Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Sports Medicine III
Course Code
RSP_018
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Health care sciences and services
ECTS
13.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sandra Rozenštoka
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Sport Medicine Doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Sandra Rozenštoka
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in sports medicine according to the requirements of sport medicine physicians’ specialty.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge of mutual interconnection of sports medicine as a multidisciplinary field of medicine and the field of sports. Theoretical and practical knowledge obtained about the specific character of physical load of different kinds of sport and impact on a human body, training process, periodisation, types of impact of physical load and physical activities as means of primary and secondary prevention of different diseases.
Skills
1.Ability to reasonably select the most suitable assessment methods of physical load impact on athletes representing diverse sports, assess results of examination and give recommendations to the athlete and the coach.
Competences
1.Competence in assessment and solution of different clinical cases.
Assessment
Individual work
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Theoretical knowledge is acquired in 10 seminars and individual literature studies. During practical classes students control patients under the supervision of a physician eligible to provide such training, participate in examination and treatment of a patient by mastering patient examination, as well as diagnostics and medical manipulations. A medical resident acquires different diagnostic methods and manipulations used in the field of sports medicine which are also applied in sports medicine physician’s practice.
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Examination
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At the end of the study course the head of the residency programme evaluates the acquired theoretical knowledge in written and oral form. The written test shall be assessed according to the 10-point grading system.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Sports medicine as a multidisciplinary branch of medicine in Latvia, Europe, the world. Leading organisations in the field of sports medicine, their operational objectives and tasks.
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Seminar
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Sports. Sports classification
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Specialized room
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The rules of different sports
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Seminar
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Specialized room
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Training methodology. Periodization of training loads, goals and tasks of each training period. Exercise planning models in different sports
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Specialized room
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Cooperation models: sports doctor, sports specialist, athlete, parents of the child's athlete
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Specialized room
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Motivation in sports. Models of the relationship between athlete and coach
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Seminar
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Specialized room
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Exercise program at different age groups, monitoring its impact
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Specialized room
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Insufficient, increased physical exercise, overtraining and overload
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Seminar
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Specialized room
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Physical activity as a primary and secondary prevention of various diseases. The role of a sports doctor.
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Seminar
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Specialized room
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Genetics and sports. Gender control in sport
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
13.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
10
Length (weeks):
10
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Xiao J. Physical Exercise for Human Health, 2020.
2.
DeLee, Drez, Miller. Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 5th edition, 2020.
3.
Anchar S. A., Taylor K. S. The 5- minute Sports Medicine consult. 3rd Edition. Wolters &Kluwe/ Lippicott Williams& Wilkins, 2019.
4.
Perrin D.H. Athletic Taping and Bracing. Human kinetics, 2012.
Additional Reading
1.
Shephard R.J., et al. Year Book of sports medicine. Elsevier Morby, 2010.
2.
Brēmanis E. Sporta fizioloģija. Zvaigzne, 1991.