BCCE      Basic Certificate Course on Echocardiography

CNE pts: 6

Aim:

This course aims to provide participants an overview of Echocardiography.

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: 

a. Know the indications of ordering echocardiograph.

b. Understand the role of echocardiography in the management of different diseases.

c. Know how to interpret the echocardiographic findings of common cardiac diseases.

d. Know how to perform echocardiography for screening purpose.

Contents:

• • Ultrasound Physics
• • Anatomy and Physiology of the heart
• • Echo: five standardized windows and cardiac ultrasound views of the heart
• • Estimation of LVEF
• • Echo findings of Diastolic Dysfunction
• • Echo findings of RV infarction
• • Echocardiographic signs suggesting pulmonary hypertension
• • Use of Echo in patients with various types of shock
• • Echocardiographic findings of various diseases including Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic dissection, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Atrial Septal Defect, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, etc
• • Echocardiography in Athletes in Primary Prevention of Sudden Death
• • Introduction to Pediatric Echocardiography

Speaker:  Dr. Samuel Chan – Honorary clinical assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine (HKU)

Period:   12/1/2027 and 19/1/2027 (Tue, total 2 sessions), 7:00 -10:00pm

Venue:   The talk will be conducted in online format (Zoom)

Fee:     $750 (member)              $950 (non-member)