Education

1. Cardiological nursing | Vives healthcare (viveshealthcareschool.be)

  • Type: postgraduate
  • 9 days training
  • 63 hours
  • Price: 740 euros
  • Program: Pathology, therapeutic techniques, pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, cardiac surgery and transplantation, rehabilitation, prevention and future.
  • Exam: yes
  • Diploma: not specified on website
  • Training leave: yes
  • Training coordinator: Peter.bouckhout@vives.be< /span>
  • Bruges 050/30 51 96

2. Postgraduate Cardiological Nursing | Howest

  • Type: postgraduate
  • 6 days training
  • 46 hours
  • Price: 650 euros
  • Program: Anatomy/physiology, ECG (up to 8 hours), pharmacology, heart failure, ultrasound, rehabilitation, hypertension, interventional, cardiac surgery, pacemaker
  • Exam: yes
  • Certificate if exam passed successfully, no exam is certificate of further training
  • Training leave: yes
  • Education coordinator: Sven Vereecke

3. Cardiology | Karel de Grote Hogeschool Antwerp (kdg.be)

  • Type: postgraduate
  • 16 days of classes
  • 20 (ECTS) credits/ 4 modules of 5 credits
  • Price: 1400 euros (375 euros per module and 100 euros per lesson day)
  • Program: anatomy/physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, ECG, evidence based practice, anamnesis, co-morbidities, ethical and legal aspects, diagnostics, invasive, devices, surgery, nursing skills, primary care, prevention , multidisciplinary care
  • Training leave: yes
  • Exam: yes
  • Training leave: yes
  • Training Coordinator: Sven De Smet
  • info.levenlangleren.ververzorging@kdg.be
  • 03/613 15 44

4. Postgraduate heart failure | UCLL

  • Postgraduate type
  • 20 days of classes
  • 20 (ECTS) credits
  • Price: 1400 euros
  • Program:
  • Training leave: yes
  • Exam: yes
  • If exam passed, certificate
  • Education coordinator: Jan Vercammen
  • Jan.vercammen@zol.be

5. Heart failure education in primary care – Limburg | UCLL Research & Expertise

6. Heart failure education in primary care – Flemish Brabant | UCLL Research & Expertise

7.

  • Type: Continuing education in cardiovascular care
  • 9 teaching days (+ 1 exam day)
  • Price: 1125 euros (coffee + courses included)
  • Program: The permanent training ‘cardiovascular care’ aims to promote specific expertise in the care of patients with cardiovascular and/or vascular diseases and their environment. Various themes from cardiology, cardiosurgery and vascular surgery are elaborated
    and explained from a nursing and medical perspective, in close collaboration with
    other disciplines. However, attention is paid to the prevention and the active role that the
    patient can record himself.
  • The following topics will be covered, among others:
    • Anatomy and physiology of the heart
    • Rhythm and conduction disturbances, the normal ECG and interpretation of ECG traces
    • Ischemic heart disease, with a focus on invasive imaging techniques
    • Nursing considerations after interventional cardiology
    • Valve disease: pathology, diagnostic investigations, treatment (both medical and surgical) and nursing points for attention pre- and postoperative
    • Congenital heart disease: medical and surgical approach, nursing education program and points for attention
    • Heart failure: medical aspects and the role of nurses
    • Palliative care in patients with cardiovascular disease
    • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) and heart transplantation, with a patient testimonial at the end of the day
    • Vascular Disorders
    • Cardiovascular prevention and the patient as an active partner in the care process
    • Catheter Care, General Principles
  • Target group: This training is aimed at nurses who work in a department of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular surgery, heart monitoring, cardio function measurements, cath lab. In addition, all nurses and paramedics who want to become more proficient in cardiovascular care are welcome.
  • Class days:
    • November 21, 2022
    • 5 and 19 December 2022
    • 9 and 24 January 2023
    • 6, 16 and 28 February 2023
    • March 14, 2023
  • Exam: March 29, 2023 (morning)
  • Training leave: yes
  • Registration: Online via https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/permanente-opleidingen
  • Location: UZ Leuven campus Gasthuisberg
  • Contacts:
    • Karine Philippaerts, nurse manager thorax zone, tel. 016 34 67 62, karine.philippaerts@uzleuven.be
    • Katrien Vandersmissen, nurse specialist Ventricular Assist Devices, katrien.vandersmissen@uzleuven.be
    • Jan Kennes, nursing consultant heart failure,     jan.kennes@uzleuven.be
    • Geert Schuurmans, nurse specialist congenital cardiology, geert.schuurmans@uzleuven.be
    • Marleen Van Asselberghs, administrative officer, tel. 016 34 49 69, marleen .vanasselberghs@uzleuven.be

8. BWGNICI Interuniversity Basic-course Echocardiography

  • Echocardiography course that is hybrid and hosted by different universities (Leuven, Ghent, Brussels and Antwerp).
  • Aimed at cardio assistants, but also accessible to nurses.
  • Every Wednesday from 4 pm to 6 pm, from October 5, 2022 to February 8, 2023
  • Price: Not yet determined
  • Exam/Evaluation: Not yet determined.

Is this list incomplete? Do you know of other courses that could be of interest to cardiovascular nurses? Let us know at: info@bwgcvn.be or bwgcvn@gmail.com .