本课程为学生提供对心血管疾病和预防学科做出有意义贡献所需的知识和技能。讲授的模块介绍了心血管疾病风险评估工具的开发和实际使用，医疗保健政策的实施，行为改变策略，风险因素修改的生活方式方法以及包括高血压，血脂异常，糖尿病，肥胖和吸烟在内的风险因素的医学管理。学生有机会积极参与位于NUI戈尔韦校区附近的CroÕ心与中风中心的国立预防心脏病研究所参加各种预防性心脏病学计划的患者。小组基于案例的讨论，研讨会和临床活动补充了教学课程。该课程具有出色的在线学习和指导性的自我指导学习维度以及居住元素，使学生能够将其学
This dual delivery course enables students to complete this postgraduate qualification either in person, blended or fully online. The scientific evidence for cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation is compelling. Multidisciplinary approaches to cardiovascular health and lifestyle medicine are cornerstone to preventive cardiology and cardiovascular rehabilitation practice. This course equips students with the knowledge and skills required to make meaningful contributions to primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, both at an individual level as well as within populations.<br>The taught modules address the development and practical use of cardiovascular disease risk estimation tools, implementation of healthcare policy, behavioural change strategies, lifestyle approaches to risk factor modification and medical management of risk factors including hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity and smoking. There is also a specialist pathway in cardiac rehabilitation available as an option for practitioners with a specific interest in secondary prevention.<br><br>Students are supervised in designing an original research project which addresses a specific research question in any aspect of preventive cardiology. Contributors are drawn from clinical departments at Galway University Hospitals, scientific and healthcare disciplines at University of Galway, the Cro clinical team, and established international partnerships.<br><br>Career Opportunities<br>Graduates of the course will be positioned as leaders in cardiovascular disease prevention and will find ample opportunities to apply their learning across a variety of clinical settings in both primary and secondary care. There will also be employment opportunities in public health, health promotion, healthcare management, academic and research settings and the pharmaceutical industry. Clinician graduates will benefit from career advancement within their chosen disciplines. Masters students completing the 5,000-word ready-for-publication dissertation will be supported in preparing their work for submission to a peer-reviewed journal, which will further augment their career prospects.