Heart Disease, Heart failure and Prevention of Heart Disease

Course content includes an overview of cardiovascular disease and heart failure, along with prevention and lifestyle advice based on current national guidelines.

Who is it for?

This heart disease course is designed for health care practitioners requiring an update on or introduction to heart disease in primary care.

Timetable

This heart disease course runs over one full day.

Benefits

Practitioners would benefit from this one day course because it provides the knowledge and understanding that develops the quality of care provision for patients with heart disease or heart failure.

This City Health course is eligible for 6 hours CPD.

• Explain the prevalence and causes of cardiovascular disease
• Review lifestyle and medication for the prevention and treatment of heart disease
• An overview of heart failure and treatment of heart failure.

Teaching

This is a one day course, and is taught in a classroom.

Assessment

There is no assessment but group working and active participation in class is encouraged.

Students will be highly encouraged to complete guided independent study on our online learning platform before the study day. 

This course is worth 6 CPD hours.

This course is provided by the School of Health & Psychological Sciences.

Course requirements include:

• participants must be registered health care practitioners.

English requirements

You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.

The tutor will suggest material during the class.