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Artificial heart implantation – an elective course offered to students of human medicine at the Medical University of Graz
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Veröffentlicht: | 5. September 2012 |
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Heart transplantation is still the treatment of choice for patients su_ering from terminal heart failure. Given that organ donors are scarce and the technological advances in artificial hearts are rapid, the implantation of mechanical cardiovascular support systems has become more popular.
Students of human medicine who are interested in the therapy of heart insufficiency and in heart surgery are offered an elective course to learn more about artificial heart implantation. On the one hand the course offers an e-learning based repetition of the basic anatomical, physiological and pathological knowledge as far as the cardiovascular system is concerned. On the other hand students can take an active part in the care of patients at the outpatient ward of the Department of Surgery at the Medical University of Graz and have the possibility to observe and assist in heart operations.
Students’ learning outcomes and the detailed concept of the course will be presented and the benefit of such a specialized course for undergraduate education will be discussed.