🫀 Diploma in Cardiac Device & Rhythm Management | Advanced CRT, ICD, Pacemaker & Electrophysiology Training (Level 2)

Diploma in Cardiac Device & Rhythm Management

Advanced CRT, ICD, Pacemaker & Electrophysiology Training – Level 2

Deepen your understanding of cardiac rhythm disorders and the devices that support patients with complex cardiovascular conditions. This advanced cardiac device course is designed for cardiology professionals, electrophysiology learners, nurses, doctors and healthcare practitioners who want a structured introduction to pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, cardiac resynchronisation therapy and rhythm-management care.

Cardiac devices combine anatomy, electrophysiology, programming, imaging, procedural planning and long-term patient follow-up. Safe practice requires more than knowing how a device works; it requires understanding why it is selected, how it interacts with the patient’s rhythm and how complications or abnormal findings should be recognised and escalated.

What You Will Learn

• Cardiac conduction, rhythm disorders and electrophysiology foundations.
• Pacemaker indications, components and pacing modes.
• ICD principles, therapy zones and shock awareness.
• CRT for selected heart-failure and dyssynchrony cases.
• Device interrogation, sensing, capture and lead assessment.
• Holter and implantable-loop-recorder awareness.
• Recognition of device complications and urgent red flags.
• Patient education, follow-up and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Cardiac Electrophysiology Foundations

Review the cardiac conduction system, depolarisation, repolarisation, automaticity, refractoriness and re-entry. Understand how abnormalities in impulse formation or conduction can lead to bradycardia, tachycardia, atrioventricular block, atrial fibrillation and other clinically significant rhythms.

Connect ECG findings with symptoms such as syncope, dizziness, palpitations, fatigue, chest discomfort and breathlessness. A rhythm must always be interpreted in the patient’s clinical context, with urgent escalation when instability is suspected.

Pacemakers & Pacing Therapy

Explore the purpose of pacemakers, their generator and lead systems, sensing and capture, pacing modes and broad indications. Understand how devices may support patients with sinus-node dysfunction, symptomatic bradycardia or selected conduction disorders.

• Single- and dual-chamber pacing concepts.
• Sensing, capture and pacing thresholds.
• Lead impedance and battery-status awareness.
• Pacing-related ECG patterns.
• Failure to capture, undersensing and oversensing awareness.

Device programming and clinical decisions require appropriately trained specialists. This course supports understanding and communication rather than independent programming.

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

Learn the role of ICDs in detecting and treating potentially life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Explore the difference between pacing, cardioversion and defibrillation, as well as the broad concepts of detection zones, therapies and inappropriate shocks.

Review the importance of patient education after a shock, device-clinic follow-up, driving and activity advice according to local guidance, psychological support and urgent assessment when shocks are repeated or accompanied by concerning symptoms.

Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy

Understand how CRT can improve coordinated ventricular contraction in carefully selected patients with heart failure and electrical dyssynchrony. Explore the difference between CRT-P and CRT-D, lead placement concepts, response assessment and the importance of patient selection.

Review symptoms, ECG features, echocardiographic assessment, functional status and follow-up considerations. CRT response varies, so ongoing assessment and adjustment by specialist teams are essential.

Device Interrogation & Follow-Up

Build awareness of the information obtained during device review. Explore battery longevity, programmed settings, sensing, capture, lead integrity, stored episodes, arrhythmia burden and delivered therapy.

• Confirm the device and clinical indication.
• Review trends rather than isolated values.
• Correlate stored events with symptoms and ECGs.
• Consider medication, electrolyte and clinical factors.
• Escalate unexpected findings to the device team.

Remote monitoring and in-person follow-up can identify issues early, but alerts require appropriate clinical review and action.

Holter & Implantable Loop Recorders

Explore ambulatory monitoring for intermittent palpitations, syncope and suspected rhythm disorders. Understand the strengths and limitations of Holter monitoring, event recording and implantable loop recorders, including the relationship between symptoms and recorded rhythm.

Complications & Patient Safety

Recognise broad categories of complications, including infection, haematoma, lead displacement, perforation, venous obstruction, battery depletion, sensing problems, inappropriate therapy and device malfunction.

Urgent concerns may include collapse, severe chest pain, new breathlessness, persistent palpitations, fever around an implant site, repeated shocks or signs of poor perfusion. Follow local emergency pathways and involve the appropriate specialist team promptly.

Peri-Procedural & Interdisciplinary Care

Cardiac-device patients may require coordinated care across cardiology, electrophysiology, anaesthesia, surgery, nursing, emergency medicine and imaging. Learn why device information, anticoagulation status, infection risk, procedure type and electromagnetic-interference considerations must be communicated clearly.

Use structured handover to explain the device type, indication, recent events, symptoms, investigations and recommended plan. Never make assumptions about device safety during a procedure.

Patient Education & Communication

Patients may be anxious about implantation, shocks, lifestyle, work, travel and future health. Practise explaining complex information in plain language, checking understanding and directing questions to the qualified clinician responsible for care.

Respect consent, confidentiality, culture and individual priorities. Good education improves confidence but should never replace personalised specialist advice.

Who Is This Course For?

• Doctors and cardiology trainees.
• Nurses and cardiac-device support staff.
• Healthcare students progressing into advanced study.
• Electrophysiology and rhythm-management learners.
• Professionals refreshing device-therapy knowledge.

Advance Your Rhythm-Management Knowledge

Understand the technology, recognise risk and communicate more confidently with cardiac-device teams. Enrol today and build a stronger foundation in advanced pacemaker, ICD, CRT and electrophysiology practice.

Professional Disclaimer

This educational course does not guarantee certification, registration, employment or permission to implant, interrogate, programme or manage cardiac devices independently. It does not replace supervised procedural training, specialist device-clinic education, manufacturer guidance, local protocols or advice from qualified professionals.