Category: Courses Classes & Study

The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine’s (SOMM’s) MSc Musculoskeletal Medicine, validated by Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh, is now closed, and the programme will be finishing on 31 August this year.

SOMM is very pleased to announce that its modules have now been credit-rated by QMU at master’s level. The ‘Foundation in Musculoskeletal Medicine’ module has been credit-rated for 60 master’s level credits and the advanced modules, the ‘Theory and Practice of Injection Therapy’, ‘Advancing Practice in Musculoskeletal Medicine’ and ‘Preparation for Teaching Musculoskeletal Medicine’ have each been credit rated at 20 master’s level credits.…

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Daniel McCarthy, iO Professional Development Manager, will be joined by Steven Vogel, Duty Vice-Chancellor at the UCO, for the Institute of Osteopathy’s next CPD webinar focusing on vascular pathologies of the neck on Thursday, 18 July at 12pm.

The webinar will navigate the complexity and clinical equivocality of masquerading vascular pathologies, how they may present, associated risk factors, appropriate screening and decision-making concerning management.

Healthcare practitioners can book attendance to this webinar for £10. (iO Members can attend for free). Find out more here.

Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care and Musculoskeletal Bitesize courses

Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care
Develop practical skills required in a primary care consultation. Providing a supportive environment for professionals to increase confidence and knowledge in diagnosing, treating and managing MSK conditions.

“This course exceeded my expectations, the content and delivery was very relevant to my role, so much so I have used the information for 3 patients already this morning.”

Course details:
Monday 7^th October, Glasgow
Saturday 8^th March, Birmingham
Time: 9-5pm
Cost: £165

Musculoskeletal Bitesize
An online course aimed at primary care professionals involved in diagnosing and supporting patients with MSK conditions.…

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Versus Arthritis healthcare professional training and education needs survey.

Versus Arthritis is reviewing their healthcare professional training and education offer and would like to gather insight from healthcare professionals involved in diagnosing, treating and managing patients with MSK conditions, to find out about their MSK training needs and preferences.

Insights will be used to shape the future training and education the charity provides. If you could take 5-10 minutes to complete the survey before 25^th July, your input will be greatly appreciated.…

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The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine (SOMM) has added a new host to its venue portfolio – Perth Royal Infirmary.

The hospital will host the SOMM Foundation in Musculoskeletal Medicine Module, Unit 1 in October/November 2024.

This 4-day Unit covers the cervical spine, shoulder, elbow and wrist/hand. The unit is highly practical and combines this with theory lectures, clinical reasoning, and a review of functional anatomy. Read more

Due to demand, an additional THEORY AND PRACTICE OF INJECTION THERAPY module has been added to the course programme this year, in Liverpool this September. …

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This one day course will be split into three main sections covering low back pain and sciatica, lower limb and upper limb. The course has been designed by GPs primarily for GPs and GP Trainees but is also beneficial for other primary healthcare professionals such as Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists and Physiotherapists who support patients with MSK conditions.

• Wednesday 3^rd July 9-5pm
• The Studio, Glasgow
• £165

Find more information and the learning outcomes from the Versus Arthritis Training courses page.

The training in this MSK Bitesize webinar focuses on the ten topics that predominantly feature within primary care settings.

• Osteoarthritis,
• Inflammatory arthritis,
• Fibromyalgia,
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica,
• Myeloma,
• Gout,
• Hypermobility,
• Paediatric MSK,
• Lupus,
• and Physical Activity.

This session is aimed at GPs and other primary care professionals involved in diagnosing and supporting patients with MSK conditions.

• Thursday 23rd May 6-9pm
• Microsoft Teams
• £35

Find more information from the Versus Arthritis webpage of Training courses for healthcare professionals.

The Injection CPD Day is still a new product for SOMM but the two days held recently in Belfast were a great success with excellent feedback. Attendees review current evidence as well as refreshing their practical skills and enhancing their clinical reasoning in MSK injection therapy.

The next CPD Day will be held in Liverpool on Saturday, 11th May 2024. For further information and booking, please visit SOMM’s website.