Hands-on Echo Course for Beginners 2026

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 (for the locations within the hospital: see final programs below)

Course Language: NL

Seat Limit: 25

Final Programs:

• Wednesday afternoon: Refresher course anatomy & physiology
• Thursday/Friday: Echo course