Certificate in ECG Interpretation

$300.00

The ability to quickly and accurately interpret a 12 lead ECG is an important part of the routine and emergency patient care for a wide range of healthcare professionals. The Certificate Course in ECG Interpretation has been developed to provide the participants with a high level of knowledge and skills in ECG interpretation and help them recognize of the wide variety of clinical abnormalities.

Description

This course comprises of 3 parts:

Flexible online learning at your own pace.
Interactive live webinars with faculty members regarding the procedures.
MCQ based assessment at the end of the course.

Total learning hours: 20 hrs of learning+10 hrs of webinar

Additional information

Duration	3 Months
Certificate	Certificate of Completion

Career prospects

ECG interpretation will make you knowledgeable and skilled in ECG analysis, which will greatly benefit you in your clinical practice.

Learning Outcome

Describe the electrical pathway of the heart.
Identify the three planes of electrocardiography: standard limb leads, augmented leads.
Describe the components of a normal 12 Lead ECG.
Describe the six step systemic approach to interpretation of 12 Lead ECG.
Relate coronary artery anatomy to myocardial perfusion; Recognize common ECG patterns associated with various locations of injury/infarction.
Interpret various 12 lead ECG examples-arrhythmias, chamber enlargement, conduction disturbances, pace-maker function, ECG changes by drugs/electrolyte imbalance, etc.
Understand the basics of TMT ad Holter studies.

Curriculum

How ECG is done? Principles behind ECG generation
How to read normal ECG -6 steps of interpretation
Ischemic Heart disease-Acute Coronary syndrome
Ischemic heart disease-chronic stable angina
Tachyarrhythmia -narrow QRS
Tachyarrhythmia-wide QRS
Brady-arrhythmias
Sinus node disease
AV blocks
Bundle Branch Blocks
Chamber enlargements
Pericardial/myocardial diseases
Pulmonary Embolism; Pulmonary hypertension
ECG effects of drugs/medications
Electrolyte-imbalances
Pacemaker ECGs
ICCU-ECGs
TMT-basics
Holter -basics
ECG –machines -maintenance

Faculty

Dr. Amar Narayan Patnaik, MD, DM, DNB, FSCAI

Cardiologist

Dr. Amar Narayan Patnaik qualified in Cardiology in 1999 from Delhi University and has worked as a postgraduate faculty in the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences. After his retirement, he served as a Senior Consultant at Star Hospitals, Hyderabad. He is a PG teacher for the last 20 years. He was also awarded FSCAI and FACC. He has trained many students in acquiring their DM/DNB degrees in Cardiology. He has published nearly 60 papers, four chapters in books, and participated in many international trials, CMEs, and national and international conferences. Besides teaching and research, he has a keen interest in interventional cardiology. He is associated with Texila University as a course coordinator for Non-invasive cardiology, member of BOE and BOS for the past five years.