BCS & Mayo Clinic Cardiology Review Course
The premier opportunity for consultants and cardiology residents to update their knowledge.
About the course
This comprehensive course is held over five days and covers the European Cardiology Curriculum through a broad range of lectures and case-based interactive sessions.
The faculty is made up of a variety of prominent speakers from the field of cardiology including four speakers from Mayo Clinic in the USA.
Course Directors:
Professor André Ng, BCS President
Dr Shouvik Haldar, BCS Vice-President for Education
Professor Rajiv Gulati, Mayo Clinic
Key information
Dates: Monday 9 – Friday 13 March 2026
Location: Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London, NE1 4LE
Costs:
- BCS Associate (BJCA) members: £499
- BCS Affiliate, Emeritus, International and Ordinary members: £898 (£998 after Early Bird window ends)
- Non-members: £1596 (£1,995 after Early Bird window ends)
Course Programme
Monday 9 March - Valvular and Myocardial Disease
8:15am -8:50am: Registration and refreshments
8:50am – 9am: Welcome and Introduction, Prof André Ng and Prof Rajiv Gulati
9am – 9:25am: Mitral/Tricuspid Valve Disease – Assessment and Medical Management, Dr Benoy Shah
9:25am – 9:50am: Mitral/Tricuspid Valve Disease – Intervention and Surgery Management, Prof Phil McCarthy
9:50am – 10:10am: Dilated & Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, TBC
10:10am – 10:30am: Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies, Dr Lavanya Athithan
11am – 11:20am: Heart Failure – HfpEF, Dr Paul McKie
11:20am – 11:45am: Aortic Valve Disease – Assessment & Medical Management, Dr Anvesha Singh
11:45am – 12:30pm: Expert Panel Q&A, Chairs: Prof André Ng and Prof Rajiv Gulati
1:15pm – 1:40pm: Aortic Valve Disease – Intervention & Surgery, Prof Rajiv Gulati
1:40pm – 2:05pm: Heart Failure – HFpEF, Dr Paul McKie
2:05pm – 2:25pm: Infective Endocarditis, Prof Bernard Prendergast
2:25pm – 2:45pm: Transplant and Durable VAD, Dr Stephen Pettit
3:10pm – 3:30pm: Practical approach to appraising papers and trials, Prof André Ng
3:30pm – 3:55pm: Expert Panel Q&A, Chairs: Prof André Ng and Prof Rajiv Gulati
3:55pm – 4:15pm: Essentials of Haemodynamics – Cath Cases, Dr Malcolm Bell
4:15pm – 5pm: Interactive Case-Based Discussion, Dr Stephen Pettit and Dr Paul McKie
Tuesday 10 March - Atherosclerosis
8:15am -8:50am: Registration
8:50am – 9am: Introduction, Prof Rajiv Gulati
9am – 9:25am: Investigation of stable chest pain, Dr Louise Buchanan
9:25am – 9:50am: Diabetes and CV disease – new therapeutic options, Prof Derek Connolly
9:50am – 10:15am: Acute Coronary Syndromes – medial therapy and PCI, Dr Malcolm Bell
10:45am – 11:10am: Stable CAD – GDMT / elective revascularisation (CABG vs. PCI), Prof Divaka Perera
11:10am – 11:40am: Expert Panel Q&A, Chairs: Dr Louise Buchanan and Prof Rajiv Gulati
11:40am – 12:15pm: Interactive Case-Based Discussion, Prof Divaka Perera and Prof Rajiv Gulati
1pm – 1:25pm: ST Evaluation Myocardial Infraction, Prof Rajiv Gulati
1:25pm – 1:45pm: Sports Cardiology, TBC
1:45pm – 2:10pm: Anti-thrombotic in ACS: Cases and Guidelines, Dr Malcolm Bell
2:10pm – 2:35pm: Essentials of Cardiac Surgery for the Cardiologist, Dr Sunhil Bhudia
2:35pm – 2:55pm: Peri-operative management of non-cardiac & cardiac surgery, Prof Rajiv Gulati
3:25pm – 4pm: Expert Panel Q&A, Chair: Prof Rajiv Gulati
4pm – 4:45pm: Interactive Case-Based Discussion, Dr Malcolm Bell and Dr Sunil Bhudia
Wednesday 11 March - General Cardiology
8:15am -8:55am: Registration
8:55am – 9am: Introduction, Dr Shouvik Haldar and Prof Rajiv Gulati
9am – 9:25am: Pericardial Disease, Dr Tevfik Ismail
9:25am – 9:45am: Critical Care Cardiology & Shock, Prof Susanna Price
9:45am – 10:05am: Pulmonary Hypertension, Dr Sarah Bowater
10:05am – 10:25am: Genetics for the Cardiologist, Dr Catherine Mercer
10:50am – 11:10am: Cardiac Tumors, TBC
11:10am – 11:35am: Cardio-Oncology, Dr Rebecca Dobson
11:35am – 12:15pm: Expert Panel Q&A, Chairs: Dr Shouvik Haldar and Prof Rajiv Gulati
12:15am – 12:35pm: Industry Sponsored Session, TBC
1:25pm – 1:50pm: Hypertension, TBC
1:50pm – 2:15pm: Dyslipidaemia, Prof Derek Connolly
2:15pm – 2:40pm: Obesity, TBC
2:40pm – 3:25pm: Expert Panel Q&A, Chairs: Dr Shouvik Haldar and Prof Rajiv Gulati
4pm – 4 :45pm: Interactive Case-Based Discussion, Prof Derek Connolly and Prof Trisha Tan
5pm: Drinks Reception, BCS HQ, 9 Fitzroy Square
Thursday 12 March - Arrhythmias
8:15am -8:55am: Registration
8:55am – 9am: Introduction, Dr Shouvik Haldar and Prof André Ng
9am – 9:30am: Bradycardia & Pacing, TBC
9:30am – 10am: Supraventricular Tachycardia, Dr Shouvik Haldar
10am – 10:30am: Syncope, TBC
10:30am – 11am: ICD & CRT Therapy, Dr Paul Friedman
11:30am – 12noon: Expert Panel Q&A, Chairs: Dr Shouvik Haldar and Prof André Ng
1pm – 1:30pm: Atrial Fibrillation, Dr Paul Friedman
1:30pm – 2pm: Sudden Cardiac Death & Inherited Channelopathies, Dr Greg Mellor
2pm – 2:30pm: Ventricular Tachycardia, Prof André Ng
3pm – 3:30pm: Understanding Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology, Dr Paul Friedman
3:30pm – 4pm: Expert Panel Q&A, Chairs: Dr Shouvik Haldar and Prof André Ng
4pm – 5pm: Practice-Interactive ECG-based Cases and Traces, Dr Paul Friedman
Friday 13 March - Imaging & Adult Congenital Heart Disease
8:15am -8:55am: Registration
8:55am – 9am: Introduction, Prof André Ng and Dr Guy Lloyd
9am – 9:20am: Echocardiography, Prof Guy Lloyd
9:20am – 9:40am: Cardiac CT, Dr Jonathan Weir McCall
9:40am – 10am: SNuclear Cardiology, Dr Nikant Sabharwal
10am – 10:20am: Advanced Echocardiography, Prof Guy Lloyd
10:50am – 11:10am: Cardiac MRI, TBC
11:10am – 12noon: Practice – Multi Modality Images with the experts, Dr Andrew Kelion
12noon – 12:30pm: Expert Panel Q&A, Chairs: Prof André Ng and Prof Guy Lloyd
1:15pm – 1:40pm: Congenital Heart Disease: Simple, Dr Sam Fitzsimmons
1:40pm – 2:05pm: Congenital Heart Disease: Complex, Dr Sam Fitzsimmons
2:05pm – 2:30pm: Heart Disease in Pregnancy, Dr Anna Herrey
2:30pm – 2:50pm: Expert Panel Q&A, Chairs:, Dr Aidan Bolger and Prof André Ng
2:50pm – 3:30pm: Interactive Case-Based Discussion, Dr Aidan Bolger and Dr Anna Herrey
3:30pm – 3:40pm: Feedback and reflection, Prof André Ng
Testimonials
A great refresher for a cardiologist at any stage of their career.
Useful overview of guidelines and a lot of interesting debate.
A great opportunity to network with speakers from different parts of the world!
If you have any questions about this course, email our education team: [email protected].