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

Christopher Lim; Brett Vaughan; Kylie Fitzgerald; Jane Fitzpatrick

doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001930

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

Christopher Lim, Brett Vaughan, Kylie Fitzgerald and Jane Fitzpatrick

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, Vol.10(3), e001930

31/07/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001930

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Sports & exercise medicine

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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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Title: Profile of Sport and Exercise Physician trainee’s clinical practice within Australasia in 2019: a cross-sectional study
Creators: Christopher Lim - Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (Melbourne, Australia)
Brett Vaughan - University of Melbourne
Kylie Fitzgerald - University of Melbourne
Jane Fitzpatrick - University of Melbourne
Publication Details: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, Vol.10(3), e001930
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Identifiers: 991013213612002368
Academic Unit: Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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

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