Cardiorespiratory Medicine 2012

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This course aims to expand your knowledge of cardiology and respiratory disease. These two areas are so closely linked that it is natural to study them jointly. Participants will first build a sound platform of clinical and diagnostic skills, and will then apply these to a full range of real clinical problems, from nasal and upper respiratory through to cardiac, pulmonary, pleural and mediastinal.

Tutor

This program is tutored by Nick Russell and was written by Russell Mitten.

Key benefits

  • learn how to obtain maximum information from clinical examinations, particularly in deciding ‘Which is it: cardiac or respiratory?’
  • upgrade your skills in interpreting chest radiographs
  • learn to interpret ECGs, particularly those troublesome arrhythmias
  • improve your understanding of echocardiography and thoracic ultrasound
  • gain experience in the selection and interpretation of respiratory diagnostic tests
  • gain a clear overview of medical therapy in a full range of respiratory and cardiac diseases
  • become confident in tackling difficult cases by doing monthly case studies, which are critically evaluated

Modules

  1. Where is the Problem?
  2. Diagnostic Aids 1
  3. Diagnostic Aids 2
  4. Cardiac Therapy
  5. Respiratory Therapy, Congenital Heart Defects
  6. Acquired Valvular Disease
  7. Upper Airway Disease
  8. Acquired Myocardial Disease
  9. Lower Respiratory Tract Disease
  10. The Chest Cavities

More information

Course information brochure (pdf)

Enrol

  • Online enrolment: please use the Enrol tab above
  • Manual enrolment: download / complete the form in the general DE brochure (pdf) (pages 14, 15). Please enrol this way if you have already completed two Distance Education programs in the last five years, as you are eligible for a 10% discount on this registration. Also, if three veterinarians from the same practice are registering for a Distance Education program in the same year, all three are eligible for a 10% discount. These registrations must be paid for at the same time.

Enquiries

Contact us by email: cve.disted@sydney.edu.au.