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Nutrition for Sport and Musculoskeletal Health (D3MSM) - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on athletes and the role of sports nutrition to maximise health and performance. Understanding athletes and their goals will lead to developing and maintaining practical strategies. Investigations and screening options are included to provide tools for use in clinical practice. Key information on energy intake and energy balance, body composition, when to consume carbohydrates, high fat diets and protein requirements are outlined. The roles of micro and macro nutrients, vitamins and minerals and superfoods are included. Hydration, replacing fluids and sport supplements including the AIS Sports Supplement Framework are covered. Case studies within the content demonstrate the practical application of information to specific cases.
6 Performance review hours
4.5 Educational activity hours
 
Children’s Health: Sport and Exercise (D4MSM) - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course guides the practitioner to develop clinically appropriate management plans for children undertaking higher level sports participation. A focus of this course is the identification and management of apophyseal injuries. Topics discussed include high level sports participation and injury data, apophyseal injuries generally and then injuries and management of injuries to the hip, knee, ankle and foot. Appropriate identification of apophyseal injuries include investigation options, physical examinations and imaging choices. Severs disease is discussed in detail. Anatomical images are used to demonstrate common injury sites. Clinical management with reference to the AMSC Joint Position Statement and online tools assist with developing management plans. Course information on how to minimise growth disturbance from sport participation, strength and conditioning techniques and injury prevention strategies are included.
6 Performance review hours
5 Educational activity hours
 
Managing the Weekend Sportsperson (D5MSM) - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course informs the practitioner on managing ‘the weekend sportsperson’. People are advised to be active at all ages and to live a healthy lifestyle. The cost of sports injuries to the person and the health system are considerable. The flip side is that participation in physical activity saves the health system millions of dollars. Types of injuries are outlined including severity levels. Assessment of musculoskeletal injuries include history, symptoms, pain, mechanism of injury, visible symptoms, initial treatment and physical examinations. Imaging options are detailed including x-rays, ultrasound, MRI and CT scans. Prevention strategies and techniques are discussed across all ages. Diagnosis, pain relief, immediate post injury management and referral options are included. a comprehensive case study demonstrate the practical application of information to a specific case.
6 Performance review hours
4.5 Educational activity hours
 
The Role of Sports Team Doctor (D6MSM) - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course provides a comprehensive guide to the varying aspects that relate to the role of the Team Doctor. Topics include the match day role, management and prevention of injuries (and illness) in the team, anti-doping and an update on concussion: management, prevention andamp; long-term problems. Match day preparation includes emergency action planning, equipment, medicines, personnel, communication and availability of medical rooms. Guides are listed to manage the more common injuries on match day including joint and muscle injuries, the winded player, concussion, cuts and abrasions. Sport doping and the team doctor role in anti-doping education and strategies are featured. Content includes additional information relating to female athletes. The course concludes with possible mental health issues and screening tools.
6 Performance review hours
4.5 Educational activity hours
 
Performance Athletes and Medicine (D7MSM) - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course provides comprehensive information on managing common medications in high performance athletes including some medications specifically used in sport. A detailed application of medications in high performance athletes include the use of analgesics, NSAIDs, antibiotics, gastro-intestinal drugs and mental health medications. Course content includes supplements and guidelines for GPs relating to drugs and doping in sport. The course concludes with a unit on medications for night sedatives, diabetes mellitus, vitamin D and iron supplementation and corticosteroids in high performance sport.
6 Performance review hours
4.5 Educational activity hours
 
Legal and Illegal Drugs in Sport (D8MSM) - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course looks at the multiple reasons why both legal and illegal drugs are used in sport. Performance-enhancing drugs are substances used to improve any form of activity performance in people. This form of drug abuse in sports is known as doping with the aim of increasing body mass and building muscle and capability. The highly recognised World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) classifications and definitions are discussed in detail. Sport Integrity Australia is the national anti-doping organization. Australia is a signatory to the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport and is required to implement anti-doping arrangements in accordance with the principles of the WADA Code (the Code). Sports Integrity Australia provides educational resources for athletes, parents, teachers, coaches and support personnel on anti-doping, match fixing, illicit drugs and ethical decision making. The ultimate responsibility for using illegal drugs remains with the athlete.
6 Performance review hours
4.5 Educational activity hours
 
Thyroid Conditions (D1CDC) - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on thyroid conditions. It begins with the anatomy, physiology and histology of the thyroid gland. The“proper” thyroid hormones (T3 and T4), its regulation, activity, functions, effects, and outlines of conditions are discussed. The course then discusses the main causes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism including its risk factors, symptoms, examinations, investigations, diagnosis, investigations, treatment, management, and complications if untreated. The following unit focuses on the main types of thyroid cancer including differentiated and undifferentiated tumours, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, investigations, treatment, and post treatment. The course concludes with three typical cases seen in general practice to reinforce learning.
6 Performance review hours
5 Educational activity hours
 
Managing Long Term Childhood Conditions in General Practice (D6CDC) - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
The primary burden of disease in children and young people has shifted from infectious diseases to chronic conditions. Definitions, demographic and incident data are discussed. Tooth decay is very common in children and information is provided for the medical practitioner encountering this issue. Primary, secondary and teriary stages of care are listed. The GP role is to listen, support, diagnosis, communicate/educate, coordinate and advocate for the patient and their family. The role of allied health support for the clinician is recognised and discussed. Key consultation strategies and considerations are covered. These include aims, communication, curve balls, breaking bad news, family considerations, non-compliance, medicl-legal, child protection, mental health, adolescence and palliation. Consultation frameworks are provided. Following the FAMILY guide, five case examples are provided in managing children with asthma, ASD, school and social media influence, food allergy and spina bifida. Information about the GP’s self care is mentioned.
6 Performance review hours
4.5 Educational activity hours
 
Atrial Fibrillation (D7CDC) - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common recurrent adult arrhythmia worldwide. AF is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia characterised by uncoordinated, irregular, ineffective atrial contractions. Statistics, epidemiology and health concerns are introduced. Pathophysiology and risk factors are outlined before moving into the classification and the relevance of screening. Clinical features, evaluation, diagnostic work-up and a collaborative approach are a focus of course content. Information around AF management includes the CHA2DS2-VASc score and HAS-BLED score tools applied to clinical practice. Oral anticoagulants (OAC) contraindications and comparisons are covered including OAC choices. Decisions between rhythm vs Rate control are considered in depth.
6 Performance review hours
4 Educational activity hours
 
Topical Treatments Outcome Improvement Activity - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This outcome improvement activity on topical treatments for skin cancer medicine enables doctors to review and enhance their current practice for patients who may benefit from topical treatments for skin cancer medicine. The activity will guide you to compare and measure your management of three patient cases prior to, and after applying evidence-based guidelines to patient cases. Guides, tools and templates are provided as you work through this activity. At the completion of this activity, you are asked to reflect on and measure your improved patient management and outline systemic changes you may have implemented into your clinical practice.
8.5 Outcome measurement hours