Name: Introduction to ECG Course (GPT009)
Price: 195 GBP
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Bingley

Milton Keynes 

Derby

<div data-testid="richTextElement" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">AWARDS A NATIONALLY RECOGNISED AND ACCREDITED CERTIFICATE IN ECG i) OCN Accredited at Level 3 (Advanced Level)&nbsp;- The Open College Network&nbsp;[Equivalent to Level 5 in Ireland] ii) CPD Accredited&nbsp;- The CPD Certification Service SUITABLE FOR:- OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS&nbsp;(no previous healthcare experience OR qualifications necessary) - MEDICAL / HEALTHCARE (trainees and professionals)- GP RECEPTIONISTS, ALLIED HEALTHCARE STAFF This Introduction to ECG Course is divided into two parts:&nbsp;Part 1&nbsp;covers theory (online) and should be completed before&nbsp;Part 2&nbsp;- practical training (classroom or virtual classroom)&nbsp;A nurse or paramedic-led half-day session covering essential practical skill-sets required to set up and record a valid ECG trace.&nbsp;A SHORT PRELIM / PRIMER COURSE "GETTING STARTED IN ECG" IS INCLUDED AS A SEPARATE COURSE FOR THOSE ENROLLING WITH NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF ECG RECORDING (3 SECTIONS, NO QUESTIONS!)YOU CAN OPT OUT OF THIS AT POINT OF BOOKING IF PREFERRED. <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please make sure you verify the precise dates and timings of your course when you receive your booking confirmation, as it may vary from the information provided above.</div> Course Itinerary - overview: PART 1 - THEORY (online)Delegates will fully understand the theory and will be able to demonstrate they can identify the correct patient, gain consent and perform an ECG, conforming to Skills for Health recommended standards and guidelines.&nbsp;<div style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">M01&nbsp;&ndash; Introduction: History, definitions, types of ECG, the uses of an ECG, results, and risks.M02&nbsp;&ndash; Infection Prevention &amp; Control: Reducing healthcare-associated infections. Keeping Safe.M03&nbsp;&ndash; Professionalism &amp; Effective Communication: Interacting with patients and staff and the use of effective communication methods.M04&nbsp;&ndash; Legal Requirements &amp; Consent: Legal Obligations and Accountability. Criminal, Civil and Contractual law in healthcare. Vicarious Liability and your Duty of Care.M05&nbsp;&ndash; Preparation for the ECG Examination: Patient preparation when performing a resting ECG, skin preparation, placement of the electrodes &amp; the Angle of Louis.M06&nbsp;&ndash; The Electricity of the Heart: The heart&rsquo;s electrical signal, depolarisation &amp; repolarisation, the wiring of the heart, PQRST complex.M07&nbsp;&ndash; The ECG Machine: Times &amp; speeds, PR interval, QRS complex, Recording an ECG, machine calibration, Obtaining a good quality recording, Variation from standard, Equipment &amp; clinical room specification, environmental considerations, documentation, storage &amp; confidentiality, and Electrocardiography on children.M08&nbsp;&ndash; The 12-Lead ECG: A detailed look at the 12-lead ECG.M09&nbsp;&ndash; The Shape of the QRS Complex: QRS for limb leads, the cardiac axis, deviation and QRS for V leads.M10&nbsp;- Conduction issues within the AV node &amp; Bundle of His: The AV node &amp; the Bundle of His, types of heart block, first degree block, second degree block and third-degree blocks.M11&nbsp;- Conduction Issues within the Bundle Branches: Bundle Branch Block, Right and Left Bundle Branch BlockM12&nbsp;- Conduction issues with the Distal Section of the LBBB: A guide on conduction issues with the distal section of the LBBBM13&nbsp;- The Heart&rsquo;s Rhythm: What happens when depolarisation doesn&rsquo;t start in theSA node, the intrinsic rhythm of the heart, sinus arrhythmia, sinus bradycardia &amp; sinus tachycardia, abnormalities in the cardiac rhythm, supraventricular rhythms, abnormal rhythm.M14&nbsp;- The Heart&rsquo;s Rhythm &ndash; Bradycardias &amp; Ectopic Beats: Escape rhythms, atrial escape, junctional escape, complete heart block, ventricular escape, accelerated idioventricular rhythm, extrasystoles, atrial &amp; junctional extrasystoles and ventricular extrasystoles.M15&nbsp;- The Heart&rsquo;s Rhythm &ndash; Tachycardias: Supraventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular TachycardiaM16&nbsp;- The Heart&rsquo;s Rhythm &ndash; Fibrillation &amp; WPW: Fibrillation and why it happens, atrial and ventricular fibrillation, the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome.M17&nbsp;- Abnormalities within the P, QRS &amp; T Waves: What to check when interpreting an ECG, abnormalities in the P wave, QRS complex, ST segment &amp; T wave, Right Ventricular Hypertrophy, Pulmonary Embolism, Left ventricular hypertrophy, acute myocardial injury, pericarditis and ischaemia.&nbsp;PART 2 - CLASSROOM (am, pm or evening sessions)Half day (morning, afternoon or evening sessions): skill-set development with practical demonstrations and hands-on experience in set-up, ECG electrode placement and observing a number of ECG traces.&nbsp;M18&nbsp;- The Basics - an overview: Welcome to ECG interpretation, revision.M19&nbsp;- Atrial Fibrillation &amp; Flutter: Detailed overview.M20&nbsp;&ndash; Bundle Branch Blocks: Detailed overview.Practical Sessions</div></div>

AWARDS A NATIONALLY RECOGNISED AND ACCREDITED CERTIFICATE IN ECG



i) OCN Accredited at Level 3 (Advanced Level) - The Open College Network [Equivalent to Level 5 in Ireland]

ii) CPD Accredited - The CPD Certification Service



SUITABLE FOR:
- OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS (no previous healthcare experience OR qualifications necessary)

- MEDICAL / HEALTHCARE (trainees and professionals)
- GP RECEPTIONISTS, ALLIED HEALTHCARE STAFF


This Introduction to ECG Course is divided into two parts: Part 1 covers theory (online) and should be completed before Part 2 - practical training (classroom or virtual classroom)
 
A nurse or paramedic-led half-day session covering essential practical skill-sets required to set up and record a valid ECG trace.
 
A SHORT PRELIM / PRIMER COURSE "GETTING STARTED IN ECG" IS INCLUDED AS A SEPARATE COURSE FOR THOSE ENROLLING WITH NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF ECG RECORDING (3 SECTIONS, NO QUESTIONS!)
YOU CAN OPT OUT OF THIS AT POINT OF BOOKING IF PREFERRED.


Please make sure you verify the precise dates and timings of your course when you receive your booking confirmation, as it may vary from the information provided above.

Course Itinerary - overview:


PART 1 - THEORY (online)
Delegates will fully understand the theory and will be able to demonstrate they can identify the correct patient, gain consent and perform an ECG, conforming to Skills for Health recommended standards and guidelines.
 
M01 – Introduction: History, definitions, types of ECG, the uses of an ECG, results, and risks.
M02 – Infection Prevention & Control: Reducing healthcare-associated infections. Keeping Safe.
M03 – Professionalism & Effective Communication: Interacting with patients and staff and the use of effective communication methods.
M04 – Legal Requirements & Consent: Legal Obligations and Accountability. Criminal, Civil and Contractual law in healthcare. Vicarious Liability and your Duty of Care.
M05 – Preparation for the ECG Examination: Patient preparation when performing a resting ECG, skin preparation, placement of the electrodes & the Angle of Louis.
M06 – The Electricity of the Heart: The heart’s electrical signal, depolarisation & repolarisation, the wiring of the heart, PQRST complex.
M07 – The ECG Machine: Times & speeds, PR interval, QRS complex, Recording an ECG, machine calibration, Obtaining a good quality recording, Variation from standard, Equipment & clinical room specification, environmental considerations, documentation, storage & confidentiality, and Electrocardiography on children.
M08 – The 12-Lead ECG: A detailed look at the 12-lead ECG.
M09 – The Shape of the QRS Complex: QRS for limb leads, the cardiac axis, deviation and QRS for V leads.
M10 - Conduction issues within the AV node & Bundle of His: The AV node & the Bundle of His, types of heart block, first degree block, second degree block and third-degree blocks.
M11 - Conduction Issues within the Bundle Branches: Bundle Branch Block, Right and Left Bundle Branch Block
M12 - Conduction issues with the Distal Section of the LBBB: A guide on conduction issues with the distal section of the LBBB
M13 - The Heart’s Rhythm: What happens when depolarisation doesn’t start in the
SA node, the intrinsic rhythm of the heart, sinus arrhythmia, sinus bradycardia & sinus tachycardia, abnormalities in the cardiac rhythm, supraventricular rhythms, abnormal rhythm.
M14 - The Heart’s Rhythm – Bradycardias & Ectopic Beats: Escape rhythms, atrial escape, junctional escape, complete heart block, ventricular escape, accelerated idioventricular rhythm, extrasystoles, atrial & junctional extrasystoles and ventricular extrasystoles.
M15 - The Heart’s Rhythm – Tachycardias: Supraventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Tachycardia
M16 - The Heart’s Rhythm – Fibrillation & WPW: Fibrillation and why it happens, atrial and ventricular fibrillation, the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome.
M17 - Abnormalities within the P, QRS & T Waves: What to check when interpreting an ECG, abnormalities in the P wave, QRS complex, ST segment & T wave, Right Ventricular Hypertrophy, Pulmonary Embolism, Left ventricular hypertrophy, acute myocardial injury, pericarditis and ischaemia.
 
PART 2 - CLASSROOM (am, pm or evening sessions)
Half day (morning, afternoon or evening sessions): skill-set development with practical demonstrations and hands-on experience in set-up, ECG electrode placement and observing a number of ECG traces.
 
M18 - The Basics - an overview: Welcome to ECG interpretation, revision.
M19 - Atrial Fibrillation & Flutter: Detailed overview.
M20 – Bundle Branch Blocks: Detailed overview.
Practical Sessions



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Learn how to perform and

read an ECG ...

    Nationally Recognised Qualification

    OCN Accredited - Level 3 (advanced level)

    CPD Accredited - The CPD Certification Service

    Introduces you to the fundamentals of setting up and operating an ECG machine

    Includes patient preparation

    Produce a valid (error free) ECG

    Learn and understand ECG traces

    Recognise recordings that require urgent attention

    Basic understanding of English language required

    OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM OPTION INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE PRACTISE@HOME ECG TRAINING KIT

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