About

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.

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:

i. Ten, weekly, multidisciplinary webinars delivered by expert presenters from the disciplines of neurosurgery, orthopaedics, rheumatology, pain management and specialist physiotherapy. 

ii. Four virtual training sessions (1.5 hours each).

iii. Four face-to-face training sessions (4 hours each).

Training sessions are led by Dr Robert Laird (Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, PhD), Dr David Kelly (Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne) and 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.

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.

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.

A full description of the program and more information about SpineCare 2024 can be found at https://www.thermh.org.au/health-professionals/training-courses/spinecare   

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