| Credits | 3 credits | |
| Coordinator/Primary Instructor | Dr. Marilyn Barbour & Dr. Anne Hume | |
| Catalog Description | Advanced assessment and pharmacotherapeutic management of patients with cardiovascular and renal disease through the application of evidence-based medicine and critical evaluation of literature. (Lec. 3) Pre: third year Doctor of Pharmacy professional student or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit. | |
| Estimated Enrollment | 20 |
Detailed Course Description
This course will be taught for the first time in spring 2010 and will focus on cardiovascular diseases. Renal diseases may be incorporated in future offerings. We are excited to offer this class, as there are many concepts and applications for management of cardiovascular disease that cannot be explored within the required curriculum. Students should be aware that this course is intended to build on the material from PHP 332 and PHP/BPS 310.
Didactic lectures
Lectures will be interactive and cover areas such as integrative/alternative medicine for cardiovascular disease (CVD), incremental benefit of new cardiovascular therapies, the electrocardiogram and other basic measures of function, the use of devices for non-pharmacologic management of CVD, and end of life decisions for patients with CVD.
Case-Based Learning
This course will use many patient cases in order to facilitate understanding and promote complex decision-making.
Student Participation
Active participation in class is a major component of this course. All students are expected to be fully prepared prior to class.
Examination/Final Project
Two case-based written examinations will be given during the semester. In addition, a final project/presentation will serve as the third exam., Exams will cover lecture material noted in syllabus. Exam questions will be taken from material presented in class and from the assigned readings. Each student is responsible to attend each examination.
Potential Grading Components
| Exam 1 |
25%
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| Exam 2 |
25%
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| Patient Cases |
20%
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| Final Project |
20%
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| Class Participation |
10%
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Learning Objectives
- Further develop clinical cardiovascular assessment skills
- Improve both oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrate complex decision-making
- Demonstrate ethical decision-making