Continuing Education and Training catalogue - 2011-2012

EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY

Continuing Education
and Training catalogue
2011-2012
Lifelong Learning in Cardiology

www.escardio.org

Continuing Education and Training catalogue
2011-2012

Lifelong Learning in Cardiology

Education and lifelong learning are core to the European Society of Cardiology
(ESC). Supporting training in cardiology and Continuing Medical Education are
commitments essential to the ESC Mission: “to reduce the burden of cardiovascular
disease in Europe”.

This brochure consolidates the activities of the ESC with its Constituent Bodies
(National Societies and the ESC Specialty Centre) in order to guide you through
your Lifelong Learning, Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing
Professional Development (CPD) and Research needs.

Although the most traditional means of delivering CME activities remains live events
(congresses & meetings), the ESC is reaching out more and more to its members’
requirements and focusing on distance learning as an increasingly convenient
vehicle for CME and CPD.

All ESC educational activities, from publications to congresses, are structured
around and mapped out on curricula (ESC Core Curriculum for general
cardiology and Specialty Centre Curricula), hence ensuring sound education and
transfer of knowledge. Increasingly, ESC Educational activities involve knowledge
based assessment. This is becoming ever more systematic with distance learning
products, and ultimately with the growing Certification activities of the ESC
Specialty Centre.

The Specialty Centre of the European Society of Cardiology is a world
reference Knowledge Centre in Cardiology. The knowledge, training and
expertise its members have gained via the ESC educational programmes are
recognised and certified, consequently bringing about and promoting excellence in
Cardiology in Europe and worldwide.

Finally, the ESC is, and always has been, an advocate and supporter of research.
Therefore, this guide will also provide you information on the variety of Research
and Training Grants the ESC and their Constituent Bodies offer each year.

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All ESC educational programmes are, where appropriate, submitted to the EBAC
for CME/CPD accreditation. EBAC works in accordance with standard procedures
established by the UEMS-EACCME.

Continuing Medical Education in Europe - Did you know?

• A CME credit is a unit of time that a physician spends attending a CME activity
(1 CME = 1 hour in most cases)
• Collection of CME Credits is mandatory for Physicians in many European
Countries (Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Switzerland, United Kingdom).
• CME Credits can be collected for participation in live events, web courses,
articles and CD-ROMs.
• Physicians can collect CME Credits at the National and European level.
• European CME Credits collected by American citizens can be converted
to AMA Pra Category 1 Credit.

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General Cardiology
Part 1

General Cardiology:
activities covering all Core Curriculum topics

1. Congresses & Meetings
General Cardiology

• ESC Congresses:
- ESC Congress, 27-31 August 2011, Paris Nord Villepinte (France)
- ESC Congress, 25-29 August 2012, Munich (Germany)

• ESC Member Courses:
Highly interactive courses focusing on 1 or 2 specific topics and organised locally in cooperation with
National Cardiac Societies.

• ESC Update Programmes:
- 2nd Cardiology Highlights, 30 September - 2 October 2011, Dubrovnik (Croatia)
- Cardiology Forum, 28-31 March 2012, Rome (Italy)
- Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Update and Perspective
11-13 June 2012, Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
- Cardiology Update, 10-15 February 2013, Davos (Switzerland)

2. Distance Learning
• CME Articles in the European Heart Journal (ISSN Ref: 0195-668X)

• ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines - Take the CME test and order your compendium today!

• ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medecine (2nd Edition): Take the CME test!
- Discounts are offered to ESC Members and to ESC Fellows who order books online.

• ESC Webinars in General Cardiology - Live distance learning
- 1 Webinar per month starting in September 2011!

• Journals
- European Heart Journal, European Heart Journal Supplements, Cardiovascular Research,
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

For more information, Search Engine on www.escardio.org

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Search by Topics
Part 2

Search by topics:
Core Curriculum from a to Z

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Search by Topics

List of Topics
1. Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) Page 7
2. Arrhythmias Page 8
3. Atrial Fibrillation Page 9
4. Cardiac Consult Page 10
5. Cardiac Tumours Page 10
6. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Factors,
Assessment and Management Page 10
7. Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) Page 11
8. Clinical Pharmacology Page 12
9. Congenital Heart Disease in Adult Patients Page 13
10. Diseases of the Aorta and Trauma to the Aorta and Heart Page 14
11. Electrocardiogram: standard ECG, ambulatory ECG, exercise ECG Page 14
12. Genetics Page 14
13. Heart Failure (HF) Page 15
14. History of Clinical Examination Page 16
15. Infective Endocarditis Page 16
16. Invasive Imaging - Cardiac Catheterisation and Angiography Page 16
17. Myocardial Disease Page 17
18. Non-invasive Imaging - Echocardiography, CMR, CT and Nuclear Techniques Page 18
19. Pericardial Disease Page 19
20. Peripheral Arterial Vascular Diseases Page 19
21. Pregnancy and Heart Disease Page 20
22. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Page 20
23. Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology Page 21
24. Sudden Cardiac Death and Resuscitation Page 22
25. Syncope Page 23
26. Thromboembolic Venous Disease Page 24
27. Valvular Heart Disease Page 24

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1. Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

Search by Topics
Certification:
• WG on Acute Cardiac Care Examination in Acute Cardiac Care
30 August 2011, during ESC Congress 2011, Paris Nord Villepinte (France)
• EAPCI Certification of excellence in training in interventional cardiology
(available in 2012)

Congresses & meetings:
• 12th Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing
16-17 March 2012, Copenhagen (Denmark)
• Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology
30 March - 1 April 2012, London (United Kingdom)
• EuroPCR
5-18 May 2012, Paris (France)
• Acute Cardiac Care
20-22 October 2012, Istanbul (Turkey)

Educational Courses:
• 1st Acute Cardiac Care Summit (to be confirmed)
17-18 October 2011, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)
• EAPCI: “4th European Interventional Cardiology Fellows course“
30 November - 1 December 2011, Krakow (Poland)
1-2 December 2011, London (United Kingdom)

Pocket Guidelines:
• Acute Myocardial Infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation 2008
• Chest Pain 2002
• Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without
persistent ST-segment elevation 2007
• Myocardial Revascularisation 2010
• Universal definition of Myocardial Infarction

Publications:
• E-journal of Cardiology Practice
• ESC Textbook on Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care
• EuroIntervention Journal
• European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
• Percutaneous interventional cardiovascular medicine
The PCR-EAPCI Textbook (launch in 2012)

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2. Arrhythmias
Search by Topics

Certification:
• EHRA Certification in Invasive Cardiac Electrophysiology, June 2012
• EHRA Certification in Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs),
June 2012
• EHRA Certification for Allied Professionals, June 2012

• HFA: “International Conference on heart failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction:
Basic mechanisms“, 23-25 September 2011, Budapest (Hungary)
• HFA Trialist Workshop, February 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)
• Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology
30 March - 1 April 2012, London (United Kingdom)
• HFA: “Mechanical Circulatory Support devices in heart failure“
27-28 April 2012, Wroclaw (Poland)
• Heart Failure, 19-22 May 2012, Belgrade (Serbia)
• HFA Workshop on “Exercise rehabilitation and long term management in heart failure“
27-29 October 2011, Bern (Switzerland)
• EHRA EUROPACE, 23-26 June 2013, Athens (Greece)

Distance Learning:
• EHRA Webinars, every month from 17:00 to 18:00 (CET)
• HFA interactive e-learning courses. Available from mid 2012

• HFA: “Exercise rehabilitation and long term management in heart failure“
• EHRA: “Basic Invasive Cardiac Electrophysiology course“
• EHRA: “Advanced Invasive Cardiac Electrophysiology course“
23-25 February 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)
• EHRA: “Cardiac Pacing, ICD and Cardiac Resynchronisation course“
8-10 March 2012, Vienna (Austria)
• HFA: “Delivering Patient Care in heart failure“
19-22 April 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)
• EHRA: “Case-based Arrhythmia and Device Practice“
11-12 June 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)
• HFA: “Heart failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction“
27-29 September 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)

Pocket Guidelines:
• Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy
• Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias
• Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
• Syncope

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Publications:

Search by Topics
• EP EUROPACE Journal
• HFA European Journal of Heart Failure

3. Atrial Fibrillation
Certification:
• EHRA Certification for Allied Professionals, June 2012
• EHRA Certification in Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs),
June 2012

• Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology, 30 March - 1 April 2012, London (United Kingdom)
• HFA: “Mechanical Circulatory Support devices in heart failure“
27-28 April 2012, Wroclaw (Poland)

Distance Learning:
• HFA interactive e-learning courses - Available from mid 2012

• Anti-Thrombotic Therapy, 7-9 June 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)

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Pocket Guidelines:
Search by Topics

• Atrial Fibrillation

Publications:
• EP Europace Journal
• European Journal of Heart Failure

4. Cardiac Consult
Pocket Guidelines:
• Pre-operative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac management in
non-Cardiac Surgery

Publications:

5. Cardiac Tumours
N/A

6. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Factors, Assessment and
Management
• 12th Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing, 16-17 March 2012, Copenhagen (Denmark)
• EuroPRevent, 3-5 May 2012, Dublin (Ireland)

• EACPR: “Clinical Research Methods Training course“
8-13 January 2012, Mürren (Switzerland)
• EACPR: “Master Class in Preventive Cardiology Hypertension“
3 May 2012, Dublin (Ireland)

Pocket Guidelines:
• Diabetes
• ESC/EAS Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias
• European Guidelines on CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice
(update to be published in Spring 2012)
• Hypertension

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Publications:

Search by Topics
• European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

7. Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD)
Certification:
• EAPCI Certification of excellence in training in interventional cardiology (available in 2012)

• EuroPCR, 15-18 May 2012, Paris (France)



Pocket Guidelines:
• Acute Myocardial Infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation
• Stable Angina Pectoris
• Universal definition of Myocardial Infarction

Publications:
The PCR-EAPCI textbook (launch in 2012)

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8. Clinical Pharmacology
Search by Topics

Certification:

Congresses:
• HFA: “Mechanical Circulatory Support devices in heart failure“, 27-28 April 2012, Wroclaw (Poland)

Distance Learning:


Pocket Guidelines:
• Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Cardiovascular Disease
(Expert Consensus Document on) 2004
• Antiplatelet Agents (Expert Consensus Document on the Use of) 2004

Publications:

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9. Congenital Heart Disease in Adult Patients

Search by Topics
Certification:
• Examination in Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography (CHD)
7-10 December 2011, during EUROECHO 2011, Budapest (Hungary)

Basic mechanisms“ 23-25 September 2011, Budapest (Hungary)
• EUROECHO & other Imaging Modalities, 7-10 December 2011, Budapest (Hungary)
• HFA Trialist Workshop February 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)
• Heart Failure,19-22 May 2012, Belgrade (Serbia)

Distance Learning:

• 3rd ESC course Adult Congenital Heart Disease
16-17 March 2012, Munich (Germany)

Pocket Guidelines:
• Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease 2010
• Neonatal Electrocardiagram

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Publications:
Search by Topics

• European Journal of Echocardiography (EJE), changing its name to European Heart
Journal Cardiovascular Imaging (EHJCI) from 2012

10. Diseases of the Aorta and Trauma to the Aorta and Heart
Publications:

11. Electrocardiogram: standard ECG, ambulatory ECG, exercise ECG

Distance Learning:


Publications:

12. Genetics

Pocket Guidelines:
• Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease 2010
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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13. Heart Failure (HF)

Search by Topics
Certification:
Distance Learning:
• HFA interactive e-learning courses, available from mid 2012

• 3rd ESC course Adult Congenital Heart Disease
16-17 March 2012, Munich (Germany)
Pocket Guidelines:
• Device Therapy in Heart Failure
Publications:

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14. History of Clinical Examination
Search by Topics

Publications:

15. Infective Endocarditis
Pocket Guidelines:
• Infective Endocarditis

Publications:

16. Invasive Imaging - Cardiac Catheterisation and Angiography
Certification:
Distance Learning:
Pocket Guidelines:
• Myocardial Revascularisation
• Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Publications:

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Search by Topics
17. Myocardial Disease
Certification:


• European Congress on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases
13-15 October 2011, Lisbon (Portugal)

Distance Learning:


Publications:

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18. Non-invasive Imaging - Echocardiography, CMR, CT and Nuclear
Search by Topics

Techniques
Certification:
• 3rd Certification Examination in Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
4-5 October 2011 in Prometric testing centers around the world
• 8th Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, certification examination for Nuclear
Cardiology and Cardiac CT, 6-12 December 2011
• EAE Examination in Adult Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
7-10 December 2011 during EUROECHO 2011, Budapest (Hungary)
• EAE Examination in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
• EAE Examination in Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography (CHD)
• CMR Exam 2012 during EuroCMR Congress, Vienna (Austria)
• EUROECHO & other Imaging Modalities, 7-10 December 2011, Budapest (Hungary)
• ICNC, 5-8 May 2013, Berlin (Germany)
• EUROECHO & other Imaging Modalities, 5-8 December 2012, Athens (Greece)
• WG NU&CT Brainstorming Meeting 2012
Distance Learning:
• EAE Webinars (live online seminars):
45 minutes sessions on a specific Echocardiography topic. Topics scheduled to date:
• Infective Endocarditis, 27 September 2011
• Right Ventricular Function, 17 November 2011
• EAE Basic Echo course (online course)
• EAE Designed boxes (3D Echo box, Contrast box etc..)
• EAE Teaching course slides from EUROECHO 2010


• Cardiac Nuclear & CT Imaging in Clinical Practice
• EAE: “Teaching course on 3D Echocardiography“, 27-28 October 2011, Venice (Italy)

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• 4th CMR course, 2012 (date to be confirmed), Munich (Germany)

Search by Topics
• Cardiac Nuclear & CT Imaging in Clinical Practice
24-26 May 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)

Educational products:
• EAE/ASE Scientific poster on Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
• EAE/ASE Scientific poster on Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function

Pocket Guidelines:
• Peri-operative Care

Publications:
• EAE Textbook of Echocardiography
• ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging
• European Journal of Echocardiography (EJE), changing its name to European Heart
Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging (EHJCI) from 2012

19. Pericardial Disease
Congresses:
• European Congress on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases
13-15 October 2011, Lisbon (Portugal)

Pocket Guidelines:
• Pericardial Diseases

Publications:

20. Peripheral Arterial Vascular Diseases
Certification:

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Search by Topics

• Symposium on Cardiometabolic Risk and Vascular Disease - from Mechanisms to Treatment
3-5 November 2011, Rome (Italy)


Pocket Guidelines:
• Peripheral Arterial Disease

Publications:

21. Pregnancy and Heart Disease
Pocket Guidelines:
• Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy

Publications:

22. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Congresses:

• 6th Annual Educational course
• Pulmonary Hypertension, 14-15 October 2011 European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)
• Pulmonary Hypertension, mid October 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)

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Pocket Guidelines:

Search by Topics
• Acute Pulmonary Embolism 2008
• Pulmonary Hypertension 2009
Publications:

23. Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology
Congresses:
• HFA: Trialist Workshop February 2012, European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)
• EuroPRevent, 3-5 May 2012, Dublin (Ireland)
• Heart Failure,19-22 May 2012, Belgrade (Serbia)
Distance Learning:
• EACPR: “The course on the use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in cardiology“
21-22 October 2011, Veruno (Italy)
• HFA: “Exercise rehabilitation and long term management in heart failure”
• EACPR: “How to set up and run a Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Training
Programme”, 17-19 September 2012, Bern (Switzerland)
• EACPR: “How to Improve: Advanced Training Programme in Cardiac
Rehabilitation and Exercise Training”, 20-22 September 2012, Bern (Switzerland)
Pocket Guidelines:
• European Guidelines on CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice (update to be published in Spring 2012)
Publications:
• European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

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24. Sudden Cardiac Death and Resuscitation
Search by Topics

Certification:
• EHRA Certification in Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs), June 2012



Distance Learning:


27-29 October 2011, Europe Heart House, Sophia Antipolis (France)

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Pocket Guidelines:

Search by Topics
• Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
• Syncope

Publications:

25. Syncope
Certification:
• EHRA Certification in Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs), June 2012


Distance Learning:


Pocket Guidelines:
• Syncope

Publications:

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26. Thromboembolic Venous Disease
Search by Topics

Certification:


• Eurothrombosis Summit, 7-8 October 2011, Oporto (Portugal)

Pocket Guidelines:
• Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Publications:

27.Valvular Heart Disease
Certification:


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Distance Learning:

Search by Topics
•HFA interactive e-learning courses - Available from mid 2012


Pocket Guidelines:
• Valvular Heart Disease 2007

Publications:


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ESC Grants, ESC Specialty Centre Grants & Fellowships

Part 3

ESC Grants,
ESC Specialty Centre Grants
&
Fellowships

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ESC Grants

The European Society of Cardiology has developed a range of grants to help young professionals in the
field of cardiology access quality training or research activities throughout Europe.

ESC Atherothrombosis Research Grants:
This grant was aimed at European cardiologists under 36 years of age who wished to undertake original basic
or applied/clinical research in the area of atherothrombotic diseases in a European centre of excellence for
a maximum period of one year. Secondary research projects such as meta-analysis projects were excluded.

ESC Research Grants:
A category of grants awarded to medical graduates at any stage in their career but before obtaining a
“permanent“, “senior staff“ or “consultant“ post, or for science graduates with research experience up to
Junior Investigator, Lecturer, Assistant Professorship or equivalent level, whose work has been, or is, related
to cardiovascular research.

ESC Training Grants:
A category of grants awarded to young cardiologists (aged < 36 years) who wish to update their clinical
training with modern cardiological methods, especially when it is impossible to learn particular techniques
in their own country.

ESC Specialty Centre Grants & Fellowship

Council on Cardiovascular Basic Science
Outstanding Achievement Awards
2 awards per year and an honorary plaque. The awards honor basic scientists with outstanding
accomplishments in their early career.
First Contact Initiative Grant for young researchers to establish contacts in top institutions in their field. Two
calls per year for grants.

Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions
Nursing / Allied Professional Investigator Award for PhD prepared nursing professionals in the
cardiovascular field. The award includes a monetary prize and an honorary plaque for the winner. The
other finalists receive also monetary prize.
Post-doctoral grants for mentoring
These grants are proposed to PhD students or new researchers to benefit from mentoring by experienced
nursing professionals.

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EAE – Echocardiography research Grant


The European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) offers a research Grant programme to help young
doctors to obtain research experience in a high standard academic centre in an ESC member country.
Application deadline: 30 September 2011

EAPCI Grants in interventional cardiology
The EAPCI grants provide an opportunity to medical graduates (under 36) having completed the major
part of their cardiology training but before obtaining a “permanent”, “senior staff” or “consultant“ position
for clinical training in the field of interventional cardiology in an ESC Member country other than their
own. This programme can be considered as a valorisation of the geographical mobility as well as cultural
exchanges and professional practice in the field of cardiology.

Deadline for application: 15 January 2012

EHRA training fellowship programmes
Unique programme for both, where centres and individuals are invited to apply
• 2 Sub-specialities available:
- Clinical Electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation (one or two year programme)
- Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing with emphasis on ICD/CRT (one year programme)

Application opens on: 15 September 2011
Deadline: 15 December 2011

HFA – Research Fellowship & Nurse Training Fellowship

The objective of HFA’s fellowship programme is to offer career enhancement and international experience
and at the same time, to encourage advances in the field of heart failure medicine. Generally, winners are
required to work in a different country and attend HFA Congress with a monetary grant.


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Tel.: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 00
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www.escardio.org

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European Association for
Cardiovascular Prevention
and Rehabilitation
A Registered Branch of the ESC

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