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HL50076: SEM in practice

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2016/7
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department for Health
Further information on credits Credits: 12      [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 240
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Academic Year
Modular (no specific semester)
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 25%, EX 75%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Case Histories (CW 25% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
  • Life Support (EX 0%)
  • Short Cases (EX 50% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
  • Viva (EX 25% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
This unit aims to support students in developing their practice experience and clinical examination skills through taught clinical weeks of study and self-directed learning, and in acquiring the necessary skills and experience to apply their Sport & Exercise Medicine knowledge to a clinical setting. The unit draws on skills acquired through clinical experience and academic development in the other units of the Sport & Exercise Medicine programme.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
* Competently carry out a sports specific musculo-skeletal clinical history and examination and reach appropriate diagnostic conclusions;
* Critically appraise and clinically apply appropriate investigations within a consultation;
* Develop evidence-based rehabilitation programmes for injured athletes or patients in conjunction with other health professionals and coaches;
* Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide sport and exercise medicine services to a clinic of team;
* Communicate effectively through the development of positive and supporting relationships with patient/client groups and other health professionals;
* Develop and demonstrate clinical competence in the medical management of team support including the planning and preparation of team travel and the application of doping infringement legislation;
* Provide emergency care to those engaged in sport & exerciwe and elite and recreational athletes;
* Critically appraise, consolidate and apply knowledge gained in this and other modules in the management of a broad range of sport & exercise conditions;
* Evaluate the role of practice sports science as applied to Sport & Exercise Medicine.

Skills:
On completion of this unit students should be able to demonstrate the following:
Knowledge and understanding: (Taught, Facilitated, Assessed)
* A critical understanding of the clinical application of sport & exercise medicine skilss
* Competency in pre-hospital emergency care
* Successful application of SEM skills to individual athletes and to the team environment.
* Appropriate application of exercise medicine skills to the general population
Intellectual skills (Taught, Facilitated, Assessed)
* Information synthesis
* self-directed learning
* originality in problem solving
* reflection on learning and practice
* Critical appraisal and application of scientific literature and evidence base in relation to clinical practice
* Clinical application of knowledge relevant to the practice of Sport & Exercise Medicine
Professional practical skills (Taught, Facilitated, Assessed)
* Application of safe, ethical and legal sports medicine practice
* Synthesis and application of knowledge and understanding from different sources and relevant theory to practice
* Management and support of multi-disciplinary SEM teams
* Engagement in reflective practice.
Key skills
* Planning and management of independent learning (Taught, Facilitated)
* Effective communicatation with colleagues and tutors through asynchronous online discussions (Taught, Facilitated)
* Critically reflect on and develop practice (Taught, Facilitated Assessed)
* Integration and critical evaluation of information gathered from a wide range of resources including text books, journal articles, web pages and other online resources. An appreciation for a hierarchy of evidence should be displayed.(Taught, Facilitate, Assessed).

Content:

* Learning needs review via Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) and Personal Development Plans (PDPs) as part of a portfolio of experiential learning.
* Gaining experience in clinical practice - facilitation and guidance in appropriate clinical experience in a range of setting including team, clinic and pre-hospital trauma settings.
* Evaluating the process of critical analysis and reflection culminating in the formulation of reflective case studies.
* A critical review of the clinical examination and biomeechanics of the upper limb, lower limb and spine together with associated clinical examination techniques
* An examination of coaching and coach rehabilitation techniuqes.
* Practice of first aid and life support (Exemption is granted with a suitable pre-hospital trauma certificate)
* Experience of the wider multidisciplinary sports team as it applies to the prevention of injury and rehabilitation
* Practice of strapping and massage techniques
* Experience of evaluating patients in a clinic and formulating a plan for their management.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

HL50076 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department for Health

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