Physical Health Education in a Hospital Environment

Specialization in Physical Health Education in a Hospital Environment

The course seeks to provide physical educators and other health professionals with solid knowledge in exercise physiology, physiopathology, and treatments for chronic degenerative diseases, with an emphasis on the role of physical exercise in prevention and therapy.

Throughout the journey, you will learn to perform activities related to the performance of physical education professionals in the hospital context, defined by the Federal Council for Physical Education.

In addition to face-to-face theoretical classes on weekends, the course offers as a major differential the opportunity to follow the routines of outpatient care and research in the different Physical Fitness Laboratories and Rehabilitation Units included in the Institutes of the HC Complex, as well as to participate in activities aimed at preparing recommendations for the performance of physical education professionals in the care of chronic non-communicable conditions.

Differentials

• Review and teaching of the attributions related to physical activities that are the responsibility of the Physical Education professional in the hospital context;
• Opportunity to experience/monitor the activities carried out in outpatient and research routines in the Physical Activity Laboratories located in different Units of the Hospital das Clínicas Complex — HC.