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Course Name : Cardiology

Course Code : MED607

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 6

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (52 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. AYHAN USAL
Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA DEMİRTAŞ
Prof.Dr. ABDİ BOZKURT
Prof.Dr. MESUT DEMİR
Prof.Dr. MEHMET KANADAŞI
Asst.Prof.Dr. ALİDENİZ
Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA DEMİRTAŞ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : All students are well informed with the pathophysiology of the cardiac diseases.
Students are capable of taking history from the patients, preaparing medical reports and epicrisis.
Students can asses the history, physical examination and the vital signs of the patients (pulse rate, respiration rate, body temperature and blood pressure).
Students can follow-up the in-patients in terms of giving orders and managing their treatments.
Students can analyse the patients with common cardiac diseases individually, make differantial diagnosis, plan the theraphy and regulate fluid and electrolyte balance.
Students are well informed about the drug interactions, can prepare recipes and can inform the patient about his or her disease.
Students can open venous vascular access, can obtain venous and capillary blood samples and prepare the dugs of the patients.
Students can assess the urgency of the clinical situation.
Students can evaluate the results of commonly requested laboratory tests (either normal or pathological) and plan for further tests if necessary.
Students try to improve their medical knowledges and skills by using the information resources to get the latest updated evidence based medicine.
Students are well informed about creating conditions for healthy living and disease prevention methods of preventive medicine, informed in good clinical practice and ethics and can make health education for risk groups in society (both for individuals and groups).
For the management of the diseases, students can communicate with patients, patient’s relatives, colleagues and trainers after that with the commitment to ethical principles, try to learn patient preference and use the most current evidence for the decision-making.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Main purpose of this course is to provide theoretical knowledge and practical points of views of “Cardiovascular Diseases” at the level of family physicians.

Course Contents : Initial evaluation (obtaining the history of the disease, physical examination and treatment) of the patients applied with acute cardiac complaints to the emergency departments with the guidance of cardiology consult team Learning a practical approach to the “cardiac emergencies” and their treatment Learning the “cardio-pulmonary resuscitation-CPR” algorithms and ability to perform them bedside (real-life-situations) along with the cardiology on-call team Attendance to the daily clinical rounds along with the daily physical examinations and evaluations of the laboratory findings and their follow-up, and participation in the daily invasive (e.g. coronary angiography) and noninvasive procedures (e.g. echocardiography, exercise stress test) Attendance to the lectures and scientific activities

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Clinic


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Presentation course Per patient discussion Results of laboratory evaluation The importance of teamwork, leadership, doctor-patient communication Patient Preparation Venture ability (on an IV, venous and capillary blood sampling) Fluid and electrolyte therapy regulation Case discussion Case discussion of patients with chest pain on exertion Treatment of stable angina pectoris - Ogu discussion Patients with unstable angina pekrotis - Case discussion Acute myocardial infarction-case discussion Acute pulmonary edema Patient Preparation Fluid and electrolyte therapy Automation of data acquisition and recording system Epicrisis writing Self-learning None Clinical practice
2 Discussion bedside Patient-File Preparation Case discussion Emergency patient with hypertensive (case discussion) Chronic heart failure (case discussion) Hypertension (case discussion) A murmur with patients (case discussion) Atrial Fibrillation (case discussion) (Group work) Case discussion (group work) Case discussion (group work) Case discussion (group work) Case discussion Web-based learning (Technological advances in cardiology) Group assignment Group work (article presentation) Group work (making-presentation design community wellness information) Self-learning Web-based learning Group assignment Group work (article presentation) Group work (article time) Self-learning Patient Preparation None Clinical practice
3 History, physical examination Patient-File Preparation Outpatient follow-up Patient-File Preparation Web-Based Learning Group work (drug interaction) Web-Based Learning Patient-File Preparation Group work (drug interaction) Group work (drug interaction) Article time Evaluation examination None Clinical practice


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Braunwald E., “Heart Disease, A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine”, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill, (2001)
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Describes the normal human body and mental structure, function and interaction in all stages of life. 4
2 Explains and sequences common physical and mental disorders-diseases’ epidemiology, pathology, symptoms, signs, prognosis, and treatments. 5
3 Has the knowledge of ethical principles and preventive medicine methods about creating conditions for healthy living and disease prevention. 5
4 Defines common diseases in our country by selecting current, reliable diagnostic methods and appropriate pharmacological, physical, nutritional, psychosocial treatment methods. 5
5 Understands, analyzes and evaluates health and illness components, process and result, uses the evidence-based methods and updated information in the treatment of patients. Adopts the principle of making a decision by evaluating prevailing evidence of the patient’s choice, and self-experiences. 5
6 Takes accurate, comprehensive and problem focused anamnesis, with a systematic approach to the individual makes physical examination and mental evaluation, decides by paying respect to patient privacy, secrets, honor, faith, cultural differences, sexual orientation. 5
7 In cases that requires emergency response such as significant function and loss of an organ; offers first aid and basic life support and plans the next process. 5
8 Makes differential diagnosis by approaching holistically to the patient, has the skills and competence of rational diagnosis and treatment planning, information about patient and disease management, as an individual and team member takes responsibility for unexpected circumstances, monitors and embraces the patient. 5
9 Makes Individual, family and community oriented health education, executes the field of work as an individual or as a team member, makes counseling, supervision, expertise, leadership. 5
10 Within the framework of the project which will be conducted, plans, manages the staff development of the team and their education, monitors the process and evaluates, works in partnership with other disciplines. 5
11 Develops a positive attitude towards lifelong learning and behavior, adopts the universal conditions required by the profession of medicine. 5
12 Improves self in cultural, artistic and social fields constantly as well as professional development, plays a part in social responsibility projects with other professional groups. 5
13 Has the ability to communicate intercultural, effectively communicates with patients, coworkers and other parts of the community, and supports ideas and suggestions for solutions with qualitative and quantitative data, transfers verbally and in writing by using Turkish correctly. 4
14 Have the philosophy of science, the limits and the accuracy of the knowledge, validity and reliability of the information, knows how to access information and evaluates information by using critical thinking skills, determines the learning needs and resources related to medicine, directs the learning by using the resources effectively. 5
15 Uses medical informatics and communication technologies along with computer software in required level in the field. 3
16 Understands socio-economic effects of health along with the social and behavioral aspects, by using at least one foreign language European Language Portfolio B1 level monitors information and progress in the field and communicates with colleagues. 5
17 Keeps accurate and reliable records, collects data, analyzes, deciphers epidemic, clinical and laboratory data and acts in accordance with ethical principles in the sharing of the results. 5
18 Bears susceptibility and responsibility in the subject of self-mental and physical health, workers´ health, labor and environment safety, individual and public health, becomes role model to society by developing professional attitude. 5
19 Knows the basic health care legislation, as an individual acts in accordance with regulations, laws, legislations and ethical rules about rights and responsibilities. 5
20 Uses professional autonomy, has sufficient experience to carry out preventive medicine service and capable of doing clinical applications in national and international standards. 5
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 3 25 75
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 3 1 3
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0
    Final Exam 0 0 0
Total Workload: 78
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.12
ECTS Credit: 3