cardiac diagnostics education centre
At the heart of education and innovation
The Cardiac Diagnostics Education Centre is based within the North West Heart
Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital which forms part of the wider Manchester Heart
Institute of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. As an IQIPS Cardiac
Physiology and BSE accredited department we have many years of experience in
running advanced cardiology courses, launching our new portfolio of courses
under the ‘Cardiac Diagnostics Education Centre’ name in 2021.
With over 65 staff members at all levels we provide diverse training to support
the needs of school leavers, undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as
qualified healthcare professionals. Our learners include students, AHPs, nurses,
physiologists, registrars, GPs and consultants.
Our aim is to deliver the highest quality cardiac education to healthcare
professionals to encourage continuous improvement and progression in cardiac
knowledge in order to provide the best, most advanced patient care.
We are proud to provide the clinical cardiology teaching for both the
Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) and Scientist Training Programme (STP) run
by the National School of Healthcare Science on behalf of Manchester
Metropolitan University (MMU). In collaboration with the British Society for
Echocardiography (BSE), Health Education England and MMU we also facilitate the
new 18 month echocardiography training programme which includes a Postgraduate
certification in Echocardiography and a BSE Level 2 accreditation in
transthoracic echocardiography. We are also a selected National Practice
Assessment Centre for the BSE.
In line with our commitment to education we also host numerous apprentice, PTP,
STP and echocardiography students each year throughout their learning and ensure
they are incorporated into our wider team to enhance their experience. We also
offer work experience for candidates of all ages (school leavers through to
career changes) to provide unrivalled access to the crucial work we perform -
this helps to raise the profile and showcase the importance of cardiac
physiology as a discipline.
As an extension to our in-house education we also run external courses for other
a wide range of other healthcare providers. Our event/ course content includes:
* Catheter Lab Emergency Management Simulation (CLEMS)
* Echocardiography
* Transthoracic echocardiography - Basic and Advanced training available
* Stress echocardiography
* Electrocardiogram (ECG) practice
* Basic ECG Interpretation
* Beyond the Basics - coming soon
* Electrophysiology for all cardiac catheter lab staff
* North West Advanced Heart Failure symposium
