ORUK Online Specialty Series for Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapists: Cerebral Palsy - 01/11/2021 - 06/12/2021

Overview

WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY FURTHER PAYMENTS BY PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS COURSE, AS ALL FUNDING MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE THE COURSE START DATE. PLEASE PAY FOR YOUR PLACE ONLINE BY CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD ONLY.

During the popular online courses for paediatric orthopaedic physiotherapists, it became obvious that there was a lot of interest in the sub-specialties from clinicians with highly specialised caseloads. In response we are launching the “Specialty Series” of intensive and focused online courses devoted to particular areas of clinical practice. This first series is designed for physiotherapists with a particular interest in neurodisability, covering the areas you told us you wanted to discuss.

We will present the evidence, discuss the controversies, challenge some preconceptions and explore how physios and surgeons can best work together as a team. The online format allows us to make this course truly interactive, with challenging case discussions, quizzes to test your knowledge, polls, and plenty of opportunity to comment and ask questions.

By the end of the course, you will be confident in being up-to-date with the latest clinical concepts, red flags and referral criteria, as well as all the important national guidelines for children with cerebral palsy.

All sessions will be recorded, you will have access to all recorded sessions and be able to revisit these as and when you require.

Format

Weekly pre-webinar material will be emailed to delegates, consisting of a quality up-to-date review paper, an illustrative challenging case scenario relevant to the topic, and copies of national guidelines to follow each webinar where appropriate.

Each webinar consists of:

  • An initial presentation discussing clinical problems we treat together, updates on modern clinical practice, examination techniques, differential diagnoses, red flags and reasons to refer, rehabilitation issues, and national guidelines.
  • Interactive discussion of the challenging case scenario
  • Interactive question and answer session
  • Discussion of cases submitted by delegates, or illustrative cases submitted by the convenors (or both)

Programme

Each weekly webinar will last approximately 120 minutes.

Week 1: Monday 1 November – Evidence Based Practice Part 1 – Botox/Serial Casting/SDR/Maintaining function
Week 2: Monday 8 November – Evidence Based Practice Part 2 – Splints/Standing frames/New technology
Week 3: Monday 15 November – Gait Analysis for non-gait lab people – How it helps/DIY options
Week 4: Monday 22 November – Hip surveillance – Consensus and controversies
Week 5: Monday 29 November – Ambulant Children with CP – How surgery can help/Foot problems
Week 6: Monday 6 December – Transitioning to adult services – Challenges and solutions

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    Private: Week 1: Evidence Based Practice Part 1 – Botox/Serial Casting/SDR/Maintaining function 01/11/2021
    Monday 1 November 2021
    Event roundup Online
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    Private: Week 2: Evidence Based Practice Part 2 – Splints/Standing frames/New technology 08/11/2021
    Monday 8 November 2021
    Event roundup Online
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    Private: Week 3: Gait Analysis for non-gait lab people – How it helps/DIY options 15/10/2021
    Monday 15 November
    Event roundup Online
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    Private: Week 4: Hip surveillance – Consensus and controversies 22/11/2021
    Monday 22 November
    Event roundup Online
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    Private: Week 5: Ambulant Children with CP – How surgery can help/Foot problems 29/11/2021
    Monday 29 November
    Event roundup Online
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    Private: Week 6: Transitioning to adult services – Challenges and solutions 06/12/2021
    Monday 6 December
    Event roundup Online

Convenors:

Mr Michail Kokkinakis

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Evelina London Children’s Hospital

Michail Kokkinakis is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital and an honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London. He is the Lead Surgeon on adolescent hip preservation surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust while his additional subspecialty interests include modern management of orthopaedic deformities in children with cerebral palsy as well as treatment of complex feet deformities.

Michail graduated from the medical school of University of Frankfurt in Germany and received his surgical and orthopaedic training in the UK and Greece. He is fellowship-trained in Glasgow, Evelina London and Stanmore. He has a PhD in orthopaedics awarded by the University of Frankfurt, Germany and a PgCert in Clinical Leadership awarded by the University of Teesside, UK. He has an extensive list of 36 Medline publications.

He is member of the British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery, British Society for Surgery in Cerebral Palsy and the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society. He is co-chair of Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway for South East England as well as BSCOS Delphi flatfoot consensus group and a regular reviewer for the Bone and Joint Journal.

Mr Gavin Spence

Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Evelina London Children’s Hospital

Gavin Spence is a full time Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Evelina London Children’s Hospital. His particular clinical interest is in external fixation and limb deformity correction. Prior to this he was a consultant for King’s College Hospital London (Dubai) and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, treating children with a variety of tertiary paediatric orthopaedic conditions including neuromuscular pathology. He trained in London and Cambridge, with fellowships in Great Ormond Street, Stanmore, and Adelaide.

Event Details

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(01/11 at 19:00 PM ) Private: Week 1: Evidence Based Practice Part 1 – Botox/Serial Casting/SDR/Maintaining function 01/11/2021 - £25.00
(08/11 at 19:00 PM ) Private: Week 2: Evidence Based Practice Part 2 – Splints/Standing frames/New technology 08/11/2021 - £25.00
(15/11 at 19:00 PM ) Private: Week 3: Gait Analysis for non-gait lab people – How it helps/DIY options 15/10/2021 - £25.00
(22/11 at 19:00 PM ) Private: Week 4: Hip surveillance – Consensus and controversies 22/11/2021 - £25.00
(29/11 at 19:00 PM ) Private: Week 5: Ambulant Children with CP – How surgery can help/Foot problems 29/11/2021 - £25.00
(06/12 at 19:00 PM ) Private: Week 6: Transitioning to adult services – Challenges and solutions 06/12/2021 - £25.00