECG and principles of Electrophysiology - Friday 16 December 2011
- Day 3: ICD implantation and programming tracings - Wednesday 18 January 2012
- Day 4: Ventricular tachycardia - Friday 23 March 2012
- Day 5: Narrow complex tachycardia – I - Friday 13 April 2012
- Day 6: Inherited cardiac disease – an electrophysiological perspective - Thursday 7 June 2012
- Day 7: Atrial fibrillation - Wednesday 4 July 2012
Cardiac Imaging Days
- Imaging Day 1: Wednesday 19 October 2011
- Imaging Day 2: Friday 2 December 2011
- Imaging Day 3: Thursday 9 February 2012
- Imaging Day 4: Wednesday 7 March 2012
- Imaging Day 5: Monday 30 April 2012
- Imaging Day 6: Tuesday 8 May 2012
- Imaging Day 7: Thursday 28 June 2012
Intervention Days
- Intervention Day 1: PCI for patients - Wednesday 12 October 2011
- Intervention Day 2: Thursday 1 December 2012
- Intervention Day 3: Friday 20 January 2012
- Intervention Day 4: Friday 10 February 2012
- Intervention Day 5: Friday 20 April 2012
- Intervention Day 6: Friday 8 June 2012
Heart Failure (HF) Days
- HF Day 1: Friday 9 December 2011
- HF Day 2: Thursday 20 September 2011
Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Days
- ACHD Day 1: Tuesday 14 February 2012
- ACHD Day 2: Friday 28 September 2012
Cardiology Council 2011-2012
Officers |
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| President: | Professor Michael Marber |
| President Elect: | Andrew Deaner |
| President Elect Designate: | Position vacant |
| Honorary Secretary: | Professor Michael Gatzoulis |
| Honorary Treasurer: | Professor Sanjay Sharma |
| Editorial Representative: | Dr Robert Greenbaum |
| Vlug Representative: | Position vacant |
| Trainee Representative: | Zacharias Costa |
| Academic Board Representative: | Professor Michael Marber |
| Student Representative: | Position vacant |
| Immediate Past President: | Dr Robert Greenbaum |
| Vice president: | Dr John Coltart - RESIGNED |
| Junior Honorary Secretary: | Sukh Nijjer |
| Membership Officer: | Dr Suzanna Hardman |
Discretionary Officer |
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| Vice Presidents: | |
| Honorary Treasurer Elect: | Professor Sanjay Sharma |
Other Members |
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| ACHD: | Dr Natali Chung |
| Heart Failure: | Dr Suzanna Hardman |
| EP: | Dr Mark O'Neill |
| Imaging: | Dr Bushra Rana |
| Imaging: | Dr Mark Westwood |
| PCI: | Dr Simon Redwood |
Regions |
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| NW: | Dr Nick Banner |
| SW: | Dr Nick Bunce |
| NC&NE: | Dr Tom Crake |
| SE: | TBC |
