School for Health, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

FH50068 The sports doctor

Credits: 6

Level: Masters

Modular: no specific semester

Assessment: OT100

Requisites:

Aims: The Unit aim is to interpret the role of the sports doctor in a wide variety of sport and exercise medicine contexts by applying theoretical knowledge of primary care sports medicine to the role of the team doctor.
Knowledge and Understanding: After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* Discuss the relationship between exercise, health and medicine including the role, benefit and risk of exercise
* Examine the effects of a number of common illnesses on exercise, the effects of exercise in the course of illness and illness that may result from exercise
* Critically analyse the role of the team doctor in the treatment of sports related problems and the prevention and management of injuries.
* Give evidence-based clinical advice to individuals or organisations regarding the effects and management of environmental factors in a variety of sport and exercise contexts.
* Explain the procedures involved in giving initial first aid and managing emergency situations in a range of sport and exercise medicine contexts.
* Explain the particular needs of the disabled, women and children with respect to exercise.
Skills:
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
* Plan and manage their own learning through reflecting on and analysing their own learning needs.
* Integrate and critically evaluate information gathered from a wide range of resources including the unit resource book, text books, journal articles, web pages and other online resources. An appreciation for a hierarchy of evidence should be displayed.
* Communicate effectively with colleagues and tutors through asynchronous online discussions.
Content:

* Exercise, Health and Medicine - effects and risks of exercise and importance of rest in management of medical problems.
* Team Doctor - role and responsibilities
* Effects of the Environment: altitude and pressure/heat and cold - adaptation of the body to temperature changes and the effect on performance and risk of vigorous exercise in these conditions
* Emergency Care - first aid care to acute injuries, head/spinal injuries, basic and advanced life support
* Exercise and Disease - benefits/risks of exercise in diabetes, respiratory and cardiovascular disease, physiological adaptations to high levels of exercise sometimes confused with disease
* Exercise and Disease: viral infections and other medical disorders
* Special groups: the disabled, women and children.

University | Catalogues for 2006/07