A rapid run through of 10 MSK topics that frequently present in primary care.
Date: 20th September 2023
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: £35
For more details and to book your place visit the Versus Arthritis website.
Category: Courses Classes & Study
Core Skills in MSK care course (online)
A four-day course focusing on the skills required in the 10-minute GP consultation.
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 musculoskeletal conditions.
Date: Starting 7th March 2024
Time: 6.30-8.30pm
Cost: £135
For more details and to book your place visit our website.
Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care – face to face
Versus Arthritis is excited to announce a face-to-face training workshop: Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care, in Glasgow.
The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the 27th September 2023. The workshop provides practical, hands-on learning and the opportunity to come together with peers to share knowledge and problem solve. The workshop is split into three main sections – low back pain and sciatica, lower limb and upper limb.
For just £165 you will receive a full day’s training from an experienced Core Skills trainer, a printed copy of the course handbook, a certificate and refreshments, and a conference buffet lunch included.…
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Fragility Fracture Network Congress 2023
Improving care for fragility fracture patients
The Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) invites you to attend their 11th annual Congress in Oslo, Norway on 3 – 6 October, 2023.
FFN is a global organization with a mission to improve the care for patients who have sustained, or are at risk of, a fragility fracture. Its membership is multidisciplinary and the Congress is designed to address the patients’ needs across the continuum from emergency department to return to function in the community.…
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NRAS SMILE-RA webinars
NRAS will be hosting two webinars on the 25 May and 31 May to explain more about their free online self-management programme SMILE-RA and how it can help health professionals and their patients.
The webinars are free to attend and will cover:
- Introduction to SMILE-RA.
- How the programme can help patients and the importance of self-management.
- How to register for the SMILE-RA programme.
- What the clinicians and rheumatology health professionals have to say.
- A Q&A session on the programme.
Visit the SMILE-RA page to sign up.…
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Encouraging Physical Activity webinar
Versus Arthritis: Encouraging Physical Activity in the Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions
Date: 7 June 2023
Time: 7-8pm
Delivered via Microsoft Teams Live
This free webinar aimed at healthcare professionals will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to effectively manage conversations with your patients about physical activity. Learn about the recommended levels of physical activity and how physical activity can help people with arthritis and related musculoskeletal conditions to manage their symptoms.
Key learning outcomes:
- To understand the physical activity guidelines and how to apply them to your patients.
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NOA webinar – Origins and Achievements of the GMOA
Save the date for the next NOA webinar taking place on 3 May 2023 at 1pm. The session will look at the origins and achievements of the Greater Manchester Orthopaedic Alliance (GMOA). The current Chair, Professor David Sands Johnson, will share details of the alliance, its role during the pandemic and its goals for the future.
This one-hour webinar will be of interest to anyone eager to form alliances in their local area in order to improve services. Professor Sands Johnson will be interviewed by Mr Cormac Kelly, NOA Webinar Lead, and will take questions from participants.…
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PCRMM Shoulder Injections – The Inside Story
Wednesday 26 April 2023, Hull University
Return to the Anatomy department for some hands-on learning!
Get an inside view of the shoulder and learn some commonly used injection techniques.
PCRMM is pleased to be able to offer an extremely stimulating hands-on anatomy day at Hull University.
The half-day course is aimed not only at practitioners aspiring to inject shoulders using landmark guidance, but also those already using these techniques who wish to improve their knowledge.
Read more and book here.
Where Dermatology Meets Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal
Course and Conference
Wednesday 21st June 2023 Cavendish Conference Centre, London
Following on from the hugely successful ‘Where Dermatology Meets’ conference last year, the Primary Care Dermatology Society (PCDS) has joined forces with the Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society (PCRMM) to deliver an exclusive dual specialty conference for all members of the primary healthcare team.
The conference’s highly acclaimed speakers work at the forefront of Dermatology, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine at the primary and secondary care interface.
The course provides six hours of CPD, and there will be plenty of opportunity for Q&A and to network with colleagues and receive six hours of CPD.…
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NOA Annual Conference – Save the Date
The NOA is excited to announce their third NOA Annual Members’ Conference taking place in Birmingham on Thursday 19 October 2023. Further information including registration details will be shared in due course.
This will be an impactful learning and networking opportunity for the orthopaedic community. The day will address issues affecting orthopaedics and MSK, giving members an insight into national solutions and initiatives as well as opportunities to collaborate and share best practice. Read about last year’s event on the NOA website.