Profile of Sport and Exercise Physician trainee's clinical practice within Australasia in 2019: a cross-sectional study.

Lim, C; Vaughan, B; Fitzgerald, K; Fitzpatrick, J

Profile of Sport and Exercise Physician trainee's clinical practice within Australasia in 2019: a cross-sectional study.

Lim, C Vaughan, B

Fitzgerald, K Fitzpatrick, J

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Citation:: BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med, 2024, 10, (3), pp. e001930
Issue Date:: 2024

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dc.contributor.author	Lim, C
dc.contributor.author	Vaughan, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8623-4558
dc.contributor.author	Fitzgerald, K
dc.contributor.author	Fitzpatrick, J
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-21T03:48:40Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-13
dc.date.available	2024-08-21T03:48:40Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.identifier.citation	BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med, 2024, 10, (3), pp. e001930
dc.identifier.issn	2055-7647
dc.identifier.issn	2055-7647
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/180448
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE: To identify the patient population profile and the spectrum of training activities and influencing factors of Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physician (ACSEP) trainees. DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional design. SETTING: Training settings for ACSEP trainees. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty ACSEP trainees undertaking full-time training in training period 2 of the 2019 training year (1 August 2019-31 January 2020). Exclusion criteria were trainees undertaking part time study and new fellows who completed their fellowship exams in 2019. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: Patient and practitioner demographics. METHOD: Retrospective cross-sectional design. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Patient data recorded in ACSEP trainees' logbook. Short questionnaire capturing pertinent trainee demographics. RESULTS: Most ACSEP trainee patients are adults aged 18-65 years of age (78.2%), presenting with knee (18.7%), ankle (17%) and spinal complaints (13.1%) in clinical practice or sporting team environments. Youths 10-17 make up 13.1% of presentations and older adults 66 years and older make up 8%. Only Australian trainees are engaging in additional training activities, such as surgical assisting outside of the clinic or sporting team environment. CONCLUSION: Australasian Sport and Exercise Physician trainees appear to consult primarily musculoskeletal complaints, including providing broader care to paediatric and older populations, and work with sporting teams. There are differences between Australia and New Zealand trainee employment conditions, which appear to be affecting training experiences. These differences warrant consideration to ensure equitable training experiences and financial stability for trainees.
dc.format	Electronic-eCollection
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	BMJ
dc.relation.ispartof	BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001930
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
dc.subject.classification	3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	4207 Sports science and exercise
dc.title	Profile of Sport and Exercise Physician trainee's clinical practice within Australasia in 2019: a cross-sectional study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	10
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/All Manual Groups
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/All Manual Groups/Australian Research Centre in Complementary & Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/All Manual Groups/Australian Research Centre in Complementary & Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM)/Associate Member
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dc.date.updated	2024-08-21T03:48:39Z
pubs.issue	3
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	10
utslib.citation.issue	3

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OBJECTIVE: To identify the patient population profile and the spectrum of training activities and influencing factors of Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physician (ACSEP) trainees. DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional design. SETTING: Training settings for ACSEP trainees. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty ACSEP trainees undertaking full-time training in training period 2 of the 2019 training year (1 August 2019-31 January 2020). Exclusion criteria were trainees undertaking part time study and new fellows who completed their fellowship exams in 2019. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: Patient and practitioner demographics. METHOD: Retrospective cross-sectional design. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Patient data recorded in ACSEP trainees' logbook. Short questionnaire capturing pertinent trainee demographics. RESULTS: Most ACSEP trainee patients are adults aged 18-65 years of age (78.2%), presenting with knee (18.7%), ankle (17%) and spinal complaints (13.1%) in clinical practice or sporting team environments. Youths 10-17 make up 13.1% of presentations and older adults 66 years and older make up 8%. Only Australian trainees are engaging in additional training activities, such as surgical assisting outside of the clinic or sporting team environment. CONCLUSION: Australasian Sport and Exercise Physician trainees appear to consult primarily musculoskeletal complaints, including providing broader care to paediatric and older populations, and work with sporting teams. There are differences between Australia and New Zealand trainee employment conditions, which appear to be affecting training experiences. These differences warrant consideration to ensure equitable training experiences and financial stability for trainees.

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