School for Health, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

FH50076 SEM in practice

Credits: 12

Level: Masters

Modular: no specific semester

Assessment: OR70CW30

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to provide the student with an opportunity to develop their practice experience and clinical examination skills, to acquire learning through clinical assessment and work-based experience and to study the running of a well-organised sports medicine clinic.
Knowledge and Understanding: After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* Demonstrate the ability to practice first aid treatments, basic and advanced resuscitation techniques and the management of a spinal injury for the emergency care of an injured athlete.
* Take a history, select and carry out the appropriate clinical examination for sports related injuries in order to reach a diagnosis, including consideration of the mechanism and causes.
* Assess treatment options and plan rehabilitation for different sports-related problems, including acute conditions.
* Critically analyse sport and exercise medicine related cases with reference to the patient history, make a diagnosis and advise on appropriate investigations and/or referrals.
* Develop an evidence-based management plan for a variety of sport and exercise medicine related conditions making reference to the underlying mechanism and causes.
* Give advice to athletes concerning performance enhancement and injury avoidance.
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:

* A review of the biomechanics of the upper limb, lower limb and spine together with associated clinical examination techniques
* Practice of first aid and life support
* Common sports science evaluations in the laboratory and in the field
* Experience of the work of a sports coach as it applies to the prevention of injury and rehabilitation
* Practice of strapping and massage techniques
* Experience in the application of psychological testing
* The opportunity to introduce and discuss latest developments in sport and exercise medicine
* Experience of evaluating patients in a clinic and formulating a plan for their management
* Experience of sports science evaluations of patients in the laboratory
* Experience of a high level coaching session and the opportunity to further understand the relationship between coach and athlete.

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