ATHLETIC HEALTHCARE: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: KINES 127 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the pre-participation evaluation process as well as factors that contribute to sudden unexpected cardiac death. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize illicit drug use among athletic populations, cite drug testing procedures, and identify educational resources related for drug intervention. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply basic physical exam skills. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand common medical issues in athletic populations including concussions, respiratory illness and infectious disease, respiratory illnesses and exercise induced asthma. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe and understand general medications commonly found in athletic environments. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the pre-participation evaluation process as well as factors that contribute to sudden unexpected cardiac death. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize illicit drug use among athletic populations, cite drug testing procedures, and identify educational resources related for drug intervention. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply basic physical exam skills. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand common medical issues in athletic populations including concussions, respiratory illness and infectious disease, respiratory illnesses and exercise induced asthma. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe and understand general medications commonly found in athletic environments. Audience: Undergraduate