Exercise is Medicine

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Exercise is Medicine

By Brisbane South PHN

Date and time

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM AEST

Location

The Glen Hotel

24 Gaskell Street Eight Mile Plains, QLD 4113 Australia

Description

Exercise is the best, cheapest, most accessible medicine available.

Presented by a local accredited exercise physiologist, the interactive two-hour workshop details the role of physical activity in the prevention and management of chronic disease by treating physical activity as a vital sign. The suite of resources made available to primary care clinicians will support them in their assessment, management and referral of patients with, and at-risk of, chronic disease.

Learning objectives:

  • Describe how exercise can be used to prevent and manage chronic conditions
  • Recognise the importance of graded exercise therapy in relation to patient safety
  • Recall key aspects of the Australian Physical Activity Guidelines
  • Describe behaviour change strategies specific to the adoption of physical activity
  • Outline existing physical activity assessment tools in medical software including Medical Director and Best Practice

Continuing Professional Development:

RACGP: Allocated 4 Category 2 points (Activity 10931) in the RACGP QI&CPD Program for the 2017-2019 triennium; APNA: 2 CPD hours; ACCRM: 2 Core Points.

Times:

6.00pm - registration

6.30pm - presentation commences

Meal Provided (value $45)


For more information about this event please phone our Events Coordinator, Raquel McCready on 07 3864 7522 or email rmccready@bsphn.org.au

In registering for this Brisbane South PHN (BSPHN) education event, you agree to BSPHN collecting, creating or publishing images and media of you which may be used in BSPHN marketing and publications. If you do not agree to your image being utilised for this purpose, please advise BSPHN in writing via email at least 1 day prior to the event date.

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Brisbane South PHN is a not-for-profit organisation that supports primary health and directly commissions services to shape a health system that delivers better health outcomes for Brisbane south.

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