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Paediatric cardiology
This short course will build on your existing cardiac embryology, physiology and morphology to develop your skills and awareness to critically evaluate congenital and acquired paediatric heart disease.
Course key facts
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Date
1 Jun - 3 July 2026
Duration
5 weeks
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Credits
Non credit bearing
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Format
Online
Fee
£495
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Location
Online
Overview
This short course will build on your existing cardiac embryology, physiology and morphology to develop your skills and awareness to critically evaluate congenital and acquired paediatric heart disease and how those conditions are managed. This course will also provide you with a focused overview of research methods and innovative strategies used in the diagnosis and management of children with cardiac disease.
Learning journey
The course runs online over 5 consecutive weeks, and you are expected to conduct approximately 7 to 10 hours of self-directed study per week, depending on your pace of learning. This consists of weekly directed tasks that you can undertake at your own pace and timing, such as watching recorded lectures, assigned reading or reflection and forum work, but also may consist of group work online. There are also planned synchronous sessions during the course to discuss ideas, present group and individual work and to facilitate further learning.
The course consists of several synchronous sessions on a video-conferencing platform which participants are expected to attend on the following dates (UK times):
- Thursday, 11 June 2026: 09.00 - 11.00
- Thursday, 18 June 2026: 09.00 - 10.30
- Thursday, 25 June 2026: 09.00 - 10.30
- Thursday, 2 July 2026: 09.00 - 10.30
- Thursday, 9 July 2026: 09.00 - 09.45
Course details
By the end of the short course you will be able to:
- Formulate strategies to prevent, investigate and manage specific acquired and congenital heart diseases in the paediatric population
- Conceptualise the model of future practice within paediatric cardiology bearing in mind current innovative fields
- Debate the long-term outcomes in children who have been diagnosed with specific cardiac conditions and how this will impact in their daily life
The course is part of a range of short courses spread throughout the academic year which are available both to students who are enrolled on the MSc Applied Paediatrics course and as stand-alone CPD programmes for all healthcare professionals.
Short course students will not be formally assessed on the course however, you will receive feedback for any submitted activities such as participation and contribution to group work and interactive sessions including a workshop within the course.
Evidence of sufficient participation will be required to obtain a course certificate.
This course will benefit paediatricians, GPs, nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals involved in child health.
As the course is a multi-professional programme, students will develop an understanding of how their own individual behaviours, and those of the teams within which they work, can have a significant influence on the quality of care delivered.
The fee covers tuition and online resources but does not cover, refreshments, travel or accommodation.
If you have any queries regarding your booking please contact us via email or by phone: +44 (0)20 7594 6885
Detailed joining instructions will be sent to all participants 10-14 days prior to the commencement of the course. Places on these courses are limited, EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISED.
A 20% administration fee will be levied for cancellations made up to two weeks prior to the start of the course. Cancellations thereafter will be liable to the loss of the full fee. Notice of cancellation must be given in writing by letter or fax and action will be taken to recover, from the delegates or their employers, that proportion of the fee owing at the time of cancellation.
Imperial College London reserves the right to cancel an advertised course at short notice. It will endeavour to provide participants with as much notice as possible, but will not accept liability for costs incurred by participants or their organisations for the cancellation of travel arrangements and/or accommodation reservations as a result of the course being cancelled or postponed. If a course is cancelled, fees will be refunded in full. Imperial College also reserves the right to postpone or make such alterations to the content of a course as may be necessary.
Module leaders
Professor Alain Fraissé
Professor Alain Fraissé is a consultant paediatric cardiologist who treats both adults and children. He is also director of paediatric cardiology at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals and is a visiting professor at Imperial College London.
He completed his medical studies in France, at Marseille University Hospital (part of Aix-Marseille University), where he also received his master's in physiology and a complementary fellowship in intensive care at the University of the Mediterranean, Marseille.
Then he spent time in the USA as a clinical and research fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Following that, he returned to Marseille University Hospital, where he completed his PhD in respiratory physiology.
Dr Sylvia Krupickova
Lead in Paediatric CMT, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Carlos Bautista
Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Contact us
Have a question?
We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch and a member of the team will be happy to help.
- Phone: +44 (0) 20 7594 6884
- Email: cpd@imperial.ac.uk
