Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Coffs Harbour | | |
| Gold Coast | | |
| Lismore | | |
Unit description
Develops an understanding of exercise and consideration of changes associated with chronic metabolic diseases such as overweight/obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes (gestational, Type 1 and Type 2). Endocrinological polycystic ovarian syndrome and sleep apnoea will also be covered.
Unit content
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Lifestyle and metabolic disease prevention
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Paediatric obesity and diabetes
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Overweight and obesity
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Dyslipidemias
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Metabolic syndrome
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Pre-Diabetes
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Gestational diabetes mellitus
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Diabetes mellitus (Type 1/Type 2)
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Sleep apnoea and Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: |
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| 1 | describe the pathology and pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, overweight and obesity, sleep apnoea and polycystic ovarian syndrome |
| 2 | interpret and explain data associated with metabolic dysfunction and the potential effects of exercise in these conditions |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- describe the pathology and pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, overweight and obesity, sleep apnoea and polycystic ovarian syndrome
- interpret and explain data associated with metabolic dysfunction and the potential effects of exercise in these conditions
Prescribed texts
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.