Hand-Held - London - William Harvey Research

Barts Hand-Held ECHO Course

(hosted in collaboration with GE Healthcare)

Date: Monday 2nd February 2026, 8:30am-5pm

Venue: CCT Venues Smithfield, London, EC1A 9PT

Cost: £200 GBP

Capacity: Up to 21

The Course

This is a one-day teaching course aimed at Echo beginners in acute specialties. 

It is suitable for those performing emergency echo, those hoping to proceed to BSE level 1 and those pursuing a career in cardiology.

It involves an interactive lecture-based morning followed by two hands-on practical sessions in the afternoon.  By the end of the day you will be:

1. Familiar with standard ECHO views

2. Able to perform a basic scan

3. Able to distinguish abnormalities of the left ventricle, right ventricle, mitral valve, aortic valve, tricuspid valve, aorta, pericardial space and IVC.  Also basic abnormalities of lung interstitium and pleural space.

 Course Design & Faculty

The course has been designed and created by:

Prof Guy Lloyd, Clinical lead for ECHO at Barts Heart Centre (BHC) and ex-president of the British Society of Echocardiography
Dr Nabila Laskar, Cardiology Consultant at Guys & St Thomas’ Hospital
Dr Kyle McBeath, Echo and HF SpR, Imperial Healthcare  
Dr Selda Ahmet, Cardiology SpR, BHC
Dr Carla Stoicescu, Cardiology Fellow at BHC

The teaching faculty is supported by the Consultant Cardiologist at BHC, echocardiographers and medical students at the Barts Heart Centre.

Additional Details

Registration closes on 26th January 2026 or once delegate capacity is reached.

The schedule is being finalised but will be available here and shared with delegates as soon as possible.

Certificates confirming attendance will be sent to all delegates after the course.

For queries about the course, please contact Dr Carla Stoicescu at CarlaStoicescu@gmail.com

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