Training activity: 9

Details

Attend a clinic with a cardiology setting where findings from an ambulatory ECG recording are used to inform the clinical management of a patient and reflect on the clinic

Type

Observational training activity (OTA)

Evidence requirements

Evidence the observation or experience has been undertaken by the trainee.

Reflections on the observation or experience at two timepoints including contextualisation to the trainees own practice. E.g., for planned observations, a reflection before the observation and after, or for unplanned events a reflection one day after and another reflection a week later.

Considerations

• For example an elderly care or neurology outpatient clinic
• Key findings of reporting e.g. duration, quality, underlying rhythm, presence of ectopic activity, tachycardias, bradycardias, pauses and conduction disturbances
• Reporting and reference to presenting patient symptoms
• Use of language for reporting for use by non-cardiac healthcare professionals
• Patient experience
• Patient safety
• Communication skills
• The requirements to deliver patient centred care and support

Relevant learning outcomes

#	Outcome
# 1	Outcome Explore the contribution of ECG to patient care.
# 2	Outcome Identify the roles and relationships of the multidisciplinary teams working with ECGs.
# 3	Outcome Describe the working practices of multidisciplinary teams working with ECGs.
# 6	Outcome Compare and contrast the practice and application of ECG across specialties.