Syllabus

Cardiology Diploma syllabus

25 weekly live sessions, Mondays 18:00 UK, all recorded for on-demand access. The cohort runs from Mon 1 Feb 2027 to Mon 19 Jul 2027, every week with no breaks.

Each start time is shown in UK time and in your own time zone. UK clocks change to BST on 28 Mar 2027: sessions stay at 18:00 UK time, so your local start time may move by an hour from that date.

Module 1

Coronary disease and acute cardiac care (5 sessions)

01
Chronic coronary syndromes
Diagnostic pathways, choosing the test, INOCA and microvascular disease
Mon 1 Feb 2027
UK: 18:00 GMT
02
Acute coronary syndromes
Chest pain pathways, high-sensitivity troponin, timing of the invasive strategy, MINOCA and SCAD
Mon 8 Feb 2027
UK: 18:00 GMT
03
Revascularisation decisions
PCI versus CABG, coronary physiology, left main and multivessel disease, diabetes, the Heart Team
Mon 15 Feb 2027
UK: 18:00 GMT
04
Antithrombotic therapy and the perioperative cardiac consult
DAPT duration, AF with PCI, bleeding risk, assessment for non-cardiac surgery
Mon 22 Feb 2027
UK: 18:00 GMT
05
Cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest
Mechanical circulatory support, post-arrest care, cardiac ICU essentials
Mon 1 Mar 2027
UK: 18:00 GMT

Module 2

Heart failure and cardiomyopathy (5 sessions)

06
HFrEF
The four pillars, sequencing and titration, iron, comorbidity, device eligibility
Mon 8 Mar 2027
UK: 18:00 GMT
07
HFpEF and HFmrEF
Diagnosis, phenotypes, SGLT2 inhibitors, and cardiac amyloidosis as the mimic to find
Mon 15 Mar 2027
UK: 18:00 GMT
08
Acute and advanced heart failure
Decongestion, inotropes, referral for LVAD and transplant, palliative care
Mon 22 Mar 2027
UK: 18:00 GMT
09
Cardiomyopathies and genetics
HCM, DCM, ARVC, family screening, the athlete's heart grey zone
Mon 29 Mar 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
10
Myocarditis, sarcoidosis and infiltrative disease
Diagnosis, immunosuppression, arrhythmia risk
Mon 5 Apr 2027
UK: 18:00 BST

Module 3

Arrhythmia and devices (5 sessions)

11
Atrial fibrillation
Anticoagulation, rate versus rhythm, early rhythm control, ablation, left atrial appendage occlusion
Mon 12 Apr 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
12
Supraventricular tachycardia, flutter and pre-excitation
ECG diagnosis and ablation referral
Mon 19 Apr 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
13
Ventricular arrhythmia, sudden cardiac death and channelopathies
Risk stratification, ICD indications, sports and pre-participation screening
Mon 26 Apr 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
14
Syncope, bradycardia and pacing
Evaluation, pacing indications, conduction system pacing, CRT selection
Mon 3 May 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
15
Devices in practice
Programming essentials, remote monitoring, infection and extraction, MRI and perioperative management
Mon 10 May 2027
UK: 18:00 BST

Module 4

Valve, structural, aorta and pericardium (5 sessions)

16
Aortic stenosis and regurgitation
Timing in asymptomatic disease, TAVI versus SAVR, lifetime management, bicuspid disease
Mon 17 May 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
17
Mitral and tricuspid disease
Primary versus secondary MR, repair versus TEER, mitral stenosis and rheumatic disease, tricuspid intervention
Mon 24 May 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
18
Infective endocarditis and prosthetic valves
Diagnosis, the Endocarditis Team, surgery timing, oral step-down, prosthesis choice and anticoagulation
Mon 31 May 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
19
Diseases of the aorta
Aneurysm surveillance and thresholds, acute aortic syndromes, heritable aortopathy, endovascular options
Mon 7 Jun 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
20
Pericardial disease and cardiac masses
Recurrent pericarditis, effusion and tamponade, constriction versus restriction
Mon 14 Jun 2027
UK: 18:00 BST

Module 5

Prevention and special populations (5 sessions)

21
Preventive cardiology
Risk scoring, hypertension, lipids including Lp(a), obesity and diabetes therapies, cardiac rehabilitation
Mon 21 Jun 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
22
Cardio-oncology
Baseline risk, surveillance, anthracyclines and HER2 therapy, immune checkpoint myocarditis, survivorship
Mon 28 Jun 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
23
Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy and women's heart health
mWHO risk classification, peripartum cardiomyopathy, valves and anticoagulation, hypertensive disorders, sex differences in ischaemic disease
Mon 5 Jul 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
24
Adult congenital heart disease and interatrial shunts for the general cardiologist
ASD and PFO closure, repaired tetralogy, Fontan, Eisenmenger, when to refer
Mon 12 Jul 2027
UK: 18:00 BST
25
Pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension and the right heart
Risk stratification, thrombolysis and PERT, CTEPH, PH classification and referral
Mon 19 Jul 2027
UK: 18:00 BST

Cardiology Diploma syllabus

Coronary disease and acute cardiac care (5 sessions)

Chronic coronary syndromes

Acute coronary syndromes

Revascularisation decisions

Antithrombotic therapy and the perioperative cardiac consult

Cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest

Heart failure and cardiomyopathy (5 sessions)

HFrEF

HFpEF and HFmrEF

Acute and advanced heart failure

Cardiomyopathies and genetics

Myocarditis, sarcoidosis and infiltrative disease

Arrhythmia and devices (5 sessions)

Atrial fibrillation

Supraventricular tachycardia, flutter and pre-excitation

Ventricular arrhythmia, sudden cardiac death and channelopathies

Syncope, bradycardia and pacing

Devices in practice

Valve, structural, aorta and pericardium (5 sessions)

Aortic stenosis and regurgitation

Mitral and tricuspid disease

Infective endocarditis and prosthetic valves

Diseases of the aorta

Pericardial disease and cardiac masses

Prevention and special populations (5 sessions)

Preventive cardiology

Cardio-oncology

Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy and women's heart health

Adult congenital heart disease and interatrial shunts for the general cardiologist

Pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension and the right heart

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