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Contemporary issues in sports medicine
HEM 77
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Entry criteria for registration on this module
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Co-requisite modules
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Module delivery
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Online
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Extensively for 2
months
When module is delivered
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Brief description of module This module covers a variety of topics relevant to working in sports
content and/ or aims
medicine in the 21st century. An understanding of issues such as nutrition,
Overview (max 80 words)
hydration and sports psychology are intrinsic to effective treatment of
disabled and able-bodied athletes. An awareness of doping regulations is
also essential for health professionals working in sports medicine.
Module team/ author/
Lucy Redhead (module coordinator)
coordinator(s)
Clare Deary
School
School of health sciences
Site/ campus where
Eastbourne
delivered
Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course
Course
Status (mandatory/ compulsory/
optional)
Core optional module
Optional module
MSc Sports Injury Management
GPHSS
MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT
Aims
This module aims to help the student:
 Acquire a critical understanding of the relevance of
contemporary issues to the treatment of an athlete
 Develop a critical awareness of how these issues may
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influence the management of the injury and the performance of
the sports person
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a systematic understanding and critical
awareness of the issues covered in this module
2. Evaluate critically the way in which this knowledge would effect
clinical practice in sports medicine
3.
Content
Learning support
Demonstrate the ability to integrate this information into high
level clinical reasoning and management of patients with sports
injuries
A variety of contemporary issues, which relate to sports medicine, will
be covered in this module. For example:
 Sports psychology
 Sports nutrition / hydration
 Doping / drugs in sports
 Equality and diversity in sports
 Disability and sports
These are all large specialities in their own right, however the emphasis
in this module will be to look at the impact that these may have on the
clinical practice of sports medicine and the importance of recognising
the boundaries and responsibilities of each member of the sports
medicine team. The content of the module may evolve as further
topics come to the fore in the practise of sports medicine.
The students will be given guidance on study skills as part of the
online resources available to them. The library at Queenwood holds a
large quantity of relevant material and through the university there is
access to extensive relevant online material.
Reading list
De Paul, K. P., and S. J. Garron, (2005), Disability and Sport, Human
Kinetics, Leeds
McArdle W. D., F. I. Katch and V. L Katch (2005), Sports and Exercise
Nutrition 2nd Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins,
Philadelphia
Waddington I., and A. Smith (2008) An Introduction to Drugs in Sport –
Addicted to Winning? 3rd edition, Routledge, London
Weinberg, R., and D. Gould., (2007) Foundations of Sport and Exercise
Psychology , 4th edition, Human Kinetics, Leeds
Norris, C. M., (2001) Sports Injuries Diagnosis and Management,
Butterworth Heinemann, Edinburgh.
Brukner, P and Khan, K, (2013) Clinical Sports Medicine 4th edition,
McGraw Hill, London .
Websites/Associations:
www.acpsm.org Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports
Medicine (ACPSM)
www.sportforall.org International Federation of Sports Physiotherapists
(IFSP)
www.basem.co.uk British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
www.eis2win.co.uk English Institute of Sport
www.acsm.org American College of Sports Medicine
Journals
British Journal of Sports Medicine
American Journal of Sports Medicine
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Physiotherapy in Sport
Clinics in Sports Medicine
Clinical Biomechanics
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Teaching and learning activities
Details of teaching and
learning activities
This module will use case based learning, Case studies will form the
basis for a series of online discussions and information exchange,
covering the content of the module. The module will be launched using
a camtasia presentation, e mails and other on line contacts. This will
introduce the students to the module, give guidance on the areas that
they will be expected to cover, and give an introduction to online
learning. At the end of the period of study the students will be
encouraged to download the information in the Wiki to form an
information pack for future reference.
Allocation of study hours (indicative)
Study hours
Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours
SCHEDULED
GUIDED INDEPENDENT
STUDY
Students are expected to use the case studies
provided to explore the module content, interact with
fellow students on line, fill in Wikis and exchange
relevant journal articles.
200 hours
PLACEMENT
TOTAL STUDY HOURS
200
Assessment tasks
Details of assessment for
this module
The students will be required to choose one of the topics covered in the
module and explore this in depth and its relevance to sports medicine.
The information presented should address the learning outcomes of the
module. All information offered should be fully justified, critically
evaluated and referenced
Word count- 3000 words
Types of assessment task1
% weighting
Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or which are required for
progression.
(or indicate if
component is
pass/fail)
WRITTEN
COURSEWORK
Written assignment/ essay
100%
PRACTICAL
1 Set exercises, which assess the application of knowledge or analytical, problem-solving or evaluative skills, are included
under the type of assessment most appropriate to the particular task.
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EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Area examination board
GPHSS
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External examiners
Name
Julie Sparrow
Position and institution
Date appointed
Date tenure
ends
Senior lecturer, Teesside
University
Jan 2014
Dec 2017
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Date of first approval
July 2008
Only complete where this is not the
first version
Date of last revision
n/a
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first version
Date of approval for this
version
Feb 2014
Version number
2
Modules replaced
n/a
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Available as free-standing module?
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No