NEW COURSE!

This course will provide an overview of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and new advances in drug development.  Topics will include basic anatomy and physiology associated with hypertension, coronary disease, heart attack, and heart failure; coronary and peripheral artery disease, thrombosis and anticoagulation and cardiac arrhythmia. In addition, cardiovascular clinical trial methodology will be discussed. Medical treatments of dyslipidemias and lipidosis; atheroma, atherosclerosis and peripheral arterial disease will also be covered from both clinical and drug development perspectives.

Additional topics as per the client’s need will be available:

• Diabetes: Epidemiology and Pathologies
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Coagulation Defects, Coagulopathies and Embolic Disorders
• Major Cardiovascular Studies and their Conclusions

• Describe the basic anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, and diagnosis of the cardiovascular system and associated diseases.
• Discuss new therapeutic approaches and key clinical trials.
• Identify issues involved in designing and analyzing cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome clinical trials.
• Gain an understanding of the regulatory issues related to cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome drug development.
• Discuss drug safety issues and how to monitor them in clinical trials.