Fellowship Training in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Objectives

To provide comprehensive knowledge on the practice of anaesthesia, surgical intensive care and acute pain management for the cardiothoracic surgical patient.

Duration

12 months

Content

Acquire a good grounding of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology as related to the heart / thorax and principles for cardiothoracic anaesthesia.
Participate in assessment, perioperative and post-operative management of patients requiring cardiothoracic surgery.
Anaesthesia management of patients for:
- Coronary artery bypass surgery, valvular repair/replacement, repair / replacement of aortic aneurysm/dissection, robotic-assisted minimally invasive cardiac surgery, implantation and explantation of ventricular assist device / extra-corporeal membrane oxygenator circuit, heart transplant, correction of grown-up congenital heart disease.
- Thoracic surgical procedures such as mediastinoscopy, lobectomy, pneumonectomy, extrapleural resection of thoracic wall tumor, thymectomy; video-assisted thoracic surgery; robotic-assisted minimally invasive thoracic surgery; lung transplant; insertion and explantation of extra-corporeal membrane oxygenator.
- Procedures performed in the cardiovascular radiologic suite, such as electrophysiologic studies, insertion of automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator and device closure of atrial septal defect.
Observe and perform intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography and other monitoring techniques.
Conduct one research project (optional)

Admission Criteria

Qualified practicing anaesthesiologist in his or her country, who is interested in further specialisation in cardiothoracic anaesthesia
Fluent in both spoken and written English