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Unit name |
Heart and Valve Disease |
Unit code |
SOCSM0005 |
Credit points |
20 |
Level of study |
M/7
|
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
|
Unit director |
Professor. Saadeh Suleiman |
Open unit status |
Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None
|
Co-requisites |
None
|
School/department |
Bristol Medical School |
Faculty |
Faculty of Health Sciences |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit aims to deliver a comprehensive coverage of key topics related to adult cardiac and valve disease, including diagnosis of disorders and integration of pathophysiology with clinical management. Topics to be covered include: the clinical problem, patho-biology, genomics, epidemiology, patient assessment (from GP to clinic), (ECG, angiogram to imaging, Interventions and treatments, complications). Ongoing pre-clinical and translational research examples (including the use of stem cells, novel clinical pharmacology approaches, micro-RNAs and gene therapy) will be presented to illustrate the current understanding and progress of in this treatment of this clinical problem. The current pre-clinical models that can be utilized to assess the effectiveness of newly proposed approaches will be outlined.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Students successfully completing this module will be able to:
- Describe the diseases of the heart and the valves commonly seen in adults.
- Explain the causes, progression and management of adult non-ischaemic heart and valve disease.
- Discuss the ongoing pre-clinical and translational research related to heart and valve disease.
- Understand the impact of recent advances in technology in the treatment of heart and valve disease.
Teaching Information
- Web-based lectures, tutorials and practical demonstrations (in powerpoint-with-audio format)
- Online discussion forum(s)
- Self-directed study
- Hands-on practical workshops held in Bristol.
Assessment Information
- Coursework (contributing a total of 60% to the unit) consisting of:
- 5 sets of multiple choice questions (MCQs) of a simple format (e.g. select an answer from a short number of options, true/false), each contributing 5% to the unit, giving a total of 25%. - 1 short essay contributing 20% to the unit. - 2 short answer questions or extended MCQs, each contributing 7.5% to the unit, giving a total of 15%
Please note that students will be given formative feedback on all coursework assessment.
- Written exam (contributing a total of 40% to the unit and taken in Bristol) consisting of:
- 1 essay paper contributing 20% to the unit.
1 sets of MCQs contributing 20% to the unit.
Reading and References
- Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine (2007) by Libby. Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier. Complete text available online (subscription)
- Harrison's Cardiovascular Medicine (2010) by Joseph Loscalzo. Publisher: McGraw-Hill, USA. ISBN 0071702911 / 9780071702911 (also available as eBook)
- http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html