Think HEART to help save lives

This course teaches the key signs that a baby may have an undiagnosed heart defect. Timely detection can improve a baby's chances of survival and their longer term quality of life - and this course helps health professionals to ensure babies in their care are detected and treated as early as possible. The course is designed for any health professional working with babies - including doctors, nurses, midwives, midwifery support workers, health visitors and others.
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Course curriculum

    1. How to use this course

    2. A quick introduction to Tiny Tickers

    3. About the course

    4. Learning outcomes

    5. Before we begin

    1. CHD and the challenge of timely diagnosis

    2. A cardiac nurse specialist's view

    1. Lesson 1: Introduction to the Think HEART message

    2. The Think HEART animation

    3. Can you remember the Think HEART mnemonic?

    1. Assessing a baby - Dr Shuba Barwick (Part one)

    2. Assessing a baby - Dr Shuba Barwick (Part two)

    3. Referral pathways

    1. Case studies: The signs and symptoms of CHD

    2. Case study: Piper's story

    3. What signs can you observe in this case study?

    1. A summary of the main points

    2. Reflective Practice

    3. Congratulations, you've completed the course!

    4. Before you go...

About this course

  • £5.00
  • 20 lessons
  • 1 hour short course
  • Special introductory price (usually £15.00)
  • Got a discount code? Enter it at checkout

Your course host

Jon Arnold

Tiny Tickers Chief Executive

Jon has been with Tiny Tickers for more than a decade. As well as being our Chief Executive throughout that time, Jon has held patient and public representative positions on a number of groups including the NHS England Clinical Reference Group for Congenital Heart Disease, and the Expert Scientific and Clinical Advisory Panel for the National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service. Jon is father to Zoe, who was born with a complete AVSD and had open heart surgery as an infant.

Your course clinical experts

Shuba Barwick

Consultant Fetal and Paediatric Cardiologist

Dr Shuba Barwick is a consultant fetal and paediatric cardiologist working at the Leeds Congenital Heart unit. She has a special interest in teaching and training staff, and has previously worked at the Evelina Children's Hospital in London, and the Royal Manchester and Royal Liverpool Children's Hospitals. She is a trustee of Tiny Tickers.

Gill McBurney

Cardiac Liaison Nurse Specialist

Gill has worked in paediatric cardiology since 1992 and moved into the cardiac nurse specialist role in 2001. Based at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool, Gill is passionate about ensuring the best possible start for all babies and that their parents are fully supported and prepared for the journey ahead.

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Help ensure babies with serious heart conditions receive the treatment they need.

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With thanks to Finlay and Ruth Macleod for their generous funding of this course in memory of their beloved son, Finlay Eric.

Course Reviews

  • "Really good course which doesn't take long to complete and is very informative."

  • "Fantastic course, easy to follow and lots of useful information to take forward in everyday assessments. I will use this to impart to student nurses who are on placement within the community team. Thank you for all the work you do."

  • "Interesting, eye opening and relevant."