Graduate Certificate in Sports Medicine (GC-SPMED) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Sports Medicine Theory & Practice

• Critically evaluate and synthesise information in the provision of advice, rehabilitation and training interventions to athletes of all ages and abilities
• Critically integrate evidence in the provision of advice and promotion of safe physical activity participation in different sporting and population contexts
• Critically discuss principles and frameworks of professional and ethical practice in the sports health and exercise environment; integrating interdisciplinary practice models within own professional and ethical practice frameworks
• Critically utilise technical and communication skills to evaluate and theorise about developments that contribute to advancement of practice in diverse sports, health and exercise contexts
• Plan and manage independent learning, including engaging reflective practice

Clinical Practice in Context

• Critically evaluate the scope of practice and expertise of other professionals, leading to appropriate referral, communication of information and a high standard of professional and ethical practice
• Design interdisciplinary management plans relating to injury management, restoring optimal function, and the enhancement of sports performance
• Integrate theory, evidence and clinical reasoning in clinical decision making in athletes of all ages and abilities in different sporting contexts
• Interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences

Evidence and Innovation

• Explain the application of research and evidence to practice in the field of sports, health and exercise science
• Critically evaluate literature in addressing questions relevant to the management of the athlete
• Evaluate and theorise about developments that contribute to advancement of practice in the sports, health and exercise context

On completion of this course, students will have had the opportunity to develop the skills associated with:

• Managing and evolving their professional development in accordance with identified opportunities and career goals
• Applying knowledge of biological, social and medical sciences relevant to Sports Medicine to best-practice case management
• Advanced understanding, application and monitoring of the processes of clinical reasoning
• Providing evidence-based advice and education to athletes and other professionals regarding the optimal activity or sport and the ways in which they can minimise risk of injury and promote health
• Critically evaluating their practice in relation to new information, promoting the appropriate application of new knowledge and innovations in multidisciplinary practice and decision-making processes
• Communicating and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team and all involved parties in case management