Barts Hand-Held ECHO Course

(hosted in collaboration with GE Healthcare)

Date: Monday 10th February 2025, 9am-5pm

Venue: CCT Venues Smithfield, Two East Poultry Ave, Smithfield, London, EC1A 9PT

Cost: £200 GBP

Capacity: Up to 18

The Course 

This is a one-day teaching course aimed at Echo beginners in acute specialties.  

It is suitable for those performing emergency echo, those hoping to proceed to BSE level 1 and those pursuing a career in cardiology. 

It involves an interactive lecture-based morning followed by two hands-on practical sessions in the afternoon.  By the end of the day you will be: 

1.      Familiar with standard ECHO views 

2.      Able to perform a basic scan 

3.      Able to distinguish abnormalities of the left ventricle, right ventricle, mitral valve, aortic valve, tricuspid valve, aorta, pericardial space and IVC.  Also basic abnormalities of lung interstitium and pleural space. 

 Course Design & Faculty 

The course has been designed and created by: 

·         Dr Guy Lloyd, Clinical lead for ECHO at Barts Heart Centre (BHC) and ex-president of the British Society of Echocardiography 

·         Selda Ahmet , Cardiology SpR at BHC 

·         Dr Kyle McBeath, Cardiology SpR at Harefield Hospital  

·         Dr Nabila Laskar, Cardiology Imaging SpR at BHC 

·         Dr Carla Stoicescu, Cardiology Fellow at BHC 

The teaching faculty is supported by the Consultant Cardiologist at BHC, echocardiographers and medical students at the Barts Heart Centre. 

View the schedule HERE.

Certificates confirming attendance will be sent to all delegates after the course.

For queries about the course, please contact Dr Carla Stoicescu at CarlaStoicescu@gmail.com

Thank you for your interest in this Barts Academy course.  All spaces have now been booked.  If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, please email our Programmes Manager, Amanda Craddock, at a.craddock@qmul.ac.uk.  We will then let you know if a space opens up.