Category: Events & Meetings

Back Care Awareness Week media pack

During Back Care Awareness Week, which this year is targeted at the Education sector, BackCare will be conducting media interviews and distributing promotional packs containing posters, pamphlets/leaflets and flyers.

Their aim is to disseminate guidance and advice on maintaining healthy backs for children during their school life and beyond.

BackCare have issued a press release, which you can download here.

Back Care Awareness Week runs 2 – 6 October 2017.
If you are interested in the information packs, you can get them here.…

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NRAS Events in September & October

New RA event in Solihull

NRAS are pleased to announce a FREE Rheumatoid Arthritis event in Solihull taking place on Saturday 16th September. The event takes place at The Village Hotel, Solihull (B90 4JG) and there is plenty of free parking available. Please arrive for refreshments at 13:30 with talks due to start at 13:45 and the event will run until approximately 16:00.
The keynote speaker is Professor Christopher Buckley, DPhil FRCP, Kennedy Professor of Translational Rheumatology, Director of the Birmingham NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical, Research Facility, Director of Clinical Research, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology.…

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Older People’s Day – 1 October 2017

Older People’s Day is celebrated on 1 October across the UK to coincide with the United Nations International Day of the Older Person (UNIDOP).

The Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance is proud to join people across the world on Older People’s Day in celebrating the achievements and contributions that older people make to our society.

The CSP has assembled a page of Older People’s Day promotional material, presentations for healthcare professionals containing falls data and custom exercises for older people, and resources to help set up your own OPD event.…

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Bone and Joint Week 2017

Bone and Joint Week 2017 runs from 12th-20th October

Musculoskeletal conditions affect nearly everyone at some point in their life; they are the biggest cause of disability in the UK, impacting more individuals than any other disease group. Musculoskeletal conditions can affect people of all ages, including children. If not treated appropriately, musculoskeletal conditions can hinder daily activities such as working, walking, climbing stairs, cooking and personal hygiene.

Taking action to improve the way we deal with the health of bones, joints and muscles is important at a national, local and individual level so that we can tackle the enormous impact of musculoskeletal conditions on people and society.…

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LUPUS UK launches #THISISLUPUS campaign

LUPUS UK has recently launched its campaign in build up to Lupus Awareness Month 2017 in October. The #THISISLUPUS campaign is encouraging people affected by lupus to share their experiences of the disease and the impact it has on their lives. By opening up about lupus more, we hope to show people something that they may not usually see – we aim to make the invisible visible.

We have decided to re-use a design for our campaign poster because it ties very well with our aims and generated a lot of conversation when we first used it five years ago.…

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Fibromyalgia Awareness Week 2017

The aim of Fibromyalgia Awareness Week is to raise awareness of fibromyalgia, and the impact it has on those living with fibromyalgia, and their friends and family. Given that fibromyalgia is an invisible disease, it is so important that we raise awareness of fibromyalgia, in order to broaden perceptions, knowledge and understanding of this condition.

During the week, we will be sharing different perspectives from people living with fibromyalgia; family members; volunteers, patient organisation representatives, and healthcare professionals, in order to raise awareness and challenge some of the misconceptions people have about fibromyalgia. …

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Institute of Osteopathy Convention 2017

The iO Convention is the biggest and best known osteopathic training and networking event in the UK osteopathic calendar. This year’s convention, running from 20th – 22nd October, offers an outstanding line-up of speakers, workshops and networking opportunities. Taking place in a prestigious new venue, it will bring the profession together to learn, engage, celebrate the strides osteopathy has made, and look to the bright future for the profession.

Reflecting this year’s theme of ‘Emerging Models’, leading lights from the world of osteopathy and beyond will share the cutting-edge research transforming our understanding of osteopathic practice.…

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AACP 2017 Conferences – Bristol and Edinburgh

The UK’s largest acupuncture association is taking its conferences on the road to Bristol and Edinburgh.

The AACP conferences provide a full day packed with distinguished speakers to educate you in the latest acupuncture research and techniques. All AACP conferences are designed to ensure every delegate learns and develops new techniques in western medical acupuncture that can be applied in their workplace.

Bristol Conference

Date: 23rd September 2017

Location: Holiday Inn Bristol – Filton, Filton Road, Bristol, BS16 1QX

Speakers:

  • Sinead McCarthy – Acupuncture in men’s health
  • Val Hopwood – UK Acupuncture from a political and historical perspective
  • Tianjun Wang – Scalp Acupuncture
  • Lesley Pattenden – Low Back Pain
  • Tom van Calster – The role and importance of Acupuncture in Musculoskeletal problems – practical demonstration: Treatment of Neck pain.
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BackCare Awareness Week – Back Care in Education

2nd – 6th October 2017

So many people in the UK have some form of back pain. It is estimated that around 30 million people will suffer from back pain this year.

The debilitating condition can start in early life, as demonstrated by the fact that about one in four children regularly experience back pain. This is why BackCare, the national back pain charity, has chosen “Back Care in Education” as its theme for Back Care Awareness week, which is to take place between the 2 and 6 October this year.…

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