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Unit of Study CEP03361 - Professional Practice in Clinical Exercise Physiology I (2016)

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Unit description

Develops the skills of practice of an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with a particular focus on initial communication, consultation, and evidence based practice.

Unit content

  1. Defining an Exercise Physiologist and the multidisciplinary team
  2. General principles of clinical practice
  3. Clinical communication
  4. Introduction to evidence based practice
  5. Pharmacology and health
  6. General principles of physical activity and exercise assessment
  7. Holistic case study development

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Demonstrate knowledge of roles of health care providers
2 Recall and apply knowledge of professional skills for the Clinical Exercise Physiologist
3 Demonstrate skills in clinical communication
4 Evaluate, interpret and apply research knowledge for the purpose of evidence based practice
5 Demonstrate knowledge of pharmacology related to health
6 Apply general principles of exercise and physical activity assessment and prescription for target pathologies within clinical populations
7 Demonstrate professional and holistic approach to client care

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of roles of health care providers
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. Recall and apply knowledge of professional skills for the Clinical Exercise Physiologist
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  3. Demonstrate skills in clinical communication
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  4. Evaluate, interpret and apply research knowledge for the purpose of evidence based practice
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of pharmacology related to health
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  6. Apply general principles of exercise and physical activity assessment and prescription for target pathologies within clinical populations
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  7. Demonstrate professional and holistic approach to client care
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

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