Skills development in Electrocardiology, Electrophysiology, Pacing
Code
UC11_MC
Department
Cardiopneumology teaching area of ESSCVP
Credits
14
Teacher in charge
Nuno Miguel Lopes Morujo
Teaching language
Portuguese / English
Objectives
The main objective of this course is a solid preparation, based in theoretical knowledge, complementary to the ones acquired during the degree, in the specialization area.
It is intended for students to develop theoretical and theoretical-practical skills, which will be the foundation for their project or clinical specialization internship, this course being the precursor of those key moments of the degree.
Therefore, the main skills to develop are:
1. Acquire in-depth theoretical knowledge in the area of Electrocardiology, Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing
2. Acquire in-depth theoretical knowledge in the area of exercise testing, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter
3. Identify in detail the technical procedures used in the Electrocardiology, Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing
4. Acquire knowledge enabling them to further conceptualize a research project / internship.
Prerequisites
This is exclusive of UC respective area of expertise. Given the nature of the school and being that students are placed in different locations of clinical practice or business, these classes are taught individually to each student. The number of professors (tutors) depends on the number of vacancies for each area of expertise.
Subject matter
1. Deepening of knowledge about the physiology of the heart electrical system
2. Heart rhythm disorders: advanced topics
3. Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
4. Conventional electrophysiological study
5. Electrophysiological therapeutic study
6. Cardiac Pacing: foundations and advanced applications
7. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators: principles, equipment and applications.
8. Introduction to the theme and design study to develop the project work / internship report within Electrocardiology, Electrophysiology and Pacing.
Bibliography
1. Aaoron B. Hesselson, Simplified interpretation of pacemakers ECGs;
Blackwell; 2003
2. Barold SS, Stroobandt RX, Sinnaeve AF. Cardiac Pacemakers Step by Step: An Illustrated Guide. Wiley-Blackwell; 2003.
3. Cascio, T., Tipman. B., ECG - Avaliação e interpretação; Lusociência; 2001
4. Hayes DL, Friedman PA. Cardiac pacing, defibrillation and resynchronization: a clinical approach. John Wiley and Sons; 2008.
5. Josephson ME. Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations (Solution. Fourth. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.
6. Josephson ME "Clinical Cardiac electrophysiology"; Lippincott ; 2002
7. Barold SS, MD JM. The Fifth Decade of Cardiac Pacing. 1st ed. Wiley-Blackwell; 2003.
8. Sutton R, Bourgeois I, Rydén L. The Foundations of Cardiac Pacing: An Illustrated Practical Guide to Rate
Variable Pacing. Wiley-Blackwell; 1999.
Teaching method
The teaching methodology used is the Tutorial Guidance and Fieldwork. In this teaching methodology, students will be supervised by one teacher, with a PhD or Masters degree or Specialist, which will be responsible to guide them while they are studying the constant subjects from the syllabuses indicating sources of information and establishing a work plan. Students will also be asked to develop a set of detailed works to present to the teacher.
This stage of acquisition and deepening of knowledge will be complemented with fieldwork, where students will have the opportunity to begin practice the specialization they chosen.
Simultaneously, it will take place the process of choosing or assigning the subject for the project work or internship, whose design will be developed by the student.
Evaluation method
The evaluation will be made up of several works of deepening knowledge, at least two, and the study design.
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