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 2012 - 2013
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.
Cardiology Section 2012 – 2013
Please note that all dates published are accurate at the time of printing, please check online for up to date information on the cardiology training programme.
Remember, to guarantee your lunch please register at least 4 days prior to the meetings. Lunch cannot be provided for those who register on the day.
General Training days
Tuesday 23 October 2012
General Day 1: Chest Pain & Stable Angina
Tuesday 11 December 2012
General Day 2: Acute coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction
Tuesday 22 January 2013
General Day 3: Cardiovascular response to exercise in health and disease; Cardiac rehabilitation
Monday 11 February 2013
General Day 4: Heart failure Day 2
Friday 1 March 2013
General Day 5: Assessment and care of patients before and after cardiac and non-cardiac, surgery
Wednesday 17 April 2013
General Day 6: Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Thursday 20 June 2013
General Day 7: The prevention and management of endocarditis
Friday 5 July 2013
General Day 8: Pre-syncope, syncope and Bradyarrhythmias
Electrophysiology sub specialty training
Monday 3 December 2012
Day 1: Narrow complex tachycardia – II
Monday 14th January 2013
Day 2: Cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death: From Bench to Bedside
Thursday 14 February 2013
Day 3: "Pacemaker implantation & programming, managing device-related complications Lead management, engineering"
Friday 12 April 2013
Day 4: Narrow complex tachycardia III – Tracings
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Day 5: Heart Failure and EP
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Day 6: Title to be confirmed
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Day 7: Atrial tachycardia
Cardiac imaging sub specialty training
Friday 12 October 2012
Cardiac Imaging Day 1
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Cardiac Imaging Day 2
Friday 8 February 2013
Cardiac Imaging Day 3
Friday 22 February 2013
Cardiac Imaging Day 4
Monday 25 March 2013
Cardiac Imaging Day 5/ BSE
Monday 29 April 29 2013
Cardiac Imaging Day 6
Thursday 27June 27 2013
Cardiac Imaging Day 7
Intervention sub specialty training
Friday 2 November 2012
Coronary artery assessment: Pressure and flow wire, IVUS, OCT
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Non-coronary intervention: Valves, septal ablation, PFO/ASD, carotid and renal interventions Tuesday 12 February 2013
Trial evaluation: design, statistics, interpretation
Wednesday 6 March 2013
PCI for STEMI/ACS: 2b3a, bival, PCI in NSEACS including timing
Friday 19 April 2013
Complications of PCI: Peri-and post-procedure, recognition and management
Thursday 6 June 2013
Complex PCI: CTOs, SVG, LM, bifurcations, calcified lesions
Heart failure sub specialty training
Friday 7 December 2012
Heart Failure Day 1
Friday 7 June 2013
Heart Failure Day 1
(also see General day 4 for Heart Failure Day 2)
Adult congenital heart disease
Monday 11 March 2013
ACHD Day1
Friday 27 September 2013
ACHD Day 2
Please note registration for all meetings will close four full working days before the meeting date. Please ensure you book online before registration closes as we cannot provide lunch for delegates who register on the day of the meeting.
Cardiology Council 2012-2013
Officers |
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| President: | Andrew Deaner |
| President Elect: | Position vacant |
| 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: | Kostas Zacharias |
| Academic Board Representative: | Professor Michael Marber |
| Student Representative: | Mahvesh Rana Javaid |
| Immediate Past President: | Professor Michael Marber |
| Vice president: | Vacant |
| 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 (echo): | Dr Petros Nihoyannopoulos |
| Imaging: | Dr Mark Westwood |
| PCI: | Dr John Byrne |
Regions |
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| NW: | Dr Nick Banner |
| SW: | Dr Nick Bunce |
| NC&NE: | Dr Tom Crake |
| SE: | TBC |
