Primary and Secondary Prevention in Cardiovascular Health

Course aim

This course will enable health professionals to expand and extend their knowledge of the current practice and principles underlying the promotion of cardiovascular health in primary and secondary healthcare settings.

Course content

The anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system; pathophysiology of biomedical, lifestyle/behavioural risk factors that contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease; absolute risk and the assessment tools used to identify individual risk of cardiovascular disease; principles of biomedical risk factor management: diagnostic testing, pharmacological agents, and lifestyle/behavioural management; principles of primary health care, health promotion, health education and behaviour change models as they apply to the contemporary management of biomedical and lifestyle/behavioural risk factors; evidence and principles underlying the planning, development and implementation of multidisciplinary, cardiovascular health programs in primary and secondary care settings; normal and abnormal cardiovascular responses to exercise, principles of exercise stress testing, structure of cardiac rehabilitation models; principles of evaluating the effectiveness of cardiovascular health from the individual to the program.

Textbook(s)

Baum F 2008, The New Public Health, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press, UK

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External (Online Delivery)	13 weeks x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Case study, Participation in online discussions

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.