For cardiology advanced trainees · Australia
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cardioat.org is a collection of resources for cardiology advanced trainees in Australia: college training requirements, scholarships, Australian and international guidelines, the major journals, and point-of-care tools and calculators.
Tools & calculators
On call
The scores in daily use. Tap a score to calculate it here, with a copy button for the record.
MDCalc
Every score with the derivation study attached.
mdcalc.comTherapeutic Guidelines (eTG)
Australian prescribing guidance. Most hospital networks hold an institutional licence.
tg.org.auPBS
Listings, streamlined authority codes and criteria for the scripts you write every day.
pbs.gov.auCIAP NSW trainees only
NSW Health's Clinical Information Access Portal: UpToDate, journals and databases from any hospital network.
ciap.health.nsw.gov.auResearch Hub
Find a project. Find people.
A board matching cardiology research projects with people who want research experience. Anonymous, authorship stated up front, email addresses never published. List yourself and get emailed when a project in your subspecialty is posted.
Looking beyond cardiology? Every specialty has a board on CoAuthor, our multi-specialty sibling.
Latest
This week in the literature
New issues, trials and commentary from the major journals, refreshed hourly. Journal impact factor on the right.
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Calendar
Dates & deadlines
Abstract deadlines, meeting dates and registration cut-offs, upcoming first. See the full calendar for the complete list and recently-passed dates.
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Scholarships & funding
Funding the research years
Stipends, scholarships and grants for trainees heading into a PhD or a dedicated research year.
RACP Foundation
Research Entry Scholarships, development grants and fellowships. Over $2.5 million awarded across 50+ awards each year.
racp.edu.auCSANZ: Scholarships & Prizes
Research scholarships pegged to the NHMRC stipend, travelling fellowships and ASM prizes for members.
csanz.edu.auHeart Foundation: Research funding
Postgraduate Scholarships, Vanguard Grants and postdoctoral fellowships for cardiovascular research.
heartfoundation.org.auNHMRC: Postgraduate Scholarships
The national stipend for clinicians undertaking a research higher degree.
nhmrc.gov.auGuidelines
The guidelines
Australian guidance first, then the major international societies.
NHFA/CSANZ ACS Guideline (2025)
The comprehensive Australian clinical guideline for diagnosing and managing acute coronary syndromes.
heartlungcirc.orgHeart Foundation: clinical guidelines
NHFA and joint NHFA/CSANZ guidelines and position statements, including heart failure (2018) and hypertension.
heartfoundation.org.auCSANZ position statements
Local expert positions: AF ablation, CIED follow-up, sports cardiology and more.
csanz.edu.auESC Clinical Practice Guidelines
The European guidelines: the journal-club staple, with pocket versions and the ESC app.
escardio.orgACC/AHA Guidelines
The joint American guidelines for valve disease, chest pain and heart failure, with decision pathways.
acc.orgThe library
The reference shelf
Free, open-access teaching libraries for when you want the why, not just the recommendation.
LITFL Library
The full Life in the Fast Lane library: the Critical Care Compendium, eponyms, clinical cases and more.
litfl.comDeranged Physiology
An exhaustive encyclopaedia of critical care physiology, with a deep cardiovascular section.
derangedphysiology.comThe Internet Book of Critical Care
EMCrit's IBCC: pragmatic, referenced chapters on everything acute, cardiology included.
emcrit.orgCV Physiology
Klabunde's Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts: the mechanisms behind the medicine.
cvphysiology.comWiki Journal Club
One-page summaries of the landmark trials: design, results and the bottom line.
wikijournalclub.orgMeetings
The major meetings
Dates and abstract deadlines for the year. See the full calendar →
CSANZ ASM & ANZET 2026
The 74th Annual Scientific Meeting, co-located with ANZET, the endovascular therapies meeting: ICC Sydney, 6–9 August 2026.
Abstracts closed 9 Mar 2026 csanzasm.com / anzet.com.auESC Congress 2026
The largest cardiology meeting in the world, with hotline trials and guideline releases: Munich, 28–31 August 2026.
Abstracts closed 1 Mar 2026 escardio.orgACC.27 with WCC
The ACC Annual Scientific Session, together with the World Congress of Cardiology: Houston, 10–12 April 2027.
Abstracts 25 Aug – 6 Oct 2026 accscientificsession.acc.orgCSANZ events calendar
Education days, masterclasses and regional meetings through the year, including the annual NSW Education Day.
csanz.edu.auECG & imaging
Pattern recognition
References for the reporting room and the 3am tracing.
LITFL ECG Library
The ECG reference: patterns, cases and pathophysiology, searchable and free.
litfl.comAmerican Society of Echocardiography
Guidelines and standards for chamber quantification, diastolic function and valve assessment.
asecho.orgEchoPraxis
Australian echo education: cases, tutorials and guidance for the DDU.
echopraxis.comRadiopaedia
Cardiac CT, CMR and plain-film reference articles with worked cases.
radiopaedia.orgTraining & college
The program itself
Requirements, the society, and the qualifications many trainees complete alongside advanced training.
The advanced training roadmap
How the pathway fits together: the junior years, Basic Physician Training and its exams, then the three years of advanced training.
cardioat.org/roadmapRACP: Advanced Training in Cardiology
Program requirements, handbooks, supervision and progression through the three years of advanced training, including the 2024+ curricula.
racp.edu.auCSANZ
The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: membership, councils and working groups, affiliate pathways.
csanz.edu.auASUM: Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound
The DDU (Cardiac): syllabus, modules and the certification register for the echo qualification many trainees complete.
asum.com.au