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HL50611: Advanced football medicine

[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]

Academic Year: 2023/24
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWRI 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Athlete health management plan (CWRI 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
* Critically appraise a range of evidence sources appropriate to football medicine practice
* Design and deliver football medicine interventions for challenging and complex cases based on sound scientific rationales and clinical reasoning
* Adapt clinical practice to appropriately manage cases across a range of football settings
* Critically evaluate the use of evidence to extend the boundaries of clinical practice.


Aims: The aim of this unit is to develop advanced understanding of performance and health management within the football environment. It will equip students to appropriately direct the medical care of players at various competitive levels.

Skills:
* Information synthesis
* Self-directed learning
* Originality in problem solving
* Reflection on learning and practice
* Critical appraisal and application of scientific literature and evidence-base in relation to clinical practice
* Clinical application of knowledge relevant to the practice of football medicine
* Planning and management of independent learning

Content:
* Exploring the evidence base - critically appraising the literature surrounding football medicine
* Applying evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning in the management of complex clinical scenarios
* Developing appropriate health management plans for grassroots, amateur, and professional football settings
* Extending the forefront of clinical practice - using reflection and evidence synthesis to identify opportunities to improve football medicine delivery.

Course availability:

HL50611 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following courses:

Department for Health
  • THHL-ADM23 : MSc Football Medicine in Association with FIFA

Notes:

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