On completion of this module you should be able to:
Module 1 – Assessing for risk of cardiovascular disease
- Explain cardiovascular disease and its risk factors to help clients understand the link between risk factors and heart attack or stroke<./li>
- Identify at risk groups who should be offered cardiovascular risk assessment.
- Explain the importance of annual health checks which include cardiovascular risk screening, to help clients understand how to manage risk.
- Communicate confidently with your clients about cardiovascular risk.
Module 2 – Managing cardiovascular risk – blood pressure
- Discuss how high blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
- Describe what high blood pressure is and the contributing factors to high blood pressure.
- Discuss the benefits of lifestyle changes to reduce your cardiovascular risk.
- Communicate confidently with your clients about cardiovascular risk.
Module 3 – Managing cardiovascular risk – medicines for high blood pressure
- recognise the common medicines used to treat high blood pressure and how they work.
- Describe common side effects of medicines used to treat high blood pressure and how to manage them.
- Explain the risks of medicines used to treat high blood pressure interacting with other common medicines and how to avoid complications.
- Communicate confidently with your clients about cardiovascular risk.
These three 20-minute modules aim to help participants assess cardiovascular risk factors, identify common blood pressure-lowering medicines and educate clients and community members about high blood pressure and how to manage it.