Exercise Prescription Course for Healthcare Providers and Fitness Professionals

TGS-2021002408

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

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Objectives

Topics to be covered includes: 1. National Physical Activity Guidelines and Principles of Exericse Prescription 2. Pre-participation Screening : When to refer to the doctors 3. Exercise Programming: Interpreting the Exercise Prescription by the Doctors 4. Exericse in Hypertension and Cardiac Diseases, Diabesity & Hyperlipidaemia, Asthma, Mood Disorders, Arthritis, Oesteoporosis, and Common Musculoskeletal Disorders. 5. Exercise Prescription for Older Adults 6. Red Flags to watch out for during Physical Exercise 7. Communication with Health Care Providers - Providing Updates and Progress Report to the Doctors 8. Case Scenario discussions, exercise prescription practicums and assessments Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to: 1. Describe the physical and mental benefits of exercise. 2. Conduct physical activity assessment and pre-participation screening 3. Apply the general principles of exercise physiology for exercise prescription. 4. Safely and effectively counsel/supervise exercise that has been prescribed for the patient by his or her physician 5. Critically evaluate the efficacy of a prescribed exercise regime in improving patients’ disease conditions.



Who Should Attend

Allied health professionals or fitness professional with at least 1 year of working experience




Entry Requirements

Allied Health, Fitness Professionals, Nurses




Class Schedule

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Tutorial Schedule

Same Day as Lecture




Lesson Delivery

a) Classroom Facilitated Training: 14 hours b) Assessment: 1 hour




Full Fees (before GST)

S$3000.00




Nett Fees payable after SSG Funding



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Last updated: 04 October 2024

Upcoming Course Dates
TBC

Delivery Mode**
Face-to-Face

Course Code
SOM-EPHFP

Funding Type
SSG Funding
Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)
Alumni eVoucher (L3)

Type
Short Course

Stacks/ Bundles to
NA

Audit/Graded
Nil

Area of Interest
Healthcare & Medicine