Category: Courses Classes & Study

Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care, Birmingham

Versus Arthritis Core SkillsThis 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:

  • Gain confidence in taking an effective history from an MSK patient, including eliciting red flags and psychosocial flags.
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of examination of the MSK patient, including the discriminating features of the examination.
  • Be able to formulate a management plan, including appropriate investigations, referral, safety net and follow-up.
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BOA Ortho Update Course 2025

Don’t miss out on a place on Ortho Update course on Saturday 1st March 2025, run by the The British Orthopaedic Association.

The course is designed to deliver teaching on important / hot topics and clinical examination skills to cover various aspects of the orthopaedic curriculum over a 3-year cycle

For orthopaedic trainees at all levels and SAS surgeons, this updated course will give you the opportunity to access new understanding and support your preparation for the FRCS exam.

For registration details and programme, please visit the website here.

How to spot hypermobility-related conditions in Primary care

Ehlers-Danlos Support UK is inviting GPs and GP trainees within the UK to enhance their understanding of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders in a Primary care setting.

This event offers a unique opportunity to connect with experts and expand knowledge. Don’t miss out on this chance to enhance your skills and stay current in the ever-evolving world of your general practice.

Tuesday 26th November 2024, 11:30am-5pm
The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London
Free.

Click here for booking, lecture details and full agenda.

Exciting opportunity for MSK innovators

Applications are now open for this year’s MSK Innovation Accelerator programme, hosted by MedTech SuperConnector. The programme, which is supported by ORUK, was successfully piloted last year. It is designed to accelerate the development of musculoskeletal innovation and thereby create and scale early-stage MSK ventures across the UK. It involves a 6-month intensive learning journey, providing participants with entrepreneurship training, masterclasses and access to expertise. The accelerator learning content is part-time.

The MSK Innovation Accelerator programme is open to MSK related Innovations at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 or above from research fellows, postdocs & late-stage PhD candidates, or innovators from Academic Research Centres, small to medium size enterprises with research laboratories, or clinical institutes with a medical technology in development in the lab or digital environment.…

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FSEM Diploma in MSK Medicine 2025

The Diploma in MSK Medicine recognises the excellence in MSK care and provides a benchmark of quality for both service commissioners and patients.

The Diploma has been developed to support the multi-professional workforce that is evolving to meet the growing need for optimal care of musculoskeletal conditions by demonstrating applied knowledge in this important field.

Learn more and register your interest here.

Managing Persistent Pain e-learning resource

A new e-learning resource available to all healthcare professionals working across roles and sectors in Wales entitled “Managing Persistent Pain”. It has been by launched by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW).

This package has been developed in collaboration by HEIW, primary care representatives and pharmacy colleagues together with the National Clinical Lead for Persistent Pain. The resource has been developed to encourage healthcare professionals to think more broadly about the management persistent pain rather than focusing on medication and interventions.…

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Apply for MFSEM Part 1 Exam

FSEM logoApplications are now open for the MFSEM Part 1 Examination.

The MFSEM Part 1 & 2 are the benchmark examinations for those practicing in Sport and Exercise Medicine, and sets the excellent standards for providing clinical care within the specialty.

This examination is the first of two parts which, upon successful completion, currently provides members a route to Membership of the Faculty.

Exam date: 26th September 2024

Eligibility
Candidates must hold a medical qualification that is acceptable to the UK General Medical Council for Full or Provisional Registration or to the Medical Council in Ireland for Full or Temporary Registration.…

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