28 Mar 22. Online learning: Cardiovascular imaging

Our online Cardiovascular imaging (CVAS) course teaches practical chest / thoracic imaging, including techniques best for evaluating chest anatomy, and best for investigating major chest diseases: lungs and heart are the main focus.

Research / experimental imaging of cardiac function and the vasculature are also covered, reflecting activity at the Edinburgh Imaging Facilities.

You can download our syllabus, which includes all the learning objectives for each module and lecture, here:

 

We offer multiple options for studying Cardiovascular imaging:

• As a stand-alone course, gaining university credits:

  • Starts in January / Winter / Semester 2
  • 10 university credits
• As a stand-alone course, without university credits for CPD / CME preparation:
  • Starts anytime
• Embedded in one of our online degree programmes:
  • Imaging MSc / Dip / Cert

 

Professor Edwin van Beek, SINAPSE Chair of Clinical Radiology and Dr Michelle Williams, Senior Clinical Lecturer are both main tutors for the Cardiovascular imaging course. Professor van Beek describes the course in more detail:

 

• Who is the CVAS course aimed at?

  • This course is aimed at any health professional wishing to gain further knowledge about heart and blood vessel diseases. It may even be appropriate for people seeking to increase their knowledge in the field of biological sciences.

 

• What can you learn in the CVAS course?

  • The course will go into detail about the possible imaging methods applied to diagnose cardiovascular diseases. This will include a wide range of applications and indications, including both the heart, the pulmonary arteries, the coronary arteries and the peripheral arterial and venous systems.

 

• What benefits can you get from our online study options?

  • The course is nicely placed in terms of reasonably focused topics, which are ideal for online learning. The course has multiple lectures and also gives advice for further reading. One can set his/her own pace of study, and the course is backed up with questions and answers by tutors using the interactive forum.

 

• What outcomes / what can you expect at the end of the CVAS course?

  • At the end of the course, you can expect to have gained greater knowledge of some of the most common diseases affecting many people in day-to-day life. You will also understand the practical aspects of diagnosis and the various tools available for imaging these common ailments.