CERTIFICATE COURSE
IN CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE & STROKE
(CCCS)
Cycle - I
(August 2018 - July 2019)
Last Date of Enrolment:
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15 July, 2018
Course Starts in:
August, 2018
This course is endorsed by the Royal College of Physicians, London
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CCCS
Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke
Certificate Course in
This course is endorsed by the
Royal College of Physicians, London
BURDEN OF DISEASE
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have now become the leading cause of mortality in India. A quarter of all mortality is attributable to CVD.
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Ischemic heart disease and stroke are the predominant causes and are responsible for >80% of CVD deaths. According to the Global
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Burden of Disease study age-standardized estimates (2016), nearly a quarter (28.1%) of all deaths in India are attributable to CVD.
3
Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability . Annually, 15 million people worldwide
suffer from stroke. Of these, 5 million die and another 5 million are left permanently disabled, placing a burden on family and the
4
community. Over the last four decades, the stroke incidence in low- and middle-income countries has more than doubled.
PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA
(Implementation Partner)
PHFI is a public private initiative that has collaboratively evolved
through consultations with multiple constituencies including
Indian and International academia, state and central governments,
multi & bi-lateral agencies and civil society groups. PHFI is a
response to redress the limited institutional capacity in India for
strengthening training, research and policy development in the
area of Public Health.
For more information on activities at PHFI, visit
www.phfi.org
CCCS is a joint certification program designed and implemented by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in collaboration with
World Heart Federation (WHF), Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), American College of Cardiology (ACC), Population Health
Research Institute (PHRI) and Rotary International. The course is endorsed by Royal College of Physicians, London (RCP). CCCS is a twelve
month on job training program with once-a-month contact sessions, being conducted on a designated weekend at regional training
centers across India. The educational grant for the program in India has been provided by Sun Pharma Laboratories Limited.
Certificate Course in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (CCCS)
WORLD HEART FEDERATION
(Academic Partner)
WHF is dedicated to leading the global fight against cardiovascular
disease (CVD) including heart disease and stroke via a united
community of more than 200 member organizations. WHF
headquarters is based in Geneva, Switzerland. WHF aligns its
efforts around the World Health Organization and sustainable
development goals which aim to reduce premature deaths from
NCDs by one third by 2030.
For more information on activities at WHF, visit
www.world-heart-federation.org
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(Knowledge Partner)
ACC is a non-profit organization established in 1949. The mission of
ACC is to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health.
The ACC leads in formation of health policy, standards and
guidelines. The mission of the College and its more than 52,000
members is to transform cardiovascular care and to improve heart
health.
For more information on activities at ACC, visit
www.acc.org
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, LONDON
The Royal College of Physicians is the oldest medical institution in
England, celebrating 500 years of existence this year. It is a
professional membership body which represents 354000
members and fellows across the globe. The RCP is an independent
patient centred and clinically led organisation, that drives
improvement in the diagnosis of disease, the care of individual
patients and the health of the whole population both in the UK
and across the globe through advocacy, education and research.
For more information visit
www.rcplondon.ac.uk
References
1. Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Panniyammakal Jeemon and Roy Ambuj.
Cardiovascular Diseases in India. Circulation. 2016;133:1605-1620
2. Indian Council of Medical Research, Public Health Foundation of India,
and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. GBD India Compare
Data Visualization. New Delhi: ICMR, PHFI, and IHME; 2017.
3. Global Health Estimates. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2012.
4. Global Burden of Stroke. The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke. World
Health Organization.
POPULATION HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(Knowledge Partner)
A world leader in large clinical trials and population studies, PHRI is
Canada's premier cardiovascular research institute PHRI has
conducted more than 80 global trials and epidemiological studies
in more than 1,500 centres, in 100 countries, in all inhabited
continents. PHRI has the expertise and infrastructure to
simultaneously conduct multiple studies-including its largest,
PURE involving 200,000 combined participants. In 2011 PHRI was
th
ranked as the research institute with the 7 highest impact in the
world, and the highest in Canada, by the European organization,
SCIMAGO.
For more information on activities at PHRI, visit
www.phri.ca
CENTRE FOR CHRONIC DISEASE CONTROL
(Technical Partner)
CCDC, a WHO collaborating center for capacity building and
research and a department of biotechnology designated center
of excellence for clinical research, is an independent and not-for-
profit biomedical research organization, based in New Delhi,
India. It is an academic health science research organization
driven by a passion to promote and protect cardiovascular health
in India and the world at large. CCDC undertakes clinical research
in various domains of NCD.
For more information on activities at CCDC, visit
www.ccdcindia.org
COURSE ADMINISTRATION
The total duration of the course is: twelve months (August 2018 -
July 2019) with once a month contact session, which will be
conducted on designated weekends at 50 regional training centres,
across India. The course has been endorsed by
Royal College of Physicians, London.
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Last Date of Enrolment: 15 July, 2018
Language of Instruction: English
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL (Strategic Partner)
Rotary International is an international service organization
whose stated purpose is to bring together business and
professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services,
encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance
goodwill and peace around the world. It is a non-political and
non-sectarian organization open to all people regardless of race,
color, creed, religion, gender, or political preference. There are
34,282 member clubs worldwide, and 1.9 million individuals,
known as Rotarians, have joined. The Rotarian's primary motto is
"Service Above Self"; its secondary motto is "One profits most
who serves best."
For more information on activities at Rotary International, visit
www.rotary.org
COURSE FEES
For enrolment in the certificate program, the completed application
form with a course fee of INR 20,000/- is to be submitted by either of
the following two options:
Ÿ Demand Draft in favour of "Public Health Foundation of India"
payable at New Delhi. The complete application form along
with the DD and supporting documents to be send at
Program Secretariat - CCCS
Public Health Foundation of India
Plot 47, Sector 44, Institutional Area, Gurugram - 122002, India
Ÿ Online Payment through NEFT :
Public Health Foundation of India
Bank Account: State Bank of India
Branch Address: SCO No. 36, Sector - 31, Gurgaon - 122002
Account Number: 35781511132
IFSC Code: SBIN0011569
Participants should submit their application form along with scanned
copy of supporting documents {mentioned on the last page of
application form} & NEFT reference number to: [email protected]
Introduction, Epidemiology, and Risk Factors
of Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke
CVD Risk Determinants–Evaluation and
Management
CVD Risk Factors – Diagnosis, Evaluation and
Management
Screening/Diagnosis of Coronary Artery
Disease & CVD in Women
Evaluation and Management of Stable Angina
and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Evaluation and Management of CAD : Acute
Coronary Syndrome
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IV
VIII
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XII
TEACHING & TRAINING METHODOLOGY
The course will be offered on a module based pattern with
judicious mix of case-studies, group discussion, activities and
direct teaching by eminent experts in the field of cardiovascular
disease & stroke, with inbuilt flexibility to accommodate
participant's requirements.
Complete and comprehensive learning package including
printed modules along with the pen drives will be provided to all
participants by the organizers. The course content will be
delivered by renowned cardiologists across India .
COURSE MODULES
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Primary Objective:
To enhance knowledge, skills and core competencies of primary care physicians to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease & stroke
Secondary Objectives:
Ÿ To develop/ update a standard teaching protocol and module for evidence based learning on CVD and Stroke
Ÿ To build a network of primary care physicians in the field of prevention and management of CVD and Stroke
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
MD/ DNB (Medicine or Internal Medicine or Family Medicine)
or
MBBS with minimum 3 years of clinical experience
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Participant evaluation will be through continuous internal evaluation,
course work and performance in written examination. The criteria for
successful completion of the course shall be as follows:
Ÿ Participation in at least 10 out of 12 monthly contact sessions
(Including the pre-test and post -test of each module)
Ÿ Completion of two descriptive assignments based on completed
modules to be submitted during IV and VIII modules
Ÿ Appearance and clearance of final written examination in the
form of MCQs in an hour, along with Module XII (Min. 50% score
required to clear the examination)
The candidate completing the certificate course successfully as
per the above mentioned criteria shall be awarded certificate,
jointly issued by PHFI, WHF, ACC, PHRI, CCDC and respective
Regional Faculty, endorsed by Royal College of Physicians,
London.
Evaluation and Management of Stroke
Evaluation and Management of Rheumatic
Heart Disease
Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure
Take Home Messages and Exit Exam
ECG – Basics
ECG – Arrhythmias and MI
BURDEN OF DISEASE
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have now become the leading cause of mortality in India. A quarter of all mortality is attributable to CVD.
1
Ischemic heart disease and stroke are the predominant causes and are responsible for >80% of CVD deaths. According to the Global
2
Burden of Disease study age-standardized estimates (2016), nearly a quarter (28.1%) of all deaths in India are attributable to CVD.
3
Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability . Annually, 15 million people worldwide
suffer from stroke. Of these, 5 million die and another 5 million are left permanently disabled, placing a burden on family and the
4
community. Over the last four decades, the stroke incidence in low- and middle-income countries has more than doubled.
PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA
(Implementation Partner)
PHFI is a public private initiative that has collaboratively evolved
through consultations with multiple constituencies including
Indian and International academia, state and central governments,
multi & bi-lateral agencies and civil society groups. PHFI is a
response to redress the limited institutional capacity in India for
strengthening training, research and policy development in the
area of Public Health.
For more information on activities at PHFI, visit
www.phfi.org
CCCS is a joint certification program designed and implemented by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in collaboration with
World Heart Federation (WHF), Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), American College of Cardiology (ACC), Population Health
Research Institute (PHRI) and Rotary International. The course is endorsed by Royal College of Physicians, London (RCP). CCCS is a twelve
month on job training program with once-a-month contact sessions, being conducted on a designated weekend at regional training
centers across India. The educational grant for the program in India has been provided by Sun Pharma Laboratories Limited.
Certificate Course in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (CCCS)
WORLD HEART FEDERATION
(Academic Partner)
WHF is dedicated to leading the global fight against cardiovascular
disease (CVD) including heart disease and stroke via a united
community of more than 200 member organizations. WHF
headquarters is based in Geneva, Switzerland. WHF aligns its
efforts around the World Health Organization and sustainable
development goals which aim to reduce premature deaths from
NCDs by one third by 2030.
For more information on activities at WHF, visit
www.world-heart-federation.org
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(Knowledge Partner)
ACC is a non-profit organization established in 1949. The mission of
ACC is to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health.
The ACC leads in formation of health policy, standards and
guidelines. The mission of the College and its more than 52,000
members is to transform cardiovascular care and to improve heart
health.
For more information on activities at ACC, visit
www.acc.org
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, LONDON
The Royal College of Physicians is the oldest medical institution in
England, celebrating 500 years of existence this year. It is a
professional membership body which represents 354000
members and fellows across the globe. The RCP is an independent
patient centred and clinically led organisation, that drives
improvement in the diagnosis of disease, the care of individual
patients and the health of the whole population both in the UK
and across the globe through advocacy, education and research.
For more information visit
www.rcplondon.ac.uk
References
1. Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Panniyammakal Jeemon and Roy Ambuj.
Cardiovascular Diseases in India. Circulation. 2016;133:1605-1620
2. Indian Council of Medical Research, Public Health Foundation of India,
and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. GBD India Compare
Data Visualization. New Delhi: ICMR, PHFI, and IHME; 2017.
3. Global Health Estimates. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2012.
4. Global Burden of Stroke. The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke. World
Health Organization.
POPULATION HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(Knowledge Partner)
A world leader in large clinical trials and population studies, PHRI is
Canada's premier cardiovascular research institute PHRI has
conducted more than 80 global trials and epidemiological studies
in more than 1,500 centres, in 100 countries, in all inhabited
continents. PHRI has the expertise and infrastructure to
simultaneously conduct multiple studies-including its largest,
PURE involving 200,000 combined participants. In 2011 PHRI was
th
ranked as the research institute with the 7 highest impact in the
world, and the highest in Canada, by the European organization,
SCIMAGO.
For more information on activities at PHRI, visit
www.phri.ca
CENTRE FOR CHRONIC DISEASE CONTROL
(Technical Partner)
CCDC, a WHO collaborating center for capacity building and
research and a department of biotechnology designated center
of excellence for clinical research, is an independent and not-for-
profit biomedical research organization, based in New Delhi,
India. It is an academic health science research organization
driven by a passion to promote and protect cardiovascular health
in India and the world at large. CCDC undertakes clinical research
in various domains of NCD.
For more information on activities at CCDC, visit
www.ccdcindia.org
COURSE ADMINISTRATION
The total duration of the course is: twelve months (August 2018 -
July 2019) with once a month contact session, which will be
conducted on designated weekends at 50 regional training centres,
across India. The course has been endorsed by
Royal College of Physicians, London.
th
Last Date of Enrolment: 15 July, 2018
Language of Instruction: English
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL (Strategic Partner)
Rotary International is an international service organization
whose stated purpose is to bring together business and
professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services,
encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance
goodwill and peace around the world. It is a non-political and
non-sectarian organization open to all people regardless of race,
color, creed, religion, gender, or political preference. There are
34,282 member clubs worldwide, and 1.9 million individuals,
known as Rotarians, have joined. The Rotarian's primary motto is
"Service Above Self"; its secondary motto is "One profits most
who serves best."
For more information on activities at Rotary International, visit
www.rotary.org
COURSE FEES
For enrolment in the certificate program, the completed application
form with a course fee of INR 20,000/- is to be submitted by either of
the following two options:
Ÿ Demand Draft in favour of "Public Health Foundation of India"
payable at New Delhi. The complete application form along
with the DD and supporting documents to be send at
Program Secretariat - CCCS
Public Health Foundation of India
Plot 47, Sector 44, Institutional Area, Gurugram - 122002, India
Ÿ Online Payment through NEFT :
Public Health Foundation of India
Bank Account: State Bank of India
Branch Address: SCO No. 36, Sector - 31, Gurgaon - 122002
Account Number: 35781511132
IFSC Code: SBIN0011569
Participants should submit their application form along with scanned
copy of supporting documents {mentioned on the last page of
application form} & NEFT reference number to: [email protected]
Introduction, Epidemiology, and Risk Factors
of Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke
CVD Risk Determinants–Evaluation and
Management
CVD Risk Factors – Diagnosis, Evaluation and
Management
Screening/Diagnosis of Coronary Artery
Disease & CVD in Women
Evaluation and Management of Stable Angina
and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Evaluation and Management of CAD : Acute
Coronary Syndrome
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
I
V
III
VII
X
II
VI
IX
IV
VIII
XI
MODULE
XII
TEACHING & TRAINING METHODOLOGY
The course will be offered on a module based pattern with
judicious mix of case-studies, group discussion, activities and
direct teaching by eminent experts in the field of cardiovascular
disease & stroke, with inbuilt flexibility to accommodate
participant's requirements.
Complete and comprehensive learning package including
printed modules along with the pen drives will be provided to all
participants by the organizers. The course content will be
delivered by renowned cardiologists across India .
COURSE MODULES
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Primary Objective:
To enhance knowledge, skills and core competencies of primary care physicians to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease & stroke
Secondary Objectives:
Ÿ To develop/ update a standard teaching protocol and module for evidence based learning on CVD and Stroke
Ÿ To build a network of primary care physicians in the field of prevention and management of CVD and Stroke
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
MD/ DNB (Medicine or Internal Medicine or Family Medicine)
or
MBBS with minimum 3 years of clinical experience
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Participant evaluation will be through continuous internal evaluation,
course work and performance in written examination. The criteria for
successful completion of the course shall be as follows:
Ÿ Participation in at least 10 out of 12 monthly contact sessions
(Including the pre-test and post -test of each module)
Ÿ Completion of two descriptive assignments based on completed
modules to be submitted during IV and VIII modules
Ÿ Appearance and clearance of final written examination in the
form of MCQs in an hour, along with Module XII (Min. 50% score
required to clear the examination)
The candidate completing the certificate course successfully as
per the above mentioned criteria shall be awarded certificate,
jointly issued by PHFI, WHF, ACC, PHRI, CCDC and respective
Regional Faculty, endorsed by Royal College of Physicians,
London.
Evaluation and Management of Stroke
Evaluation and Management of Rheumatic
Heart Disease
Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure
Take Home Messages and Exit Exam
ECG – Basics
ECG – Arrhythmias and MI
Program Secretariat - CCCS
Public Health Foundation of India
Plot 47, Sector 44, Institutional Area, Gurugram - 122002, India
Tel - +91 124 4781400 | Fax: 0124-4722971
Mobile: +91-9868090590, 8527578090 | Ext: 4575, 4573
Email - [email protected] | Web: www.cccs.org.in, www.phfi.org
Disclaimer: PHFI, WHF, ACC, PHRI & CCDC hereby declare that this jointly designed “Certificate Course in Cardiovascular Disease and
Stroke ” is not a recognized medical qualification, under section 11(1) of the Indian Council Act , 1956. PHFI, WHF, ACC, PHRI & CCDC
offering this course hereby declare that they are not a medical college or a university and are not offering this course in accordance with the
provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act/ University Grants Commission Act. Kindly note that CCCS is not a degree or diploma but only
a certificate course with the objective of training doctors in the prevention & management of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Successful
participants are advised not to mention/call themselves as cardiologist anywhere after completion of this course or use suffix" CCCS”.
50 REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERS ACROSS INDIA
Ahmedabad
Amritsar
Aurangabad
Bangalore
Bhopal
Belgaum
Bhubaneswar
Map of India
Not to scale
Delhi
Gurugram
Jaipur
Lucknow
Mumbai
Chennai
Udaipur
Kanpur
Varanasi
Amritsar
Jalandhar
Shillong
Belgaum
Salem
Tuticorin
Goa
Durgapur
Kolkata
Ranchi
Guwahati
Thane
Solapur
Kurnool
Pune
Bhopal
Nagpur
Aurangabad
Ahmedabad
Rajkot
Surat
Hyderabad
Visakhapatnam
Vijayawada
Bangalore
Mysore
Calicut
Kochi
Thiruvananthapuram
Madurai
Coimbatore
Trichy
Puducherry
Siliguri
Bhubaneswar
Indore
Calicut
Chennai
Coimbatore
Delhi
Durgapur
Goa
Gurugram
Guwahati
Hyderabad
Indore
Jaipur
Jalandhar
Kanpur
Kolkata
Kochi
Kurnool
Lucknow
Madurai
Mumbai
Mysore
Nagpur
Puducherry
Pune
Rajkot
Ranchi
Salem
Shillong
Siliguri
Solapur
Surat
Thane
Trichy
Trivandrum
Tuticorin
Udaipur
Varanasi
Vijayawada
Vizag
