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TM5544:03

Cardio-Vascular Medicine and Ventilation of Neonates

Townsville

HECS Band 2

Semester 1 and 2 Limited Attendance.

Available to students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma of Neonatology.

Staff:

Dr J Whitehall.

Review of normal and abnormal development of cardiac and vascular physiology and pathology associated with common cardio-vascular conditions and their modern management in neonatal settings. Review of the practice of ventilation of neonates. This subject will complement the practical skills gained whilst students are working in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Learning Objectives:

to develop an understanding of cardio-vascular physiology and pathology relevant to the neonate;

to acquire the underpinning knowledge and skills to recognise, investigate and manage the common problems of neonatal cardio-vascular function;

to acquire the theoretical skills to manage these problems in the context of a modern Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit;

to develop an understanding of the theory of ventilatory techniques of the neonate.

Assessment by assignments (70%); final examination (30%).