Physiopathology and Exercise Prescription for Patients with Cardiovascular Pathologies

Code: DES14868M

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Human Kinetics

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Learning Goals

1. Knowledge:
a. Define cardiovascular diseases, identify risk factors, and common conditions.
b. Explain cardiovascular disease pathophysiology and treatment phases.
c. Describe the role and benefits of cardiac rehabilitation.
d. Understand interdisciplinary collaboration in cardiac care.
2. Skills:
a. Apply assessment and risk stratification techniques for patient selection.
b. Develop tailored exercise prescriptions and monitor safety and effectiveness.
c. Analyze psychosocial aspects to enhance patient adherence.
d. Evaluate and adapt cardiac rehab programs in different settings.
3. Competences:
a. Demonstrate practical competency in real-case exercise assessment and prescription.
b. Work effectively with patients in ongoing rehab programs.
c. Create comprehensive rehab plans meeting individual patient needs.
d. Develop emergency response plans for patient safety.

1. Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases
a. Conceptual Introduction and Classifications
b. Overview of cardiovascular diseases
c. Risk factors and common conditions
d. Pathophysiology and Treatment Phases
e. The role of cardiac rehabilitation in cardiovascular care
f. Benefits and goals of cardiac rehabilitation programs
g. Interdisciplinary approach in cardiac rehabilitation
2. Exercise Prescription in Cardiac Rehabilitation
a. Pre-Exercise Assessment and Risk Stratification
b. Exercise Prescription and Monitoring
c. Exercise Modalities and Progression
d. Tailoring exercise prescriptions to individual patient profiles
e. Psychosocial Support and Adherence
3. Practical Application in Cardiac Rehabilitation
a. Assessment, prescription, and monitoring in real case scenarios
b. Working with patients in ongoing cardiac rehabilitation programs
c. Centre-based, home-based, and hybrid cardiac rehabilitation programs
d. Emergency response planning

Teaching Methods

1. Active learning is promoted through case-based learning and real-case scenarios, enhancing student engagement and critical thinking. This aligns with the pedagogical model's emphasis on inclusive and engaging teaching.
2. The practical application component encourages students to apply their knowledge in real cases, fostering practical skills and interdisciplinary connections. This mirrors the model's focus on relevant, real-world applications (Research and Project-Based Learning).
3. Students work with real patients in ongoing cardiac rehabilitation programs, promoting collaboration and creating an inclusive learning environment. This is in line with the model's support for collaborative and cooperative learning.
4. Integrating digital technologies for online and hybrid training in rehabilitation, enhances learning flexibility and digital skills development, in line with the pedagogical model.

Assessment

Approval in the UC requires a final grade equal to or greater than 9.5 in the proposed task, on a scale of 0-20. The assessment task includes carrying out an individual theoretical-practical exam, scoring 100% of the final classification, where students will develop an intervention program through physical exercise for a clinical case with cardiovascular disease. Assessment on appeal follows the assumptions of assessment by examination.