Confident ECG Interpretation Workshop Guide
February 19 and 26, 2021
Welcome to the Confident ECG Interpretation course!
This virtual course will be held using Zoom, and both sessions on February 19 and 26, 2021 will be held in the same Zoom room. Click the Go to Workshop button by each day’s schedule to join the workshop.
New to Zoom?
Check out the Getting Started with Zoom information below.
Need to order supplies?
An ECG caliper and ruler are required for both workshop days.
Need a CME Certificate?
Learn more about downloading your certificate for the course.
Workshop Schedules
February 19, 2021
08:00 – 08:15
Opening Remarks
12:20 – 12:30
Closing Remarks & Homework for February 26, 2021
February 26, 2021
08:00 – 08:05
Opening Remarks
Large Group Case Discussion
During the workshop on February 26, there will be a large group case discussion. If you have an ECG you would like the facilitators to discuss during this time, you can submit it below.
Please submit any cases by February 24, 2021.
Workshop Facilitator Bios
Hypertrophy & Bundle Branch Block
Bryan Har MD MPH FRCPC Course Co-Chair
Clinical Assistant Professor, Interventional Cardiology, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Interventional Cardiologist at Foothills Medical Center and APPROACH research group.
Russell Quinn BA BM BCh MRCP PhD Course Co-Chair
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Ayaaz Sachedina MD FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Interventional Cardiology, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Dr. Ayaaz K. Sachedina is a Canadian interventional cardiologist who completed his medical training at the University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario. He also pursued additional training in Interventional Heart Failure at the Center for Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapeutics and Transplant, Texas Medical Center, at the University of Texas in Houston, where his focuses included percutaneous mechanical support devices, management of cardiogenic shock, and
TAVI. He has been recognized by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Professional Association of Residents of Ontario, and the Governor General of Canada’s office for his efforts in education and community advocacy.
Dr. Sachedina’s interests also include simulation in medical education, the use of percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices in cardiogenic shock, and critical care resuscitation.
Jeffrey Allen Shaw MD FRCPC
Cardiologist, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Dr. Jeffrey Shaw has completed training in Cardiology and Critical Care with sub‐specialization in echocardiography.
Mike Slawnych MD FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiologist, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Dr. Slawnych was initially trained as an engineer. He currently has dual interested in cardiology and palliative care.
Premature Beats & Tachyarrhythmias
Brennan Ballantyne MD FRCPC
Clinical Fellow, Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Cardiology residency at Western University in London ON. Plan to complete both EP and Heart Failure fellowships in Calgary, with a focus on device management of advanced heart failure.
Robin Clegg MD FRCPC Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiologist, Alberta Children’s Hospital
Dr. Clegg practices pediatric and adult congenital cardiac electrophysiology in Calgary (Alberta Children’s Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre and Peter Loughhed Centre). Her practice includes inherited arrhythmias, CIEDS and ablation.
Jeffrey Allen Shaw MD FRCPC
Cardiologist, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Dr. Jeffrey Shaw has completed training in Cardiology and Critical Care with sub‐specialization in echocardiography.
Glen L. Sumner MD FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Dr. Sumner has been a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiac Sciences at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary since 2008. He completed his medical training at Queen’s University in Kingston (Ontario, Canada) and practiced as a rural family physician for seven years prior to embarking on clinical training in cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiac electrophysiology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Dr. Sumner’s main clinical and research interests are in cardiac resynchronization therapy patient selection, cardiac device implantation, and cardiac device programming.
Bert Vandenberk MD PhD
Electrophysiology Fellow, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Dr. Vandenberk is currently a 1st year Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Prior
to this Arrhythmia Training, he completed his Cardiology training at the University of Leuven in Belgium. While at Leuven, Dr. Vandenberk also completed PhD research doctorate in Biomedical Sciences entitled: Non‐Invasive Risk Stratification of Ventricular Arrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Death.
Heart Block & Pacemakers
Brennan Ballantyne MD FRCPC
Clinical Fellow, Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Cardiology residency at Western University in London ON. Plan to complete both EP and Heart Failure fellowships in Calgary, with a focus on device management of advanced heart failure.
Robin Clegg MD FRCPC Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiologist, Alberta Children’s Hospital
Dr. Clegg practices pediatric and adult congenital cardiac electrophysiology in Calgary (Alberta Children’s Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre and Peter Loughhed Centre). Her practice includes inherited arrhythmias, CIEDS and ablation.
Russell Quinn BA BM BCh MRCP PhD Course Co-Chair
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Glen L. Sumner MD FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Dr. Sumner has been a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiac Sciences at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary since 2008. He completed his medical training at Queen’s University in Kingston (Ontario, Canada) and practiced as a rural family physician for seven years prior to embarking on clinical training in cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiac electrophysiology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Dr. Sumner’s main clinical and research interests are in cardiac resynchronization therapy patient selection, cardiac device implantation, and cardiac device programming.
Bert Vandenberk MD PhD
Electrophysiology Fellow, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Dr. Vandenberk is currently a 1st year Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Prior
to this Arrhythmia Training, he completed his Cardiology training at the University of Leuven in Belgium. While at Leuven, Dr. Vandenberk also completed PhD research doctorate in Biomedical Sciences entitled: Non‐Invasive Risk Stratification of Ventricular Arrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Death.
Ischemia & Infarction
Ian Britton MD
Brian Clarke MD FRCPC FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Brian is currently a heart failure cardiologist at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, director of the mechanical circulatory support and cardiac transplant programs.
Rajesh Keshvara MD FRCPC
Interventional Cardiology Fellow, Alberta Health Services
Senior interventional cardiology fellow.
Ed O’Brien MD FRCPC
Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Dr. O’Brien is a Cardiologist and Professor in the Department of Cardiac Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine /Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta where he served as the Chief of Cardiology (2011‐16) and Director of Research (2011‐2015). For 20 years he practiced as an interventional cardiologist. Currently, he has a general cardiology practice and supervises a translational research laboratory.
Yorgo Veenhuyzen MD FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Non-specific ST Segment & T-wave Changes
Yorgo Veenhuyzen MD FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Vikas Kuriachan MD FRCPC FCCS FHRS FACC
Clinical Associate Professor, Interventional Cardiology, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Dr. Vikas Kuriachan joined the Cardiology / Cardiac Electrophysiology group at the Libin Institute and University of Calgary in July 2010 after completing a year of complex ablation training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School. He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor, Director of the Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Services (Calgary), and a Wellness Officer for Cardiac Sciences. His Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology training were in Calgary and Internal Medicine at University of British Columbia. He was Calgary Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 under 40 in 2013. His clinical and research interests include ablation, in particular VT ablation, device implantation, complex extraction, and new electrophysiology technologies.
Mike Slawnych MD FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiologist, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Dr. Slawnych was initially trained as an engineer. He currently has dual interested in cardiology and palliative care.
Brian Clarke MD FRCPC FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Brian is currently a heart failure cardiologist at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, director of the mechanical circulatory support and cardiac transplant programs.
Ed O’Brien MD FRCPC
Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
Dr. O’Brien is a Cardiologist and Professor in the Department of Cardiac Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine /Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta where he served as the Chief of Cardiology (2011‐16) and Director of Research (2011‐2015). For 20 years he practiced as an interventional cardiologist. Currently, he has a general cardiology practice and supervises a translational research laboratory.
Resources
Getting Started with Zoom
This course will be held using the virtual meeting application, Zoom. You can join Zoom sessions using a desktop or laptop computer, tablet, or mobile device. For help setting up and/or connecting on your device, please see the relevant articles below.
For interactive workshop sessions, you should connect to the Zoom session on a device that has a webcam and microphone. Laptop computers, tablets, and mobile devices often have built-in cameras and microphones. If you are connecting on a desktop computer, you will need to use an external webcam and microphone. You may also call into a Zoom session using a phone instead of connecting with a computer microphone. We strongly recommend joining your session from a laptop or desktop computer rather than a tablet or mobile device.
Joining From a Computer
There are two ways to join a Zoom session: (1) using the Zoom Desktop Client, or (2) connecting through your web browser. It is recommended you use the Zoom Desktop Client.
- If you are using Chrome OS, get started here
For more information on how to use the Zoom Desktop Client, see the guides below:
If you would like to test out Zoom before your virtual conference, you can join a test meeting.
- To connect through your web browser, see this guide here.
Joining From a Tablet/Mobile
- On iOS, you will need to download the Zoom Cloud Meetings app from the Apple App Store. Once you have the app installed, see the ‘Getting Started’ guide here.
- On Android, you will need to download the Zoom Cloud Meetings app from the Google Play Store. Once you have the app installed, see the ‘Getting Started’ guide here.
Troubleshooting
- My video/camera isn’t working
- How to test computer/device audio
- Joining a meeting by phone
- Other troubleshooting articles
Updating Your Zoom Client
You can update your Zoom version through the (1) desktop client or by (2) manually downloading the newest version. For a step-by-step guide, click here.
- Open your Zoom desktop client
- Click on your profile picture, then click ‘Check for Updates’
- If a new version is available, it will be downloaded an installed
- Go to https://zoom.us/support/download to initiate the download of the latest version
Contact a CME Staff
For technical assistance, including help with Zoom, you can contact a member of the e-Learning team at ecme@ucalgary.ca.
You must have your own ECG Caliper and Ruler on both days of the virtual course for participating in the small group online exercise of reviewing ECGs.
If you don’t already have this equipment, they can be purchased from multiple stores within Canada. Here is a list of suggested ECG Caliper and Ruler you can buy online, however the purchase of your equipment is not limited to this list.
Accreditation
The online pre-course activity has been certified up to:
- 8.0 Mainpro+ Self-Learning credits
- 8.0 MOC Section 3 Self-Assessment credits
The workshops have been certified up to:
- 7.0 Mainpro+ Group Learning credits
- 7.0 MOC Section 1 credits
Certificate
Your certificate for the pre-course activity can be downloaded by clicking on the ribbon icon on your My Courses page. If you have any questions about your pre-course activity certificate, please contact the ECME Team at ecme@ucalgary.ca.
Your certificate for the workshop will be made available on DestinyOne, 5 days after the course. If you have any questions about your workshop certificate, please contact the CME Registration Team at cmereg@ucalgary.ca.