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| Titel | Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases |
|---|---|
| Kursnummer | 2916 |
| Program | Kardiovaskulär forskning |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Antal högskolepoäng | 0.6 |
| Datum | 2019-03-14 -- 2019-04-04 | Kursansvarig institution | Institutionen för medicin, Solna |
| Särskild behörighet | Undergraduate study in medicine or biomedicine |
| Kursens syfte | To provide an overview of diabetes epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment options in a cardiovascular perspective. |
| Kursens lärandemål | The participants should after the course 1. be able to show a good insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms linking diabetes to cardiovascular disease 2. understand the prognostic influence of diabetes on cardiovascular diseases 3. show an insight in preventive measures for diabetes and cardiovascular disease 4. know how to detect and treat diabetes from a cardiovascular perspective 5. be aware of gaps in knowledge in the relation between diabetes and cardiovascular disease |
| Kursens innehåll | Lectures/Seminars on the following topics: Diabetes and cardiovascular disease - why is this combination important? Screening and prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Glucose lowering treatment and hypoglycemia from a cardiovascular perspective. Heart failure and diabetes. Biomarkers, genetics and epigenetics in diabetes and cardiovascular disease. |
| Arbetsformer | Lectures/Seminars. Debates about clinical issues. Group work. Presentation of and discussion about assigned group work. |
| Obligatoriska moment | The course participants should attend all course lectures and sessions of group work and presentations/discussions. The participants who have missed some of the sessions will be assigned additional reading and essay work to compensate for the absence. |
| Examination | In collaboration with other course participants, to prepare and present a written synopsis of a study protocol on topics given by the faculty members. |
| Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel | Rydén et al. ESC guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases developed in collaboration with the EASD - summary. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2014 May;11(3):133-73 http://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.kib.ki.se/pubmed/24800783 The organizers will provide course participants with organized electronic handouts/teaching materials from all lectures. |
| Antal studenter | 8 - 25 |
| Urval av studenter | Selection will be based on 1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant's doctoral project (according to written motivation), 2) date for registration as a doctoral student (priority given to earlier registration date) |
| Övrig information | The course will have three half-day lecutures and the group work during week 13. The lecture dates will be: Day 1: March 14, 2019, 13.00-16.00 Day 2: March 21, 2019, 13.00-16.00 Day 3: April 4, 2019, 13.00-16.00 Course venue: Norrbacka S2:02 (Clinical research unit, Heart and Vascular Theme), Karolinska University Hospital-Solna |
| Ytterligare kursledare | Course organisers: Linda Mellbin, Isabelle Johansson, Lars Rydén |
| Senaste kursvärdering | Kursvärderingsrapport |
| Kursansvarig |
Linda Mellbin Institutionen för medicin, Solna Linda.Mellbin@ki.se |
| Kontaktpersoner |
Nailin Li Institutionen för medicin, Solna 08-51773996 Nailin.Li@ki.se Clinical Pharmacology Unit Karolinska University Hospital-Solna 17176 Stockholm Lars Rydén Institutionen för medicin, Solna Lars.Ryden@ki.se |
