AORTIC DISEASE FROM BENCH TO BOARDROOM

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MED SC-M 810 , 811 , 812 , and 813 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe how aortic aneurysm physiology have informed trials that established criteria for repair Audience: Graduate 2. Describe how aortic aneurysm anatomy influences options for endovascular or surgical repair Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the biological, clinical, and public health factors influencing successful endograft development Audience: Graduate 4. Explain the process for regulatory evaluation of devices from an engineering standpoint to a patient’s perspective. Audience: Graduate 5. Describe the anatomical details involved in evaluating an endograft for device regulation Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the science behind the imaging techniques involved in regulating and following endografts clinically. Audience: Graduate 7. Describe the anatomy and physiology relevant to open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, and how this may influence a patient’s operative course. Audience: Graduate 8. Describe the anatomy and physiology behind endoleaks, and how this influences post-operative endograft surveillance and need for re-intervention. Audience: Graduate 9. Explain the biological, clinical, and socio-economic factors involved in advocacy to implement screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm Audience: Graduate 10. Analyze the costs and charges associated with specific procedures and how this influences treatment choice for specific patient populations Audience: Graduate 11. Synthesize acquired knowledge of basic science and public health implications of aortic aneurysm disease, clinic trials, repair options, and regulatory evaluation of devices to defend application of a device to specific patient populations. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe how aortic aneurysm physiology have informed trials that established criteria for repair Audience: Graduate 2. Describe how aortic aneurysm anatomy influences options for endovascular or surgical repair Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the biological, clinical, and public health factors influencing successful endograft development Audience: Graduate 4. Explain the process for regulatory evaluation of devices from an engineering standpoint to a patient’s perspective. Audience: Graduate 5. Describe the anatomical details involved in evaluating an endograft for device regulation Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the science behind the imaging techniques involved in regulating and following endografts clinically. Audience: Graduate 7. Describe the anatomy and physiology relevant to open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, and how this may influence a patient’s operative course. Audience: Graduate 8. Describe the anatomy and physiology behind endoleaks, and how this influences post-operative endograft surveillance and need for re-intervention. Audience: Graduate 9. Explain the biological, clinical, and socio-economic factors involved in advocacy to implement screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm Audience: Graduate 10. Analyze the costs and charges associated with specific procedures and how this influences treatment choice for specific patient populations Audience: Graduate 11. Synthesize acquired knowledge of basic science and public health implications of aortic aneurysm disease, clinic trials, repair options, and regulatory evaluation of devices to defend application of a device to specific patient populations. Audience: Graduate