Health Challenges in Sport and Exercise Medicine

Module title	Health Challenges in Sport and Exercise Medicine
Module code	HPDM111
Academic year	2021/2
Credits	15
Module staff	Professor Clare Gallon (Convenor)

Duration: Term	1	2	3
Duration: Weeks	0	11	0

Number students taking module (anticipated)	20

Module description

In this module you will be introduced to a broad overview of non-orthopaedic health issues as they relate to Sport and Exercise Medicine. This module comprises two study days taught by practitioners, supported by online engagement with reading and activities on the module’s ELE page, leading to a summative assignment in the form of an evidence based infographic in the style of those published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on a specific health topic for a defined audience of practitioners, clubs or teams or athletes.

Module aims - intentions of the module

This main objective of this module is to provide you with specialised knowledge and critical understanding of interdisciplinary health related topics in Sport and Exercise Medicine that relate to positive health and positive performance.

This module will improve your employment prospects by enabling you to critically evaluate the evidence supporting the guidelines and consensus statements issued by the relevant advisory bodies in Sport and Exercise Medicine. You will develop transferable skills in identifying and reviewing the relevant literature, summarising and condensing information and communicating complex information in an accessible form to a specific audience within sport and exercise.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

1. Critically evaluate how health issues can impact the health, wellbeing and performance of athletes at all levels of performance.
2. Design and develop an informative and concise resource synthesising knowledge and theory of key health issues related to positive health and positive performance in sport and exercise.

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

3. Critically appraise evidence supporting consensus statements and guidance for management of athletes health and competently and independently apply relevant guidance to specific cases.

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

4. Use a full range of computer-based learning resources effectively and independently

Syllabus plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, an example of an overall structure is as follows:

Interactive group sessions, lectures and practical sessions - delivered by practising professionals and experts will cover the health challenges in sport and exercise associated with:

Positive Health

RED-S (Relative energy deficiency in sport)
Nutrition, supplementation and disordered eating
Older or retired athletes
Sport and exercise as a positive factor in the biopsychosocial model of health
Prevention and management of concussion in sport

Positive Performance

The travelling athlete

Environment & location (heat/cold/altitude),
Sleep pattern changes,
travelling with vulnerable athletes including juveniles

Athletes at different levels of performance
Para-athletes
Psychological pressure

Please note, in light of Covid19:

- Face-to-face scheduled lectures may be replaced by short pre-recorded videos for each topic (15-20 minutes) and/or brief overview lectures delivered via MS Teams/Zoom, with learning consolidated by self-directed learning resources and ELE activities.

- Small-group discussion in tutorials and seminars may be replaced by synchronous group discussion on Teams/ Zoom; or asynchronous online discussion, for example via Yammer or ELE Discussion board

- Workshops involving face-to-face classroom teaching may be replaced by synchronous sessions on Teams/Zoom; or Asynchronous workshop activities supported with discussion forum

- Skills workshops involving practical skills acquisition demonstrations may be replaced by short pre-recorded videos as pre-learning; or workshop via Teams/Zoom.

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
16	134	0

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	8	4 x 2 hour seminars with student presentations
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	4	2 x 2 hours practical sessions demonstrating infographic proposals
Guided Independent Study	24	Reading (books, journal articles) prior to scheduled attendances
Guided Independent Study	110	Reading, researching, preparing the summative assignment
Guided Independent Study	4	4x1 hour pre-recorded lectures

Formative assessment

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Draft information sheet Assignment proposal	Within taught sessions	1-4	Written & verbal feedback from peers and tutor

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Infographic	100	2 x A4 pages: max 250 words: accompanying text with up to 5 references and max 400 words: infographic	1-4	Written

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Infographic	2 x A4 pages: max 250 words: accompanying text with up to 5 references and max 400 words: infographic	1-4	Within 6 weeks of the result

Re-assessment notes

Please refer to the TQA section on Referral/Deferral: http://as.exeter.ac.uk/academic-policy-standards/tqa-manual/aph/consequenceoffailure/

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

The British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) online learning modules

Web-based and electronic resources: https://basem.co.uk/sem-resources/basem-education-portal/

Key words search

Sports Medicine, exercise medicine, performance, health, athletes

Credit value	15
Module ECTS	7.5
Module pre-requisites	N/A
Module co-requisites	N/A
NQF level (module)	7
Available as distance learning?	No
Origin date	01/02/2020
Last revision date	02/02/2022