Postgraduate Course: Managing vascular risk factors in developing countries - concept of vascular risk and lifestyle measures (GMED11014)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will describe magnitude of vascular disease as a global health problem, review the myths and misconceptions about CVD in the developing world, and review the global risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
The Course will describe the relationship between metabolic syndrome and CVD, and the size and nature of the gap between knowledge and management of vascular diseases in the developing world.
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| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the candidate should be able to understand
* The different risk factors for vascular disease, notably diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia.
* How the above risk factors are affected by lifestyle/behavioural influences.
* The impact of changing diet, reduced physical activity, increasing obesity and the aging population on the increasing prevalence of vascular disease in the developing world.
* Environmental factors and chronic lung disease - eg effect of use of
wood fuel, smoking, occupational exposure etc.
* Identify patients at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
* Strategies for primary prevention of vascular disease.
* Recent advances in the effective multidisciplinary management of cardiometabolic risk, including appropriate use of cholesterol-lowering agents and drugs that inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.internationalhealthncd.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment WebCT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by secure username and password access that will be made available to registered users. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course will be delivered online in WebCT |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Liz Grant
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Course secretary | Dr Liz Grant
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