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INDEX

PART 1

1. Fellowship Details 4 - 7

2. Chart of 50 Cases done by TEE/TTE (or TTE + TEE) 8 - 158

3. Postings in OR/ICU/CCU/CATH LAB throughout the year 159 - 162

4. Hands On workshops attended including TSS (At least 4 in a year) 163 - 164

5. Clinical Presentations in National level forums 165 – 166

PART - 2

6. Publications in current year (2017) 167 – 168

PART – 3

7. Curriculum & Syllabus for FIAE 169 page onwards

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FELLOWSHIP COURSE IN ADVANCED ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

1. Proper name of the certificate course: Fellowship Course in Advanced

Echocardiography

2. Duration of the course: 12 months

3. Commencement of Course: 17th January 2016

4. Intake capacity: 50 - 75 candidates per year

5. Complete curriculum of the course Appendix I

6. Teaching scheme: Total Time & periods Through 15 modules throughout the year followed by an internal assessment combined 100 marks for internal assessment

7. Eligibility criteria for admission:

Post one year training in:-

o DM/FNB/PDCC/FIACTA/FTEE

o Critical care – DM/FNB/FICCM

o DM/FNB: Pediatrics/neonatology

o DM/FNB: Pulmonary medicine

o DM/FNB: Cardiac Surgery

Post 2 year MD Anaesthesia with atleast one year experience in a cardiac setup is also eligible.

8. FACULTY REQUIRED WITH THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Faculty should have DM/DNB Cardiology degree or similar degree in cardiac anaesthesia

At least 15 years of teaching experience as faculty.

9. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION IN DETAILS:

(Number of question papers, Number of marks to each question paper, Duration of question paper,

practical examination etc.)

Theory paper: See Point No 16 below

Practical examination: See Point No 16 below

10. Infrastructure required for conducting the course.

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS:

Medical Neuro Intensive Care Unit

Intensive Coronary Care Unit

Dialysis Unit

Surgical ICU

Emergency Medicine ICU

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CLASSROOMS FOR DIDACTIC TEACHING:

Radiology, Pathology and Biochemistry – routine and emergency:

LIBRARY: General library with relevant books and journals:

Department library with relevant books and journals:

CASES: The medical ICU admits approximately 1000 patients per year provides a wide

range of patients for learning critical care.

ICU EQUIPMENT:

Class 1 Ventilators

Multiparameter monitors

Continuous renal replacement therapy

Bedside ultrasonography and echocardiography machine

Temporary pacemaker

Defibrillator

Fiberoptic bronchoscope

Infusion pumps

11. Faculty required with their qualification and experience (add visiting faculty)

INTENSIVIST: MD General Medicine with minimum 10 years’ experience, post MD in the

field of Critical Care Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiac Anaesthesia, Pulmonary

Medicine, Pediatric.

+ TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

MBBS students

MD students

DNB Students

VISITING FACULTY: Will include two or three experts from the field of Critical Care Medicine who

have excellent knowledge as well as teaching experience both nationally and

internationally.

12. ADVERTISEMENT:

Association website and the intranet

On the notice boards of the colleges and medical institutes

BASIC QUALIFICATION: As determined for each certificate/fellowship course- each individual

department to write

13. INTERVIEW

By a panel of experts of three - including the Presidents of the Association and

at least one external expert and an internal expert

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14. SELECTION

A total of 50 candidates per year will be selected for the course. Selection will be based on

performance at interview (30%), University level academic merits (30%) publications if any (20%),

and recommendations from PG teacher (20%)

15. PATTERN OF EXAM

Each year an examination coordination committee (ECC) consisting of six teachers running

Fellowship/certificate courses will be nominated by the President. Both theory and practical

Examinations will be concluded within 15 days of the end of the course.

Examination will be conducted in 2 centers in India. Each examination will have two Internal and

two external examiners (approved by the ECC).

Theory

MCQ’S & Short objective questions - ONLINE

PRACTICALS IN MEDANTA/AIIMS NEW DELHI

Each candidate will be examined by SIX examiners simultaneously for between 60 and 90 mins. This

will cover a:-

Viva Voce and practical

Videos

Logbook & CD

“Hands on” on the Simulator both Transthoracic Echocardiography and Transeasophageal

Echocardiography

Passing marks 50%.

Candidates have to pass individually in both theory and practical.

16. ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS

Results will be announced on the Website and Notice board within one week of the conclusion of the

examination. The result will be only “Fellowship granted/Denied and marks will not be displayed. Repeats

next year only with Additional fees of Rs. 10,000/-

17. AWARD OF FELLOWSHIP

Certificates will be awarded by the President at the GBM of Annual Conference of The Simulation

Society (TSS) in January every year. The certificate accredited by:

Internal Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound (ISCU)

Indian Academy of Echocardiography (IAE)

Australian Institute of Ultrasound

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The decision of the Examination Co-ordination Committee will be binding on all. On all matters pertaining

to the examinations

Clinical rotation:

Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) 6 months.

CCU and Cath Lab :- 6 months

MAINTENANCE OF LOG BOOKS:

Every fellow shall maintain a record of skills he has acquired during the training period certified by

the Head of Department in which he/she has undergone training.

The candidates should also be required to participate in the teaching and training programme of

undergraduate and post graduate (MD) students.

In addition, the Head of the Department shall involve their Post-Graduate CCM candidates in

Seminars, Journal Clubs, Group Discussions and participation in clinical, clinicopathological

conferences.

Candidates are required to attend at least 2 Regional/National/ International Conferences and make

at least one presentation at any of these conferences during the course on relevant subjects. These

should be entered in the Log Book.

At the end of the course, the candidate should summarise the contents and get the Log Book Certified

by the Head of the Department.

The Log book should be submitted at the time of practical Examination for the scrutiny of the Board

of Examiners.

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CASE NO. – 1

3 PAGES FOR EACH CASE

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SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE

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POSTING IN OR

S.NO OPERATION THEATRE DURATION

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POSTINGS IN ICU

INCHARGE SIGNATURE REMARKS

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POSTINGS IN CCU

INCHARGE SIGNATURE REMARKS

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POSTINGS IN CATH LAB

INCHARGE SIGNATURE REMARKS

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ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS IN THE TEACHING SCHEDULE MADE BY ME

S.NO DATE TOPIC SEMINAR /

JOURNAL

ATTENDED / PRESENTED

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ANY RESEARCH WORK UNDERTAKER

S.NO TOPIC GUIDE /CO-

GUIDES

DATE OF

SUBMISSION

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PRESENTATIONS S.NO TITLE PRESENTED AT

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PUBLICATIONS S.NO TITLE PUBLISHED IN

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CURRICULUM

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SYLLABUS

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CURRICULUM SYLLABUS

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TEXT BOOKS:

ASE’s Comprehensive Echocardiography

Cardiovascular Sonographer Registry Review Guide

Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography by Catherine M Otto, MD

Echocardiography Review Guide: Companion to the Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography BY

Catherine M. Otto MD (Author), Rebecca Gibbons Schwaegler BS RDCS (Author), Rosario V.

Freeman MD MS (Author) Clinical Sonography: A Practical Guide by Roger C Sanders

Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles and Instruments by Frederick W Kremkau,

The Echo Manual by Jae K Oh, MD, James B Seward, A Jamil Tajik, MD

Echo Made Easy by Sam Kaddoura

Practice of Clinical Echocardiography by Catherine Otto

Echocardiography – a practical guide for reporting and interpretation by Priya Margaret Joseph

Successful Accreditation in Echocardiography - A Self-Assessment Guide by Sanjay Banypersad

(Author)

INDIAN BOOKS:-

Problem Based Transesophageal Echocardiography by Deepak K.Tempe / Balachundhar

Subramaniam / Kathirvel Subramaniam / Harish Ramakrishna (Author)

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Review of Cardiac Anesthesia with 2100 MCQs by Poonam Malhotra Kapoor (1st Edition)

Review of Cardiac Anesthesia with 2100 MCQs by Poonam Malhotra Kapoor (2nd Edition)

Clinical Simulation in Medicine (For all Examinations in Cardiology, Critical Care, Anesthesia and

Pulmonary Medicine) by Poonam Malhotra Kapoor

Manual of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in the ICU: by Poonam Malhotra

Kapoor

Transesophageal Echocardiography of the Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves by Poonam Malhotra

Kapoor

Journals

International Journal of Cardiovascular Research

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

American Journal of Cardiology

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Cardiology

Cardiology Clinics