NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF VASCULAR DISEASES

ΑΝΑΙΜΑΚΤΗ ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΤΙΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΓΕΙΑΚΩΝ ΠΑΘΗΣΕΩΝ

NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF VASCULAR DISEASES

COURSE CODEΧΡ0730

COURSE INSTRUCTORGiannoukas Athanasios, Professor

CO-INSTRUCTORSΚ. Kappas, G. Kouvelos, D. Kardoulas,  Ch. Karathanos, Κ. Spanos, M. Klonizakis,

ECTS:2.00

COURSE TYPE

EL | SCIENTIFIC AREA

TEACHING SEMESTERWINTER SEMESTER

WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS: 2 HOURS

Total Time (Teaching Hours + Student Workload)54 HOURS

PREREQUIRED COURSES:

NO

LANGUAGE OF TEACHING AND EXAMSEnglish

AVAILABLE TO ERASMUS STUDENTSNO

SEMESTER LECTURES:DETAILS/LECTURES

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS :

Microsoft software (PowerPoint) is used to deliver the lessons. The Library has the necessary textbooks for the course. Students also have access to the International Scientific Databases (PubMed) available at the Library. All course deliveries are done by computer projectors using PowerPoint. The above lectures of the courses are uploaded to the websites of the Faculty of Medicine and the University of Thessaly (e-class) with free access by the students of the Faculty of Medicine. Finally, course instructor’s and other co-instructors’ e-mailscan be used for communication with students and students are encouraged to use this method of communication. Also information or announcements related to the course are posted on the websites of the Faculty of Medicine and the University of Thessaly with free access by the students of the Faculty of Medicine.

Information and Communication Technologies are used for the preparation of the lecture material, the online information and provision of supplementary learning material to students.

Specifically:

  • Common software (e.g. MS powerpoint) is used to prepare lecture material and display slides and videos.
  • The study guide (detailed supplementary material & additional bibliography), the slides of each lecture as well as relevant videos and scientific articles made available electronically and online to students through the e-class system of our university.

Announcements, information etc are available online via e-class. Communication is also done via e-mail.


STUDENT EVALUATION

The language of assessment is English.

Evaluation methods.

For the lecture material: Written Exams with multiple choice questions.

The course exams are written, last 1 hour and consist (examples of questions are available in the Course Guide). The material to be examined is lectures and tutorial material as described above.

Final Grade:

The final grade of the course is calculated as the grade of the written course exams

All of the above are presented in detail in the Course Guide which is distributed in print to all students and is posted electronically in e-class.


Objective Objectives/Desired Results:

Aims of the course

The understanding of basic principles of haemodynamic pathophysiology of vascular diseases

The course is the key element in understanding the mechanisms of development of vascular diseases. The course syllabus aims at the detailed introduction of the students to the principles of fluid mechanics – hemodynamics. It also refers to the physiology of vascular diseases. Within this context, the course is the basis on which the student will understand how the vascular system works and the mechanisms of development of disease. Finally, the aim of the course is for students to understand the importance of the basic principles of hemodynamic pathophysiology in vascular diseases. Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

  • Understand basic principles of Hemodynamics
  • Acquire knowledge on the basic principles of ultrasound on vascular system
  • Distinguish between normal and abnormal conditions
  • Correlate symptoms with ultrasonic findings
  • Work with his / her classmates to do group work

General Abilities

  • Research, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
  • Adaptation to new situations
  • Decision making
  • Autonomous work
  • Teamwork
  • Exercise criticism and self-criticism
  • Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

Course URL :https://eclass.uth.gr/courses/MED_U_111/

Course Description:
  1. Introduction to Atherosclerosis and the concept of hemodynamics
  2. Basic principles of fluid mechanics
  3. Basic principles of vascular ultrasonography
  4. Pitfalls to be avoided
  5. Non-invasive diagnosis of acute and chronic lower limb ischemia
  6. Assessment of microcirculation with the use of Laser Doppler
  7. Non-invasive diagnosis of arterial aneurysms
  8. Non-invasive diagnosis of extracranial cerebral circulation
  9. Non-invasive diagnosis of arteriovenous fistulas
  10. Non-invasive diagnosis of vascular diseases of upper limbs
  11. Non-invasive diagnosis of venous thrombosis
  12. Non-invasive diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency
  13. Applications of non-invasive diagnosis in relation to the hemodynamic of vascular diseases
 
Recommended reading:

 Lecture Material

Main suggested textbooks:

  1. ΥΠΕΡΗΧΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΗ ΔΙΕΡΕΥΝΗΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΓΕΙΑΚΩΝ ΠΑΘΗΣΕΩΝ (κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 33093742)

Relevant Scientific Journals:

  1. Journal of Vascular Surgery
  2. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
  3. Journal of Vascular Research
  4. Journal of Endovascular Therapy
  5. Annals of Vascular Surgery
  6. International Angiology
 


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