ORUK virtual spinal course for AHP's | 5 February — 11 March 2024
Overview
All webinars will be recorded, you will be able to watch these up to 12 weeks post course after which time access will be removed, with no exceptions.
Orthopaedic Research UK is pleased to announce its first Online Course in Spinal Conditions for Allied Healthcare Professionals, presented by a prestigious multidisciplinary panel from spinal units in the UK and beyond. This course is suitable for all clinicians with an interest in spinal conditions, including nurses, orthotists, physios, osteopaths, occupational therapists and chiropracters. In six weekly webinars we will cover some of the most important topics in both adult and paediatric practice, including degenerative conditions and the management of spinal deformity.
We will present the evidence, discuss the controversies, challenge some preconceptions and explore how AHPs 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, delegates will be confident in being up-to-date with the latest clinical concepts in the treatment of spinal conditions, red flags and referral criteria, and the relevant national guidelines.
Programme
Each weekly webinar will last approximately 120 minutes, broadcast live on a Monday from 19:00 to 21:00 (BST).
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40 spaces remainingWeek 1 “Assessment of the operated spinal deformity, problems arising and when revision might be considered.”
Monday 5th February
Topic: “Assessment of the operated spinal deformity, problems arising and when revision might be considered.”
Guest speakers:
Sriram Harish Srinivasan, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Physiotherapist: to be confirmed
Institution: Kettering Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Moderator: Gavin SpenceLocation Online -
40 spaces remainingWeek 2: Spondylolysis, current concepts on definition, diagnosis and management | 12 February
Monday 12th February
Topic: “Spondylolysis. Current concepts on definition, diagnosis and management.”
Guest Speakers:
Jonathan Lucas, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Laura Kenison, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapy Practitioner
Institution: Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Moderator: Michail KokkinakisLocation Online -
40 spaces remainingWeek 3: Adult spinal deformity, all you need to know | 19 February
Monday 19th February
Topic: “Adult Spinal Deformity. All you need to know.”
Guest Speakers:
Panos Liantis, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Rashida Pickford, Consultant Spinal Physiotherapist
Kathy Payne, Consultant Spinal Physiotherapist
Institution: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Moderator: Gavin SpenceLocation Online -
40 spaces remainingWeek 4: Neuromuscular scoliosis in children | 26 February
Monday 26th February
Topic: “Neuromuscular scoliosis in children. The experience from a tertiary referral centre.”
Guest Speakers:
Neil Davidson, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Kristine Gatti, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapy Practitioner
Sarah Gregson, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapy Practitioner
Institution: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Moderator: Michail KokkinakisLocation Online -
40 spaces remainingWeek 5: Degenerative spine – Disease spectrum and management options | 4 March
Monday 4th March
Topic: “Degenerative spine – Disease spectrum and management options”
Guest Speakers:
Sandesh Lakkol, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Physiotherapist: to be confirmed
Institution: Health Point Hospital, Abu Dhabi
Moderator: Gavin SpenceLocation Online -
40 spaces remainingWeek 6: Idiopathic scoliosis in children, braces, modern trends, national trials and myths | 11 March
Monday 11th March
Topic: “Idiopathic Scoliosis in children. Braces, modern trends, national trials and myths.”
Guest Speakers:
Ashley Cole, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Candice Sutcliffe, Paediatric Spinal Extended Scope Physiotherapist
Andrew Mills, Spinal Clinical Specialist Orthotist
Institution: Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Moderator: Michail KokkinakisLocation 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.