Cardiology for Health Professionals level 7

Module overview

Developments in international, national and local policies, government strategies and drivers and service provision are together making new demands on cardiac care delivery.

Cardiology is a dynamic and rapidly changing specialty, which requires health care professionals (HCP) to be able to deliver high quality, evidence-based care to a range of service users, in a variety of clinical settings.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critically review a health care issue experienced in your practice setting and develop a management plan to enhance health outcomes

• Critically analyse and evaluate the effect of international, national and local policies on the care of people with cardiac conditions.

• Critically reflect on ethico-legal and professional issues which can arise in caring for people with cardiac conditions

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

• Demonstrate a deep and systematic understanding of current evidence related to your chosen health care issue

Syllabus

• Within this module the student will explore:

• Ethical theories and applied clinical ethical decision-making

• Epidemiology,pathophysiology and management of coronary heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies/Genetic heart disease

• Risk factor assessment

• Applied cardiac pharmacology

• Applied cardiac physiological investigations and treatments including Pacemakers, automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator (AICD), Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (DRT)

• Electrocardiography (ECG) – including basic rhythm interpretation, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, atrio-ventricular blocks

• Principles in taking a 12 Lead ECG - including basic and advanced interpretation of abnormalities

• Cardiac Investigations such as Troponin, coronary angiography and CT angiography

• Treatments of Coronary Heart Disease including medical therapies, Primary angioplasty and stenting

• Assessment of the cardiovascular patient

• Behavioural Cardiology

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching and learning methods that will be used to help you achieve the learning outcomes of the module are designed to facilitate a contextual exploration of your clinical experience, whilst linking theory and evidence.

Learning methods in this module may include:

• Interpersonal learning - through group discussions and interactive lectures

• Group learning – through group activities, patient scenarios, and problem based learning

• Self-directed and electronic learning - through retrieving, reading and reviewing literature and research

• Cognitive learning – development of critical reflection, critical analysis and synthesis of information based on a range of knowledge/evidence

• Module leader/student 1:1 consultations - as required

Module structure

The five day module will be delivered over a five week period and a written assignment will be submitted upon completion of the taught component of the module within an 8 week period.

Assessment strategy

• Assignment including a management plan

• 100% contribution to final mark

• Mode of Feedback to Students

• Formal written feedback by 1st marker (module lead)