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Postgraduate Course: Managing vascular risk factors in developing countries - concept of vascular risk and lifestyle measures (GMED11014)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.internationalhealthncd.mvm.ed.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Liz Grant
Tel:
Email: Liz.Grant@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryDr Liz Grant
Tel:
Email: Liz.Grant@ed.ac.uk
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