Program Overview

Advanced ECG in Practice University Certificate in Continuing Education

Overview

This award facilitates healthcare professionals from primary care, pre-hospital care, and the acute care setting to develop, enhance, appraise, and evaluate evidence-based knowledge underpinning the issues relating to electrocardiography interpretation and treatment of the adult patient with cardiac disease.

Course Details

What You Study

• ECG recording using current guidelines
• Normal sinus rhythm, junctional rates, idioventricular rates
• Action potential
• Axis
• Supraventricular arrhythmias - atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, premature atrial contractions (PACs), junctional tachycardia - effects on patient and treatment
• Ventricular arrhythmias - ventricular ectopics, accelerated idioventricular rhythm, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation - effects on patient and treatment (ICDs)
• Atrioventricular (AV) blocks - sinus block, atrioventricular blocks (pacing)
• Bundle branch blocks (pacing, CRT)
• Acute coronary syndromes (STEMI/NSTEMI/U/A)
• ECG - miscellaneous changes

How You Learn

Twenty hours of direct engagement with the VLE/learning materials is expected and includes presentations, blogs, tests, and activities to support learning.

Formative feedback is provided for students engaging in four case studies provided in the VLE, which help you prepare for the exam and create an opportunity for students to systematically interpret a 12-lead ECG and discuss their thoughts on diagnosis and treatment options.

How You Are Assessed

Summative assessment is a two-hour unseen written examination. You are provided with a selection of 3- or 5-lead rhythm strips and 12-lead ECGs to interpret, analyze, evaluate, and discuss.

Entry Requirements

• Evidence of ability to study at Level 6
• Working in an environment where ECG interpretation can be employed
• Access to IT equipment for students choosing the distance learning option

Employability

This award will enhance the CV of health professionals working with adult patients requiring cardiac monitoring, care, and management of arrhythmias.

Part-time Entry

• Fee for applicants: £772.50
• Limited funded places available
• Length: 15 weeks
• 100% online
• Start date: September and January
• Level: Degree
• Credits: 20

Service User and Carer Involvement

Service users and carers support all aspects of our students' lifecycle from recruitment to graduation.