2nd ORUK Advanced Online Course on the Paediatric Foot

2nd ORUK Advanced Online Course on the Paediatric Foot is organized by Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) and will be held from Jan 11 - Feb 15, 2027.

Description:
Following the popular and successful 1st course in 2022, we explore the latest developments in the assessment and treatment of foot conditions in children. Based not on didactic lectures but on real case vignettes, we cover the new directions, novel concepts, and what we can learn from the recent literature and guidelines. We tackle the controversies, the red flags and the referral criteria, and encourage a common language and understanding between physiotherapists, allied healthcare professionals, and paediatric orthopaedic surgeons, to promote communication and collaboration so we can work together in the best interests of our young patients.

Suitable for physiotherapists who assess or treat children as part of their clinical caseload. The course will also be relevant to other allied health professionals (AHPs), including podiatrists, orthotists, prosthetists, and first contact practitioners (FCPs), as well as paediatric orthopaedic nurses and occupational therapists (OTs). In addition, it may be of interest to medical clinicians such as General Practitioners (GPs), paediatricians, and paediatric orthopaedic trainees or junior consultants.

Programme:
Each weekly webinar will last approximately 120 minutes, broadcast live on a Monday from 19:00 to 21:00 (GMT)

• Week 1: 11 January – Anatomy, principles and assessment
• Week 2: 18 January – The hindfoot; toe-walking, equinus, calcaneus and valgus
• Week 3: 25 January – The painful flatfoot in typically developing and developmentally delayed children? 
• Week 4: 1 February – Talipes Equinovarus; idiopathic, secondary, neglected, persistent and recurrent
• Week 5: 8 February – The cavovarus foot and other neurological deformities
• Week 6: 15 February – The forefoot; hallux valgus and lesser toe deformities

Format:

• 6 weekly online interactive webinars
• Expert panel consisting of senior physiotherapists, podiatrists, orthotists, clinical nurse specialists and orthopaedic surgeons
• Focus on illustrative cases to introduce the learning points and hacks to making sound clinical decisions
• Concluding “round-table” discussion of cases, controversies and challenges, with questions posed by delegates
• Pre-and post-webinar reading material consisting of recent quality review articles and national guidelines where appropriate
• Opportunity for delegates to submit their own cases for discussion