BHRS Certification The Log Books

In order to achieve BHRS Certification, candidates must complete and submit a logbook

Log Books

In order to achieve British Heart Rhythm Society Certification, Devices and Physician candidates must complete and submit a logbook.

The logbook component is very important and requires a significant amount of time and effort to complete. A candidate who does not specialise in cardiac rhythm management will find it difficult to complete the logbook within the specified deadline. The Certification Committee would expect candidates to have a minimum of two years experience in cardiac rhythm management prior to sitting the examination or completing the logbook.

Candidates Submitting a Devices logbook

Please use the online submission form. You will need your contact information, the names and email addresses of your assessors and your candidate and membership number. At the bottom of the form you can upload your logbook (it needs to be under 10mb). We aim to get you marks back within a month, but sometimes this is delayed due to unforeseen issues like Trusts blocking Adobe Sign.

Candidates Submitting a Physician logbook

Please use the online submission form. It is expected that candidates submit the log book over a period of 3 years (evidence from one year before and 2 years after is acceptable) for either Electrophysiology or Devices in line with the two different arms of advanced arrhythmia training. At the bottom of the form you can upload your logbook (it needs to be under 10mb). We aim to get you marks back within a month, but sometimes this is delayed due to unforeseen issues like Trusts blocking Adobe Sign.

Candidates Submitting a EP logbook

Pre-2023 candidates are required to submit their log book via dropbox. These instructions let you know how to do this. EP logbooks take a little longer to mark due to the processes involved, we try to get your marks back to you within 2 months.

IMPORTANT NOTE: all patient identifiable information must be anonymised in the log books. Inclusion of any patient identifiable information is a clear breach of patient confidentiality and a serious governance issue. Markers have been instructed to return log books and fail candidates if they have patient identifiable information in their log books.

In some cases, a candidate may be required to apply for an honorary contract to enable them to visit other hospitals to undertake procedures and collate data for their log book and this additional time must be factored in when completing a log book.

In some cases, a candidate may be required to apply for an honorary contract to enable them to visit other hospitals to undertake procedures and collate data for their log book and this additional time must be factored in when completing a log book.

LOG BOOK DOWNLOADS

The certification and examination process and format changed in 2020 for those candidates sitting ‘Devices’.  EP candidates pre-2023 will still be required to complete the usual log book which has been updated.  Log books are available below for download.

DEVICES LOGBOOK (PDF)
DEVICES LOGBOOK (WORD)
PHYSICIAN-Devices logbooK
PHYSICIAN EP/ABLATION-EPLOGBOOK
NURSES CLINICAL LOG BOOK GUIDELINES

Devices:

You will be asked to start your logbook after sitting the examination. The log book must be completed over a 18-month period, during which time candidates must take and pass the BHRS examination. You will be informed of your deadline after you take the examination.

Physician:

It is expected that candidates submit the log book over a period of 3 years (evidence from one year before and 2 years after is acceptable) for either Electrophysiology or Devices in line with the two different arms of advanced arrhythmia training.

Logbooks should be submitted online.  Devices: logbook submission form.  Physician logbook submission form.  EP and Clinical Logbooks need to be submitted via the Dropbox method (details below)

EP & Clinical Logbooks must be submitted electronically via Dropbox to exam-logbook@bhrs.com. You complete ONE logbook only and the log book should not exceed 2GB (as this is the maximum Dropbox will allow). More details can be found below. Further instructions of how to use dropbox can be found here.  If you require them folder templates can be found here.  Please note we are currently looking at different technology to make this process easier so this may change prior to submission but we will inform you if this does.

For the Devices Log Book you do not need to collect accompanying evidence i.e. print outs on implant or follow-up, ecg’s, holter reports etc. Your cases instead will be signed off by your accredited assessor. EP Log Books remain the same so evidence will need providing as specified.

Requests for log book extensions must always be submitted via email (and not by telephone) to exam-logbook@bhrs.com giving full reasons why an extension is being sought. Requests will then be considered on a case by case basis by the certification committee. Please note that extension requests require clear mitigating circumstances (e.g. ill-health, pregnancy). Extensions will not be given for candidates who have failed to achieve the requisite number or type of devices. No extension will be awarded retrospectively. Also, please note that any request for an extension needs to be received a month before the log book should be submitted.

MORE LOGBOOK FAQS

Note from Chair of Certification

We will audit 10% of log book submissions and as such you may be contacted by BHRS and asked to formally post your entire log book and supporting information to BHRS as part of our audit processes.  The log books are now available in both word and pdf versions to aid electronic completion and submission.

FAQs

BHRS Certification

The logbook component is very important and requires a significant amount of time and effort to complete. The Certification Committee would expect candidates to have a minimum of two years’ experience in cardiac rhythm management prior to sitting the examination or completing the logbook.
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