Exercise Assessment and Prescription for Chronic and Complex Conditions

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop students' knowledge and practical competence in the skills necessary for exercise prescription relevant assessment, development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation for individuals and groups with a range of chronic and complex conditions based on stages of disease, risk factors, complications, co-morbidities, medications, medical and allied health treatments and psychosocial factors.

Course content

Exercise and pharmacological, medical and surgical treatments; assessment of clinical outcomes following exercise interventions; clinical data interpretation; risk factor stratification; assessment and monitoring of physiological responses to exercise; exercise capacity limits and thresholds; precautions and contra-indications for exercise; adverse signs of and symptoms during exercise and recovery; design of clinical exercise interventions and exercise leadership; application of communication for behaviour modification and client interaction, evidence based practice and best practice guidelines for Accredited Exercise Physiologists.

Textbook(s)

Ehrman, J K, Gordon, P M, Visich, P S & Keteyian, S J 2009, Clinical exercise physiology, 2nd edn, Human Kinetics, Illinios

Skinner, J S 2005, Exercise testing and exercise prescription for special cases: theoretical bases and clinical application, 3rd edn, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 5179	Pathophysiology for Clinical Exercise Science

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	4 hours x 7 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 7 weeks
Practical	4 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Practical examination, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.