Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease
This online course explored the cardiovascular system, blood pressure and blood sugar control; and the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. By completing the course the learner has achieved 14 hours of CPD time.
2 weeks, 4 hours per week
Piruthivi Sukumar
Academic Fellow in Cardiovascular Research
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify the basic functional anatomy and working physiology of the cardiovascular system.
- Investigate and describe the most common cardiovascular diseases.
- Explore basic cardiovascular diagnostic tools and treatment modalities including prevention.
- Explain the basic concepts of blood pressure control including the need for it.
- Explain the basic concepts of blood sugar control including the need for it.
- Explore the basic treatment options for diabetes and hypertension including prevention.
Syllabus
- The anatomy of the heart, arteries, veins and the composition of blood.
- Cardiovascular diseases, and how they can develop and progress over time.
- Statistical trends in cardiovascular disease over the decades and across the world.
- The two most common risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases: high blood pressure and high-glucose levels.
- Causes, risk factors and basic management of high blood pressure and diabetes.
- Basic treatment options (medications and interventions) for hypertension and diabetes.
- The socio-economic impact of hypertension and diabetes.
Accreditation
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. By completing the course the learner has achieved 14 hours of CPD time.
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Issued on 13th July 2020
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