Course Dates 2021/2022

Year 1: 23–26 June 2021; 13–16 October 2021; 09–12 February 2022
Year 2: March/April 2022; 22–25 June 2022, 12–15 October 2022

Course Structure

The London Postgraduate Course in Heart Failure Management (PCHF) is a 2-year course consisting of 6 modules, each module with a 3.5-day duration. The course includes a total of 160 hours of classroom time and 140 hours of self-study, and its successful completion leads to a Certificate in Heart Failure Management.

Exams

Each of the modules will be followed by a multiple-choice examination. An examination can be repeated once, if the performance is unsatisfactory. The examinations of at least 5 modules will have to be passed successfully to be eligible for certification.

Course Language

The course will be held in English.

Organisation and Project Management

Zurich Heart House
Ruth Amstein, PhD, FESC / Christine Lohmann
Hottingerstrasse 14
CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 250 40 87
E-mail: ruth.amstein@zhh.ch / christine.lohmann@zhh.ch

Application Procedure

The candidates will be selected by members of the selection committee based on their interest in heart failure as documented in their motivation letter, rotations in a heart failure unit and/or publications in this field. Furthermore, career options in heart failure management as foreseen by their supervisor will be taken into consideration. Candidates at the end of their training or junior staff members will have priority among the applicants.

Applicants are asked to submit the following documents in English:

• Curriculum vitae
• List of publications
• Grades of medical school
• Motivation letter
• Recommendation letter of their supervisor
• Outline of future career

Applications need to be submitted in English and online only before February 28, 2021.

>> Apply for PCHF London 2021/2022

Course Fee

The course fee is GBP 3000. Travel and accommodation costs are not included and will have to be paid on an individual basis.

Cancellation Policy

In case of a cancellation before 30 November 2020 there will be a repayment of the course fee less GBP 200 for administrative costs. After this date we regret that no more refund is possible.

Accommodation

London offers a great variety of hotels. The course organisation has therefore not reserved any hotels. Hotels can easily be found via the usual hotel booking platforms.

Course Venue

The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London, UK