| Unit name | Heart and Valve Disease (CVP_DL) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BRMSM0066 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Saadeh Suleiman |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Why is this unit important?
This unit provides you with comprehensive coverage of key topics related to adult cardiac and valve disease, including diagnosis of disorders and integration of pathophysiology with clinical management. Pharmacological, surgical and mechanical circulatory support interventions will be discussed. It will enable you to gain an understanding of several of the diseases and treatment strategies affecting many of the patients you will manage on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Moreover, you will gain further insight into the effects of CPB on the heart and developments in cardio-protection methods, advancing your knowledge in this particularly relevant area.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit widens your knowledge and understanding of the diseases and therapies that affect your adult patients mainly. It follows the Cardiovascular Disease unit, giving you a broader perspective of the disorders affecting your patients. Information in this unit builds upon subjects introduced in Adult Cardiopulmonary Bypass Principles and Practice, relating to cardio protection, to give you a deeper understanding of this important topic. It is followed by a complementary unit that is concerned with Paediatric Heart Disease.
An overview of content
Topics covered include: the clinical problem of heart and valve disease, arrhythmia and heart failure; pathobiology; epidemiology; patient assessment; pharmacological, surgical and mechanical circulatory support treatments. The impact of management of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on treatment of patients with heart and valve disease will also be included. Ongoing pre-clinical and translational research examples will be presented to illustrate the current understanding and progress in the treatment of these clinical problems. The current pre-clinical models that can be utilized to assess the effectiveness of newly proposed approaches will be outlined, including cardio-protection.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
You will have a broader and deeper understanding of the conditions of your patients therefore enabling you to better manage them on CPB. You will have increased knowledge of the surgical strategies used to treat your patients allowing you to work with the surgical team more confidently and effectively.
Learning Outcomes
On-line synchronous sessions will provide support through the unit including for coursework tasks. Students will be given formative feedback on all coursework assessments to aid their learning.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
The formative essay, presentation and case discussion as well as the summative tasks completed in year 1 units help to prepare you for the tasks in this unit.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Coursework (contributing 60% to the unit mark) consisting of:
The overall pass-mark for the unit is 50%.
When assessment does not go to plan
If the overall pass mark for the unit (50%) is not achieved, students will be expected to resit the failed unit assessment. The resit assessment may not be in the same form as the original assessment but will test the same learning outcomes. The resit unit mark will be capped at 50%.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. BRMSM0066).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
