Expand+The Department of General Practice Continuing Professional Development modules are open to registered health care professionals in Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health care disciplines or applicants who hold a relevant primary degree. Please...

Hide-The Department of General Practice Continuing Professional Development modules are open to registered health care professionals in Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health care disciplines or applicants who hold a relevant primary degree. Please see detailed entry requirements noted below.

The Department of General Practice Continuing Professional Development modules are open to registered health care professionals in Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health care disciplines or applicants who hold a relevant primary degree. Applicants must provide evidence of current registration with the relevant professional regulatory body (for example, the Irish Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (active registration) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland). Applicants not registered with one of the above professional bodies must provide evidence of a level 8 qualification in a relevant health care discipline.

Candidates whose first language is not English must have a minimum of IELTS 6.5 with scores in no individual sections less than 6.0.

All applicants are required to complete an application form and provide evidence of either current professional registration or relevant primary degree.

Expand+This module aims to develop the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in the management of Cardiovascular Disease. Emphasis will be placed on developing a structured system of care which supports patients in managing their condition and ma...

Hide-This module aims to develop the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in the management of Cardiovascular Disease. Emphasis will be placed on developing a structured system of care which supports patients in managing their condition and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This module will use current guidelines and evidence based practice in cardiovascular care as a basis for theoretical and practical lessons and will cover the main subdivisions of CVD problems that are diagnosed and managed in the primary care setting.

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

Describe and manage common CVD conditions

Use risk scoring programmes to define CVD risk

Devise and implement appropriate management plans for patients with CVD including risk factor management and appropriate pharmacotherapy

Explain the use of ambulatory and home based BP monitoring in management of hypertension

Outline a systematic approach to the diagnosis and follow up of heart failure

Differentiate angina from other causes of chest pain

Diagnose and treat new cases of atrial fibrillation

Plan the follow up of patients who have had surgery for heart disease

Interpret an ECG.

Expand+This module consists of distance learning units over 12 weeks supported by two workshop days covering practical skills cardiovascular disease prevention, identification, investigation and management.

There will be a1 hour Blackboard* training ses...

Hide-This module consists of distance learning units over 12 weeks supported by two workshop days covering practical skills cardiovascular disease prevention, identification, investigation and management.

There will be a1 hour Blackboard* training session in advance of course start date. 12 hrs of workshops are delivered (dates to be confirmed) plus allow 4-6 hrs per week x 12 weeks distance learning –reading courses material and participating in on line discussion board.

Partipication in an online discussion board over a 12 week period

Course work is submitted 4-6 weeks after the final online unit has been completed

*Blackboard is an online learning environment available to all staff and students in UCC.