COURSE is NOW FULL: to waitlist please email physiotherapy.courses@rch.org.au
About: The
Royal Children’s Hospital Physiotherapy Department run two types of courses.
Starting Blocks is a general paediatric physiotherapy course targeting early
career physiotherapists. Building Blocks courses focus on specific areas of
paediatric physiotherapy and target early, mid-career and more experienced
physiotherapists who are looking to upskill or refresh their knowledge in that
area.
The
‘Building Blocks: Orthopaedics’ course will focus on common paediatric
orthopaedic conditions encountered in physiotherapy practice. It will be of
benefit to physiotherapists working across a wide range of settings including
private practice, community health, schools and hospitals. The course will
guide you through differential diagnosis, medical and physiotherapy management
and when to refer on for further investigations. The course will be presented
by clinicians working currently in each specialty area. The course will be
delivered via presentations, with a practical skills session and a
differential diagnosis workshop session.
The course will include sessions on:
- Plagiocephaly and torticollis
- Toe-walking: Differential
diagnosis
- Congenital Talipes Equinovarus
(CTEV) and Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
- Normal postural variations
- Perthes Disease, Slipped Upper
Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE) and Hip Salvage
- Scar management
- Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis
and Spinal Surgery
- Cerebral Palsy Multi-Level
Surgery
- Lower limb deficiencies
- The Limping Child: Differential
Diagnosis
Intended audience: Early and mid-career physiotherapists
working in hospital, community or private practice settings seeking to develop
or update skills in musculoskeletal physiotherapy for babies, children and
adolescents.
Entry criteria: Participants should have
completed or be currently undertaking a recognised physiotherapy degree in
Australia or overseas.
Date and time: 19-20th
May 2023, 8:30- 5pm
Cost: $600 + GST
More information: Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided. Please contact the course
convenor when you register if you require vegetarian or gluten free diet
options.
Mode of delivery: Face to
face
Venue: Vernon
Collins Lecture Theatre, Level 1 West Building, Royal Children’s Hospital, 50
Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Victoria
Refund eligibility: Eligible
within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms
of Use.
Contact: For any queries please contact: physiotherapy.courses@rch.org.au
