The pathophysiology of many chronic diseases need to be understood in order to create preventative and reductive strategies for the current inactivity epidemic facing the world. This module will present the learner with a comprehensive knowledge of exercise related diseases using up to date research and evidence on the topic. The aim of this module is to examine current evidence and in depth physiology related to vascular disease, diabetes, obesity and other related diseases in order to provide learners with important understanding of the prevention and management of such.
The module aims to provide a broad recognition and understanding of the technical skills and apparatus utilized in cardiovascular assessment of normal and clinical populations. This will serve to underpin critical awareness of the relative value of data generated in cardiovascular assessments. Subsequent to this the module will develop a critical understanding of key issues in cardiovascular disease and rehabilitation.
This module will provide the learner with essential knowledge of how to examine individuals for health and fitness, as well as an understanding of the various issues that may be observed with sex, ageing, and special populations. This knowledge will enhance the learners understanding of how to apply different types of exercise to various populations as well as critically examine health and fitness status.
Pre-Participation Screening:
Self-Guided Screening for Physical Activity; Risk Stratification; Unavailable Cardiovascular Risk-Factor Information; Metabolic Diseases; Artherosclerotic CV Disease Risk Factors; Exercise testing.
Legal and Ethical Considerations:
What is Ethics?; Informed consent; Children; The ethics review process; Codes of conduct and accreditation; Checklist.
Pre-Exercise Evaluation:
Medical History, Physical Examination and Laboratory Tests; Blood Pressure; Lipids and Lipoproteins; Blood Profile Analysis; Pulmonary Function; Contraindications; Informed Consent; Participant Instructions.
Exercise Testing:
Diagnostic Endpoints; ECG Test Criteria; Influence of other Factors on Test Performance; Baseline ECG Abnormalities; Clinical Factors; Clinical Meta-Analysis of Exercise Testing Studies; Methodological Standards; Exercise Test Scores.
Cardiac Disorders
Cardiovascular Variable Assessment; Heart Rate and Electrical Conduction; Stroke Volume and Cardiac Output; Cardiovascular Structures; Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease; Exercise Testing in Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease.
Peripheral Circulatory Disorders:
Arterial Blood Pressure Measurement; Lower-limb Arterial Blood Pressure Measurement; Peripheral Blood Flow and Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation; Tests of Exercise Capacity in Patients with Lower-Limb Arterial Function.
Prevention & Cardiac Rehabilitation:
Physical Activity and Prevention; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Disability due to MI; Patophysiology; Progressive Activity; Exercise Prescription; Intervention Studies; Meta-Analysis; Mechanisms of Reduced Mortality; Risks of Exercise Testing and Training; Spontaneous Improvement in PostMI; Changes in Exercise ECG; Beta Blockers and on Exercise Training; Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction; Return to Work; Future Directions of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Evaluation of Exercise Prescription:
Padeatric Population; Old-Age; Women - Preganancy, Menopause; Musculoskeletal Disease; Cancer Patients; Respiratory Diseases; Metabolic Diseases; Athletes.
Methods used to achieve the module learning outcomes will include lectures, tutorials, laboratory practicals, interpretation of data, case studies, problem-solving exercises, video presentations, self-directed learning and computer-based learning.
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 40 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 60 |