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September 14 (Coventry) Postgraduate diploma/MSc in manipulative therapy (subject to validation) (March)

September 14-17 (Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot Watt University) BlMH annual conference (January)

September 21-25, November 23-27, March 1-5, 1993 (Exeter) Care of the elderly (March)

October for two years (London) MSc in health sciences (January)

October (Dundee) Orthopaedic and rehabilitation technology (February)

October 1992-September 1993 (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow) Postgraduate diploma in lower limb prosthetic biomechanics by distance learning (March)

(University of Strathclyde, Glasgow) Postgraduate diploma in lower limb orthotic biomechanics by distance learning (March)

October 1992-September 1993

International April 22-25 (Vancouver, Canada)

Disability (September) May 2-3 (Seebruch, Dresden,

Germany) Human gait (April) May 26-June 11 (Vail, Colorado) The

role of physical therapy in the development of manual and manipulative therapy (March)

May 31-June 4 (Jyvaskyla, Finland) Physical activity, ageing and sports (March)

June 12-July 24 (Durham, North Carolina, USA) Dqnce festival (March)

June 16-18 (National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham) Health Care 92 (January)

Netherlands) Comparative study of health care systems (March)

June 29-July 3 (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Health systems (November)

July 19-22 (Vancouver, Canada) Schizophrenia 1992: Poised for change (January)

July 20-31, November 9-14, March 8-13, 1993 (Touraine, France) MBzieres method (March)

August 1-2 (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Dance festival (March)

August 5-9 (Gold Coast, Australia) Mental deficiency (January)

August 12-16 (Limerick, Ireland) Looking ahead (April)

August 18-22 (Ghent, Belgium) Medical law (April)

August 23-25 (Montreal, Canada) Third

June 22-26 (Maastricht, The

international electrical stimulation conference (July)

September 18 - 19 (Kovacova, Czechoslovakia) Rehabilitation for spinal injury patients (October)

September 26-28 (Dublin) Quantity or quality of physiotherapy by the year 2000 (January)

October 5-6 (Montreal, Canada) Objective assessment in rehabilitation medicine for low back pain and brain injury (December)

October 16-17 (Bruges, Belgium) Sports medicine (February)

November 5-6 (San Diego, USA) Low back pain and its relation to the SI joint (December)

November 27-28 (Vienna, Austria) Advances in idiopathic low back pain (March)

November 30-December 4 (Hong Kong) WCPT private practitioners international meeting (March)

December 2-4 (Singapore) Biomedical engineering (October)

1993 March 11-14 (Ghent, Belgium)

Exhibition for handicapped people (February)

branch news Bath and District: Tuesday, May 12,

7 pm; physiotherapy department, St Martin’s Hospital, Bath; ‘Treatment update’ on amputees and orthopaedics. Preceded by general meeting prompt at 7 pm. Please will as many members as possible attend.

BIcmtngham: Wednesday, May 13, 7.30 pm; research centre, Woodlands Hospital. Mrs Sandra Hicken MCSP will give a neuro update: ‘What are associated reactions?’

Brighton: Thursday, May 7, 7 pm; physiotherapy gymnasium, Brighton General Hospital; Rose Van Den Akker MCSP LicAc on ‘Physiotherapeutic acupunture - Whys and hows of needling‘. Short business meeting afterwards.

Dorset: Tuesday, May 19, 7.15 pm business meeting, 8 pm lecture; education centre, Royal Bournemouth General Hospital; Mr P W Thompson, consultant rheumatologist, will lecture.

East Essex: Thursday, May 14, 7.30 for 8 pm; physiotherapy department, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford; Alan Walker, CSP director of education, on ‘Update on PACE’.

East Kent: Thursday, May 14, 7.30 pm for 8 pm; physiotherapy department, Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate; Miss Zoe Woods MCSP, senior physiotherapist, on ‘Continuous passive movement’

Edinburgh: Wednesday, May 20, 7.30 pm; physiotherapy department, Astley Ainslie Hospital; ‘Rehabilitation - a specialty?’

Fife. Thursday, May 14, 7 pm; day hospital, Glenrothes Hospital; Miss L Meiland MCSP on ‘Physiotherapy following spinal surgery’.

Forth Valley: Thursday, May 14, 7.30 pm; physiotherapy department, Stirling Royal Infirmary; Mrs Joan Watt MCSP on ‘Laser therapy’.

Grampian: Wednesday, May 6, 7.30 pm; school of physiotherapy, Woolmanhill; Dr G Douglas, consultant physician, and Miss L Nicol, senior physiotherapist, on ‘HIV in Grampian’.

physiotherapy department, Harrogate District Hospital; Liz McKay MCSP on ‘The graduate course’.

Highlands and islands: Tuesday, May 5: 7.30 pm; York Day Hospital, Inverness; J L McPhie, consultant pathologist, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, on ‘Forensic medicine’.

Harrogate: Monday, May 18, 7.30 pm;

CLOSING DATES FOR THE JOURNAL

The closing dates for receipt of copy for the Journal are as follows:

’Courses and Conferences’, ‘Noticeboard‘ and ’Personal‘: 13th of the month preceding publication.

’Board and Branch News‘: 15th of the month preceding publication.

‘Appointments Vacant’: 20th of the month preceding publication.

Humberside: Wednesday, May 27, 7.30 pm; postgraduate centre, Hull Royal Infirmary; Medi Post on ‘Introduction to orthotics’.

Liverpool: Wednesday, May 27, 5.30 pm; Royal Liverpool Hospital College; general meeting followed by Dr Caroline Young, senior registrar, neurosciences, Aintree Hospitals, on ‘Multiple sclerosis’.

Macclesfield: Tuesday, May 12, 7.30 pm; rehabilitation unit, Macclesfield District General Hospital; Neil Roach, university department ot medical physics and clinical engineering, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, on ‘An introduction to sports psychology - implications for the physiotherapist’.

physiotherapy department, Welshpool Memorial Hospital, Powys; Miss Barbara Hollins MCSP CertEd DipTP Oswestry School of Physiothrapy, on ‘Mobilisation of the patello-femoral joint’.

Norfolk: Thursday, May 28, 6.45 pm; Thurne room, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital; Ms Pat Messam, superintendent in paediatrics and adults with learning difficulties, on ‘Riding for the disabled’.

North Wales: Wednesday, April 22, 7 pm; ‘Mint Condition’ Health and Fitness Centre, Imperial Hotel, Llandudno; Mr Anthony Jones MCSP, private practitioner and manager of health and fitness centre, on ‘The role of the physiotherapist in managing a health and fitness centre’.

Mid Wales: Tuesday, May 5, 7.15 pm;

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North West London: Monday, May 11, 7.30 pm; physiotherapy department, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow; Mrs Nicky Cogan MCSP, physiotherapy officer, Department of Health, on ‘The Department of Health - them and us’. Followed by discussion on any topical issue. A lively and interesting evening should result.

Plymouth: Wednesday, May 13, 6 pm; day hospital, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth; Lesley Woodward, CSP senior industrial relations officer, Ann Eccles, Physiotherapy helper, Rosemary Boutle, Society of Radiography (TBC), Prim Wood, physiotherapist with South Devon Health Care Trust (TBC) on ‘TUC, helpers and Trusts - Which way now?’

Salisbury and District: Thursday, May 14, 7.30 pm; seminar room, Wessex Rehabilitation Unit, Odstock Hospital; Dr N North, clinical psychologist, on ‘The psychological aspects of pain management‘. Followed by a business meeting.

South East London: Wednesday, May 20, 7.30 pm; postgraduate medical centre, Lewisham Hospital; Mr D V Delap MA DO MRO, tutor, British School of Osteopathy, on ‘Osteopathy’.

Wednesday, May 20, 6.45 pm; BUPA Chalybeate Hospital, Southampton; Mr P Holmes, health promotions services manager, on ‘Health promotion services’.

Staffordshire: Thursday, May 14, 8 pm; postgraduate centre, Stafford; Dr Fairfax, consultant physician, on ’Developments in asthma management and treatment’.

Swindon: Tuesday, May 19, 7 pm; Thamesdown hydrotherapy pool, Jefferies Avenue; Ms B Davey on ’Hydrotherapy for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis’. Please bring swimming costumes.

physiotherapy department, Bridge of Earn Hospital; Joyce Davison, CSP senior industrial relations officer, on ’The White Paper - Two years on’.

19, 7.30 pm; postgraduate education centre, North Tees General Hospital; Penny Robinson, CSP director of professional affairs, on ‘The professional role - Are physiotherapists really necessary?’. Refreshments to follow.

Tunbridge Wells and District: Wednesday, May 20, 7 pm for 7.30 pm; postgraduate centre, Kent and Sussex Hospital; Andrew Holden, senior I physiotherapist, Royal East Sussex Hospital, will show a video on ’The intervertebral disc’ followed by discussion on the McKenzie concept.

Sussex Hospital; Social event. A car treasure hunt, finishing at a country house where refreshments will be served. Emergency envelopes will be provided for those who get lost!

Warwickshire: Thursday, May 7, 7.30 Dm: Ruabv St Cross HosDital:

Southampton and North Hampshire:

Tayside: Tuesday, May 26;

Teesside and District: Tuesday, May

Saturday, June 13, 6.30 pm; Kent and

Sheila Harvey MCSP on ‘ITU for the on-call physiotherapist’.

West Yorkshire: Tuesday, May 12, 7.30 pm; postgraduate centre, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield; Dr John Settle, director of Regional burns unit and Sally Hall, senior I physiotherapist, burns unit, on ‘Rehabilitation of the burns patient’.

Worcester and District: Tuesday, May 12, 7.15 pm; physiotherapy department, Worcester Royal Infirmary, Castle Street; Julie Smallwood, CSP senior industrial relations officer, on ‘Current industrial relations‘.

specific interest group meetings

Association of Chartered Physlotheraplsts Interested in Neurology - Northern Ireland Group: Tuesday, May 26, 7.30 pm; Joss Cardwell Centre, Circular Road, off Holyrood Road, Belfast; presentation of two Bobath course projects, speakers to

be arranged. Information from Alison Stanfield (tel 0232 329241 ext 2545).

Association of Orthopaedic Chartered Physiotherapists - Midlands Group: Monday, May 11, 6.30 for 7 pm; physiotherapy department, East Birmingham Hospital; Dr Ann Sutcliffe on ‘The pain clinic’. Information from Anne Owens (tel 0203 224055 bleep 671).

Chartered Physiotherapists - Oxford Branch: Thursday, April 30, .efreshments 7 pm, lecture 7.30 pm; lecture theatre, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford; Mr Hamish Simpson FRCS, senior registrar, on ‘The response of muscle to lengthening’. Information from Heidi Fawcett (tel 0865 741166 bleep 1578).

Association of Chartered Physiotheraplsts with a Special Interest in Elderly People - Northern and Yorkshire Branch: Tuesday, May 19, 7 pm prompt; postgraduate suite, Chancellor Wing, St James University Hospital, Leeds; Alan Bass on ‘Neurophysiology’ followed by the AGM. Information from Julie Isaac, Ashley Wing, Physiotherapy Department, St James University Hospital, Leeds.

Association of Orthopaedic

Members’ Benevolent Fund: The total received for the Fund during February 1992 was €3,305.52 made up as follows:

€ Anonymous 77.00 Miss J L Bennett 150.00 Mr G Jackson 19.00 Mrs R Milton 30.00 In memory of Molly Pratt:

Mrs G J Bodinnar 10.00 Miss M E A Busse 10.00 Mr J Cantwell 20.00 Miss M R Chance 10.00 Mrs R M Cooper 25.00 Miss T J Cox 5.00 Miss A M Elphick 15.00 Mrs B I Gray 10.00 Mr J 0 Jenkins 25.00 Ms F Lee 5.00 Mr D A Scaife 10.00 Mrs J R Spicer 30.00 Miss M Stuttard 20.00 Mrs E M Thorne 15.00 Miss A Windsor 50.00

South West Board

Branches: (proceeds of raffle) 100.00

Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire 100.00 Gloucestershire 120.00

Legacies (2) 450.00 Contributions under deeds of

covenant 160.00 Commission and interest 1,839.52

€3,30552

The Fund is separate from the Society’s general funds and it would be helpful if cheques were made payable to ’CSP Members’ Benevolent Fund’.

Wlthlngton School of Physiotherapy - End of an era reunion. Following the amalgamation of the Manchester schools of physiotherapy, a reunion will be held at the Withington School on Friday, June 19, 1992, betwee 3 and

Withington site. Refreshments will be available and it is hoped that many past students, staff and friends of the school will attend.

School badges are now available and will be on sale on the day.

In order to facilitate catering, would those wishing to attend please inform the school, in writing or by phone (tel 061-447 3434), as soon as possible before May 29.

8 pm, to mark the closure b tp he

The Royal London Hospltal Physiotherapy Old Students Association: This year’s AGM will be held on Saturday, May 9, at 2 prn in the Sir John Ellis Lecture Theatre of the Medical College, The Royal London Hospital, WhitechapeL‘This will be preceded by lunch from 12 noon- 1.30 pm in the physiotherapy department, followed at 2.30 pm by a choice of practical workshops. Cost of lunch and workshop f5, payable in advance this year please. All ex- Londoners most welcome. Further details from Mrs Dorothy Toyn (honorary secretary), 12 Warren Terrace, Bengeo, Hertford, Herts, SG14 WE (tel 0992 589781).

Newsletters were sent to RLHPOSA members in March and the secretarv

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