Clinical Studies for Exercise Physiology

Course aim

To develop an understanding of the professional, ethical, and clinical aspects of clinical exercise physiology practice and to develop clinical skills in communication, clinical reasoning, behaviour change, exercise adherence and evidence based practice.

Course content

Professionalism of the Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) within the Australian healthcare system, evidence-based practice models, clinical reasoning, counselling, behavior change and self-management, approaches to long-term adherence, interpersonal communication and clinical documentation.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 3047	Practice Education in Exercise Delivery
HLTH 2029	Societal Issues in Clinical Exercise Physiology

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Clinical	30 hours x -

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

Assessment

Skills demonstration, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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.