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| A. General considerations |
| 1. Integration of family practice philosophy |
| 2. Ethical, psychosocial, economic and medicolegal issues |
| 3. Interaction with the sports medicine team |
| 4. Integration of basic sciences |
| | a. Exercise physiology |
| | b. Anatomy |
| | c. Biomechanics and kinesiology |
| 5. Nutrition, fluids and electrolytes, and dietary supplements |
| 6. Basic and clinical research |
| B. Health promotion & prevention |
| 1. Role of exercise in mental and physical health promotion |
| 2. Pre-participation evaluation |
| 3. Injury prevention |
| | a. Equipment |
| | b. Taping techniques |
| | c. Education (Players, Parents, and Coaches) |
| | d. Environment |
| 4. Conditioning and training techniques, including principles of aerobic and resistance training |
| 5. Exercise prescription |
| | a. Age-related |
| | b. Patients with chronic illness |
| | c. The physically challenged athlete |
| | d. Cardiac rehabilitation |
| 6. Community programs and facilities |
| 7. Establishing the community sports medicine system (network) |
| 8. Epidemiology of exercise and injury |
| 9. Promotion of patient education |
| 10. Exercise in pregnancy |
| C. Patient care aspects |
| 1. The role of family physician as team physician, including on-site supervision |
| 2. Assessment and care of acutely injured athletes, including transportation |
| 3. Medical management of the athlete, including sports-specific injuries |
| 4. Rehabilitation of ill and injured athletes |
| | a. Therapeutic modalities |
| | b. Rehabilitation |
| | c. Return to activity guidelines |
| 5. Exercise as treatment---physical and psychological problems |
| 6. Medical care considerations for special athlete groups |
| | a. Prepubescent |
| | b. Female |
| | c. Geriatric |
| | d. Physically challenged |
| | e. Student athletes |
| | f. Recreational athletes |
| | g. Professional |
| | h. Athletes with chronic disease or a physiologic condition |
| 7. Medical equipment and supplies |
| 8. Medical decision-making involving communication and interaction with athlete, coach, parents, significant others and consultants |
| D. Problems associated with exercise |
| 1. Exercise addiction |
| 2. Abuse of anabolic and performance-enhancing agents |
| 3. Pressures on athlete to perform with injuries |
| 4. The intermittent exerciser |
| 5. Dealing with unmet and unrealized expectations |
| 6. Chemical use and exercise |
| 7. Eating disorders |
| 8. Exercise-induced medical syndromes |
| 9. Female Athlete Triad |
