The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease
At a Glance
Discipline
- Health science
Instructional Level
- College & CEGEP
Course
- Interventions in vascular and respiratory conditions (144-551)
Tasks in Workflow
Social Plane(s)
- Group
Type of Tasks
- Collecting & seeking information
Technical Details
Useful Technologies
- Perusall
Class size
- Small (20-49)
Time
- Brief segment of class period (< 20 mins)
Inclusivity & Accessibility
- Diversity of engagement
- Variety of representations
- Variety of action & expression
Instructional Purpose
- Preparation & knowledge activation
- Application & knowledge building
Overview
The purpose of this activity is to deepen the students’ understanding of cardiac pathophysiology and the physiological benefits of exercise. Understanding guidelines for exercise prescription in high-risk populations will encourage students to make sound clinical choices. Knowing the value of exercise will empower students to motivate clients and be advocates for prevention and health promotion in their future career roles. A side benefit is helping them to navigate complex and difficult to read scientific articles and translate them into clear utility for their careers as clinicians.
Instructional Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Explain the physiological benefits of exercise in a particular cardiac condition, adapting the explanation to both a future clinical supervisor (or teacher) and a future client.
- Extract useful information from a dense scientific meta-analysis, with the support of their teacher and colleagues.
Workflow & Materials
Activity Workflow
Contributor's Notes
April Colosimo
McGill University, Montreal
- Students are less overwhelmed by the article when scaffolded this way.
- Breaks common misconception that there is nothing that can help with cardiac conditions (i.e. that all treatments are for maintenance only) by demonstrating clear benefits and direct impact of exercise on disease pathophysiology for various cardiac conditions.
- Helps students practice “translating” jargon into terms understandable by clients without losing the essence of the content.
- Students must complete the prep activity for the exercise to work. If there are not enough students or enough responses in the group they have less raw data with which to complete the activity. Suggested group size approximately 10-12 students.
- Remind them to bring in their “highlights”. Alternately, Perusall allows the teacher to “collect highlights” that could then be transported into a MIRO board for easy sorting if high-tech room is available.
Applied Strategies
Published: 22/04/2024
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