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2 - Written assignment (including essay) - 80

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1 - Written assignment (including essay) - 20

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The focus of the module is to explore the evidence base for contemporary practice within the speciality of cardiac surgery. Therefore, the following topics will be covered: 
 
Biology 
Cardiac anatomy and physiology (including heart dissection) 
Pathophysiology of heart disease and related pharmacology 
 
Cardiac surgery  
Assessment of the cardiovascular system 
An introduction to rhythm recognition and 12-lead ECG interpretation 
Chest x-ray and arterial blood gas interpretation 
Indications for cardiac surgery and overview of cardiac surgical procedures 
Evidence-based management of cardiac surgery patients 
Principles of cardiac pacing 
Perioperative neurocognitive disorders in the context of cardiac surgery 
Pain management 
Surgical site infection 
Cardiac rehabilitation/education 
Haemodynamic management 
Research in cardiac surgery

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

Directed Asynchronous - 

Self-directed - 

Hybrid - 

Pathophysiology of heart disease: A collaborative project of medical students and faculty

Oxford handbook of cardiac nursing

Cardiac manual for perioperative practitioners

Cardiac pacing and ICDs

The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care

McCance & Huether’s Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Diseases in Adults and Children

Macleod's clinical examination

Huszar’s ECG and 12-lead interpretation

Cardiac surgery essentials for critical care nursing

The ESC handbook on cardiovascular pharmacotherapy

Cardiovascular pathology,

The ESC textbook of cardiovascular nursing

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology

Human Anatomy & Physiology

Valvular heart disease: A guide for cardiovascular nurses and allied health professionals

The ECG workbook,

Porth’s Pathophysiology; Concepts of altered health states Philadelphia Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.  

The EHRA book of pacemaker, ICD, and CRT troubleshooting: case-based learning with multiple choice questions (The European Society of Cardiology Series),

APM072 - Specialist role development in cardiac surgery

APM072-PRD3-PER-ALV1

Knowledge will be learnt through a combination of: 
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<li>Lectures, </li>
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<li>Seminars, </li>
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<li>Discussion groups,  </li>
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<li>Guided reading, </li>
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<li>Enquiry-based learning, and </li>
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<li>Independent study.  </li>
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Self-directed study will include a review of web-based resources. Guided independent strategies are included to complement the teaching component of this module, including pre-session reading, post-session quizzes, and post-session guided independent study. 
In-person – refers to where a student attends classes in a physical learning space. This will be supported by online learning resources that all students can access online. 
 
Synchronous online – refers to where a student attends classes online in real time with interaction between the lecturer and other students taking place online.  This will be supported by online learning resources that all students can access online asynchronously. 
 
Hybrid refers to where the student may have some flexibility in deciding their mode of attendance. The student may be able to choose to attend all or some of the lectures, seminars and support sessions online or in-person. In this mode, some students will be attending lectures and seminars online with others attending in-person. This mode of study will be delivered from a physical learning space and supported by online learning resources that all students can access online.  
 
Directed online study – refers to where a student is taking a fully online programme with specific activities and resources that students are directed to undertake asynchronously by the lecturer to meet the learning outcomes of the programme/module.

Specialist role development in cardiac surgery

Critically discuss key aspects of knowledge within cardiac surgery. 

Knowledge

Demonstrate patient-centred, collaborative, and compassionate care. 

Values and attitudes

Work effectively demonstrating leadership qualities within the interprofessional team to deliver holistic care for patients requiring cardiac surgery. 

Skills

Critically appraise, evaluate and integrate theories and perspectives and articulate implications for practice development within cardiac surgery. 

Critically appraise the practitioner’s role in empowering patients and their significant others to be involved in decisions regarding their care. 

Critically reflect upon personal development needs and develop strategies to address these. 

Develop skills in critical evaluation of relevant research and its application to cardiac surgery in order to provide evidence-based care. 

Critically apply knowledge of pharmacology and pathophysiology to enable effective participation in clinical decision-making. 