Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
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Diploma in Team CareThe Diploma in Team Care will set the standard for Team Care knowledge across Sport and Exercise Medicine.
Applications open now.
Exam sitting: 15th April 2025
Diploma in MSK MedicineThe Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine sets the standard for MSK knowledge across the entire breadth of community care.
Applications open now.
Exam sitting: 20th May 2025
The NOA Conference and Awards takes place on 15 May 2025 at the Birmingham Conference & Events Centre (BCEC). NOA members can register here.
The CPD accredited NOA Conference – which is free to attend for NOA members – brings together clinicians and healthcare professionals from multi-disciplinary backgrounds within orthopaedics.
The conference promises a day filled with knowledge sharing, networking, and celebrating achievements. The agenda includes keynote addresses from leading figures in orthopaedics and musculoskeletal (MSK) health, presentations from NOA awards finalists, and various sessions from NOA networks.
Webinar: Allied Health Professions for the Armed Force Community
On 4 February 2025, the iO will be showcasing a career as an osteopath, and explaining how your transferable skills and values lend themselves to this long-term sustainable career. The webinar includes the opportunity to watch an osteopath in action and hear from the NHSE AHP Programme Lead, Paul Chapman MCSP DSA (csp), as well as The Institute of Osteopathy, university admissions; listen to lived experience from former armed forces members that are now clinicians and military spouses.…
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Diploma in Team CareThe Diploma in Team Care will set the standard for team care knowledge across sport and exercise medicine.
Applications open now. Exam sitting: 15th April 2025
The Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine sets the standard for MSK knowledge across the entire breadth of community care.
Applications open now. Exam sitting: 20th May 2025
The National Spine Network is holding a study day on 11th March 2025 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
You can find details on registering from the britspine2025 website, and more information on the flyer below [right click to save as PDF]:
Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care BirminghamThis one day course is useful for Primary Care health professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions. The course focuses on developing the practical skills required in a typical 10-minute consultation, focusing on the knee, shoulder and spine.
Key learning outcomes:
Joint RCSEd – ORUK Research Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery
ORUK is partnering with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) to support advancements in Orthopaedics through this unique research fellowship. Up to £60,000 is available.
Deadline for applications: 31/12/2024.
For further information, visit oruk.org/research
Joint NJR/ORUK/RCS England Research Fellowship
ORUK is co-sponsoring a fellowship with The National Joint Registry (NJR), with the successful candidate to be appointed in 2025. Applicants must propose a project that is aligned with the broad strategic objectives of the NJR and based upon NJR data.…
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The British Orthopaedic Association is running the Training Orthopaedic Trainers (TOTs) course on Monday, March 24th 2025.
The programme is aimed to improve the standard of teaching for those in trauma and orthopaedic (T&O) training and practice entirely online. The underlying premise of TOTs is that if T&O trainers understand how people learn and how the T&O curriculum works, by translating that understanding into action, they should improve their teaching.
Full details can be found via the BOA website.
The MSK Innovation Accelerator, the UK’s leading entrepreneur programme for early-stage musculoskeletal (MSK) MedTech innovation, will be boosted in 2024/25 by the support of NVIDIA. The programme, which is hosted by MedTech SuperConnector in partnership with Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK), was successfully piloted last year. It is designed to accelerate the development of MSK innovation and create and scale early-stage ventures across the UK. It involves a 6-month intensive learning journey, providing participants with entrepreneurship training, masterclasses and access to expertise.…
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SOMM has now completed their schedule of courses for 2025.
They plan to run courses throughout the UK, including the SOMM Foundation Module, Injection Therapy Module and IT CPD Update Days.
Open the image for the full-size schedule [PDF], and secure your booking now at www.sommcourses.org.
