Accreditation

EXAMINATION for HRUK CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION

The date for the examination in 2011 will be confirmed later on this year. Registration for the exam will open around November – early December 2010. Please do keep a look out for any updates, or contact Azeem Ahmad, hruk@bcs.com or 020 7380 1918.

Venues for 2011 will be confirmed later on this year.

The 2010 examination took place on Friday 26th March 2010. Candidates had a choice of 3 venues where to sit the exam in 2010:

• •  London - St George's Hospital , Tooting
  •  Manchester - Allen Hall, Fallowfield Campus
  •  Belfast - Belfast City Hospital

The HRUK Certificate of Accreditation comprises two components: the exam and logbook. The examination has continued to be revised since 2006. In 2009, the number of questions increased to 100, although remained in a similar format with 60 core questions and 40 speciality questions over 3 hours. The popularity of the certificate is increasing and the standard is also improving.

There is also a logbook to be completed. There are 6 logbooks in total - click desired item to view or download.

For actual assessment purposes these logbooks are being used by both 2009 and 2010 candidates. The Accreditation Committee has concentrated this year on improving the quality of the examination and has decided not to change the logbooks this year. The Committee have started a process of revision of the logbooks and these changes will be instituted from 2011.

Logbook for Physiologist (Devices)
Logbook for Physiologist (Electrophysiology)

Logbook for Nurses (Devices)
Logbook for Nurses (Electrophysiology)

Logbook for SpR (Devices)
Logbook for SpR (Electrophysiology)

You complete ONE logbook only. If you have any technical problems trying to view/download the logbook(s), please contact Azeem Ahmad,
Tel: 020 7380 1918. Email: hruk@bcs.com .

For candidates who sat the exam on 26 March 2010, this is just a reminder that your logbook can be started from the date that you registered for the examination and must then be completed by 31 December 2010.

ALL CANDIDATES: Please note that all patient identifiable information must be clearly anonymised in the logbooks. Inclusion of patient identifiable information is a clear breach of patient data protection guidelines. Markers will be within their rights to return logbooks and consider failing candidates if they continue to have patient identifiable information in their logbooks.

As a rule, requests for logbook extensions must always be submitted in writing (and not by telephone) to hruk@bcs.com giving full reasons why an extension is being sought, and requests will then be considered on a case by case basis by the Exam Committee. Please note that extension requests require clear mitigating circumstances (eg. ill-health, pregnancy) and not simply failure to achieve cases.

The syllabus remained unchanged from 2009 and is available for downloading by clicking here. A recommended reading list is also available for downloading by clicking here.

For any potential candidate considering taking the exam in the future, you may find it useful to view the below representative questions for the devices and EP sections which are more up to date and representative of the standard required than previous examination papers.

View Sample EP Questions
View Sample EP Answers
View Sample Devices Questions
View Sample Devices Answers

You can still currently view the 1999 and 2000 exam papers, though as mentioned earlier, the standard of the examination is also improving. A list of frequently asked questions mainly about the HRUK logbooks compiled from candidates actual enquiries and HRUK’s responses will also be made available on the website in due course.

A list of frequently asked questions mainly about the HRUK logbooks compiled from candidates actual enquiries and HRUK’s responses will also be made available on the website in due course.

Cost: The 2010 exam registration fee was £180.00 for non-HRUK members and £150.00 for current and paying HRUK members. If you are interested in joining HRUK, please click here.

Please note that if you decide to cancel your registration booking, an administrative fee of £25.00 will be applied.

We hope you will disseminate this information and encourage your physiologists, arrhythmia nurses and registrars to consider this qualification. For anyone considering sitting the exam in 2011, HRUK will as usual run pre-exam courses during Heart Rhythm Congress 2010, so do sign up when the opportunity arises!

Contact us:

For any general questions about the exam or logbooks, please contact Azeem Ahmad, HRUK by email hruk@bcs.com or
telephone 020 7380 1918.

For any general enquiries on registration payment/receipts, please contact Melanie Quinlan or Sara Newbold
Tel: 01789 451 822 / 831, email: admin@hruk.org.uk )
from The Arrhythmia Alliance.

Nick Linker, Chair of the Accreditation Committee.

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Completed logbooks should be sent to:
Azeem Ahmad
Affiliates Coordinator
HRUK
9 Fitzroy Square
London
W1T 5HW

Tel: 020 7380 1918
Email: hruk@bcs.com

When sending logbooks, you are recommended to use recorded/registered post/special delivery for extra security purposes.