Advanced Cardiology

by Edge Hill University Claim Listing

This module has been designed for staff from a range of professional backgrounds. Applicants will be professional registrants who have normally completed one year of preceptorship having achieved locally based competencies. In addition, you should have access to patients with cardiological illness i

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6 Months

Course Details

Who is this module for?

This module has been designed for staff from a range of professional backgrounds. Applicants will be professional registrants who have normally completed one year of preceptorship having achieved locally based competencies. In addition, you should have access to patients with cardiological illness in either wards, CCU (Coronary Care Units), Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratories (CCL) or a community setting.

What are the key aims of the module?

The module aims to support and develop students to:

  • Critically consider the assessment, monitoring, diagnosis and management of people with cardiac conditions.

  • Critically apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology associated with the development of cardiac disease.

  • Synthesise knowledge and skills in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person and family centred care for patients with cardiac disease.

  • Critically explore the evidence base supporting cardiology disease management strategies designed to optimise cardiovascular health.

How will I study?

You will be expected to attend six face to face days which will be a combination of key note lectures, seminars and practical workshops. In addition supplementary materials will be made available online which have been designed to prepare you for each day of delivery and to follow up face to face sessions. These materials will be stored online in the module’s Blackboard (Bb) area for your consideration.

What will I study?

  • Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system

  • History taking/ clinical examination

  • Inherited conditions/ cardiomyopathy

  • ECG interpretation/ heart rhythm

  • Acute coronary syndromes

  • Aortic stenosis/ TAVI

  • Cardiac pharmacology

  • Cardiac rehabilitation

  • Cardio-oncology

  • Clinical reasoning/ decision-making

How will I be assessed?

The assessment for this module is in two parts, as such students will be required to:

  • Undertake an online multiple choice question examination

  • Write a 2,500 word case study

On successful completion you will:

  • Critically apply advanced cardiology knowledge to an appropriate patient group recognising and managing their health status through appropriate decision-making and clinical reasoning.

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    St Helens Road Ormskirk L39 4QP, Leicester

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