SpineCare is a multidisciplinary training program that aims to enhance evidence-based knowledge and equip physiotherapists with pragmatic clinical skills for treating people with spinal pain.
SpineCare 2024 is now fully booked. However, we still have spots available for the 'webinar-only' package.
If you're interested in joining the waitlist for the SpineCare 2025 course (dates to be confirmed), please email us at RMHphysiotherapyCourses@mh.org.au
About the course
The course is designed by Dr Robert Laird (Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, PhD) and Dr John Moi (Consultant Rheumatologist and Head of Service for The Back Assessment Clinic (BAC) at the Royal Melbourne Hospital).
The course offers:
- 10 weekly, multidisciplinary webinars delivered by expert presenters from the disciplines of neurosurgery, orthopaedics, rheumatology, pain management and specialist physiotherapy
- Four virtual training sessions (1.5 hours each)
- Four face-to-face training sessions (four hours each)
Training sessions are led by
- Dr Robert Laird (Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, PhD)
- Dr David Kelly (Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne)
- Yashwant Rathi (Advanced Practice Physiotherapist- RMH, Registrar-ACP)
These sessions aim to enhance exercise and manual therapy skills, as well as build advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
This course is interactive and facilitates integration into clinical practice using quizzes, manual therapy training, motor control, individualized exercise prescription and case studies.
When
The course runs over three months (including a two-week mid-term break) with webinars scheduled for Monday evenings between 7pm to 8pm (except for the first webinar, which starts on the 13 May at 6pm and runs for 2 hours).
The first virtual training session starts on Thursday 16 May and runs from 4pm to 5.30pm and the first face-to-face session on Saturday, 1 June between 9am-1pm.
Where
Mixture of online and face-to-face.
Face-to-face training sessions to be held either at the RMH Parkville or the University of Melbourne (to be confirmed).
Participants have the option to register for a ‘webinar-only’ package, designed to suit other attendees who do not wish to participate in the virtual and/or face-to-face training sessions.
Cost
The course will cost $1,400 with an early-bird course fee of $1,250 available until 21 April.
Course numbers are capped, so apply early to avoid disappointment.
Webinar only series
Participants have the option to register for a ‘webinar-only’ package, designed to suit other disciplines or clinicians who do not wish to attend virtual and/or face-to-face training sessions.
The webinar series costs $450.
SpineCare 2024 timetable
SpineCare 2024 schedule may change without notice.
| Week | Presenter/coordinator |
Webinar |
Virtual training (Thursday 4pm to 5.30pm) |
Face-to-face training (Saturday 9am to 1pm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Dr Rob Laird, Specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist |
13 May Intro to LBP, Anatomy and pathoanatomy |
16 May Virtual session 1 |
– |
| Week 2 | Dr Caitlin Farmer, Advanced practice physiotherapist |
20 May Masqueraders and red flags |
– | – |
| Week 3 | Mr Bhadu Kavar, Neurosurgeon |
27 May Neurosurgery for Physiotherapists – the lumbar spine |
30 May Virtual session 2 |
1 June Face-to-face session 1 |
| Week 4 | Dr Tanya Yuen, Neurosurgeon |
3 June Neurosurgery for Physiotherapists – the cervical spine |
– | – |
| 10 June – King's birthday public holiday | ||||
| Week 5 | Dr Ken Niere, Specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist |
17 June Cervicothoracic pathoanatomy |
– |
22 June Face-to-face session 2 |
| Week 6 | Dr Ken Niere, Specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist |
24 June Cervicothoracic motor control |
27 June Virtual session 3 |
– |
| 28 June to 12 July – School holidays | ||||
| Week 7 | A/Prof Malcolm Hogg, Pain Physician |
15 July Pain physician’s view on managing persistent spinal pain |
– |
20 July Face-to-face session 3 |
| Week 8 |
Dr John Moi, |
22 July Rheumatologist’s view on managing spinal pain |
25 July Virtual session 4 |
– |
| Week 9 | A/Prof Yi Yang, Orthopaedic Surgeon |
29 July Orthopaedic specialist’s view on managing spinal fractures and scoliosis |
– |
3 August Face-to-face session 4 |
| Week 10 | Dr Anne Daly, Specialist pain physiotherapist |
5 August Pain Physiotherapist's view of managing persistent spinal pain |
8 August Virtual session 5 (quiz and feedback) |
– |
When is this event?
13 May 2024 — 8 August 2024
How long will this event run for?
This event will run over 3 months.
How can I book?
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