Amrita’s Fetal Cardiology Learning Module 2026

• In depth understanding of the fetal cardiac diagnosis including anatomy and hemodynamic correlates.
• Tips for counseling and prognostication including principles of care after birth.
• Interactive sessions in a dedicated online platform which provides all the course content under one roof, throughout the duration of the course.
• Robust format for assessment and grading as well as candidate feedback and interactions with faculty.
• Certificate from Amrita University on successful completion of the course.

Prof. Balu Vaidyanathan,
Clinical Professor, Paediatric Cardiology,
Head, Fetal Cardiology Division,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
Email: baluvaidyanathan@gmail.com; fetalcardiology@aims.amrita.edu

• Dr. Mark Sklansky
• Dr. B S Ramamurthy
• Dr. Vivek Krishnan
• Dr. Bijoy Balakrishnan
• Dr. Sonia Karapurkur
• Dr. Prerna Bhat

The online course is tentatively planned to start from June 2026.

This course will be conducted in a hybrid mode. The first 6 months will be on an online platform with a specific login for each candidate which will be linked to the registered email after registration.

Structure of the online sessions:

• Once a week, typically on weekends
• Duration: 1 hour/session
• Live lectures as per the course schedule on a weekly basis and recordings will be available for viewing throughout the course.
• Live interactive Q and A sessions shall follow each lecture.
• There shall be an interesting case segment (live session) once a month including host as well as candidates’ cases.
• Every month, an assignment with 10 questions related to the sessions will be uploaded into the online platform. These will have to be answered by the candidates and will be evaluated and graded by the course director.
• The candidates can post their queries in the online platform which will be cleared by the course director and other faculty members.
• Links to supplementary learning materials shall also be uploaded into the online platform along with the course details, schedules and assignments.

Month 6: Final week – IN PERSON TRAINING

• Site: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
• Duration: 2 days
• Format: Hands-on training, simulator-based training (OPUS and 4D view) with STIC datasets – both normal and abnormal hearts.
• Live fetal echo demonstrations and audience interactions.
• Practical tips to counseling fetal heart defects and management principles.
• Post training evaluation by a comprehensive assignment including case-based scenarios, MCQs and case images/videos.
• Certificate of training from Amrita University – based on the candidate satisfying the mandatory requirements for course completion.

Mandatory Requirements for course completion and certification:

• At least 75% attendance in live/recorded sessions.
• Minimum 50% score for the weekly assignments in aggregate.
• Uploading with labelling of one normal heart and one abnormal heart study with all the required views with the correct diagnosis.
• Minimum 50% score in the final post-course assessment.

• Online registration through a dedicated payment portal.
• Login to the sessions using the unique login ID and password created at the time of registration. Group attendance is not permitted and will require an institutional registration.
• All course material and sessions accessed through the dedicated online platform.
• Course fee Rs 100,000/- plus GST for 6 months per delegate (including the in-person training)
• Total 50 candidates per batch
• Travel and accommodation shall be born by the candidates.

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