Advanced Cardiology Education (ACE) Program

Course Information and Learning Objectives

Dates: September 5, 2025 – May 8, 2026
Time: Fridays 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET and available on-demand

Registration: Open

Early bird rates available until July 18, 2025. Payment plans available upon request.

The Advanced Cardiology Education (ACE) Program empowers health-care professionals with the latest technical, cognitive, collaborative, and affective abilities to care for children with heart disease. The goal is to enable better global health outcomes for children with heart disease by cultivating excellence in health care teams and systems through inclusive and innovative online learning experiences.

By the end of this online course, participants should be able to:

Differentiate between normal and abnormal paediatric cardiac anatomy and physiology.
Provide short-term acute treatment and support to infants, children and families affected by congenital and acquired heart disease.
Utilize specialized paediatric cardiac acute-care clinical skills to evaluate and diagnose infants and children with congenital and acquired heart disease.
Provide long-term treatment and support to infants, children and families affected by congenital and acquired heart disease.

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Assessment & Diagnosis

Physiology & Morphology

Treatment & Management

Post-Operative Challenges

Subspecialty Areas

Affective Consideration

Benefits

Gain 200+ learning hours delivered over 33 weeks

Earn an accredited Advanced Certificate of Completion

Engage with over 100 subject matter experts

Collaborate with interprofessionals peers globally

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Intended Audience

Building capacity across the care team is essential to delivering high-quality care for children with congenital and acquired heart disease. The ACE Program is thoughtfully designed to benefit healthcare professionals across disciplines. While physicians represent over half of all ACE Program participants, the program also provides significant value to nurses and allied health professionals who work in paediatric cardiac care.

Physicians Specialties

Participating physicians include cardiologists, pediatricians, intensivists, anesthesiologists, neonatologists, fellows, residents, and nurse practitioners, among others.

Nursing Practice Areas

Nurses comprise nearly one-third (28%) of ACE Program participants. Most work in paediatric intensive care units, cardiology inpatient units, and paediatric cardiac critical care settings.

Year of Experience

Participants in the ACE Program range from early-career professionals with one year of experience to those with over 15 years in practice, reflecting engagement across all career stages.

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Global Reach and Bursary Opportunities

The ACE Program has reached healthcare professionals across five continents, representing over 100 institutions—most of which are paediatric and/or cardiovascular specialty centers. Our mission is to ensure that all health-care providers have access to the knowledge and skills needed to improve outcomes for children with heart disease.

To help address global health disparities, limited access to specialized education, and resource constraints in low- and middle-income countries, SickKids is proud to offer bursaries to eligible applicants. Each successful recipient will receive a $2,400 CAD bursary, applied directly toward course registration.

Deadline to apply for bursaries is June 20, 2025.

Learn more about bursary eligibility