Mastering Advanced Echocardiography
11 weeksCardiology12 CPD hours
This veterinary thought exchange online tutored course is aimed at veterinarians in practice that have little to no experience of echocardiography.
This course follows on from the basic echocardiography course. It covers optimisation of more advanced techniques such as spectral Doppler, congenital and acquired heart disease in cats and dogs. It will provide you with all of the theory that you need, to acquire and interpret the right and left-sided views. You will be far more confident in interpreting your images by the end of this course, which facilitates your clinical practice and decision making.
The course is run by Liz Bode and Sid Sudunangunta (EBVS and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Cardiology). It runs over an eleven-week period and takes around 12 hours to complete. The course is delivered via video webinars and supplemented with a real-time discussion forum, giving you the opportunity to ask questions or discuss cases you may be facing in your practice.
(Access to this course is for 12 months from the start of the course going live on our website. The discussion forum will be monitored for the course duration only).
Course Content
Lesson 1: How to drive your machine! (Liz Bode)
Available on 17/11/2025 8:00 am
17/11/2025
- Understand the basics of ultrasound
- Describe what each function on your machine does and how to change the function to optimise your images
Lesson 2: It’s all about Doppler (Liz Bode)
Available on 24/11/2025 8:00 am
24/11/2025
- Describe what we mean by spectral and colour flow Doppler
- Review how to optimise your Doppler images
- Be able to describe pressure gradient calculation relative to specific disease processes
Lesson 3: Standard views, left and right (Liz Bode)
Available on 01/12/2025 8:00 am
01/12/2025
- Describe the standard left and right views
- List the things that we can see and evaluate in each view
- Understand how to acquire each image
Lesson 4: Standard measurements, what to use and what do they mean? (Liz Bode)
Available on 08/12/2025 8:00 am
08/12/2025
- List the standard measurements of the left and right sided views
- Describe what each measurement is for, and the information gathered
Lesson 5: Echo of acquired heart disease in the cat: Part 1 (Sid Sudunangunta)
Available on 15/12/2025 8:00 am
15/12/2025
- Describe the different diseases of cats and their echocardiographic appearance
- Understand what diastolic function is and how it is evaluated via echocardiography
Lesson 6: Echo of acquired heart disease in the cat: Part 2 (Sid Sudunangunta)
Available on 22/12/2025 8:00 am
22/12/2025
- Describe the different diseases of cats and their echocardiographic appearance
- Understand what diastolic function is and how it is evaluated via echocardiography
Lesson 7: Echo of acquired heart disease in the dog: Part 1 (Sid Sudunangunta)
Available on 29/12/2025 8:00 am
29/12/2025
- Describe the echocardiographic features of MMVD and DCM
- List the changes associated with these diseases and how we evaluate them
Lesson 8: Echo of acquired heart disease in the dog, the weird and wonderful: Part 2 (Sid Sudunangunta)
Available on 05/01/2026 8:00 am
05/01/2026
- Describe the echocardiographic features of pericardial effusion, endocarditis and pulmonary hypertension
- Understand how we measure and evaluate these conditions
Lesson 9: Echo of congenital disease in dogs and cats: Part 1 (Sid Sudunangunta)
Available on 12/01/2026 8:00 am
12/01/2026
- Describe the most common congenital conditions and their echocardiographic appearance
- Understand how to evaluate the severity of disease and when surgical intervention is indicated
Lesson 10: Echo of congenital disease in dogs and cats: Part 2 (Sid Sudunangunta)
Available on 19/01/2026 8:00 am
19/01/2026
- Describe the most common congenital conditions and their echocardiographic appearance
- Understand how to evaluate the severity of disease and when surgical intervention is indicated
Lesson 11: Case based round-up (Liz Bode)
Available on 26/01/2026 8:00 am
26/01/2026
- Become confident is using echocardiography to evaluate acquired and congenital cardiac disease
Meet the speakers
Liz Bode
Director, Cardiology Specialist
Liz graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2006. After spending some time carrying out voluntary work with SPANA, Liz took up a job in mixed practice in East Yorkshire. Shortly after this, Liz completed an internship at the University of Cambridge and solidified her love for all things cardio. She subsequently embarked on a PhD at the University of Manchester looking at cellular calcium handling in heart failure and ageing and was awarded her doctorate in 2013. After another spell in small animal practice Liz completed her residency in cardiology at the University of Edinburgh in 2017. Following her residency she worked at the University of Liverpool as a senior lecturer in small animal cardiology. More recently, she was awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and has taken on the role of Module Co-ordinator for the CertAVP cardiology modules at the University of Liverpool. She currently works at Chestergates Veterinary Specialists in the UK. In 2022 she was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS) for her meritorious contribution to clinical practice.
Sid Sudunagunta
Cardiology Specialist
Sid graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2011 and spent a few years working in general practice before pursuing Cardiology. Sid joined The University of Liverpool in 2016, first as a cardiology intern, then a resident, completing his residency in 2020. During this time, he completed the Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice in Cardiology. In March 2021, he passed his European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine certifying examinations in Cardiology to achieve Diplomate status. Sid is particularly interested in minimally-invasive interventional radiology procedures for managing and treating congenital and acquired cardiac diseases. He is also interested in teaching, and in April 2020, he successfully submitted a portfolio to achieve the Associate of the Higher Education Authority qualification. Sid’s research interests include canine pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease.
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