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Unit of Study HLTH3011 - Clinical Exercise Physiology for Metabolic and Renal Health (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Focuses upon the application of foundational knowledge in the areas of metabolic and renal disease. Develops theoretical and practical skills for the assessment of functional capacity, and the delivery of exercise prescription appropriate for individuals diagnosed with complex metabolic and renal diseases and co-morbidities.

Unit content

  1. Pre-diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, and metabolic syndrome
  2. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes mellitus
  3. Type 1 diabetes mellitus and diabetes medication management 
  4. Obesity
  5. Part 1: Renal disease
  6. Part 2: Renal disease 


Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term3
Term3
Gold Coast
Term3
Term3
Lismore
Term3
Term3

Learning outcomes

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:

synthesise the body of evidence on exercise as a complement for the treatment of metabolic and renal diseases

apply and adapt critical clinical thinking and clinical reasoning to provide timely identification of, and response(s) to, clinical safety risks for exercise for individuals with metabolic and renal conditions

critically analyse and integrate the knowledge of metabolic and renal disease into the design of appropriate client health and fitness assessments

design and deliver safe, effective and evidence-based clinical exercise interventions for individuals with metabolic and renal conditions

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • American College of Sports Medicine, Riebe, D., Ehrman, J. K., Liguori, G., & Magal, M., 2022, ACSM’s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription, 11th edn, Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Ehrman, J. K., Gordon, P. M., Visich, P. S., & Keteyian, S. J., 2022, Clinical Exercise Physiology, 5th edn, Human Kinetics, Champaign, Illinois. ISBN: 978-1718200449.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Laboratory coats required for all blood work.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.