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Course Coordinator: Adrian De Luca
Phone: +61 8 8313 6284
Email: adrian.deluca@adelaide.edu.au

1	describe the aetiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of coronary heart disease and their comorbidities
2	identify individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease
3	recognise the ethnic and racial differences in the prevalence and prognostic impact of coronary artery disease in different populations
4	explain the benefits, phases, and components of a successful cardiac rehabilitation program
5	Distinguish the components of optimal patient teaching and counselling strategies
6	explain the barriers to participation in cardiac rehabilitation
7	reflect upon the ethical implications of disease and its management
8	identify and critically appraise the evidence that informs practice

Prescribed texts
*Jennings, C Mead, A Jones J Holden, A Connolly, S Kotseva, K & Wood, D 2009 Preventive Cardiology: A Practical Manual, Oxford 最新糖心Vlog Press, New York.

Note: * Full Text Available to view online via the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide library (e-books).

The prescribed texts are integral to the course and may be purchased from all or some of the following outlets:

Unibooks
The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005
Phone:    +61 8 8125 5160
Email:    adelaide@unibooks.com.au
Website:    

Ramsay – Medical books and more
Located at Unibooks Adelaide Store
Gate 10 (off Victoria Drive), Union Building, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone:    +61 8 8125 5195 or 1300 796 106
Fax:    +61 8 8231 2069
Email:    sales@ramsaybooks.com.au
Website:    

Encompass Bookshop Shop
20, Renaissance Arcade,128 Rundle Mall,Adelaide SA 5000
Phone:     08 8224 0886
Fax:     08 8223 3570
Email:    adelaide@encompassbooks.com.au
Website: www.encompassbooks.com.au

The readings for this course are available electronically via MyUni.

Please note: it is your responsibility to organise printing should you prefer a hard copy of the readings.

This course will be taught through the Flexible Delivery Mode. Students will undertake weekly readings and case-based learning activities each week outlined in the study guide. In addition to there will be two workshops of four hours duration conducted on campus and made available to all students online.

This course is delivered through flexible delivery mode. Students are expected to undertake readings and case-based learning activities each week outlined in the study guide. In addition, there will be two workshops conducted on campus. Keep this in mind; this is a 3-unit course so you should be expecting to spend at least 12 hours a week on readings and completing the assignments.

The course content will include the following:

1. Inflammation and atherosclerosis

2. Coronary heart disease risk factors

3. Smoking

4. Dyslipidaemia

5. Hypertension

6. Obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome

7. Exercise and activity

8. Chronic kidney disease

9. Emerging cardiovascular risk factors

10. Impact of stress, depression, and social isolation on coronary heart disease

11. Impact of aging on cardiovascular function

12. Ethnic and racial differences in coronary artery disease focusing on indigenous health issues

13. Global issues in cardiovascular health

14. Adherence to cardiovascular treatment regimes

15. Predicting and assessing risk in asymptomatic individuals

16. Cardiac investigations: EST, stress echocardiography, perfusion scans, cardiac CT & MRI, echocardiography

17. Cardiac rehabilitation

18. Patient education & counselling.

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Portfolio part A	Formative	NGP	1-3, 8
Portfolio part B	Summative	25%	1-3, 8
Portfolio part C	Summative	35%	1-8
Presentation	Summative	40%	1, 2, 7, 8

Students must pass all components of assessment in order to successfully complete the course, with the exception of the formative assessments.

Portfolio Part A (150 words) Due: Week 2. Complete the learning activity in week 1 and develop a portfolio consisting of your responses to those activities/discussion points. The assessment is scheduled early in the semester to assist students with the planning and development of the presentation, to ensure that appropriate resources are used, and that referencing complies with the Disciplines Handbook and Style Guide.

Portfolio Part B (600 words) Due: Week 6. Complete the learning activities each week and develop a portfolio consisting of your responses to those activities/discussion points.
Note: To assist you with this assignment, I suggest that you begin to develop your portfolio at the beginning of the course and complete each activity/discussion point every week.

Portfolio Part C (1050 words) Due: Swot Week. Complete the learning activities each week and develop a portfolio consisting of your responses to those activities/discussion points.
Note: To assist you with this assignment, I suggest that you begin to develop your portfolio at the beginning of the course and complete each activity/discussion point every week.

Presentation (15 mins – 2000 word equivalent) Due: Week 13. In this assignment, you are required to prepare a
presentation with the aim of convincing an audience to incorporate one ‘emerging risk factor’ into the ‘最新糖心Vlogn absolute cardiovascular disease risk calculator’ with a view to improving global risk assessment of cardiovascular disease.

Assessment Submission
Assessments, unless otherwise stated in your Study guide, are to be submitted electronically via Assignments in MyUni on the due date identified in this Study guide. Instructions for assignment submission are available for all students under Tutorials at www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/. Formatting and presentation of assignments must comply with School policy as indicated in the School Academic Manual.

An assessment submitted via MyUni must be submitted as a .doc, .docx or .rtf file (or unless otherwise specified, i.e. PowerPoint). It is also important to submit your file under your surname and id number, such as surnamestudentid (i.e. knight1234567). MyUni stamps all the other details against your filename once you submit your assessment.

Your assessment must include an Assignment Coversheet. Your assignment should be submitted as one file, with the coversheet being the first page. A word version and rich text format of the Assignment Coversheet is available to download at http://health.adelaide.edu.au/nursing/current-students/. The Plagiarism Statement must be signed and dated for your assessment to be marked (signature is not required for electronic submission). More information on avoiding Plagiarism is available at
If you have difficulty submitting your assignment, you can call the MyUni helpdesk Monday to Friday (8am to 6pm) on 08 8313 3335.

Extension of time for assessment items
It is expected that all assessments will be submitted on or by the specified due date. However, as determined in the 最新糖心Vlog Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy, it is acknowledged that students may be academically disadvantaged when special needs or unforeseen circumstances impair their ability to complete assessment tasks by or on the specified due date.
Students may apply for an extension of time to submit an assessment if they are experiencing difficulty. Applications for extension must be made via the online form on the School of Nursing website http://health.adelaide.edu.au/nursing/current-students/ (under Forms and Policies). Applications for extensions of time must be completed on or by the specified due date and applications after the specified due date must apply under the Resubmitting failed assessments policy. The grounds for granting an extension include medical, compassionate and other extenuating circumstances.

Upon completion of the online form, you will receive an automatic receipt to your student email of your extension request. Extensions for 1-7 days are automatically granted and you will only be emailed if there is a discrepancy in your application. Extensions will usually only be granted for a maximum of one week, but can be longer at the discretion of the Course Coordinator if substantiated with evidence such as a medical certificate. Extensions greater than one week sought under extenuating circumstances also require evidence such as a statutory declaration and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

If you are requesting an extension longer than 7 days this will be reviewed with the supporting documentation supplied; and you will be notified via your student email account of the outcome. Please check your student email regularly as this is how you will be notified if there are any issues with your extension request.

You must complete the online form for each assessment that you request an extension for.
Failure to submit an assessment item on time without an approved extension will incur a penalty as detailed under the Late submission of workpolicy. After which, the Resubmitting failed assessments will apply.

Late submission of work
All assessments should be submitted by the specified due date.
Late submission without an approved extension will be penalised at the rate of 10% of available marks for each day after the due date. Work submitted more than ten days after the due date may be returned unmarked. This action will be taken to prevent students who do get their work in on time being disadvantaged.