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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
Swedish title | Träning som ett medel att förebygga och behandla metabola sjukdomar |
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English title | Exercise in the management and prevention of metabolic diseases |
Course number | 1790 |
Credits | 3.0 |
Responsible KI department | Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery |
Specific entry requirements | None |
Grading | Passed /Not passed |
Established by | The Board of Doctoral Education |
Established | 2014-03-12 |
Purpose of the course | |
Intended learning outcomes | Participants will be able: to explain the health-related benefits of exercise from a physiological perspective, to integrate basic knowledge of exercise with current research topics, and to design a research proposal to evaluate the efficacy of a specific exercise program to combat metabolic disease. |
Contents of the course | The aim of this course is to address the role of exercise in the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with an ever-growing sedentary population. Interactive lectures will focus on the metabolic, physiological and molecular responses to exercise in health and disease. A current understanding of the underlying molecular and cellular events that govern the acute and chronic exercise response will be provided. Topics include strategies for exercise prescription in various clinical situations including diabetes, obesity, and aging. |
Teaching and learning activities | This course will be composed of interactive seminars, lectures, laboratory practicals, group work, group presentations, discussion, and reflection. |
Compulsory elements | Laboratory practicals and group work are compulsory. Students that are not able to attend a part of the course must do a self-study and write an essay on the topic(s) that was missed. |
Examination | Students will be assessed on the following: an oral group presentation (10 min), a individual written summary of the specific project researched by the group, and contribution to a course ""Abstract Book"". |
Literature and other teaching material | Suggested text: ""Textbook of Work Physiology - 4th Edition"", Per Olof Åstrand, Kaare Rodahl, Hans Dahl, Sigmund Stromme. Human Kinetics 2003. Physical Activity and Type 2 Diabetes. Edited by John A. Hawley and Juleen R. Zierath. Human Kinetics Inc. Champaign, IL, USA (2008) Recent related review articles and handouts will be available before each lecture. |
Course responsible |
Megan Osler Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery megan.osler@ki.se |
Contact person |
Ulrika Widegren University Administration Ulrika.Widegren@ki.se |