LV Function and Ischaemia
Assess LV function, wall motion and ischaemic patterns through guided scanning and clinical cases.
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ADVANCED SHORT COURSE · 1 DAY
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Valve Disease and the Aorta
1 full day
6.5 contact hours
Melbourne, VIC
You train hands-on with the same ultrasound equipment used in Heartscope's cardiology clinics.
Course overview
This course is for clinicians with echo and introductory Doppler experience who want to improve their valve and aortic assessment. Practical scanning and clinical cases cover native and prosthetic valves and selected aortic findings.
Your educator will review how you acquire images, use Doppler and interpret the results. You'll also learn to recognise the limits of a focused examination and when valve or aortic findings need comprehensive specialist review.
Who this course is for
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Intensivists and intensive care registrars
Emergency physicians and registrars
Anaesthetists and anaesthetic registrars
Cardiology trainees
General and respiratory physicians
Sonographers extending into critical care
Entry requirements
For healthcare professionals
You should be able to obtain standard transthoracic views and have introductory Doppler experience.
In-person attendance
You'll need to attend our Melbourne training centre. The practical sessions can't be completed online.
Course objectives
On completion, participants will be able to:
Optimise valve imaging
Refine the views, colour settings and Doppler alignment used in valve assessment.
Assess valvular stenosis
Work through the measurements and imaging planes used to assess stenotic lesions.
Assess regurgitation
Use a multiparametric approach rather than relying on colour jet area alone.
Assess the aorta
Review aortic dimensions and selected acute aortic findings, including the limitations of transthoracic imaging in suspected dissection.
Apply cases safely
Integrate acquisition and case interpretation while recognising when formal comprehensive imaging is required.
Course curriculum
The main learning areas are outlined below.
Valve imaging and Doppler
Cardiac anatomy and physiology, the imaging modes, and the standard windows.
Practise obtaining valve images and using Doppler to assess native valve disease.
Stenosis and regurgitation
Cardiac anatomy and physiology, the imaging modes, and the standard windows.
Review common stenotic and regurgitant lesions. Practise the relevant measurements and interpret them alongside the clinical findings.
Prosthetic valves
Cardiac anatomy and physiology, the imaging modes, and the standard windows.
Review prosthetic valve types, expected appearances and findings that may suggest dysfunction or require specialist assessment.
The aorta
Cardiac anatomy and physiology, the imaging modes, and the standard windows.
Assess visible aortic anatomy and selected pathology, and learn the limits of transthoracic echo in suspected dissection.
Guided practice and clinical cases
Cardiac anatomy and physiology, the imaging modes, and the standard windows.
Review your imaging and interpretation with your educator, including what a focused examination can and cannot support in a report.
Course outcomes
You'll practise assessing native and prosthetic valves and the aorta.
You'll use educator feedback to improve your imaging and Doppler technique.
You'll receive a Scope Institute certificate recording the training you've completed. This is non-accredited professional training. It isn't CPD-accredited, but doctors can self-record eligible hours.
Accreditation
This course is not currently accredited by a specialist college and no CPD points are attached to it. Applications are in progress with the bodies listed below, and this page will be updated as each is confirmed.
Applications in progressACEM
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
ASUM
Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
CICM
College of Intensive Care Medicine
ANZCA
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
RACGP
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
ACRRM
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
No accreditation should be assumed until it is stated here. The certificate issued on completion documents the contact hours completed and the topics covered.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You can book this course individually or as part of Complete Critical Care Echocardiography.
Yes. We'll work with you to arrange course dates around your availability and clinical commitments.
No. A normal focused study does not exclude dissection or replace definitive investigation.
No. We provide adult volunteers for supervised scanning practice at our Melbourne training centre.
You can self-record eligible hours towards CPD, subject to your CPD home's requirements, activity categories and attendance. This course provides 6.5 hours of learning.
15+ years clinical experience
Teaches every cohortYour trainer
Reena Kapadia
Chief Cardiac Sonographer and Educator. Reena holds a Diploma of Medical Ultrasonography (Cardiac) from ASUM and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122). She co-founded Heartscope and has over 15 years of experience across several public and private cardiology practices.
Reena has trained more than 50 cardiac sonography students. She teaches every Scope Institute echocardiography cohort in small groups, giving individual feedback and following each student's progress.
More about ReenaOur clinical partner
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Fees and payment
$2,000per person, including GST
1 full day, with 6.5 contact hours. All equipment and course materials are provided.
Small groups
Your educator will review your scanning and give individual feedback.
1 full day
6.5 contact hours of in-person training.
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