Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography
Course for Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists
Forthcoming Courses
06-09 March 2006
11-14 December 2006*

09-12 October 2006*

20-23 November 2006*

*provisional dates

2005 Courses
14-17 March 2005
14-17 November 2005

9-12 May 2005

12-15 September 2005
2004 Courses
02-05 February 2004
18-21 October 2004

10-13 May 2004
22-25 November 2004

13-16 September 2004
2003 Courses
13-16 January 2003
08-11 September 2003
03-06 March 2003
06-09 October 2003
19-22 May 2003
17-20 November 2003
2002 Courses
09-12 September 2002

07-10 October 2002

18-21 November 2002

Accreditation
Approved for 10 hours CME/CEPD credit
Faculty

Dr John Kneeshaw
Dr Amo Oduro
Dr Jon Mackay
Dr Joe Arrowsmith
Dr Florian Falter
Dr Roger Hall
Dr Andrew Klein
Dr Martin Goddard
Mr Chris Wisbey
Ms Natalie Clarke

 

Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist (Course Director)
Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist
Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist
Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist
Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist
Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist
Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist
Consultant Pathologist
Chief Cardiac Technician
Education & Development Senior Administrator

GE Vivid 3

Typical Course Programme (subject to change)
Monday 11:00
11:10
11:15
12:00

13:15
14:15
15:00

15:30
16:30
17:30

Coffee & registration [White]
Welcome & introduction [Oduro/White]
Basic physics of ultrasound [Oduro]
Lunch & learning resources

Functional anatomy [Wisbey]
Introduction to TOE equipment & image acquisition [Wisbey]
Tea

A systematic approach to TOE examination [Mackay]
Anatomy practical [Goddard]
Transfer to hotel

Tuesday 07:45
08:00
09:30
11:00
12:30

13:30
15:00
16:30
17:30

Transfer to Papworth
Practical experience in theatre [Consultant Anaesthetists]
Assessment of mitral valve / mitral valve disease [Mackay]
Practical experience in theatre [Consultant Anaesthetists]
Lunch

Practical experience in theatre [Consultant Anaesthetists]
Assessment of aortic valve / aortic valve disease [Kneeshaw]
Practical experience in theatre [Consultant Anaesthetists]
Transfer to hotel

Wednesday 07:45
08:00
09:30
11:00
12:30

13:30
15:00
16:30
17:30

Transfer to Papworth
Practical experience in theatre [Consultant Anaesthetists]
Setting up and continuing a quality service [Kneeshaw]
Practical experience in theatre [Consultant Anaesthetists]
Lunch

Practical experience in theatre [Consultant Anaesthetists]
Assessing left ventricular function [Hall]
Practical experience in theatre [Consultant Anaesthetists]
Transfer to hotel

Thursday 08:30
09:00
10:00

10:30
11:30
12:00
12:30

Transfer to Papworth (with luggage)
Examination [Mackay]
Coffee

Problems and pitfalls [Arrowsmith]
Review of examination with answers [Kneeshaw/Mackay]
Course / Examination evaluation [Kneeshaw]
Lunch


Equipment
Vivid 3 [two machines] Cardiovascular Ultrasound System (GE Medical Systems) with 2 adult multiplane 5/6.5 Mhz probes. Output to SVHS video, FDD, HDD, CD-R, ZIP-250.

Sonos 2500 (Hewlett Packard) with 2 adult multiplane probes. Output to SVHS video.


Resources
SCA / ASE / ACC Course literature
  • Comprehensive Review of Intraoperative Echo (Jan 1998)
  • Third Annual Comprehensive Review of Intraoperative Echo (Feb 2000)
  • Surgical Anatomy Wet Lab. & Basic TEE (Feb 2001)
  • Annual Comprehensive Review & TEE Update (Feb 2001)
  • Surgical Anatomy Wet Lab. & Basic TEE (Feb 2002)
  • Clinical Decision Making in the Cardiac Surgical Patient (Feb 2002)
SCA / ASE / ACC Course videotapes & DVDs
  • Echo Review 2000
  • Echo Review 2001
  • Echo Review 2002
  • Echo Review 2004
CD-ROM
  • Cahalan MK. Intraoperative TEE: An Interactive Text & Atlas. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone. (1996) [ISBN 0-443-07699-5]
  • De Simone R. Interactive Atlas of Transesophageal Color Doppler Echocardiography. Springer (1999) [ISBN]
  • Harry MJ. Cardiac Doppler Interactive Tutorial. Iowa Heart Center.
  • Konstadt SN, Nanda NC. TEE on CD. An Interactive Resource. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2002) [ISBN]
  • Morse DS, Collard CD. TEE: An Interactive Board Review on CD-ROM. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2002) [ISBN]
Books
  • Oka Y, Konstadt SN. Clinical Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Problem-Orientated Approach. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven. (1996) [ISBN 0-397-51426-3]
  • Reynolds T. Ultrasound Physics. A Registry Exam Preparation Guide. Phoenix: Arizona Heart Institute Foundation. (1996) [ISBN 0-9635767-5-5]
  • Oh JK, Seward JB, Tajik AJ. The Echo Manual. New York: Little Brown & Co. (1994) [ISBN 0-316-63374-7]
  • Feigenbaum H. Echocardiography (5th Ed). Baltimore: William & Wilkins. (1993) [ISBN 0-8121-1692-5]
  • Rafferty TD. Basics of Transesophageal Echocardiography. London: Churchill Livingstone. (1995) [ISBN 0-443-08922-1]

Recommended reading
  • Otto CM. Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography (2nd Ed). London: W B Saunders. (2000) [ISBN 0-7216-7669-3]
  • Shanewise JS, Cheung AT, Aronson S, et al. ASE/SCA guidelines for pereforming a comprehensive multiplane transesophageal echocardiography examination: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography Council for Intraoperative Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Task Force for Certification in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999; 89: 870-84.
  • Bollen BA, Luo HH, Oury JH, et al. A systematic approach to intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of the mitral valve apparatus with anatomic correlation. Journal of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia 2000; 14(3): 300-8.

Accommodation

 

 

Aerial view of Dolphin Hotel from their web siteHotel accommodation is provided at the Dolphin Hotel, St Ives which is set amidst beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside overlooking the River Great Ouse. A single room with breakfast is included in the course registration fee.

There are a variety of restaurants and public houses within a short distance from the hotel to choose from for evening meals if you would like an alternative to the hotel dining room.

Transport will be provided each day to and from Papworth Hospital. We can arrange to collect you from Stansted Airport (40 miles) or Huntingdon railway station (5 miles) if required.

Tea/Coffee and lunch are provided every day during the course at the Hospital. Special diets can be catered for.


Course Fees £800 Fully inclusive of tuition, hotel accommodation, and transportation to at from hotel.
£625 Tuition fee only (excludes hotel accommodation and transportation)
£80 Pre-course reading textbook

Cancellation & Refund Policy Cancellation received ...
  • > 6 weeks prior to the start of the course receive 100% refund.
  • > 4 weeks prior to the start of the course receive 75% refund.
  • > 2 weeks prior to the start of the course receive 50% refund.
  • < 2 weeks prior to the start of the course receive no refund.

Further Information Department of Medication Education
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge CB3 8RE

Tel: +44 (0)1480 364627  Fax: +44 (0)1480 364730

eMail: Education@papworth.nhs.uk

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