Integrated Clinical Sciences: Cardiovascular Disease II - Therapeutics.

Catalog description

The cardiovascular therapeutics course will enable students to design and implement patient care plans for patients with or at risk of commonly encountered cardiovascular diseases. Students will learn and apply clinical science and evidence-based medicine with the goal of improving patient care and health outcomes. Course content, discussion and case based learning will build on student’s pre-requisite knowledge, placing in-depth and focused emphasis on cardiovascular clinical science and therapeutics with the goal of empowering students to make appropriate decisions regarding the selection, use and monitoring of drug therapy for the management or prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Topics covered include; Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Coronary Artery Disease & Angina, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Post-MI, Stent and CABG Therapeutics, Transient Ischemic Attack & Cerebrovascular Accidents, Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Venous Thromboembolism, Atrial Fibrillation & Stroke Prevention and Brady & Tachyarrhythmias. Prerequisites: PHAR 311 , PHAR 331 , PHAR 332 , PHAR 341 , PHAR 343 AND PHAR 443 .