Hands-on Echo Course for Beginners 2025

Who: Residents who are about to start their first year of cardiology training. Technicians and PhD students who need echo training.

Content: The Wednesday afternoon is dedicated to refreshing your knowledge about anatomy and physiology of heart and circulation, amongst others with presentation of pathologic specimens and hands-on dissection of real hearts.

Thursday and Friday alternate between theoretical lectures followed by hands-on sessions to immediately practice in small groups on volunteers and patients what you have learned.

Where: University Hospitals Leuven (UZ Leuven), Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven
Wednesday: Meeting room Vincent Van Gogh (green street, poort 2, level 2)
Thursday & Friday: Meeting room Thomas Mann (orange street, poort 4, level 3)

Seat Limit: 25

Final programs:

- Refresher course on anatomy & physiology

- Echocardiography course: lectures and hands-on training

Registration: Joyce Dewel, UZ Leuven