National Musculoskeletal Medicine and Rehabilitation course

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Course overview

This 3-day course is aimed at physicians managing non-inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions and will appeal to those in Rehabilitation Medicine, Sport and Exercise Medicine, Rheumatology, Pain Medicine, Radiology, Orthopaedics & General Practice. The comprehensive course aims to cover both basics and advanced skills in musculoskeletal medicine and rehabilitation for those in training and established specialists in the area. Physicians who manage secondary musculoskeletal complications in their non-MSK practice are also likely to find the course useful.

Course Location and Accommodation 

The course will be run from the University of Leeds, Worsley Building, Leeds LS2 9JT.

Unfortunately, we are not allowed to officially recommend any particular accommodation as the University of Leeds cannot vouch for their quality or take any responsibility for any issues that may arise.  Previous participants have stayed at the following hotels in Leeds:

Course structure

DAY 1 – 7 February

CPD course participants for MSK

 

AM – UPPER LIMB

5 min

 

Welcome (organisers)

Manoj Sivan

Rohit Bhide

Rory O’Connor

Richard Wakefield

40 min

Shoulder: Applied anatomy, common conditions and rehabilitation principles

Marwan Al-Dawoud

20 min

Elbow: Applied anatomy, common conditions and rehabilitation principles

Piera Santullo

20 min

Hand and wrist: Applied anatomy, common conditions and rehabilitation principles

Richard Wakefield

15 min

Tea Break

 

 

1 hr 30 min

Practical workshop: Examination techniques and ultrasound for diagnosis and interventions

All speakers

 

Lunch

 

40 min

Hip: Applied anatomy, common conditions and rehabilitation principles

James Brown

30 min

Knee: Applied anatomy, common conditions and rehabilitation principles

Samuel Thisleton

20 min

Ankle and foot: Applied anatomy, common conditions and rehabilitation principles

Samuel Thistleton

15 min

Tea Break

 

 

30 min

 

Ultrasound guided neuroma interventions

Rohit Bhide

1 hr 30 min

Practical workshop on examination techniques and ultrasound for diagnosis and interventions

All speakers

 

DAY 2 – 8 February

CPD medicine joint pain

 

AM – SPINE

45 min

Spine: Applied anatomy, common conditions and rehabilitation principles

Javvad Haider

30 min

Segmental dysfunction

Martyn Speight

15 min

Tea Break

 

30 min

Spinal interventions for radiculopathy

Ganesh Baranidharan

30 min

Osteoporosis

Sunil Nedungayil

30 min

Soft tissue release techniques

Ece Yilmaz-Kara

15 min

Tea Break

 

30 min

Phenol blocks for spasticity

Moheb Gaid

30 min

Practical workshop on spinal examination technique

All speakers

 

LUNCH

 

PM – MOVEMENT SCIENCE

 

3 hrs

Motion analysis lab, Faculty of Biological Sciences lab

Sarah Astill and

Ronaldo Ichiyama

EVENING - COURSE DINNER

DAY 3 – 9 February

CPD MSK students

 

AM – PAIN & OTHER TOPICS

40 min

Pain management – basics

Manoj Sivan

40 min

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Joanna Corrado

15 min

Tea Break

 

45 min

Neuromodulation

Sheila Black 

40 min

Exercise prescription

Ai Lyn Tan

15 min

Tea Break

 

30 min

Muscle as endocrine organ

Yomi Salawu

45 min

Unpicking the inflammatory conditions

Gui Tran

 

LUNCH

 

PM – PRACTICAL WORKSHOP AND US TECHNIQUES AS PER INDIVIDUAL DELEGATE REQUIREMENTS