Advanced musculoskeletal course for primary care practitioners: Joint by joint | 4 July 2023

Overview

This one- day course will enhance the expertise and confidence of advanced primary care practitioners in managing joint pain, and improve patient outcomes by providing high-quality care.

Key aims and learning outcomes:

  • To provide advanced primary care practitioners, including physiotherapists, general practitioners, and osteopaths, with a better understanding of joint pain and musculoskeletal common problems
  • Enhance the knowledge and skills of participants in examining patients with joint pain, including joint examination techniques, diagnostic procedures, and assessment of joint function
  • Equip participants with the latest management strategies and treatment options for joint pain, including non-pharmacological, pharmacological, and interventional approaches
  • Allow participants to practice their joint injection techniques on models under the guidance of experienced, renowned faculty
  • Demonstrate the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for joint pain management and provide participants with a better understanding of the benefits and limitations of other orthobiologic treatment options
  • Enable participants to feel more confident in managing joint pain, and to apply their experience and acquired knowledge and skills in their clinical practice

Faculty include:

  • Professor Richard Field, Consultant Orthopaedic Hip Surgeon, South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre
  • Professor Mohamed A. Imam, Professor and Consultant Trauma and Upper Limb Surgeon, Bristow Orthopaedic Centre and University of East London
  • Professor Deiary Kader, Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon, South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre
  • Mr Ansar Mahmood, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, and founder and Medical Director of Pinnacle Global Healthcare
  • Mr Andrew Miller, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Pinnacle Global Healthcare
  • Mr Narender Nalajala, Consultant Physiotherapist, Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Mr George Prezerakos, Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Mr Sam Singh, Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon, London Bridge Hospital
  • Mr Ramon Tahmassebi, Consultant Orthopaedic Hand & Wrist Surgeon, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust

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Convenor:

Professor Mohamed A. Imam

Professor and Consultant Trauma and Upper Limb Surgeon at the Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Centre and the University of East London

I serve as Professor, in the Smart Health Academic Unit, at the University of East London. I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Centre where I serve as a board member representing Medical Staff in the trust.

I serve as Professor, in the Smart Health Academic Unit, at the University of East London. I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Centre where I serve as a board member representing Medical Staff in the trust.

I am a committee member at the British Elbow and Shoulder Society and the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS). I am a co-founder the OrthoGlobe Initiative and FRCS Mentors initiative. I am a Gold member and Fellow of the AO Foundation, Switzerland. I am an associate Editor, Editorial Board Member and reviewer in multiple peer-reviewed journals and a UNICEF Champion since 2012. I was awarded multiple distinctive international awards and travelling fellowships from the NHS Academy, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), ISAKOS, European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), International Trauma Foundation (AO) and others.

I have authored two books, one on the uses of stem cells in orthopaedics and an atlas in shoulder arthroscopy. I am currently editing a textbook for shoulder Injuries by Springer and a reference book for upper limb problems in general practice. My current research interests include novel materials, ligament and cartilage regeneration, artificial intelligence and machine learning in Medicine, minimally invasive fracture fixation devices, arthroscopy outcomes and techniques to aid rapid return to sport after injury. I have designed Orthopaedic instruments, designed and published different techniques, authored more than 80 numerous scientific papers, completed two Degree level theses including a PhD on rotator cuff tendons healing and successfully filed patents. I was awarded a fellowship in orthopaedic and trauma surgery presented by The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Following the completion of specialist training, I undertook upper limb fellowships at distinguished centres of excellence. These included fellowships training at internationally recognised units within the UK: the Wrightington Upper Limb Unit and at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and a complex trauma fellowship in Oxford.

I undertook international fellowships in Der Balgrist University Orthopaedic Centre in Zurich, Switzerland as well as Mayo Clinic, The Steadman clinic and, Stanford University in the US. I also undertook multiple clinical visitations to different elite centres in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

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(04/07 at 08:00 AM ) Advanced musculoskeletal course for primary care practitioners: Joint by joint | 4 July 2023 - £200.00
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