courses and conferences The charge for each course listed in this section is f25, payable when the information is sent in. Please ask the Journal Department for submission forms. When filling in details please write clearly or :ype if possible, and where alternatives are shown, delete any part which is not required. The description of aims and content may be up to 100 words, in addition to the final paragraph about fees and application procedures. Longer descriptions may be cut at the editor’s discretion. The closing date for this section is the 13th of the month preceding publication. March 13-14 March 21 or October 24’ April 10 or October 31” May 1-2 May 15 or 16 June 4 Disabled Living Foundation Course Programme 1991 Parkinsons disease - an overview Handling and lifting Disability issues and work of DLF July 17-18 A focus on children‘s equipment September 25-26 Which wheelchair? October 15 or 16 Orthopaedic footwear - fact, fiction and fantasy November 13 or 14 November 20 or 21 December 11 or 12 Pressure relief Seating difficulties and severe disability Footwear, gait and falls Neurological disorders - related themes Ageing matters Safer patient and load movement June 12 or 13 *Half-day course. further details or course programme. Motor neurone disease All courses are held at DLF, 380-384 Harrow Road, London W9 2HU (tel 071-289 6111). Please contact appointments secretary for DATE AND PLACE SUBJECT ~~ ORGANISER AND ADDRESS FOR APPLICATIONS February 21 -22 Assurinn and irnmovinn service Mrs M Heard or Dr John 0vretveit. Health Services Centre, Uxbridge, Middlesex - - quality This workshop is for general and profession-managers. It presents current thinking on quality in health and commercial services. It focuses on how managers can assess the quality of the service for which they are responsible, devise and implement quality improvements, set and monitor quality standards for their service, and involve and motivate staff to achieve continual quality improvements. Details from above address. In addition to the national Brunel workshops, a programme of on-site workshops can be arranged and may be more cost-effective. Details, costs and independent evaluations from above address. BIOSS, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH (tel 0895 56461) February 27 - 28 Uxbridge, Middlesex Future organisation of specialist health professions The workshop aims to bring participants up to date with changes in the NHS and community services and to examine the implications for the future organisation and management of specialist health professions. It draws on extensive organisation and development work and on-site workshops on this subject, and aims to help managers to analyse current problems and to develop locally-appropriate structures, systems, and contracting arrangements. The workshop is the twelfth of a successful series which brings together managers from different professions and general managers who face similar problems and challenges. The agenda will be decided by participants. In addition to the national Brunel workshops, a programme of on-site workshops can be arranged and may be more cost-effective. Details, costs and independent evaluation from above address. Mrs M Heard or Dr John 0vretveit, Health Services Centre, BIOSS, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH (tel 0895 56461) No course is validated by the Chartered Society unless this is stated under the title. It is impossible for the CSP to assess courses published here except for those which are validated. 116 physiotherapy, Februay 1991, vol77, no 2
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courses and conferences The charge for each course listed in this section is f25, payable when the information is sent in.
Please ask the Journal Department for submission forms. When filling in details please write clearly or :ype if possible, and where alternatives are shown, delete any part which is not required. The description
of aims and content may be up to 100 words, in addition to the final paragraph about fees and application procedures. Longer descriptions may be cut at the editor’s discretion.
The closing date for this section is the 13th of the month preceding publication.
March 13-14
March 21 or October 24’
April 10 or October 31”
May 1-2
May 15 or 16
June 4
Disabled Living Foundation Course Programme 1991
Parkinsons disease - an overview
Handling and lifting
Disability issues and work of DLF
July 17-18 A focus on children‘s equipment
September 25-26 Which wheelchair?
October 15 or 16 Orthopaedic footwear - fact, fiction and fantasy
November 13 or 14
November 20 or 21
December 11 or 12 Pressure relief
Seating difficulties and severe disability
Footwear, gait and falls Neurological disorders - related themes
Ageing matters
Safer patient and load movement
June 12 or 13
*Half-day course.
further details or course programme.
Motor neurone disease
All courses are held at DLF, 380-384 Harrow Road, London W9 2HU (tel 071-289 6111). Please contact appointments secretary for
DATE AND PLACE SUBJECT
~~
ORGANISER AND ADDRESS FOR APPLICATIONS
February 21 -22 Assurinn and irnmovinn service Mrs M Heard or Dr John 0vretveit. Health Services Centre,
Uxbridge, Middlesex
- - quality
This workshop is for general and profession-managers. It presents current thinking on quality in health and commercial services. It focuses on how managers can assess the quality of the service for which they are responsible, devise and implement quality improvements, set and monitor quality standards for their service, and involve and motivate staff to achieve continual quality improvements. Details from above address.
In addition to the national Brunel workshops, a programme of on-site workshops can be arranged and may be more cost-effective. Details, costs and independent evaluations from above address.
Future organisation of specialist health professions
The workshop aims to bring participants up to date with changes in the NHS and community services and to examine the implications for the future organisation and management of specialist health professions. It draws on extensive organisation and development work and on-site workshops on this subject, and aims to help managers to analyse current problems and to develop locally-appropriate structures, systems, and contracting arrangements. The workshop is the twelfth of a successful series which brings together managers from different professions and general managers who face similar problems and challenges. The agenda will be decided by participants.
In addition to the national Brunel workshops, a programme of on-site workshops can be arranged and may be more cost-effective. Details, costs and independent evaluation from above address.
Mrs M Heard or Dr John 0vretveit, Health Services Centre, BIOSS, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH (tel 0895 56461)
No course is validated by the Chartered Society unless this is stated under the title. It is impossible for the CSP to assess courses published here except for those which are validated.
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March 4 - 5 Counselling skills workshop Dr S Delroy BS MA PsyD CPsychol AFBPsS,
London N3 3 Northumberland House, 237 Ballards Lane, Finchley, London N3 1LB (tel 081-346 4010)
10.30 am-4.30 pm Monday
9.30 am-3.30 pm Tuesday
Registration 10.20 am Monday
The two-day counselling skills workshop is aimed at health professionals who use counselling either as a primary or secondary part of their work, in their daily contact with patients. The purpose is to increase the therapist's level of confidence in his or her listening skills, so that the therapist feels better able to be with and respond to people in distress. The orientation of the workshop is humanistic and the focus is on skills practice. One-day and five-day counselling workshops and courses are also on-going throughout the year. Stress management workshops are arranged in-house when requested, two-day counselling skills workshop venue is Finchley.
Fee: €60, includes coffee and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'Dr S Delroy'. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser.
March 12 Advanced
April 18 Basic
Berkhamsted
10 am-4 pm
lnterferential therapy workshops
The workshops are designed for a small group to stimulate an interchange of ideas and allow for practical training. There will be an opportunity to try some of the latest equipment. The basic workshop will include theory, effects, techniques, uses and practical. The advanced workshop will include techniques and ways in which they may be modified to suit different conditions such as orthopaedic, gynaecological, respiratory, etc. hterferential in combination with other modalities such as laser and ultrasound will be discussed.
Mrs R M Lovesey MCSP, 6 Barncroft Road, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 3NL (tel 0442 864243)
Fee: €32 per day, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application and SAE.
March 14 and May 9
March-April First series
May-June Second series
London NW2
1.15-2.45 pm Six sessions
Psychotherapeutic interventions with impaired mother-infant relationships
This course is designed to introduce physiotherapists to the psychodynamics of emotions present in working with infants/children and their motherdparents Theoretical and practical sessions: Assessment of emotional needs in the child and mother-child relationship, planning and evaluation of intervention if necessary; consideration of technical aspects: right time, transference and counter-transference experiences, psychotherapeutic elements to consider in the advice, counselling, denial of difficulties or referral.
Fee: €48, plus €5 registration. Please send SAE for application form. Places limited to eight, applications on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dr S Acquarone, Director, Parent Infant Clinic, 27b Frognall, London NW3 6AR (tel 071-433 3112)
March 15 New trends in professional Mrs F Pope, Education Department, Chartered Society of validation CSP Offices,
14 Bedford Row,
Physiotherapy, 14 Bedford Row, London WC1 4ED (tel 071-242 1941)
London WC1 This one-day conference will consider recent developments in professional validation. There will be speakers from higher education and clinical practice. It should prove useful to teachers, clinical tutors, RHA training officers and other PAMs.
11 am-4 pm
Registration 10.30 am Friday
Fee: €35, includes coffee, lunch and tea. Application forms from Mr G Barrett, CSP Education Department. Closing date March 1.
March 15 Strapping for sports injuries Mid Wales Branch
Montgomery County Infirmary,
Ms L Revell MCSP, Senior Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department, Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth . . .
The course will start with the theory of strapping and will be followed by the practical application of strapping to the upper and lower limb. Please wear suitable clothing and bring sharp scissors. Tutor: Mrs R Macdonald BA MCSP MCPA, Superintendent Physiotherapist, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London.
Fee: €30 Branch members, €35 others, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application. Closing date February 25.
Auricular therapy and advanced acupuncture
The aim of the course is to teach the underlying principles of advanced auriculotherapy and auriculo-medicine, both practically and theoretically; and to teach and review some sophisticated techniques within acupuncture such as the eight extra meridians, classical pulse diagnosis and Rydoraku.
Fee: €368, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'Southampton Acupuncture Courses'. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Closing date when fully booked.
Newtown, Powys
9.30 am-5 pm
Registration 9 am
Drs J N Kenyon and G T Lewith, The Centre for Complementary Medicine, 51 Bedford Place, Southampton, Hants SO1 2DG (tel 0703 334752)
Registration 8.45 am In this new approach to assessment and treatment (the McConnell technique) Dr Philip Evans from Norwich will review the anatomy and clinical biomechanics of the patello-femoral joint. This will involve the use of cadaver specimens. Mr R Tillotson GradDipManipTher MMTAA will continue with a series of lectures and practical sessions, to give an introduction to the McConnell technique for patello-femoral dysfunction, causing anterior knee pain. This will involve background theory, assessment and treatment.
Fee: €30, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'Physiotherapy Education Fund'. Please send SAE, no application form required. Students welcome. Closing date March 4.
DATE AND PLACE SUBJECT ORGANISER AND ADDRESS FOR APPLICATIONS
March 18-22 Orthopaedic medicine - Society of Orthopaedic Medicine
An introductory course in the examination and treatment of common musculoskeletal disorders given by Stephanie Saunders and Fellows of the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine. The course is open to doctors and physiotherapists who will gain practical experience of injection, massage and mobilisation techniques in small supervised groups. Part B cover the lumbar spine and lower limb. There is no pre-requisite for part B. (Part C reviews parts A and B, includes the thorax, sacro-iliac joint, spinal injections and advanced spinal techniques. This course is open only to graduates of A and 6.1
Fee: €150 including manual, refreshments and course dinner. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Closing date March 1. Before this date cancellation fee is €15. After this date we regret there is no refund unless the place can be filled.
March 20-21
Uxbridge, Middlesex
Developing community mental health services
The NHS and social service reforms have brought opportunities as well as uncertainties to community mental health services. The differences between services is likely to increase with a variety of providers and service models. The amount and type of contribution made by social service departments will vary even more than it does now, some taking part in joint commissioning boards and some with a minimum statutory contribution. Services in the community will depend even more on effective collaboration between different agencies and professions at all levels. Meanwhile staff face increasing demands and an uncertain future. This workshop is for purchasers and providers of mental health services to consider options for future community mental health services, clarify which models are most appropriate in their area, and to decide steps to maintain services through the current uncertainties. Details from above address.
In addition to the national Brunel workshops, a programme of on-site workshops can be arranged and may be more cost-effective. Details, costs and independent evaluations from above address.
Mrs M Heard or Dr John Svretveit, Health Services Centre, BIOSS, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH (tel 0895 56461)
March 23 Introductory Bobath course Hull Health Authority and April 6
Hull
Mrs L Goodlass MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, North Humberside HU3 2JZ (tel 0482 28541 ext 4539)
10 am-5 pm
Registration 9.30 am
An introduction to the Bobath concept and useful preparation for the three-week Bobath course. This course will allow participants to analyse and facilitate normal movement, recognise abnormal movement and understand the importance of skilled handling techniques. Tutor: Mrs Patty Shelley.
Fee: f40, includes coffee and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'Hull HA (Physiotherapy Training)', no application form required. Closing date March 15).
March 24 Cyrlax approach to the cervical Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists in Private Practice spine Chaucer Hospital,
Canterbury, Kent Mrs E Nix MCSP, Briar Cottage, 18 Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent TN4 OLS (tel 0892 23816)
9.30 am-4 pm
Registration 9.15 am
This one-day course is mainly practical, and aims at revising the assessment and examination of the cervical spine using the Cyriax approach. Time is allowed to practise these techniques. It is an excellent opportunity for physiotherapists in private practice to meet and compare problems encountered in treating the cervical spine. The course is open to nonmembers of OCPPP. Tutor: Miss Wendy Blyth MCSP.
Fee: €28 OCPPP members, €30 others, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'OCPPP'. Please send SAE, no application form required. Closing date March 10.
April 3
Queen Square, London WC1
9.30 am-4 Dm
Update on neuroanatomy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology
Miss C Goodson MCSP, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen's Square, London WClN 3BG.
A one-day course to review theories on neuroanatomy and relate them to clinical pathology. Tutor: Dr Nigel Lawes.
Fee: €25 ACPIN members, €30 others, includes coffee and tea, not to be sent with application. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Closing date March 15.
Registration 9 am
April 6-7
Oxford
Research in practice Research Council for Complementary Medicine, 60 Great Ormond Street, London WClN 3JF (tel 071-833 8897)
There are three elements in the programme: first a symposium on the use of questionnaires in research organised by Lorraine Nanke of the University of Surrey, second a discussion of the work and achievements of David Taylor Reilly while holding the joint RCCM/MRC Fellowship in the department of medicine at Glasgow University, and finally a session where recognised workers in complementary medicine research will give accounts of their work, warts and all!
Fee: €130 inclusive of meals and accommodation, or €45 per day (not including evening meal), to be sent with application, payable to RCCM.
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April 10
CSP offices, London WC1
Research and clinical practice: Recent advances and future directions
Ms S Nayee, Research and Information Officer, The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, 14 Bedford Row, London WClR 4ED (tel 071-242 1941)
9.30 am-4 pm The aim of this event is to focus attention on research in clinical practice. Major presentations of new and recent research in two important areas: Respiratory care and neurology will be given in the morning and there will be an opportunity for discussion of participants' own research projects. In the afternoon small group sessions will focus on areas of concern to researchers, in order to analyse issues and needs and formulate an action plan. Sponsored by Physiotherapy Research Foundation.
Fee: €10, includes coffee, tea, biscuits, orange juice and lunch. Payable to 'Chartered Society of Physiotherapy'.
April 13-14
Polygon Hotel, Southampton
9 am-5 pm
Registration 8.45 am
April 13, May 11 and June 8 London WC1
9.30 am-4.30 pm
Registration 9.15 am
Basic introduction to acupuncture Dr J N Kenyon MD MB ChB, Dr G T Lewith MA MRCP MRCGP and Dr D I Dowson MB ChB, Centre for the Study of Complementary Medicine, 41 Bedford Place, Southampton SO1 2DG
The course aims: (1) To provide theoretical instruction covering the basic principles of acupuncture, both from the traditional Chinese and Western neuro-physiological viewpoint; (2) To provide a basic clinical training in the practice of acupuncture so that those attending our course will be competent to practise this technique independently. An intensive theoretical and clinical introductory course involving approximately 3 0 hours training. (Two-day course, plus two clinical days at a future date.) A comprehensive set of equipment will be given to each participant.
Fee: €386.40, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'Southampton Acupuncture Courses'. Please send SAE. Closing date when course is full.
Normal movement and an Introduction to the Bobath concept
These three days are designed to introduce physiotherapists to the effective analysis of movement in normal subjects and to use this as a basis for the treatment of people with physical disability. This course consists of three modules: (1) The analysis of movement in normal subjects - April 13; (2) Patient demonstrations and workshops to determine appropriate treatment for patients primarily with problems of upper limb function - May 11; (3) Patient demonstrations and workshops to determine appropriate treatment, with emphasis on gait and balance - June 8. Tutor: Miss Sue Edwards. Preference will be given to those wishing to participate in all three modules.
Fee: €30 single day, €80 complete course, includes coffee and tea, not to be sent with application. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Closing date March 6.
Miss E R Gunningham MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, National Hospitals for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WClN 3BG
April 13-14
Newport, Gwent
Basic splinting methods: Theory and practice
The two-day course is open to physiotherapists of all grades interested in learning the principles of splinting. The course aims to teach the theory and practice of making splits in the fields of rheumatology, burns and reconstructive surgery. There will be an emphasis on 'hands-on' experience with various splinting materials.
Miss V Elliott MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent (tel 0633 252244 ext 44601
Fee: €50. Closing date March 22.
April 17-21 Orthopaedic medicine (Cyriax Orthopaedic Medicine International
Royal Pharmaceutical Society, London
9 am-5 pm
Registration 8.30 am
Mrs P Smeeton, Course Organiser, The Old Rectory, Headley, Bordon, Hampshire GU35 8PW
principles): Module A
This is the first part of an intensive three-part course in orthopaedic medicine for doctors and physiotherapists. It covers the diagnosis and effective treatment of soft tissue lesions (including deep frictional massage, mobilisation and manipulation). Each module lasts five days with a gap of approximately six months between each module. The format includes lectures, demonstrations and small, closely supervised practical groups ensuring precision of treatment technique. All the tutors are qualified in orthopaedic medicine, most having been teachers and student teachers with the late Dr James Cyriax. Module A deals with the basic principles, lumbar spine, knee, leg, ankle and foot. The course workbook is included in the cost of the course.
Fee: €195, includes coffee and tea, not to be sent with application. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Limited places, so all applications are dealt with on a first-come, first-served basis.
April 19 Pregnancy in arthritis British Health Professionals in Rheumatology
Royal College of Nursing, London
Mrs N F Price MCSP. Maxton, Higham Road, Tuddenham St Mary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6SG
10 am-3.15 pm
Registration 9.30 am Delegates will gain in-depth knowledge of the medical and paramedical care of patients who are pregnant and have arthritis. Speakers will include Dr Howard Bird on 'Drugs in pregnancy'; Patricia Le Gallez on 'Preliminary findings of clinical and laboratory changes during pregnancy with arthritis'; Celia Talano on 'Pregnancy and young mothers - their special needs and the occupational therapist's role'; and a physiotherapy speaker nominated by ACPOG. The meeting will be chaired by Mrs R Ashton, general secretary, Royal College of Midwives. The open forum will enable all disciplines to share their knowledge and question the speakers.
Fee: €27.50 BHPR members, €40 others, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'BHPR'. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Students welcome. Closing date April 8.
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April 19-22 Cyriax approach to orthopaedic Croydon Branch Thornton Heath, Surrey
9 am-5 pm
Registration 8.30 am
Mrs S A Jones MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Mayday University Hospital, Thornton Heath, Surrey
medicine: Part B
Part B covers the lumbar spine and lower limb. The course is based on the Cyriax approach to orthopaedic medicine and consists of lectures, demonstrations and numerous practical sessions. There will be one instructor per eight to ten participants. Emphasis will be given to clinical examination, diagnosis, accurate deep massage and manipulation. The instructors are all Fellows of the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine.
Fee: €80 Branch members, €145 others, includes coffee and tea, not to be sent with application, payable to 'CSP Croydon Branch'. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Closing date March 8.
April 20 Leicester Royal general meeting Infirmary, Leicester
10.30 am-4.30 pm
Registration 10 am
ACPRC study day and Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care
Miss A Sechiari MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB
The study day promises to be a very interesting and informative one on adult and paediatric cardiothoracics. It will also touch on the issue of caring for people with advanced respiratory disease.
Fee: €9 ACPRC members and students, €12 others, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'ACPRC'. Please send SAE, no application form required. Students welcome. Closing date April 9; no refund thereafter.
April 20 James Paget Hospital, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth
April 20
Middlesex Hospital School of Physiotherapy
9.45 am-3.30 pm
Registration 9.30 am
Management of head injuries Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology
Ms E Hogg MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Northgate Hospital, Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
A study day covering early to late management of the head-injured patient, including discussion, splinting and practical demonstrations. Tutor: Sue Edwards, Bobath tutor.
Fee: €10 ACPIN members, €15 others, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'ACPIN, East Anglia'. Please send SAE, no application form required. Closing date March 31.
Hydrotherapy study day and AGM
Hydrotherapy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists
Ms K Percival MCSP, 5 Pear Close, New Cross, London SE14 6DB
This study day will be mainly on shoulders. It will include a Iecture/demonstration of the treatment of the shoulder post-surgery with hydrotherapy. There will also be a lecture on the treatment of frozen shoulders and a chance to discuss treatments. The AGM will be held before lunch.
Fee: €3.50 HACP members, €10.50 others, includes coffee and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'HACP'. Please send SAE, no application form required. Closing date April 6.
April 21-26 BASM residential introductory Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre
Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre, Newport, Shropshire
sports medicine course Ms N Laurenson, Educational Officer BASM, London Sports Medicine Institute, St Bartholomew's Medical College, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ (tel 071-253 3244)
This is an intensive introductory course in sports medicine designed primarily for general practitioners and physiotherapists. Previous experience in sports medicine is not essential. The course will focus on the various disciplines within sports medicine including exercise physiology, travel medicine and team care, injury diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation, nutrition, sport biomechanics, sports psychology, practical examination, and benefits and controversies of exercise/health screening. Please note that this is not a sports injuries course, rather an introduction to the varied disciplines within sports medicine. Lilleshall Hall is one of the Sports Council's national sports centres set in lovely grounds near Newport, Shropshire, and about 30 miles north- west of Birmingham.
Fees: €265 BASM members, €305 non-members (inclusive of accommodation and all meals); €195 non- resident (inclusive of lunch, coffee and reception). Accommodation is in single and twin-bedded rooms which are utilitarian with shared facilities. The course fee includes a reception and dinner for all the delegates. In addition, the many sporting facilities at Lilleshall are open to residents on the course. Applications to Ms N Laurenson at above address for booking form. A non-returnable deposit of €75 is required, balance by closing date March 30.
April 22-23
Manchester
Effective explaining and lecturing skills
South Manchester - Rehabilitation Demonstration Centre
Mrs B Carter, Course Secretary, Area 'A', Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT (tel 061-946 2823)
To ensure highly individual training in presentations and lecturing skills, active participation by everyone attending will be an important aspect of the course. Of interest to all in the Health Service involved in giving talks and lectures. Only 12 places available.
April 25
Bath
9 am-4.30 pm
Ankylosing spondylitis study day Mrs S Green, Rehabilitation Laboratory, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Upper Borough Walls, Bath BAl RL (tel 0225 465941 ext 258)
Group and individual treatment by hydrotherapy and physiotherapy of ankylosing spondylitis. Medical aspects, measuring and recording, research, ADL equipment.
Fee: €25, includes coffee and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'BIRD'. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Closing date April 12.
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April 27 Electrotherapy update South Manchester - Rehabilitation Demonstration Centre
Manchester Mrs B Carter, Course Secretary, Area 'A', Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT (tel 061-946 2823)
This course is designed to increase the understanding of ultrasonics, interferential and combination therapy.
April 27 Gait and balance
Ascot, Berkshire
9.30 am-4.30 pm
Registration 9 am
Mrs N Sheldrake MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Heatherwood Hospital, London Road, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 8AA (tel 0344 23333 ext 2400)
The day will include an introductory lecture followed by a practical workshop and patient demonstration. It is designed to analyse gait and balance in physically and/or neurologically impaired adults. Tutor: Sue Edwards.
Fee: €35, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'Heatherwood Physiotherapy Training Fund'. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Closing date March 22.
April 27
Colchester, Essex
9.45 am-4 pm
Registration 9.30 am
April 27
Southend Hospital, Westcliff on Sea, Essex
9.30 am-4.30 pm
Registration 9 am
The practical approach to anterior knee pain
East Essex Branch and Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine (Eastern)
Mrs L Garrihy MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Harwich and District Hospital, Main Road, Harwich, Essex
The course is designed with a predominately practical approach. It will include presentations from Dr Philip Evans on 'Morbid anatomy of the knee' and 'Extrinsic biomechanics of the knee' together with Rose Macdonald on 'The principles and application of knee taping for training and competition'. Places limited to 30.
Fee: €20 ACPSM members, €15 students, €25 others, includes coffee and tea (lunch available), payable to 'East Essex Branch CSP', to be sent with application. Please send SAE. Students welcome. Closing date April 2.
Reflexology and aromatherapy South East Essex Branch
Mrs C Betts MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex RM7 OBE (tel 0708 746090 ext 3168)
This one-day course aims to introduce participants to the techniques of reflexology and aromatherapy. The programme will include theoretical and practical sessions which will be led by an experienced practitioner. Tutor: Mr J Tindall.
Fee: €20, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'South East Essex Branch'. No application form required. Students welcome. Closing date March 27.
April 27-28
Otley, West Yorkshire
9.30 am-4 pm Saturday
9.30 am-3 pm Sunday
Care of the elderly patient Mrs J M Spears MCSP, c/o Physiotherapy 2, Wharfedale General Hospital, Newall Carr Road, Otley, West Yorkshire LS21 2LY (tel 0943 465522 ext 5230 or 5194)
This two-day course is designed for professionals working with the elderly patient. It aims to give an overall view of what the elderly patient encounters, from admission to an acute assessment ward through to discharge and, subsequently with the day hospital/health care teamlnursing home admission etc. Also dealing with problems specific to the elderly such as administration of drugs, diet, confusion. Speakers include Dr 0 J Corrado and Dr A Cameron (consultant geriatricians), also talks from physiotherapists, a speech therapist, a social worker and other professionals.
Fee: €50, includes coffee and tea, not to be sent with application, payable to 'Physiotherapy Trust Fund, Wharfedale General Hospital'. Please send SAE, no application form required. Students welcome. Closing date April 5; late applications considered.
May 11
Halton, Runcorn
Normal movement as a basis for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions Cheshire
Miss C Pickford MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Halton General Hospital, Runcorn, near Shopping City,
At the end of the course, participants should have: (1) A basic understanding of the concept of normal movement. (2) An understanding of postural sets and their relevance in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. (3) Developed some practical skills. Course contents: Introduction to normal movement; workshop on postural sets; and practical sessions on pelvic tilt and the shoulder girdle.
Fee: €25, includes coffee and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'Physiotherapy Education Fund'. Please send SAE, no application form required.
9.15 am-5 pm
Registration 9 am
May 11-12
Harroaate
Mobilisation of the cervical spine (Maitland concept)
This is a basic course for physiotherapists with little or no experience in the treatment of cervical problems using passive mobilisation techniques. The course consists of the Maitland concept, subjective, planning and objective examination and treatment of the cervical spine. Lecturer: Mr Kevin Banks BA MCSP, assistant instructor in the Maitland concept and senior physiotherapist at Montagu Hospital, Mexborough.
Fee: €65, plus €9.75 VAT, includes coffee and tea. Please send SAE for application form from course oraaniser. Students welcome.
9 am-5 pm
Registration 8.45 am
No course is validated by the Chartered Society unless this is stated under the title. It is impossible for the CSP to assess courses published here except for those which are validated.
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May 11-12 Adverse neural tension of the Newcastle Health Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
9 am-5 pm Saturday
9 am-4 pm Sunday
Registration 8.30 am
system: Upper and lower Miss E A Lingard MCSP, Physiotherapy Out-patient Department, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN (tel 091-284 3111 ext 26235)
The course will investigate adverse neural tension with regard to upper and lower body quadrants. Emphasis will be on biomechanics, examination and neurophysiological mechanisms of effective treatment techniques. There will be practical demonstrations of brachial plexus movement on cadaveric specimens by Dr Phillip Evans, clinical anatomist. Practical sessions will provide course members with an opportunity to develop examination and treatment skills. Familiarity with the Maitland concept of examination and treatment by passive movement is a course pre-requisite. Tutors: Mr A N Sweeney MCSP DipBioMech; and Dr Phillip Evans, clinical anatomist.
Fee: €60, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'Physiotherapy Trust, Freeman Hospital'. Places limited. Closing date April 12.
limbs
May 13-14 Counselling skills South Glamorgan Health Authority
Cardiff
9 am-5 om
Mrs C Ellis, Disabled Living Centre, Rookwood Hospital, Llandaff, Cardiff CF2 2YN (tel 0222 566281 ext 3751)
Registration 8.45 am This two-day multidisciplinary course is open to all professionals interested in gaining knowledge of counselling the sick and disabled. The aims are to introduce participants to the basic concepts and skills of counselling and to discuss its clinical applications. The syllabus will include an introduction to counselling skills; individual, family and sexual counselling; medical aspects of counselling; counselling the carers; and legal and ethical issues in counselling.
Fee: €34 South Glamorgan HA employees, €70 others, includes coffee, lunch and tea, not to be sent with application, payable to 'South Glamorgan HA'. Application form from course organiser. Students welcome. Closing date April 2.
May 13-14
Reigate, Surrey
Practical approaches to work with people with profoundlmultiple handicap
Two-day course for physiotherapists and speech therapists, with emphasis on practical and functional skills and complementary approaches. For further details please contact Ms Clarke-Kehoe at the above address.
Ms A Clarke-Kehoe, Skill Development Services, 99 Maypole Road, Ashurstwood, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3RB (tel 0342 823569)
May 13-17
London SW15
9 am-5 pm
Registration 8.45 am
Team approach to rehabilitation of the amputee
This course is designed for therapists and nurses who have experience of working with amputees, who wish to extend their knowledge. It will involve pre- and post-operative care, prosthetic rehabilitation, and biomechanics. There will be opportunities to meet amputees and some time will be allocated for practical application.
Fee: €80, includes coffee, lunch (first day only) and tea, payable to 'Amputee course'. Please send SAE.
Roehampton Disablement Services Centre (DSA)
Mrs P Buttenshaw MCSP, DSA, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PR (tel 081-789 6500 ext 2793)
May 16
Bath
Seating for people with arthritis and back pain
Mrs S Green, Rehabilitation Laboratory, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Upper Borough Walls, Bath BAl 1RL (tel 0225 465941 ext 258)
This study day is designed for therapists, and will introduce delegates to the practical selection of car seating and adaptations, office seating, and easy chairs for people with arthritis and back pain. Special consideration will be given to general office ergonomics, principles of Balans seating, and modular seating. A commercial exhibition will be on show throughout the day.
Fee: €30, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'BIRD'. Application form from course organiser. Students welcome. Closing date May 10.
May 16-18 McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis McKenzie Institute (UK)
9.30 am-5 pm
Registration 9 am
London and therapy. Part C: Problem-solvina Dractlcal
Mrs J Moss MCSP, 3'Calbourne Road, London SW12 8LW - . 9 am-5 pm workshop Thursday and Friday
am-2 pm Saturday This course will review the principles of mechanical diagnosis and therapy and will specifically identify and discuss common problem areas of implementation of the approach. The problem-solving method will be demonstrated through examination and treatment of the more difficult patient. Instruction in basic manual techniques as applied in the context of mechanical therapy will be given along with the identification of such techniques. This is a practical course where therapist techniques will be taught and practised. Places limited to 24. Course pre-requisites: Attendance at part A and part B presented by Robin McKenzie or the McKenzie Institute - applicants must enclose copies of their certificates (see Physiotherapy, January, page 28). Tutor: Juliet Moss MCSP.
Fee: €85, includes coffee, tea, juice and biscuits, to be sent with application, payable to 'McKenzie Institute'.
The closing date for this section Is the 13th of the month preceding the month of publication. Organisers are reminded that course objectives must be stated for each entry under this section.
Please ask the Journal Department for submission forms.
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May 16-19
Kidderminster McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part A: The lumbar spine
Physiotherapy Department, Mill Street Hospital, Kidderminster, and McKenzie Institute
Mrs M Summers MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Mill Street Hospital, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY11 6XN
This four-day course consists of lecture and demonstration followed by examination and treatment of patients with complaints of lumbar pain. The patient categories of posture, dysfunction and derangement are described in detail. Appropriate treatment plans are outlined with emphasis on the use of self-treatment procedures. The clinical effectiveness of the self-treatment approach is demonstrated through the use of multiple patient demonstrations. This approach encourages therapists to perform thorough mechanical assessments, enabling them to identify mechanical categories which respond quickly to the use of self-treatment and prophylactic methods and those which require additional manual therapy. Tutor: Malcolm Robinson GradDipPhys MCSP.
Fee: €115, includes coffee, tea, juice and biscuits (lunch at participants' own expense), payable to 'The KDHA Physio Course Fund', to be sent with application. Students not accepted. There is no closing date.
May 17-18
The Edward Jenner Postgraduate Centre, Bristol Royal Infirmary
9.30 am-5.30 pm Friday
9 am-6 pm Saturday
Registration 9 am Friday
Basic hand therapy course (BAHT validated)
British Society of Hand Therapists
Ms M J Downs MCSP, The Hand Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW (tel 0272 282066)
This is a BAHT validated course for physiotherapists and occupational therapists interested, but not necessarily experienced, in hand therapy. Participants will cover a broad range of topics to include: Applied/advanced anatomy, examination, methods of assessment (theoretical and practical), common clinical conditions (bone, ligament, nerve, tendon, SSGs, flaps, amputation, Dupuytren's disease, inflammatory conditions, reflex sympathetic dystrophy); the management of pain, oedema, stiffness, scarring, muscle weakness and sensory abnormality. There will be a problem-solving session. Therapists who are successful in the examination will be awarded a certificate.
Fee: €65 BAHT members, €70 others, includes coffee, lunch and tea, payable to 'BAHT Bristol'. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Places limited. Closing date May 1.
May 18-19 Acuteltraumatic soft tissue Mr E Morgan-Jones GradDiDPhvs MCSP DbTR Salteraate Chesterfield injuries of the lower limb Physiotherapy Clinic, 124 Salteigate, Chesterfield S46 1NG
ftel 0246 208325) . ~~~
9 am-4 pm The aim of the course is to develop a basic understanding of the physiotherapy management of acute/ traumatic injuries of the lower limb. It will include causes, biomechanics, recognition and physiotherapy management of acute quadriceps muscle 'contusion' injury, and acute hamstring strain. Complications. Testing for 'fitness'. Prophylaxis. Anatomy, biomechanics, mechanism of injury, recognition and differential examination of meniscus, collateral ligament, cruciate ligament and posterior capsule damage. Physiotherapy management of - tibia1 collateral ligament sprain, ankle sprains and associated injuries of foot and leg. Support and strapping techniques for thigh, knee and ankle. Tutor: Mr G Preston MCSP.
Fee: f 55, students €35, includes coffee, lunch and tea, to be sent with application, payable to 'Saltergate Physiotherapy Clinic'. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser.
This is a weekend workshop designed to introduce physiotherapists to the ideas used in the Alexander technique. The course will be informative and experimental and will include: Alexander's discoveries, explanation and mechanisms of posture, primary control, Alexander type breathing, and stress release. Dr Barlow's ideas of the Alexander technique and the body into balance. Tutor: Jan Ellen MSTAT.
Fee: €65, plus f9.75 VAT, includes coffee and tea. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Students welcome.
lo am-5 pm Saturday 10 am-4 pm Sunday
Registration 9.45 am
June 8 -9
Harroaate Mobilisation of the lumbar spine (Maitland concept)
This is a basic course for physiotherapists with little or no experience in the treatment of lumbar problems using passive mobilisation technique. The course consists of the Maitland concept, subjective, planning and objective examination and treatment of the lumbar spine. Lecturer: Mr Kevin Banks BA MCSP, assistant instructor in the Maitland concept and senior physiotherapist, Montagu Hospital, Mexborough.
Fee: €65, plus €9.75 VAT, includes coffee and tea. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Students welcome.
9 am-5 pm Saturday and Sunday
Registration 8.45 am
June 8-10
Sutton Coldfield McKanzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part B: Cervical and thoracic spine
Mrs M Nicholson, Physiotherapy Department, Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield West Midlands 875 7RR
This three-day course revises Robin McKenzie's concept and with the assistance of a number of patients demonstrates how his principles of mechanical diagnosis and therapy through self-treatment procedures, can be applied to the cervical and thoracic spines. Having completed this course participants will be able to perform evaluations of cervical and thoracic patlents so as to identify and describe the three syndromes as they apply to these areas and be able to administer the self-treatment and prophylaxis regime for each category (including 'cervical headache' and 'whiplash'). Course pre-requisite: Attendance of part A, the four-day lumbar course given by Robin McKenzie or member of the teaching faculty of the McKenzie Institute Applicants must enclose a copy of part A certificate (see Physiotherapy, January, page 28). Tutor: Malcolm Robinson GradDipPhys MCSP.
Fee: €85, includes coffee, tea, juice and biscuits (lunch at participants' own expense), payable to 'Physiotherapy Study Fund', to be sent with application. Students not accepted. There is no closing date.
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June 10-12
Burton Manor, South Wirral, Cheshire
Residential
Registration 9 am
Steps in the right direction, 1991 Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Mental Handicap
This three-day residential course, inviting all physiotherapists, will consist of lectures and demonstrations and participatory groups on all aspects of work with people with handicaps. It will include such topics as autism, prioritising workload, sensory stimulation, and teaching skills. There will be appropriate trade stands. This course will be of interest to staff with or without experience. Day delegates welcome pro rata.
Fee: €180, includes coffee, lunch, tea and residential accommodation. One-third of fee to be sent with application, payable to 'ACPMH'. Please send SAE for application form from course organiser. Students welcome. Closing date May 9.
June 15-17
A bergavenny
McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part 6: Cervical and thoracic spine
North Gwent Physiotherapy Department, and The McKenzie Institute
Ms J A Sandilands, Physiotherapy Department, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, Gwent NP7 7EG
This three-day course revises Robin McKenzie's concept and with the assistance of a number of patients demonstrates how his principles of mechanical diagnosis and therapy through self-treatment procedures, can be applied to the cervical and thoracic spines. Having completed this course participants will be able to perform evaluations of cervical and thoracic patients so as to identify and describe the three syndromes as they apply to these areas and be able to administer the self-treatment and prophylaxis regime for each category (including 'cervical headache' and 'whiplash'). Course pre-requisite: Attendance of part A, the four-day lumbar course given by Robin McKenzie or member of the teaching faculty of the McKenzie Institute. Applicants must enclose a copy of part A certificate (see Physiotherapy, January, page 28). Tutor: Malcolm Robinson GradDipPhys MCSP.
Fee: €78, includes coffee, tea, juice and biscuits (lunch at participants' own expense), payable to 'Gwent Health Authority', to be sent with application. Students not accepted. There is no closing date.
July 22 -26 (Part A)
(Part B)
University of Kent, Canterbury
1 pm Monday to 1 pm Friday
August 5-9
Pre- and post-WCPT Congress course in orthopaedic medicine
Society of Orthopaedic Medicine/OCPPP
Mrs K M Kesson MCSP, Preston Lodge, The Mall, Favesham, Kent ME13 8JL (tel 0795 534113)
The course takes place over two weeks. Part A, cervical spine, thoracic spine and upper limb; part B, lumbar spine, sacro-iliac joint and lower limb. Each part is an intensive four-day course of lectures, demonstrations and practical sessions based on the work of the late Dr James Cyriax. Emphasis will be given to clinical examination and diagnosis, applied anatomy, accurate deep friction massage and manipulation. There will be numerous, supervised practical sessions in small groups of eight to ten participants. A bound handbook of course material will be provided on registration.
Fee: €225 (each part), includes coffee, lunch and tea, course reception and dinner, plus a visit to Canterbury Cathedral. The fee reduces to €420 if both parts are booked before the closing date of June 17. Application form from course organiser at above address.
July 24-26
London EC1
Manpower issues of the 1990s: WCPT 1991 pre-Congress course Physiotherapists
Association of District and Superintendent Chartered
9.30 am-4.30 pm
Registration 9-9.30 am
Ms M Downton MCSP, Superintendent Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EClA 7BE (tel 071-601 8242)
The course aims to address the issues of manpower by examining aspects of staff development, manpower planning and accreditation. It will build on the experience of qualified physiotherapists with a managerial role, by extending the knowledge of the theory and practice of manpower issues, and thus enabling them to apply it to local situations. Participants may attend for individual days or for the whole course.
Fee: €100 three days, €75 two days, €40 one day, includes coffee and lunch. Application form and programme from course organiser. Students not accepted. Closing date May 31.
July 24-26
Guildford, Surrey
9 am-5 pm
Registration 9 am Wednesday
WCPT pre-Congress course: Ergonomics in the workplace - issues for occupational health practice
This three-day pre-Congress course has been designed to provide therapists with a review of current issues related to the application of ergonomics and occupational health. It will illustrate the need for the application of ergonomics to a wide range of industrial problems. Particular emphasis will be given to musculoskeletal disorders (back pain and work-related upper limb disorders) including primary and secondary prevention/ treatment, and the need to manage and evaluate these strategies within an occupational health setting. Environmental issues will also be considered including sick building syndrome.
Mrs C Barlow, Robens Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 5XH (tel 0483 509213)
Fee: f 396 residential; €250 non-residential. Closing date June 28.
August 5 -9
Charing Cross Hospital, London
l o a m - 1 pm
Registration 9.30 am
Orthopaedic medicine: Part A
This course covers the examination and treatment of musculoskeletal lesions of the cervical spine and upper limb. Half the course is given to practical sessions in small supervised groups where students will practise applied anatomy, examination, friction massage, mobilisation and injection techniques. A visit to the anatomy department to review functional anatomy is included. The course is open to doctors and Chartered physiotherapists, and will be given by Stephanie Saunders and Fellows of the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine.
Fee: €175, includes refreshments, lunch, reception and manual to be sent with application payable to 'S Saunders'. Closing date June 5.
August 6 - 8 WCPT post-Congress courses Bristol and District Branch
Mrs K P Tinkler GradDipPhys MCSP, Superintendent Physiotherapist, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW
Three courses to be run consecutively: 1. Hand therapy - 'Whose hand is it anyway?' The team approach to hand injuries. Topics to include the latest techniques in hand surgery as practised in south west England and south Wales. 2. Half-day splinting - 'Have the hands got it right?' Practical workshops. 3. Arthritis in the 1990s - 'Does Research Hold the Key?' Poster presentations and workshops in physical therapies. Details and application form from Mrs Tinkler.
October
University of Nottingham
MMedSci in primary health care Professor E ldris Williams, Department of General Practice, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH (tel 0602 709395)
Applications are invited for the two-year part-time course leading to the degree of MMedSci which will start in October 1991. The course is multidisciplinary and designed to develop the skills and knowledge of professionals engaging in primary health care. The degree was established two years ago'and this will be the second intake of students. It involves one day per week attendance a t the medical school during term time. Bursaries are available to help with fees and PGEA approval for ten sessions for each of the two years will be available.
Further particulars from Professor E ldris Williams at above address. Closing date June 30.
October
University of Nottingham
MSc in sports medicine Professor E ldris Williams, Department of General Practice, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH (tel 0602 7093951
Applications are invited for a two-year part-time course leading to the above newly established degree, which will start in October 1991. The purpose is to provide general practitioners and physiotherapists with knowledge and skills in sports medicine which will be of benefit in their normal practice. It will iiivolve one day per week during term time in Nottingham, and visits to other centres at convenient times. Bursaries are available to help with fees and PGEA approval for ten sessions for each of the two years will be available.
Further particulars from Professor E ldris Williams at above address. Closing date June 30.
International April 8 -9
Mainz, Germany
Orthopaedic manual therapy International Seminar of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists
EURO-FOMT, Das Fortbildungs Zentrum, D-6500 Mainz 1, Weberstrasse 8, Germany
A course on manipulotive thrust techniques for physiotherapists with OMT II examination. Tutor: Olav Evjenth of Oslo, lecturer in manual medicine, instructor in manipulative therapy, with assistants.
Fee: DM 350.
August 5-9
Amsterdam, Holland
New concepts in electrotherapy Amsterdam Summer University
PO Box 53066, 1007 RB Amsterdam, Holland (tel +31 20 200225, fax +31 20 249368)
A five-day intensive course on new concepts in electrotherapy. The aim is to introduce a holistic working hypothesis and application strategies for the daily practice of physiotherapy. The course is based upon neurophysiological and neuroanatomical scientific topics. The working hypotheses reduce segmental appearances like myofascial triggerpoints and tenderpoints, but also changes in the connective tissue to the same denominator. Treatment methods with various electrical currents, electromagnetic energy and ultrasound are worked out for several tissue specific changes within the locomotive apparatus. Lecturers are all practising physiotherapists: Rolf Hoogland, Coen van Stralen, Martin van der Esch.
Fee: €285, includes coffee, tea, lunches, reader, working materials and daily cultural programme. For further information please contact the Amsterdam Summer University.
October 14- Hydrotherapy November 12
Melbourne, Australia
Mrs J Whitehouse, CSP, 14 Bedford Row, London WClR 4ED
This Australian certificated full-time hydrotherapy training course is presented by the Transport Accident Commission Rehabilitation Centre in conjunction with Latrobe University Lincoln School of Health Sciences, Melbourne. It will equip practitioners to act as hydrotherapists in appropriate fields of physiotherapy and rehabilitation. It will include about 35 hours of theory covering the basic sciences involved and 70 hours of practical teaching and application. Lecturers include recognised international experts in the field of hydrotherapy. Reference will be given to physiotherapists already working in hydrotherapy. Applicants will be given a list of pre-course reading and interviewed before acceptance.
Accommodation arranged on request. Closing date August 9.
Joint conference and exhibition organised by Germany and Holland for health professionals, disabled people, and their families. Lectures and discussions lasting 45 minutes will be interspersed with entertainment shows and live music. Themes will include equal rights legislation, problems of care, work stations for disabled people and the special position of handicapped women.
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After the first announcement of a course, its date, place and title will normally be given in subsequent issues of the Journal unless the closing date falls on or before the 20th of the month of issue, or the organiser sends in notification that it is fully booked. Further details may be obtained by referring to the issue of the Journal given after the t i t le of the course in parentheses.
February 22-24 (London SW6) The lumbar spine: Assessment and treatment (November)
February 23 (Milton Keynes) Sports physiotherapy (January)
February 23- 24 (Harrogate) Adverse mechanical tension in the nervous system (November)
February 23-24 (Southampton) Basic introduction to acupuncture (January)
March 1-3 (London SW6) The elbow, wrist and hand: Examination, assessment and treatment (November)
March 1-3 (Belfast) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part C : Problem-solving practical workshop (December)
March 1-3 (Edinburgh) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part C: Problem-solving practical workshop (December)
March 2 (Sutton Coldfield) Exercise in pregnancy and afterwards (January)
March 5 -6 (York) External examining (December)
March 5 -7 (Belfast) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part C: Problem-solving practical workshop (December)
March 6 (Coventry) Hoists and slings (September)
March 6 (Watford) Gait analysis study day with ORLAU from Oswestry (January)
March 6-14 (llpton, near Andover) Aromatherapy (December)
March 7 -8 (Glasgow) Treatment and care of the HIWAIDS patient (December)
March 7-10 (London NW3) Combined movements: Intermediate course (January)
March 8 - 9 (Birmingham) Paediatric respiratory care course (October)
March 8-10 (Belfast) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part B: Cervical and thoracic spine (December)
March 9 (Nottingham) Assessment and evaluation of physiotherapy in neurology (January)
rehabilitation: Management of fallers and theoretical challenges (January)
March 9-10 (Belper, Derbyshire) Orthopaedic medicine (January)
March 9-10 (Chesterfield) Acutehraumatic soft tissue injuries of the lower limb (January)
March 13-15 (Doncaster) So you've been asked to teach movement and handling (January)
movements (January)
Worcestershire) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part C: Problem- solving practical workshop (December)
March 16 (Cardiff) Update on low level laser and PEME therapies (January)
March 16 (London WC.1) Myometry: The theory and practice (January)
March 16 (Brighton) Normal movement (January)
March 16 (Haywards Heath, West Sussex) Sports injuries (January)
March 16 (Tunbridge Wells, Kent) Orthopaedic study day on arthrogryposis and spinal surgery (January)
March 16 (Cambridge) Electrotherapy update (January)
March 16 and June 1 (London EC1) Introduction to the Feldenkrais method (January)
mechanical tension in the nervous system (December)
March 16-17 (Canterbury) Children/adolescents in sport (January)
March 16-17 (Retford, Notts) Chronic/overuse soft tissue injuries of the lower limb (January)
March 16-17 (Nottingham) Ankylosing spondylitis (January)
March 18-22 (Sheffield) Orthopaedic medicine - The Cyriax Approach: Part B (November)
March 2 0 (London WC2) Teaching safe manual handling and lifting (January)
March 21 -23 (London) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part B: Cervical and thoracic spine (December)
Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part B: Cervical and thoracic spine (January)
and weight training (January)
pain (December)
(January)
(January)
Adverse mechanical tension (January)
mechanical tension in the nervous system (January)
(Salisbury) (A) Splinting, (B) Hand assessment and treatment (January)
March 30-31 (Prescot, Merseyside) Applied strapping of peripheral joints (January)
April 1991 onwards (Solihull, West Midlands) Shiatsu (January)
April (University of Strathclyde)
March 14-17 (Liverpool) Combined
March 15-17 (Kidderminster,
March 16-17 (Paisley) Adverse
March 21 -23 (London) McKenzie:
March 23 (Rochdale) Sports psychology
March 23 (Bournemouth) Anterior knee
March 23 (London NW3) Acupuncture
March 23 (Salford) Alternative therapies
March 23-24 (Stockport, Cheshire)
March 23-24 (Bedford) Adverse
March 26-28 (A), April 3 - 5 (B)
Postgraduate diploma in biomechanics (January)
Examination, assessment and treatment (January)
April 6- 7 (Chesterfield) Chronic/overuse soft tissue injuries of the lower limb (January)
April 6 -7 (Glasgow) Normal movement (January)
April 8 -9 (Birmingham) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Follow up Part D. Therapist technique and application (November)
April 9-12 Orthopaedic medicine: Part A (November)
April 10-12 (Norwich) Annual scientific meeting (January)
April 10-12 (Norwich) Setting clinical standards (January)
April 13-14 onwards (Warwick Hospital) Basic reflextherapy course with a holistic approach (January)
April 13-16 (Mansfield) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part D. Therapist technique and application (January)
tension of the nervous system: Upper and lower limbs (January)
April 16 (Salfordl Study day on Parkinson's disease (January)
April 17-21 (London) Orthopaedic medicine (Cyriax principles): Module A (January)
The state of the art in Britain (January)
boundaries of knowledge (January)
Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part B: Cervical and thoracic spine (January)
Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Follow up Part D. Therapist technique and application (January)
April 20 (Windsor, Berks) Pain (January) April 22-23 (Cardiff) Principles of
April 25 (Leeds) The management of pain
April 25-26 (Harrogate) Adverse
April 5 -7 (London SW6) The shoulder:
April 14-15 (Norwich) Adverse neural
April 18-19 (London WCl) Dysphagia:
April 18-19 (Abergavenny) Four
April 18-20 (Exeter) McKenzie:
April 18-21 (London) McKenzie:
research (January)
(January)
mechanical tension in the nervous system (January)
April 25-27 (Sunderland) McKenzie: Mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Part B: Cervical and thoracic spine (January)
April 26-27 (West Lothian) Burns and plastic surgery (including hand trauma) (January)
April 26-28 (London SW6) The cervical spine: Examination, assessment and treatment (January)
April 27 (Nottingham) Plastic adaptation of the neuromuscular system (January)
April 27 (Chesterfield) How to teach safe lifting and moving of loads (January)
April 3 0 (Salford) Study day on stroke (January)
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May 13-18 (Birmingham 818) Orthopaedic medicine: The Cyriax approach: Part C (January)
severely handicapped (January)
rehabilitation: The way forward (January)
June 3-28 and September 9-13 (Stanmore, Middlesex) Physiotherapy management of the spinal cord injured patient (accredited) (January)
July 8-19 and September 6 (Southampton) Introduction and orientation to community physiotherapy (CSP validated/accredited) (January)
July 9 (Salford) Study day on urinary incontinence (January)
July 23-26 (London SE1) WCPT pre- Congress course: A synopsis of orthopaedic manual therapy, including passive movement and neuromuscular techniques (January)
movement of incontinence (January)
paediatric physiotherapy conference (September)
August 3 (Cambridge) Post-WCPT study day (January)
May 17-18 (Oswestry) Orthotics for the
May 28 (Salford) Neurological
July 24-25 (Bradford) Physiotherapy
August 2 - 4 (Cardiff) International
August 4 -6 (Cambridge) Pain symposium (January)
August 5 -6 (London SW3) Respiratory care: Changing concepts (post-WCPT Congress course) (December)
September 19-20 (Blackpool) CSP Congress
September 1991 -June 1992: September 15-21 First residential block (Oxford Polytechnic) Physiotherapy practice in occupational health (CSP validated) (January)
September 12 (Salford) Study day on pressure sores and leg ulcers (January)
October 1991 for two years (King's College, London) MSc degree in research methods for remedial therapists (January)
International March 15-16 (La Louviere, Belgium) The
April 2 -6 (Gold Coast, Queensland, Sohier concept (January)
Australia) Acupuncture in the age of technology (November)
April 8-10 (Seattle, USA) Spinal injuries (August)
April 19-21 (Lyon, France) First
kinesitherapists' European meeting: Euro-kine 91 (November)
April 27 (Maastricht, The Netherlands) The Sacro-iliac joint: Its role in posture and locomotion (December)
May 17-19 (Wroclaw, Poland) Tenth congress (February)
June 6 - 9 (Sydney, Australia) Back pain: Current concepts and recent advances (January)
September 4-6 (Cardiff, Wales) Wound management (January)
October 18-19 (Bruges, Belgium) Medicine and soccer (January)
November 20-23 (Wuhan, China) Massage and physical and breathing exercises (January)
1992 April 22-25 (Vancouver, Canada)
Independence 92 (January) July 19-22 (Vancouver, Canada)
Schizophrenia 1992: Poised for change (January)
September 28-October 1 (Dublin 2, Eire) Physiotherapy (January)
November 27-30 (Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia) Manipulation (September)
branch news Bath and District: Tuesday, March 12,
coffee 7 pm, lecture 7.30 pm prompt; physiotherapy department, Royal United Hospital, Bath; Mr B Bodle BSc(Hons) MBA DO MRO on 'Osteopathy and cranial osteopathy'. All Branch members and students welcome.
Belfast: Tuesday, March 12, 7.30 pm; concert hall, Musgrave Park Hospital; Mr George Kernaghan, research unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, on 'Use of meniscus screener'. Lecture will be followed by AGM.
Brighton: Thursday, March 7, 7 pm; physiotherapy department gym, Brighton General Hospital; Sue England MCSP, private and research physiotherapist, on 'Update in laser therapy'. AGM.
Bristol: Tuesday, March 5, 6.15 pm; Southmead postgraduate centre; AGM.
Chester: Wednesday, March 13, 7.45 pm; physiotherapy department, Ellesmere Port Hospital; Dr Sally Shaw and Mrs Anne Teaney on 'The hospice movement'.
7.30 pm; Chiltern Hospital; Dr M A Byron MRCP, consultant rheumatologist, will give the presidential address on 'Juvenile arthritis'. AGM. Refreshments will be served.
Croydon: Tuesday, March 12, 7 pm; postgraduate medical centre, Mayday Hospital; Mr Ted Williams, director for public health, Croydon DHA, on 'Why should we purchase physiotherapy services? Is it value for money?' Followed by AGM.
Chiltern: Wednesday, March 20,
Derby: Tuesday, March 19, 7 pm; postgraduate centre, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary; Mrs Penny Robinson, CSP director of professional affairs; AGM.
AGM, 8 pm presidential address; postgraduate centre, Poole General Hospital; Mr Les Yeoman, retired unit general manager, will give the presidential address. Followed by wine and a finger buffet.
Eastbourne and Hastings: Monday, March 11, 7 pm; Bexhill recreational centre, Bexhill Hospital; Mr J A N Shepperd FRCS will give the presidential address. AGM.
Edinburgh: Tuesday, March 19, 7.30 pm; function room, Liberton Hospital; pre-Congress debate and business meeting.
Forth Valley: Wednesday, March 27, 7.30 pm; postgraduate centre, Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary; AGM. Cheese and wine to follow meeting.
Fife: Tuesday, March 19, 7 pm; physiotherapy department, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy; AGM. Followed by cheese and wine.
Glasgow: Wednesday, March 13, 7 pm; physiotherapy department, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow; Dr Gavin Tait, senior registrar, orthopaedic division, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, on 'Computerised knee scanners'. Preceded by AGM and business meeting, followed by buffet supper.
7.30 pm; Stroud postgraduate centre;
Dorset: Thursday, March 21, 7.15 pm
Gloucestershire: Wednesday, March 13,
AGM followed by an American supper. Grampian: Wednesday, March 6, 7 pm;
Grampian School of Physiotherapy, Woolmanhill; AGM and business meeting.
Harrogate: Tuesday, February 26, 7.30 pm; postgraduate medical centre, Harrogate General Hospital; AGM.
Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire: Wednesday, March 27, 7.30 pm; postgraduate centre, St Albans City Hospital, Waverley Road, St Albans; presidential address by Mr G M Hart, orthopaedic consultant at St Albans. Preceded by AGM.
Lancashire: Thursday, March 14, 7.30 pm; Sharoe Green Hospital, DHQ, Fulwood, Preston; Dr Cummins, consultant neurologist, Withington Hospital, Manchester, on 'Multiple sclerosis'.
Lea Valley: Wednesday, March 20, 7 pm for 7.30 pm; physiotherapy department, Barking Hospital, Upney Lane, Barking; Mrs Carole Whitwood MCSP on 'Veterinary physiotherapy'. Followed by short AGM.
Leicester: Tuesday, March 19, 7.15 pm; Coalville Community Hospital; Dr Dennis Trent, chartered clinical psychologist, on 'Counselling and physiotherapy'. 7.15 pm AGM, 8 pm lecture.
Macclesfield: Wednesday, March 20, 7.30 pm; rehabilitation unit, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Victoria Road, Macclesfield; Mrs Margaret Wilson RGN RCNT, counsellor and trainer, 'on 'Looking at loss'. Preceded by AGM.
registration); Montgomery County Infirmary, Newtown, Powys; Rose Macdonald MCSP, Crystal Palace, on 'Strapping for sports injuries' day course. Contact Ms L Revell MCSP, senior physiotherapist, Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth.
