Advanced Cardiology Masterclass
Module 3: Congenital Heart Disease
Not every PDA is simple. What would you do?
Weekend 3 of the Advanced Cardiology Masterclass, with Claudio Bussadori: congenital heart disease through anatomy, hemodynamics, prognosis, and decision-making, with interventional options discussed within each disease.
Key facts
January 22–23, 2028 · In person, Tallinn, Estonia · 9:00–17:00, both days · Advanced level · Part of the Advanced Cardiology Masterclass · €900 for the weekend (all taxes included) · Certificate of attendance
This registration is for Weekend 3 only (January 22–23, 2028, Tallinn). Want the complete Advanced Cardiology Masterclass, all five weekends?
About the weekend
Why is pulmonic stenosis more than type A or type B? When do you intervene, and what do residual gradients and dysplastic valves change? Not every PDA is simple: what changes with pulmonary hypertension and reverse shunting? And what would you do with a complex or combined congenital defect?
Claudio Bussadori teaches congenital heart disease through anatomy, hemodynamics, prognosis, and decision-making. Saturday covers obstructive congenital disease: a congenital cardiology refresher, pulmonic stenosis (its morphology and its treatment decisions), and subaortic and aortic stenosis. Sunday covers shunts, complex defects, and cases: patent ductus arteriosus, VSD, ASD and other shunts, complex congenital heart disease, and congenital cardiology grand rounds. Interventional options are discussed within each congenital disease rather than as a separate interventional course.
The weekend is at an advanced level. It is the third weekend of the Advanced Cardiology Masterclass, and you can book it on its own.
What you will be able to do
By the end of the weekend, participants will be able to:
- Use anatomy and hemodynamics to interpret complex congenital heart disease
- Characterize pulmonic stenosis beyond simple type A/type B classification and recognize factors that alter intervention strategy
- Assess obstructive lesions and congenital shunts using Doppler and chamber-remodeling information
- Integrate prognosis and intervention options into disease-specific decision-making
- Recognize complex and combined congenital defects and construct a rational diagnostic plan
Weekend at a glance
Weekend 3:
Congenital Heart Disease
Obstructive Congenital Disease; Shunts,
Complex Defects & Cases
January 22–23, 2028 • Tallinn, Estonia • Claudio Bussadori • Advanced level · Anatomy, hemodynamics, prognosis, and decision-making
Saturday covers obstructive congenital disease. Sunday covers shunts, complex defects, and cases.
Is this weekend right for you?
This weekend is for clinicians who want to interpret congenital heart disease through anatomy and hemodynamics, and to build prognosis and intervention options into disease-specific decisions.
It is at an advanced level and begins with a congenital cardiology refresher, from anatomy to hemodynamics.
Faculty
Dr. Claudio Bussadori, DVM, MD, PhD, Dipl. ECVIM (Cardiology)
Weekend 3: Congenital Heart Disease
European Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology • Director, Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso, Milan
Weekend 3 is taught by a cardiologist who directs an ECVIM residency program in cardiology and whose research centers on congenital heart disease.
Claudio is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) and a European Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology. He is also a medical doctor specialized in cardiovascular diseases, with a PhD in cardiovascular pathophysiology. He holds a National Scientific Qualification (2016) as full professor in Veterinary Internal Medicine and Pharmacology. He is Director of the Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso in Milan, Italy, where he also directs an ECVIM residency program in cardiology, and President of the Committee for cardiovascular diseases of the Fondazione Salute Animale (FSA), the Foundation of Animal Healthcare dedicated to cardiac breed screening.
His research covers the diagnosis, epidemiology, and interventional treatment of congenital heart disease in dogs; echocardiography and pathophysiology of congenital cardiac disease in humans; the application of new echocardiographic technologies (2D strain and 3D echocardiography) in human and veterinary cardiology; and the phylogeny of the cardiovascular system.
He has published 230 papers
in medical and veterinary journals, including original articles and book
chapters. He is the editor of Textbook of
Cardiovascular Medicine in Dogs and Cats (Edra Publishing, 2023) and
co-author of Clinical Echocardiography of
the Dog and Cat (Elsevier, 2015).
Part of the Advanced Cardiology Masterclass
Weekend 3 is part of the Masterclass, and you can take it on its own. The Advanced Cardiology Masterclass is a five-weekend advanced pathway from September 2027 to May 2028: advanced feline cardiology, advanced ECG and arrhythmias, congenital heart disease, advanced echocardiography, and POCUS and emergency cardiology. The Masterclass is completed only by attending all five weekends, and the European certificate is awarded only after completion of all five weekends and a pass in the final examination. Practical sessions (Weekends 4 and 5), between-weekend tasks and mentorship, the final examination, and the European certificate are available only to participants enrolled in the full program. Attending a weekend individually does not constitute completion of the Masterclass.
Conclusion
Two days of congenital heart disease with Claudio Bussadori, from the segmental approach and hemodynamics to pulmonic stenosis, PDA, shunts, complex defects, and congenital grand rounds.
Questions about whether the weekend fits you? hello@skillvet.com
Registration fees
- Full program, early bird (until 30th of April 2027)
€5,900 (all taxes included) - Full program, standard (after 1st of May 2027)
€6,400 (all taxes included) - Weekends 1, 2 or 3, booked individually
€900 per weekend (all taxes included)
What's included: two days of teaching with Claudio Bussadori, course materials, lunch and coffee on both days, and a certificate of attendance.
Not included: accommodation, travel, and evening meals.
Romanian VAT (21%) is legally required for all participants, regardless of country of origin or VAT registration status. This is a legal obligation under EU and Romanian tax law for in-person educational events; it cannot be waived or exempted.
FAQ
Yes. Weekend 3 of the Advanced Cardiology Masterclass can be booked individually at €900 (all taxes included). At the end, you receive a certificate of attendance.
Weekend 3 is part of the five-weekend Masterclass. Attending it individually does not constitute completion of the Masterclass. Practical sessions, between-weekend tasks and mentorship, the final examination, and the European certificate are available only to participants enrolled in the full program, which is the only route to the European certificate.
Yes, within each congenital disease. Interventional options are discussed within each disease rather than as a separate interventional course.
No. This weekend is advanced theory and cases, with no practical sessions. The practical sessions of the Masterclass are in Weekends 4 and 5.
In person, in Tallinn, Estonia.
The registration fee covers two days of teaching, course materials, lunch, and coffee on both days, and a certificate of attendance. Accommodation, travel, and evening meals are not included.
English.
Accreditation has not been confirmed for this weekend. If that changes, the details will be published here.
Yes.
Contact hello@skillvet.com.
Cancellations submitted more than 30 days before the start date are eligible for a full refund. Cancellations received within 30 days of the start date are not eligible for a refund. To cancel, contact hello@skillvet.com.
Accommodation,
flights, and evening meals are not included in the registration fee and are the
responsibility of each participant.
No scholarships are currently available.