January 19-20 (A), March 24 (B) (Aberdeen) A manual therapy approach to upper limb joint problems: (A) The shoulder and elbow (B) The wrist and hand (November)

respiratory care (November)

shoulder (November)

Bobath concept: Normal movement (November)

January 20-21, 27-28, Parts 2a & b; April 1-5, Part 3 (London SE1) Orthopaedic medicine: Parts 2 and 3 (November)

January 22-26 (London WC1) Paediatric respiratory care for physiotherapists (September)

January 23 (London WC1) Introducing creative drama (September)

January 24 (London WC1) Developing creative drama (September)

January 25 and March 15 (l), February 22 (2) (Berkhamsted, Herts) lnterferential therapy workshops (1) Basic, (2) Advanced (November)

Management of burns injuries (September)

January 26-28 (London SW6) The shoulder - Assessment andetreatment (November)

Infirmary) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part A: The lumbar spine (October)

February 1-2 (cervical spine), March 1-2 (shoulder), March 22-23 (lumbar) (Harrogate) Introduction to mobilisation of joints (Maitland concept) (November)

February 1-3 and May 11-12 (Wolverhampton) Clinical educators' course (November)

February 3 (Bristol) Influencing patients (October)

February 3-4 (London E l l ) Bobath approach to treatment of adult herniplegia (November)

February 4 -5 and February 25-26 (London SW15) Management of lumbar spine disorders (November)

February 5 (Cardiff) Management of pain (October)

February 6 - 7 (CSP Offices, London WC1) Auriculotherapy (November)

February 6 -9 (Mansfield Central Library) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part A: The lumbar spine (October)

February 6 - 9 (Mansfield) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part A: The lumbar spine (November)

February 7 (CSP Offices, London WC1) Library and information resources for physiotherapy in the 1990s (October)

February 8 (Aylesbury, Bucks) Ultrasound revision and update (November)

February 8-9 (Harrogate) Treatment of soft tissue injuries (November)

February 9-11 (London SW6) The cervical spine: Assessment and treatment (November)

February 10-13 (London SE1) The Cyriax approach to orthopaedic medicine: Part B (November)

February 23-25 (London SW6) The lumbar spine: Assessment and treatment (November)

January 2 0 (Birmingham) Paediatric

January 20-21 (London NW3) The

January 20-21 (Manchester) The

January 26-27 (London WC1)

January 27-30 (Leicester Royal

February 24-25 (Southampton) Basic

introductory acupuncture course (November)

March 1 - 2 (London WC1) The art of supervision (12/90) (September)

March 2 - 4 (London SW6) The knee: Assessment and treatment (November)

March 3 (Redhill, Surrey) Sports injuries (November)

March 5 (Cardiff) Lifting and hoisting (November)

March 8-11 {Birmingham) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part A: The lumbar spine (November)

March 9-11 inclusive and April 20-22 inclusive (Bristol) ACPOG foundation course (CSP validated) (July)

Spring 1990 onwards (Chester) Seminars and tutorials (August)

March 15-16 (Shrewsbury) Head injury - a multidisciplinary seminar (November)

spine: Assessment and treatment (November)

March 16-19 (Grantham) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part A: The lumbar spine (November)

March 19-22 (London WC1) Eating and swallowing problems in adults with acquired neurological disorders (15/90) (Septem bed

March 27 -304Taunton) Orthopaedic medicine course: Part B (November)

March 31-April 3 (Birmingham) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy - Part D: Therapist technique and application (November)

April 2 -3 (London WC1) The management of stress at work (20/90) (September)

April 4 - 7 (Peterborough) Orthopaedic medicine: Part A (November)

April 5-7 (Loughborough) Annual conference: Quality of life (November)

April 5 -8 (London SW6) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy - Part D: Therapist technique and application (November)

physiotherapy (CSP validated) (November)

16-21, 1990 (first residential block); April 7-12, 1991 (second residential block) (GlasgowlEdinburgh, Scotland) Foundation post-registration course in psychiatry (CSP validated) (October)

Informatics (October)

Congross (September ~ 5 4 9 1

March 16-18 (London SW6) The thoracic

April 30-May 11 (Salford) Community

August 1990-July 1991; September

August 20-23 (Glasgow) Medical

September 27-29 (Bournemouth) CSP

International 1990 January 26-27 (Bombay, India) 28th

annual conference (July) March 1990-March 1991 IAuckland,

New Zealand) Advanced diploma in physiotherapy (neurology option) (June)

May 18-20 (Hamilton, New Zealand) Horizons 1990 (June)

May 22-24 (Ottawa, Canada) Creative strategies in rehabilitation (October)

May 27-June 1 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) XXlV FlMS World Congress of Sports Medicine: Sport, medicine and health (May)

June 1-3 (University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada) Nerves, muscles

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and joints: Chicken or the egg? (May) June 1990-May 1991 (Auckland, New

Zealand) Advanced diploma in physiotherapy (Manual therapy option) (June)

international physiotherapy congress (October)

June 21-23 (Anaheim, California, USA) Rehabilitation of brain injured patients (July)

June 23-24 (Hong Kong) Towards specific rehabilitation in sport (June)

July 1-5 (Helsinki, Finland) Youth in the 1990s - Challenges and opportunities for counselling and education (June)

July 15-18 (Vancouver, Canada) Poised for discovery: Schizophrenia 1990 (October)

June 18-22 (Hong Kong) Third

branch news

Aberdeen: Saturday, February 10, 10 am-4 pm; Grampian School of Physiotherapy, Woolmanhill; study day - 'Aspects of sport'; fee f 3; application forms from Ms A Stagg MCSP, physiotherapy department Phase II, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Cornhill Road; cheques to 'Aberdeen Branch CSF".

Belfast: Tuesday, January 9, 7.30 pm; concert hall, Musgrave Park Hospital; Mrs J Johns MGSP on 'The future of physiotherapy within the NHS'.

physiotherapy department, St Mark's Hospital, Maidenhead, Berkshire; Mrs J Sherriff MCSP on 'Mobilisation of sacro- iliac joint' (workshop); €10 application forms from superintendent, St Mark's Hospital.

postgraduate centre, Brighton General Hospital; Mrs S England MCSP, private and research physiotherapist, on 'Recent developments in laser therapy'.

Bristol: Thursday, January 18, 6.15 pm; postgraduate centre, Southmead Hospital; Mr S Skyte, CSP director of public relations, on 'Promoting physiotherapy'; followed by business meeting.

Cambridge: Thursday, January 18, 7 pm; Alice Fisher lecture theatre, Addenbrooke's Hospital; Sister M Finch, pain relief clinic, Addenbrooke's, on 'Management of pain relief'; preceded by business meeting.

Cardiff and East Wales: Wednesday, January 17, 7.30 pm; physiotherapy department, Whitchurch Hospital; Mrs B Dimond MA LLB DSA AHSM Barrister-at- Law, Department of Health Service Management and Law, Polytechnic of Wales, Pontypridd, on 'Legal implications in physiotherapy'.

7.45 pm; physiotherapy department, Ellesmere Port Hospital; Mrs G Chitty MCSP, senior physiotherapist, Chester, on 'Some aspects of physiotherapy in psychiatry'. Charge of 50p to cover coffee and expenses.

Berkshire: Saturday, January 20, 9 am;

Brighton: Thursday, January 25, 7 pm;

Chester: Tuesday, January 16,

Chiltern: Wednesday, January 17, 8 pm; postgraduate centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital; Mrs D Farragher MSc MCSP on 'Eutrophic stimulation'.

postgraduate centre, Joyce Green Hospital; Dr W 1 Mikhail FRCPsych, consultant psychiatrist, clinical tutor, University of London, on 'Hysterical reaction - an overview'.

Derby: Wednesday, January 17, 7.30 pm; postgraduate education centre, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary; Ms J Simpson, lecturer, NE London Polytechnic, on 'Psychology in physiotherapy'. Followed by short business meeting and refreshments.

Devon-Exeter sub-Branch: Tuesday, January 23, 7.30 pm; demonstration centre seminar room, Royal Devon and Exeter Heavitree Hospital; Mr M Court, community unit general manager, on 'The White Paper and its implications for the physiotherapy profession'.

Dorset: Tuesday, January 23. 7.15 pm; board room, Christchurch Hospital; Dr D Browne, general practitioner, on 'Fitness in the elderly'.

Edinburgh: Tuesday, January 30, 7 pm; Liberton Hospital; AGM and Mr A Penman, assistant director of manpovoer, on 'Recruitment and retention - The provision of post-registration education and training'.

Fife: Wednesday, January 17, 7 pm; postgraduate medical centre, Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital; Mr C Sanderson MCSP, Unit superintendent physiotherapist, Dunfermline Unit, on 'Physiotherapy practice in the USSR'. Preceded by business meeting.

Gloucestershire: Thursday, January 11, 7.30 pm; day hospital, Gloucester Royal Hospital; Mrs A Boden on 'The role of the Cystic Fibrosis Society'.

January 24, 7 for 7.30 pm; Brighton Polytechnic, Trevin Towers, Gaudich Road, Eastbourne; Mrs M Trew, principal, School of Physiotherapy, on 'The Brighton School of Physiotherapy'.

Hereford: Tuesday, January 16, 7.30 pm; physiotherapy department, County Hospital; Mrs H Middleton, community dietitian, on 'Eat well, be well'.

Kingston: Wednesday, January 31, 7 for 7.30 pm; conference room, Alexandra Wing, Royal Hospital and Home, West Hill, Putney; 'The role of the Branch in the 1990s'; and a question and answer session on the White Paper, speaker Mrs P Robinson MA MCSP, director of professional affairs, CSP. All welcome.

7.30 pm; the library, Claybury Hospital, Manor Road, Woodford Bridge, Essex; Dr E G Dowsett MB ChB DipBact, consultant microbiologist, on 'Twenty-five years' experience of myalgic encephalomyelitis'. This will be the inaugural meeting of the Branch.

Lelcester: Saturday, January 27; Glenfield General Hospital: 'Workshop on aspects of community care'. Full programme and application forms from Miss P Rundle, superintendent physiotherapist, physiotherapy department, Glenfield General Hospital, Groby Road. Fee: €15, includes lunch. Closing date January 15.

Dartford: Tuesday, January 30, 8 pm;

Hastings and Eastbourne: Wednesday,

Lea Valley: Thursday, January 25, 7 for

Manchester: Thursday, January 18, 7 pm; lecture theatre, research and teaching unit, Withington Hospital, Nell Lane; Dr A Woodcock, consultant chest physician, on 'Sleep apnoea - nasal ventilation', Fee: 75p members, €1 guests, free for students.

Norfolk: Wednesday, January 24, 7 (coffee) for 7.30 pm; Thurne room, NANIME, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital; business meeting.

North Kent: Tuesday, January 9, 7.30 for 8 pm; physiotherapy department, Preston Hall Hospital; 'Don Joy roadshow (knee splints)'.

7.30 pm; physiotherapy department, Bassetlaw community headquarters, Retford; Mr A A Le Roux, lecturer in statistics and research, Sheffield Polytechnic, on 'Who needs physiotherapy anyway?'

Salisbury and District: Wednesday, January 17, 7 (coffee) for 7.30 pm; board room, Odstock Hospital: Ms S Fletcher MCSP, Salisbury physiotherapy centre, on 'Experiences as a private practitioner'.

7.45 pm; physiotherapy department, North Staffs Royal Infirmary; Professor J B Elder, professor of surgery, Keele University/NSRI, on 'Clinical anatomy'.

Sutton and Epsom: Wednesday, January 24, 8 pm; postgraduate centre, St Helier Hospital; Mr E Kennedy l3A MCSP on 'A down-to-earth look at psychology and management - Do they have anything to say to physiotherapists?'

Nottingham: Thursday, January 18,

Staffordshire: Wednesday, January 17,

Tayslde: Tuesday, January 16, 7.30 pm; physiotherapy department, King's Cross Hospital, Dundee; Dr P Mitchell (hypnotherapy), Mrs C Katarski MCSP (acupuncture), Mrs C Houston (aromatherapy), Mrs J Silvers (reflexology), will form a panel on 'Alternative therapy'.

Worcester and District: Monday, January 8, 7.15 pm business meeting, 7.30 pm speaker; Charles Hastings postgraduate centre, Ronkswood branch; Mr K Standley MCSP on 'Hand injuries'.

Worthing: Tuesday, January 23, 7 pm; Worthing postgraduate medical centre; Mrs K Barr, NOMEQ representative, on 'Update of electrotherapy modalities'. Supper included.

Specific Interest Group

Association of Chartered Physiotherapist8 In Obstetrics and Gynaecology - London Workshop Oroup: Wednesday, January 24, 6.15 pm refreshments, 6.45 pm lecture; Arthur Stanley House, School of Physiotherapy, The Middlesex Hospital, Tottenham Street, London W1; 'A new look at postnatal rehabilitation: A dynamic approach to exercise?' Presented by Jane Ashton and Nicola Mookham. Fee: €1.50 ACPOG members, € 2 professionals, €2.50 associates, €3 nonmembers. Applications to Mrs M Collins BA MCSP. 9 Leatherhead Road, Ashtead, Surrey KT21 2TW (telO3722 77599) by January 22, 1990.

Members' Benevolent Fund: The total collected for the Fund during October 1989 was €2,082.72 made up as follows:

Anonymous 10.00 Mrs M R Cartwright 15.00 Miss B Chadwick 15.00 Mrs M Musgrave 50.00 Mr S Skyte 70.00 Collection at Annual Congress

(addition) 10.00 M PPA 200.00 Branches:

Anonymous 30.00 Belfast (lecture fee from

Cambridge (collected at meetings)

Glasgow (collected at meetings

€

Dr D Coppel) 20 .00

20.00

on September 27 and October 23 15.30

Mrs J Mead) 25.00 Contributions under deeds of

covenant 30.00 Commission and interest 1,572.42

West Surrey (lecture fee from

f 2,082.72

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'.

Wolverhampton School of Physiotherapy: Mrs Phyll Tilley is retiring from teaching at the Wolverhampton School after 15 years on the staff. In order that she can meet as many of her colleagues and past students as possible a reception will be held at the school on Monday, December 18, 1989, 12 noon to 3 pm. Anyone wishing to contribute to a gift should send cheques payable to the School of Physiotherapy.

Addenbrooke's Hospltal. School of Physiotherapy, Old Students Association: There will be an extraordinary meeting of the Association on Saturday, January 13, 1990 at 10.30am, to be held at the School of Physiotherapy, Addenbrooke's Hospital. The meeting is being called to vote on changing the date of the AGM, from the second Saturday in June, as stated in the constitution, to August 11.

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