Exercise is Medicine primary healthcare provider workshops
Purpose
EIM Australia is partnering with Primary Health Networks (PHNs) to roll out EIM workshops across Australia.
The primary aim of the EIM workshops is to educate healthcare providers about the role of physical activity in the prevention and management of chronic disease, and advocate for multidisciplinary care. The suite of resources available to participants will support them in their assessment, management and referral of patients with and at risk of chronic disease. Presented by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist, the workshop details the extensive evidence that exercise is indeed medicine.
The intent to change clinical behaviour is clear in participant evaluations. Over 1,000 clinicians have attended workshops to date, and have indicated that they are now more confident to engage their patients in a conversation about physical activity, and that they have the resources and referral pathways they need to support long term behaviour change in their patients. Participants also note that they have more knowledge and understanding of the role of accredited exercise physiologists (AEPs) in chronic disease prevention and management.
CPD Points for face to face workshops:
- RACGP: This activity is accredited by the RACGP QI&CPD Program: 4 Category 2 points
- APNA: This activity has been endorsed by APNA according to approved quality standards criteria: 2 CPD hours
- ACRRM: This activity is accredited by ACRRM: 2 core points
General Information
Format: Face to face two-hour workshop
Target Audience: GPs and primary care nurses are the primary target. Allied health providers and other health professionals are also encouraged to attend.
Registration fee: The workshops are free.
Learning objectives
- Describe how exercise can be used to prevent and manage patient chronic conditions
- Recognise the importance of graded exercise therapy in relation to patient safety
- Recall key aspects of the Australian Physical Activity Guidelines
- Describe behavior change strategies specific to the adoption of physical activity
- Outline existing physical activity assessment tools in medical software including Medical Director and Best Practice
Workshops are organised on a case by case basis.
EIM would like to thank the long list of AEPs and sponsors who have helped to make our workshop a success to date, and we welcome new partnerships as we move through 2018.
Primary Health Networks, register your interest to host an EIM workshop in 2018/2019 with the EIM Project Officer
- Provide a multidisciplinary education event for your members
- All training material is provided, and support is available from EIM
AEPs, register your interest to facilitate an EIM workshop in 2018/2019 with the EIM Project Officer
- Build valuable relationships with your Primary Health Network, and local primary care clinicians
- All training material is provided, and support is available from EIM
- All workshop coordination will be managed by EIM
- Earn ESSA category 1 professional development points (1 category 1 point per workshop)