Orthopedic refresher course for primary care

Orthopedic refresher course for primary care is organized by Region Skane, Physicians' Institute for Professional Development in Healthcare / Lakarnas institut for professionell utveckling i sjukvarden (LIPUS) and will be held from Nov 30 - Dec 01, 2023 at Elite Hotel Ideon, Lund, Scania, Sweden.

Description of needs:
Diseases of the locomotor organs together account for approximately 20 percent of all doctor visits in primary care and are a very common cause of reduced work ability and long-term sick leave. It is therefore necessary for all doctors, but especially general practitioners, to be able to investigate, diagnose and treat these conditions. For society, costs arise when resources are used to diagnose and treat diseases. There are also costs when the diseases prevent people from working and carrying out everyday activities. (1) Diseases of the musculoskeletal system also account for approx. 13% of the total costs of healthcare (approx. SEK 872 billion for 2017), in second place after mental illnesses which account for a total of 24% and far ahead of diseases of the circulatory organs, around 9 percent and tumors which account for just under 8 percent. (2)
• National guidelines for diseases of the locomotor organs - Rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis - Support for governance and management 2021. The National Board of Health and Welfare.      Item number: 2021-1-7137. Published 2021-01-20.
• Hjalte F, Gralén K & Persson U. Society's costs of diseases in 2017. Institute for Health and Healthcare Economics. IHE Report 2019:6, IHE: Lund, Sweden.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.