Scientific Decision-making

Decision-making, scientific method, t-chart, decision, defining objectives, alternative choices, options, compromise and tradeoffs, risk, consequences, comparative effectiveness, evaluate, health decision, healthy choices, heart disease, ischemic.

Decisions and Risk
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Students practice evidence-based decision-making by examining a simple choice. They estimate and rank the risks of dying from a variety of causes, and compare their estimates to actual data.
Smarter Choices
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Students learn how to apply evidence to make informed decisions as they identify the best solutions for problems confronting the characters featured in a series of complex scenarios.
Introduction to Personal Stories (case studies)
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Students are introduced to Arturo, Brian and Angela. Each character experiences a health crisis that could be related to cardiovascular disease.
Heart: Basic Measurements
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Students explore heart-related data, such as blood pressure and oxygen saturation, and learn basic information about the heart and circulatory system.
Calculating Coronary Artery Disease Risk
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Students learn about risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart attack, strategies for lowering those risks, and the importance of doing so.
Team Diagnosis of Three Cases
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Students work in teams and take on the role of medical personnel to analyze symptoms, order diagnostic tests, and determine the nature of the health crises experienced by three "patients."
Comparative Effectiveness Decision-making Tools
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Students use information from real patient decision aids to determine if a supplemental drug treatment is advisable for "patients" in three case studies.
Heart and Circulation: Outside and Inside
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Students explore the human heart and circulatory system. To promote deeper understanding of key concepts, the activity also includes a procedure for observing preserved sheep hearts.
Coronary Artery Disease Model
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Students investigate coronary artery disease (CAD), create a model of how CAD progresses, and conduct a poster presentation of their research findings.
Is It a Heart Attack?
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Students compile a list of warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack, and view a video showing what happens immediately before, during and after a heart attack.