CCVD means Certificate Course on Cardiovascular Diseases.
CCVD is a modular course. There are 11 modules and 3 phase in this course where each module contain different lessons.
Chapter 1 (Hypertension) consists of Module 1, 2 & 3.
Chapter 2 (ACS) consists of Module 1, 2 , 3, 4 & 5
Chapter 3 (Heart Failure) consists of Module 1, 2 & 3
During the study of chapter 2, a student has to attend 2 skill development tutorials (SDT). 1 for clinical skill and 1 for practical skill.
During the study of chapter 3, a student has to attend one workshop.
What is a module?
Modules are for self-study. A module resembles a chapter of a textbook
A module begins with an introductory lesson termed Objectives.
And the last lesson is called Summery which summarizes the module and gives hints to further reading.
All other lesson has 2 parts a) Text part and b) Practice part.
You can study directly and can also download it as a PDF.
After going through the text, a student will practice for the assignment of study.
The practice part is a self-assessment process with 2 types of questions: i) Fill in the gap(s) ii) True/ false response.
The score is displayed immediately upon submission or when time is over.
A student can practice as many as he/she wants.