24 October 2024
9.00—17.30
Great Lecture Hall / Velká posluchárna (2. LF UK)
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London (UCL) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), London, in collaboration with the Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Children`s Heart Centre, Motol University Hospital, Prague
Presented by: Prof. Andrew Cook, Dr Claudio Capelli, Endrit Pajaziti, Prof. Jan Marek and Prof. Silvia Schievano, University College London (UCL) and Great Ormond Street Hospital London (GOSH), UK, and Dr Jan Kovanda, Children`s Heart Centre, Motol University Hospital, Prague
This innovative one-day course provides an in-depth review of normally and abnormally structured heart combining Anatomy Labs and Echocardiographic imaging using novel Virtual Reality (VR) educational program.
Led by a multi-disciplinary team of consultant morphologists and engineers from GOSH and UCL, this unique training offers an in-depth review of structurally normal heart and examples of congenital heart abnormalities in order to address the challenges of lesions with marked anatomical variability. 2D echocardiographic imaging (first-line imaging in cardiology) combined with 3D anatomical images provide a practical approach to how 2D imaging interprets 3D cardiac structures. This course also offers the possibility to familiarize with computer modelling and simulations for a multidisciplinary enrichment of understanding of large variety of congenital heart abnormalities.
Learning objectives:
- To understand normal cardiac anatomy
- To understand the anatomical variability in congenital heart abnormalities
- To understand cardiac anatomy using Echocardiography (first choice imaging modality in Cardiology)
- To familiarise with VR technology for future learning and planning
- To familiarise with computer modelling and simulations
Who should attend?
The course is aimed at advanced Medical students (4th-6th year), Junior doctors and Cardiology trainees specialising in Paediatric Cardiology and Adult Cardiology in Congenital Heart Diseases. No previous VR experience is required.
Course Program:
| 9:00 | Arrival & Registration |
| 9:15–9:30 | Welcome and introduction |
| 9:30–9:45 | Introduction to VR in cardiology |
| 9:45–10:30 | Anatomy of structurally normal and abnormal hearts |
| 10:30–11:15 | Principles of Echocardiographic assessment |
| 11:15–11:40 | —Coffee Break— |
| 11:40–12:30 | Hands-on Rotation #1* |
| 12:30–13:30 | —Lunch— |
| 13:30–14.15 | Modelling in CHDs – Challenges and future opportunities |
| 14:15–15:00 | Hands-on Rotation #2* |
| 15:00–15:45 | Hands-on Rotation #3* |
| 15:45–16:00 | —Coffee Break— |
| 16:00–16:45 | Hands-on Rotation #4* |
| 16:45–17:30 | Networking and Adjourn |
