The Nutrition for Sport and Exercise Medicine Certificate Course (CC-NUTR) is an extensive Course aiming to equip learners with the knowledge and understanding of the core elements of sports nutrition theory and practice. This Certificate Course is appropriate for all healthcare professionals including Sport and Exercise Physicians, Doctors and Allied Health Professionals. The Course covers a spectrum of key sports nutrition subjects including the role of fats, protein, carbohydrate and hydration in sport and exercise, detailed information on micronutrients, body composition, nutrition for health, nutrition assessment and monitoring, energy systems and substrates and ergogenic aids. Case studies addressing special topics such as Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport and the tired athlete are discussed. This Course aims to foster an understanding of the role of nutrition in a multidisciplinary model of sport and exercise medicine and science.

This course requires the purchase of the book "Sports Nutrition” Edition 3, by Asker Jeukendrup, PhD, and Michael Gleeson, PhD.

A certificate will be issued after successful completion of the assessment.

Written by: Dr Michelle Minehan

Release date: 18 November 2019

Premium module discounts are available for all ACSEP Members. Members should use the discount code ACSEPMODULES to gain your discount.