Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Sport Traumatology
Teaching staff
Students may ask lecturers questions at the end of each class. For enquiries outside of class time, students must make an appointment by email:
Dr. Pedro Álvarez Díaz palvarez@uic.es
Introduction
The subject of Sports Traumatology is an optional subject 2 ECTS, whose content is based on the study, development, conservation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical means, surgical and physical trauma in those pathologies caused by sport or physical activity sports.
Objectives
The objectives of the course are:
1. Acquisition of theoretical-scientific elements that allow the GP to make a correct diagnosis of the main diseases of the musculoskeletal system to be found in their community who practice sport, the beginning of treatment and appropriate referral to a specialist.
2. Acquisition of knowledge to develop a preventive and educational role within their community in the area of sports traumatology.
3. Acquisition of the action plan must be developed before a sports trauma patient.
4. Acquiring the skills to enable scans to guide diagnosis.
5. Acquiring the skills that allow for simple functional bandages.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 04 - Develop professional practice with respect for patient autonomy, beliefs and culture.
- 14 - Perform a physical examination and a mental assessment.
- 15 - Ability to formulate an initial diagnosis and establish a rationalised diagnostic strategy.
- 17 - Establish the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, applying principles based on the best information possible and safe clinical practice..
- 18 - To indicate the most appropriate (pharmacological, surgical, psychological, social or other) treatments that are pertinent to the most prevalent procedures, in terms of rehabilitation and also terminally ill patients, including an evaluation of their effectiveness.
- 19 - Propose preventive measures appropriate to each clinical situation.
- 21 - Listen carefully, obtain and synthesize relevant information about the problems affecting the patient and understand the contents of this information.
- 23 - Communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing with patients, family members, media and other professionals.
- 24 - Establish good interpersonal communication skills that enables efficient and empathetic communication with patients, relatives, media and other professionals.
- 26 - Assume role in the prevention and protection from diseases, injuries or accidents and maintenance and promotion of health, both individual and at the community level.
Learning outcomes of the subject
To pass the course of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Bachelor of Medicine, a student must:
1. Have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to adequately address the common problems of doctor-patient relations in the field of Sports Traumatology
2. Have knowledge of the scientific basis of diagnosis, treatment and pathology aspects of the Locomotor traumatic sports medicine needed to exercise and it will obviously not match the specialist you need to know.
3. Be able to describe and recognize the etiology, pathogenic mechanisms, clinical manifestations, laboratory abnormalities and imaging studies, treatment regimens, its foundation, and prognosis - and how this is altered by the treatment - of the different conditions of the trauma sport.
4. To generalize the knowledge of sports traumatology to real situations of medical practice.
5. Be able to provide preventive services, trauma and healing to the people, in different ways and circumstances in which they can develop their business, and use these services in the development and promotion of community health.
6. Permanently to develop health education of the community in the field of sports traumatology.
7. Being able to evaluate periodically the result of their activities in relation to trauma services, showing at all times a critical awareness of the results of their work and decisions.
8. Having the attitude to maintain and improve their self-training to meet new needs of sports traumatology of the population.
Syllabus
1. Sports injuries in the shoulder-elbow-hand shoulder instability. Tendon pathology. Elbow instability. Tennis elbow and golfer. Skier's Thumb. Injuries digital capsuloligamentous. Fractures in athletes.
2. Sports injuries in the hip and spine: impingement. Labrum injury. Osteopathic pubis. Hamstring Syndrome. Back pain in athletes (spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis).
3. Sports injuries in the knee ligament injuries. Meniscal injuries. Chondral lesions (osteochondritis, osteochondral fracture).
4. Sports injuries in Ankle ligament injuries. Ankle chondral lesions. Ankle fractures in athletes.
5. Muscle injury.
6. Tendon injuries. Tendinopathy. Overuse injuries.
Mutual of Spanish footballers:
• Attendance at the clinic, where they acquire skills in exploration pathology and therapeutic decision sporting knee, ankle, shoulder, hip.
• Support service ecodiagnóstico where gain knowledge of the diagnosis and management of muscle and tendon pathology related to the sport.
Hospital Service COT
Teaching and learning activities
In person
To try to bring the knowledge of Sports Traumatology at the current reality is that the doctor will be in your environment will develop knowledge through the following methodologies.
1. Introductory Lectures which develop the knowledge of sports traumatology
2. Practices to develop in the Hopital-Chiron and mutuality of Spanish Footballers: In which develop skills that enable the trainee to take the right decisions in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of traumatic pathologies most common sports and develop primary action in a sports stadium with an injury.
1. Mutual of players to Spanish:
Attendance at the clinic, where they acquire skills in exploration pathology and therapeutic decision sporting knee, ankle, shoulder, hip.
Ecodiagnóstico Assistance service which will acquire knowledge of the diagnosis and management of muscle and tendon pathology related to the sport.
1.b Hospital Quiron.
Operating Room Assistance: where surgery may attend live sporting pathology (knee ligament reconstruction, knee arthroscopy, shoulder)
Workshops sports taping
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
1. Practices: An evaluation at the end of the traineeship will be 70% of the final grade for the course.
2.Une case presentation will be 25% of the final grade
3. We reserve 5% of the final grade to assess: participation and professionalism, which will be evaluated by the faculty, attendance, interest, integration, professionalism.