The ECG in Clinical Research

 

The ECG in Clinical Research

Clinical Research Related Courses

You need to understand the cardiac system and/or does not know how to interpret an ECG? This course will learn you the conducting system and the electrophysiology of the heart; you will discover the different aspect of an ECG report and get an explanation on the most current disorders.

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Full description

This one day course is designed to give a basic understanding of the conducting system of the heart and will briefly cover the anatomy of the conducting system and the electrophysiology of cardiac contraction. The course covers the nature of the electrocardiogram, and explains disorders of the heart, heart rate and rhythm.
This course gives you an aswer to “how do I read an ECG?”.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for non-medically qualified scientists working in the fields of clinical research and regulatory affairs.
No previous knowledge is required.

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  • The nature of the electrocardiogram
  • Disorders of heart rate and rhythm
  • Disorders of conduction: congenital and acquired disorders - QT interval
  • Other disorders including acute and chronic ischemic changes, heart failure and cardiomyopathy
  • To understand the basic of cardiac electrophysiology
  • To recognize the different sections of the ECG trace
  • To know the basic language used in ECG reports
  • To detect some disorders of rate and rhythm
  • To understand why the various intervals are measured, how they are reported and the clinical significance of major changes
  • To see changes in the ECG suggestive of cardiac pathology
Extra's

All participants receive a copy of the book “The ECG made easy” - by John R. Hampton (Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2003)