Welcome to our training and education page. Here you will find information about forthcoming training events run by the network or hospitals within the network, as well as events run by other organisations that may be of interest.
Our training and education strategy is available here.
2020 Network events
- Paediatric and Adult Nurses (Level 1 & 2) Away Day, Bristol, 4th February 2020. For more information, click here.
- Psychology Network Event, Bristol, 11th February 2020. For more information, click here.
- Inherited Cardiac Conditions Conference, Bristol, 14th February 2020. For more information, click here.
- Paediatricians with Expertise in Cardiology Training Day, Exeter, 10th March 2020. Programme.
- Fetal Echocardiography Course, Bristol, 20th March 2020. For more information, click here. *Please note that this event is being postponed*
- Welsh Paediatric Cardiovascular Network Spring Meeting, Cardiff, 2nd April 2020. For more information, click here. *Cancelled*
- 'Together We Matter' Paediatric Palliative Care Study Day, Bristol, 2nd April 2020. For more information, click here. *Cancelled*
- Intermediate Adult Congenital Heart Disease Training Day, Bristol, 6th April 2020. For more information, click here. *Cancelled*
- PECSIG national conference, Exeter, 5th June 2020. *Please note this event is being postponed to 2021 - further details to follow*
- 18th Adult Congenital Heart Disease Study Day, Bristol, 14th October 2020. For more information, click here
2020 Other events
- Clinical Cardiovascular Research Event, Bristol, 5th February 2020. For more information, click here.
- RV Masterclass 'PH and the Right Heart: An Update' Meeting, Glasgow, 28th February 2020. For more information, click here.
- EuroGUCH 2020, European meeting on Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Belgium, 17-18th April 2020. For more information, click here.
- Introduction to Congenital Heart Disease event, London, 6th - 10th July 2020. Save the date. For more information, click here.
- 12th Advanced Symposium in ACHD, London, 21-22nd September 2020. For more information, click here.
- BCCA Annual Meeting 2020, ICC Birmingham, 11-12th November 2020. For more information, click here.
Previous Presentations
Presentations from the Network Psychology Event, February 2020
- Welcome and overview of the service - Dr Vanessa Garratt
- Introduction to the CHD Network - Cat McElvaney
- Overview of the common congenital heart conditions - Sheena Vernon
- Overview of the adult congenital heart disease psychology service - Dr Michelle O'Keeffe
- Overview of the paediatric congenital heart disease psychology service - Dr Josie Steele
- Introducting the cardiac youth worker service - Xander Cooke
- Preparing for cardiac surgery - Dr Michelle O'Keeffe
- Working with a regional centre from Taunton - Dr Kat Peckitt
- Case study: health anxiety in the context of a cardiac condition - Dr Michelle O'Keeffe
- Working with trauma in PICU - Dr Maria Clare
Presentations from the 17th Adult Congenital Heart Disease Study Day 2019
- Overview of the 8 common lesions - Sheena Vernon
- Anaesthsia in ACHD - Dr Amit Ranjan
- Fontan in pregnancy - Dr Stephanie Curtis
- Life threatening arrhythmias in Fontan patients - Dr Graham Stuart
- ACHD interactive case studies - Caryl Evans
- Surgery of single ventricles - Mr Andrew Parry
Presentations from the Paediatricians with Expertise in Cardiology day 2019
Presentations from the Paediatricians with Expertise in Cardiology Day 2018
- Arrhythmia recognition and treatment Dr Reza Ashrafi 2018
- Cardiac EOL teaching Dr Charlotte Mellor 2018
- Cardiac MRI for PECSIG 2018 Dr M Yeong
- Cardiac Surgery Common Procedures Dr F. Papadopoulou 2018
- Hypertension Dr Martin Mraz 2018
- Transition to the adult services Sheena Vernon and Ann Jermyn RGN Dec 2018
- The Assessment of Ventricular Function Owen Burgess 2018
Presentations from The 15th Adult Congenital Heart Disease Study Day 2017
- Arrhythmia Treatment and Sudden Cardiac Death Dr Stuart 2017
- Fallot Tetralogy in Pregnancy Dr Curtis 2017
- Fallots Tetralogy Surgical Procedures Mr Serban Stoica 2017
- Heart Failure in ACHD Caryl Evans RGN 2017
- Overview of Adult Congenital heart Disease Sheena Vernon RGN 2017
- Pulmonary Hypertension in ACHD Dr Ellen Leusveld 2017
- Psychology in ACHD Dr Michelle O'Keeffe 2017
Resources
Paediatrics:
- Paediatric Intensive care Quiz
- Paediatric Clinics of North America
- Adolescent Resource Newsletter January 2019
- E-Textbook for Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Diseases
- Paediatric Cardiology podcasts
- Geggel's Congenital Heart Disease Library
- Paediatric Cardiac videos - 14th DHZB Lange Symposium
- Congenital Heart Disease on NICU
Adult:
- Info Flash
- GUCH Study Pack
- Guch Study Pack Answer Pack
- ACHD videos - 28th International Symposium on ACHD
If you would like to publicise an event on our website, please email: Sheena.Vernon@uhbristol.nhs.uk