Online Course
Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
Understand specific challenges female athletes face

2-2.5 hours

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Jennifer Bell
Course instructor

Physical therapist, Dr. Jennifer Bell, is recognised for her work in interprofessional education and global health

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Introduction

Females who exercise face different challenges than their male counterparts. Although there is an upward trend in exercise and sports participation for females worldwide, there are still gaps in the research, as well as social and cultural challenges. This course addresses the challenges associated with low energy availability. It also creates awareness of how we, as rehabilitation professionals, can identify at-risk athletes and help them on their path to healthy sports and exercise participation.

Aims

This course aims to create awareness of the recognition and management of the female athlete triad and relative energy deficiency in sports.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Videos
  2. Reading activity
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 2-2.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 2.1 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • identify key terminology used to define the female developmental process
  • list the three components of the female athlete triad
  • discuss Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport in terms of energy availability, associated health effects and performance implications
  • identify at least three risk assessment tools for athletes at risk of low energy availability

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
This course clarified a topic I knew something about but not enough to evaluate in the clinic. I now have the tools to assess and intervene in RED-S and to refer to colleagues confidently.
Sarah Jones
Physiotherapist
South Africa
Do this course for the well-being of all your female athletes. It addressed important, common issues and provided great information.
Lucinda Hampton
Physiotherapist
Australia