Upcoming Medical Conferences in Derby

Motivating the Unmotivated: Helping 'Difficult' Patients is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held on Oct 22, 2019 at London Road Community Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 CPD hours. Learning Outcomes: The study day will provide an opportunity to learn about: • Motivational styles and theories in the context of client work. • How to enable unmotivated clients to change health behaviours. • How to work with depressed or apathetic clients. • How to engage clients who do not want to be there. • Strategies to prevent treatment sabotage by clients with compensation claims outstanding. • Working with the sceptical client. • Strategies to maintain clients' motivation once treatment has ended. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Graded Motor Imagery Course is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held from Oct 23 - 24, 2019 at London Road Community Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 12 CPD hours. Who will Benefit: This course is open to health professionals involved in pain and stress management. Introduction: For the first time, effective treatment for difficult neuropathic pain states (e.g. CRPS) is now available. The Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) course provides the most up to date basic sciences, clinical trials, and clinical use of the programme. The course is a series of lectures, practical sessions and clinical applications. The term 'graded motor imagery' broadly means that in rehabilitation the focus is placed on synaptic exercise and health and is delivered in a graded fashion. The exercising of synapses assumes that the brain is changeable and easily adaptable and gives hope to people with difficult pain states. It involves the use of computers, flashcards, imagined movements and mirror visual feedback. Evidence for the use of GMI comes from basic sciences (neuroscience) and clinical trials. It can offer substantial improvements in pain and disability in complex regional pain syndrome and phantom limb pain and anecdotally, the GMI programme, or parts of it may offer improvements in a range of chronic pain states such as brachial plexus lesions and osteoarthritis. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the courses, participants will have: • Knowledge of the neuromatrix paradigm and how the brain changes in pain. • An awareness of graded exposure and its application to pain neurosignatures. • Practical knowledge and skills of the Graded Motor Imagery 'process' - including left/right body discrimination, implicit and explicit motor imagery and mirror therapy. • Some associated educational techniques.

Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3-5 is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held on Oct 24, 2019 at London Road Community Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. Introduction: This course has been developed to help dietitians to obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake the appropriate dietetic assessment, management and monitoring of patients who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3-5 and are on the CKD patient care pathway. The day aims specifically to support the development of registered dietitians in the autonomous care and treatment of individuals diagnosed with CKD stages 3-5. Produced in partnership with the BDA Renal Nutrition Group, this course has been developed for specialist or advanced dietitians working in both primary and secondary care, at NHS Band 6-7. Course Aims: To provide the registered Dietitian with the necessary knowledge and skills to ensure an evidence-based approach is used when advising / treating patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3-5. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course delegates will be able to: • Identify the national guidelines relating to the identification and management of individuals with CKD • Identify the classification of CKD according to estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) • Describe the most common causes of CKD • Describe the clinical pathways for the medical diagnosis and management of individuals with CKD stages 3-5 • Explain the underlying causes and contributing factors to the development of specific nutrition related problems requiring intervention in CKD stages 3-5 • Explain the underlying causes and contributing factors to the development of malnutrition in CKD • Understand the options available for renal replacement therapy to patients with CKD • Demonstrate an understanding of how to obtain and interpret relevant information including diagnosis, biochemistry, medication, and complications of CKD • Demonstrate increased confidence in undertaking appropriate dietetic assessment and initiating dietetic intervention and monitoring as part of the patient care pathway. • Understand the practical aspects of diet therapy in individuals with CKD stages 3-5.

BAHT Level 1 - Introduction to Hand Therapy Course is organized by Pulvertaft Hand Centre and will be held on Nov 06, 2019 at University of Derby - Enterprise Centre, Derby, England, United Kingdom. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1 BAHT point on successful completion of the examination.  Description : This 3-day Level I course is designed for occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapy assistants with less than 2-years experience of hand injuries and conditions, who wish to refresh their basic knowledge and skills in the field of Hand Therapy. It will promote recognition of professional competence and improve the quality of patient care. This is a comprehensive, in-depth, theory based course and pre-course reading is strongly recommended. There is an expectation that participants will have studied the anatomy of the hand in some detail prior to the course, as only a brief revision of more important structures will be covered. We anticipate that this study will take you between 6 and 8 hours. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Atypical Parkinson's Study Day is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held on Nov 06, 2019 at Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. This CPD Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.25 CPD hours. Course Description:  This one-day course is recommended for Allied Health Professionals with an interest in neurological conditions. Therapy management will be addressed and workshops for individual disciplines will form part of the day. Patients will give their perspective of some of these conditions. Course Aims: • Gain an increased knowledge and understanding of these conditions. • Understand the management of these conditions. • Understand and know how to implement the therapy interventions. • Have an understanding of how such conditions can impact an individual.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Best Practice for Dietetic Support Workers - Competency and Professional Practice Training is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held on Nov 06, 2019 at London Road Community Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. Introduction: This one day course is aimed at dietetic support workers working in both acute and community settings. It will be suitable for those relatively new in post and as a useful update for those with some previous knowledge and experience. The day will cover the importance of best practice for dietetic support workers and the principles of patient centered care as well as challenging dietetic support workers to consider their own professionalism and putting values and ethics into practice in the workplace. Course Aims: The aim is to increase the dietetic support worker's knowledge and understanding of their role and responsibilities and the principles of patient centered care and to understand how professionalism and ethics apply within the workplace. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course delegates will: • Be able to demonstrate a greater understanding of their roles and responsibilities including boundaries and scope of practice. • Be aware of recent reports and current guidance and policy documents on professional practice. • Understand how professional ethics apply within the workplace. • Understand the principles of patient centred care and the core skills required. • Be aware of the values of the NHS, patient centred goals and outcome based care.

The Shoulder: Steps to Successful Treatment is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held from Nov 07 - 08, 2019 at London Road Community Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. Course Description: This two day course looks at the current evidence base regarding dynamic stability of the shoulder complex and how it impacts assessment and management. Simple assessment strategies will enable participants to design effective treatment interventions, which reflect the functional needs of patients. The course will look at the challenges of true evidence based practice and how developments in the motor learning and communication literature offer opportunities for enhancing interventions. It will provide participants with a simple and structured approach to the management of the shoulder complex and common pathologies, which is immediately applicable in clinical practice. The course is designed to be fun and informal and incorporates lots of case examples. Course Aims: • To present the current literature regarding dynamic stability of the shoulder complex and explore the application to clinical assessment and treatment. • To present the current literature regarding the pathophysiology of common shoulder conditions and describe the impact on the dynamic stabilisers. • To demonstrate key assessment tools to explore function of the dynamic stabilisers of the shoulder as a basis for treatment planning. • To demonstrate key treatment approaches based on the current evidence to address movement dysfunction in the shoulder complex. Course Learning Outcomes: By the end of this two day course the participant should; • Understand current concepts of dynamic stability of the shoulder joint. • Understand current theories relating to the pathophysiology of common shoulder conditions and their impact on dynamic stability of the shoulder joint. • Develop an awareness of current research regarding evidence based treatment of shoulder pathology. • Understand key assessment and treatment tools for the successful treatment of the shoulder joint. • Have the ability to clinically reason key treatment approaches in the management of common shoulder conditions based on movement dysfunction. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Posture and Balance in Relation to the Lower Limbs For Assistants is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held on Nov 11, 2019 at London Road Community Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. This CPD Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.25 CPD hours.  A course for assistants, working with adults with neurological damage. Learning Outcomes: • Develop an understanding of the importance of postural control for function. • Develop an understanding of selective balance for sitting and standing. • Develop an understanding of the meaning of 'selective' movement of the lower limbs. • To be able to link poor postural control to inappropriate muscular activity in the lower limbs in sitting and standing. • To be able to assess whether an individual is using the lower limbs appropriately in sitting and standing. • To be able to recognise aspects of postural deficits and link these to functional difficulties. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Bobath Module 2 - The Acute and Sub-acute Patient is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held from Nov 14 - 15, 2019 at London Road Community Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. This CPD Conference has been approved for a maximum of 10.75 CPD hours. This 1.5 day BBTA module will include patient demonstrations, theoretical and practical sessions. It will focus on the assessment and treatment of the acute and sub-acute patient. Course Aims: • To identify a framework for assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment of the acute/subacute patient. • To develop skills of observation, analysis, and facilitation in a neurologically intact subject. • To link the evidence base and clinical practice. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course, the participants should be able to: • Describe key components relating to the analysis of positions (sitting and supine) and movement sequences (supine to sit, sit to supine.) • Analyse movement in terms of efficiency and recognise potential causes for lack of efficiency. • Understand the wide posture movement control variations within the normal population. • Problem solve appropriate handling in individual models with respect to facilitation of movement. Who will Benefit: Qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists working in neurology who have already attended Bobath Module 1 Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Evaluation of Social Interaction (ESI) is organized by National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) and will be held from Nov 18 - 20, 2019 at London Road Community Hospital, Derby, England, United Kingdom. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16.5 CPD hours. Introduction: This 3 day training workshop provides critical information related to the theoretical basis of the Evaluation of Social Interaction (ESI), as well as experiential learning of administering and scoring ESI evaluations. Participants obtain valuable, hands-on information regarding occupation-based assessment and intervention, as well as viewing and scoring videotaped and live ESI observations during the course. Rater calibration is required following the 3 day course. Potential ESI rater’s must complete 10 live observations after the course and submit this data for rater calibration. Rater calibration allows each raters’ severity to be determined and whether or not he or she is scoring the ESI in a reliable manner. ESI is a relatively new and dynamic observational instrument used by occupational therapists to evaluate a person’s quality of social interaction during natural social exchanges with typical social partners. It can be used with any person of any age with or without a disability where the person has difficulties with social interactions. It can help the occupational therapist answer the following questions: • What is this person's quality of social interaction? (a criterion-referenced interpretation) • How does the quality of this person’s social interaction compare with healthy, well persons of the same age? ( a norm-referenced interpretation) • Which social interaction performance skills are most impacting this persons' occupational performance? • What is the best focus of planned intervention intended to improve quality of social interaction? • Has there been a change in this persons' quality of social interaction performance since the last ESI evaluation? The Evaluation of Social Interaction (ESI) provides a tool that: • Can be used to evaluate persons with any level of social interaction • Is standardized on persons 2 years of age through older adulthood. • Is based on criterion based scoring, and both criterion, and norm-based interpretation • Is developed and standardized using Rasch measurement methods • Has strong evidence for internal scale validity and reliability. After taking an ESI training course, participants have often commented that they have finally found their niche, their unique occupational-based role, within the rehabilitation team. With the new skills and insights they developed during the course their confidence is enhance, and they are more capable and proactive advocates for occupational therapy and the use of occupation as both a means and an end when providing occupational therapy services.