Sports Medicine

Course Information
TitleΑθλητιατρική / Sports Medicine
CodeΙΑ2026
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorKonstantinos Natsis
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600017998

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Medicine (2019-today)

Registered students: 190
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses632
Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Class ID
600241294
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • ΙΑ1009 Anatomy I
  • ΙΑ1016 Anatomy II
  • ΙΑ1019 Physiology I
  • ΙΑ1022 Anatomy III
  • ΙΑ1025 Physiology II
  • ΙΑ2015 Regional and Functional Anatomy
General Prerequisites
INTERNAL MEDICINE CARDIOLOGY PULMONOLOGY
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will know the initial and periodic control of people engaged in exercise, clinical controls and examinations before participation in sports activities and competitions, as well as the provision of medical assistance to athletes of each sport, they will know how to propose measures for the prevention of chronic diseases caused by a sedentary lifestyle, they will be familiar with rehabilitation after sports injuries, they will have gained knowledge about athlete nutrition, nutritional supplements, drugs, drug testing and gender verification with the complex ethical, legal and medical issues this entails, will be familiar with special medical issues concerning athletes participating in international sporting events, including disabled athletes or PWD athletes as well as the effects of travel and acclimatization, will have gain knowledge relevant to the exercise of people with chronic conditions such as bronchial asthma, diabetes mellitus and others, they will be able to offer advice on maximizing sports performance, the scientific basis of training control, initial talent selection and youth sports orientation.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Functional Anatomy of Exercise, Physiopathology of Exercise, Applied Hygiene in Exercise, Acute and Chronic Sports Injuries, first aid on the playing field, Doping – Toxicology, Exercise Cardiology, Exercise Pulmonology, Exercise Urology, Brain injuries, Facial and eyes injuries, Emergency Medicine – Anesthesiology – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Descriptive Behavior of diseases and injuries of athletes, Effect of Exercise on children, Diabetes Mellitus and exercise, Obesity and exercise.
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures562✓✓
Total562
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
«Netter's Αθλητιατρική», Madden C., Putukian M., McCarty E., Young C., BROKEN HILL PUBLISHERS LTD, 2021, ISBN: 9789925576784 (94645029)
Additional bibliography for study
«Αθλητιατρική», Τόμος Α’Β', Skouderi GR, McCann PD, Bruno PJ, Επιμέλεια Μετάφραση Μπαλτόπουλος Π., Ιατρικές Εκδόσεις Π.Χ. Πασχαλίδης, 2002 Αθήνα.
Last Update
14-03-2024