Marriott Heart Foundation's Online
Course in
12-Lead Electrocardiography
Recent quote from Dr. Henry Marriott,
Co-Founder of the 12-Lead ECG Examination for Hospital Medical and Nursing Staff
in 1991.
"The
electrocardiogram remains the most often ordered diagnostic test in cardiology,
the least expensive, the most relied upon, and yet remains the most often
misunderstood."
FYI:
We believe the reason for the huge misunderstandings
over ECGs is that we lack a standard system of analyzing the ECG, and many of us
rely too much on the computerized interpretation, which can be up to 50% in
error in most modern interpretive systems. We are sure you have
experienced a case where at least three different diagnoses of an ECG were made
by physicians and nurses when only one was correct. We hope to relieve
this problem by offering this extensive course for the beginner in reading
12-lead ECGs, and by stressing the need for a standard systematic method of
interpretation. Marriott always said "pinpoint the primary diagnosis and
then the secondary diagnoses" (example: primary diagnosis is sinus
bradycardia, secondary diagnosis is the escape junctional rhythm that results
from the bradycardia). The reason this is so important at any level of ECG
reading is because it will help direct us in our management decisions.
12-Lead Course
Development:
The 12-lead ECG lessons satisfy the content for
Intermediate 12-Lead Electrocardiography, and is based on standards of
electrocardiography developed by the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine
(ABCM) and the Marriott Heart Foundation (MHF), using needs assessment models
for a diverse intermediate 12-lead audience in cardiology.
Evidence-based research practice guidelines developed by the ACC/AHA for
physicians were considered and included in these developments.
However, the
Marriott Heart Foundation (MHF) and the ABCM have expanded the scope of practice
to encompass the 12-lead ECG skills and needs of all cardiovascular
professionals including: emergency physicians, hospital panel readers,
cardiovascular nurse practitioners, coronary care nurses, and interventional
cardiac nurses, telemetry nurses, ECG/monitor technicians, and CV technologists
in invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and procedures labs.
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12-Lead ECG Course Info:
This course is
made up of 14 different lessons. The student can print out lesson 14 for a
final review (as there are some tracings in the document horizontally and would
require one to lie on their side to see them well.
Lesson 14 is the
12-Lead ECG Essentials Manual which contains a 12-Lead ECG Practice Exam at the
end of the manual (complete with answers—for a self evaluation).
A certificate of completion
will be issued upon completion of each lesson is completed (one certificate per
lesson).
12-Lead ECG Course
Contents:
Lesson 1 - 12-Lead ECG
Recording, Reading, & Bedside Monitoring Essentials
Lesson 2 –
Bedside ECG Monitoring Practice
Lesson 3 – Differentiating the Wide-QRS Patterns
Lesson 4 - Calculating the Electrical Axis of the Heartbeat
Lesson 5 - Atrial Arrhythmia Reading Practice
Lesson 6 - Supraventricular Arrhythmia Reading Practice
Lesson 7 – Ventricular Aberration Identification Practice
Lesson 8 - Ventricular Arrhythmia Reading Practice
Lesson 9 - Electrolyte Disturbance Reading Practice
Lesson 10 - Acute Myocardial Infarction Reading Practice
Lesson 11 - Atrioventricular Block Reading Practice
Lesson 12 - AV Dissociation Reading Practice
Lesson 13 - 12-Lead ECG Reading Practice
Lesson 14 - 12-Lead ECG Essentials Manual & 12-Lead Board Certification Practice
Exam
Individual Student Pricing:
Each student will be issued a username and password after they
register for the course to be used over a six month period of time. This username and password should be stored in a
safe place and is essential to enter the online classroom.
The students
may enter the classroom as many times as necessary during their six month
registration.
Individual Price:
$139.95 includes lessons 1-14 above
Institutional Pricing for
Students:
An
institution must sign up 10 students in order to take advantage of the group
prices.
Each student will be issued a username and password after they
register for the course. This username and password should be stored in a
safe place and is essential to enter the online classroom.
The students
may enter the classroom as many times as necessary during their two month
registration.
Institutional Price:
$79.95 includes lessons 1-14
12-Lead ECG Learning
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course in 12-lead electrocardiography the student should be able to show a mastery of each of the topics presented in the 14 lessons within this 12-Lead.
How to
Begin your 12-Lead Course: