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

Overview

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING PURCHASE ORDERS OR ISSUING INVOICES FOR THIS COURSE.

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
• Dr Jyoti Bakshi, Consultant Rheumatologist, Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust
• 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
• Mrs Caryn Sharrock, Hand Therapist, New Victoria Hospital and Parkside Hospital
• Mr Matthew Solan, Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
• Mr Ramon Tahmassebi, Consultant Orthopaedic Hand & Wrist Surgeon, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust