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COURSES AND EVENTS
Yorkshire LS1 3HE. Cost: members £650; RCOTSS-CYPF
members £600; non-members £1,050.
www.rcot.co.uk/essentialskills
25 JUNE 2019
Promoting mental health within trauma and
musculoskeletal health
RCOTSS – Trauma and Musculoskeletal Health
Following on from the launch of the RCOT's Strategic Intentions
in 2018, and the latest reports in the Improving Lives, Saving
Money series, the focus of this study day is on the ways in which
occupational therapists can promote mental health within trauma
and musculoskeletal healthcare settings. Venue: Royal College of
Occupational Therapists, 106-114 Borough High Street, London,
SE1 1LB. Cost: RCOTSS-TMH members £30; non-specialist
section members £60 (including specialist section membership);
other Allied Health Professionals £50.
https://bit.ly/2TQN4S5
26 JUNE 2019
Advanced course: Therapy management of Parkinson’s
NCORE
The programme will cover management at each of the four
stages of Parkinson’s – diagnosis, maintenance, complex and
palliative, with emphasis on the latter two stages. Motor and non-
motor symptoms will be covered and principles of therapeutic
management will be followed by individual discipline workshops.
Each session will be led by a clinical specialist in the field of
Parkinson’s. CPD certificate of attendance awarded: 5.45 hrs.
Venue: Royal Derby Hospital, Derby. Cost: £130. Contact: dhft.
[e-mail]
www.ncore.org.uk
28 JUNE 2019
OBPP – a 21st Century approach
Erbs Palsy Group
A one-day event, the emphasis of the day will be on the
assessment and treatment of OBPP, however consideration will
also be given to the psychological effects of the condition.
Venue: The Techno Centre, Coventry University, CV1 2TT. Cost:
qualified therapists £60; student therapists £30. Contact: karen@
erbspalsygroup.co.uk.
www.erbspalsygroup.co.uk
JULY 2019 (DATE TBC)
Branding your business (RCOTSS-IP webinar
programme)
RCOTSS – Independent Practice
The fifth in our annual programme of one-hour webinars aimed at
independent occupational therapists and covering a range of
business-focused topics, resources and skills. Venue: Online.
Cost: Free for RCOTSS-IP members.
https://bit.ly/2YDmfiM
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2 JULY 2019
Hypermobility/Ehlers Danlos Syndrome in Adults and
Children: Clinical Assessment and Management
NCORE
This course will provide participants with the opportunity to review
and discuss the assessment treatment and management of Joint
Hypermobility Syndrome/Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. This will be
within a functional framework and based on the best of the latest
evidence. The course will consider hypermobility in all groups
including children, athletes, adults – including those with a late
diagnosis and those with complex problems. CPD Certificate of
attendance: 7 hours. Venue: London Road Community Hospital,
Derby. Cost: £145. Contact: [e-mail]
www.ncore.org.uk
4 JULY 2019
RCOTSS-CYPF London – Career Development
Framework for occupational therapists – Dr Stephanie
Tempest
This lecture will explore career development in the broader sense
and will make reference to: the Four Pillars of Practice –
Professional Practice; Facilitation of Learning; Leadership;
Evidence, Research and Development (RCOT 2017); the novice to
expert and the generalist to specialist continuum; and current
policy drivers that are shaping career progression. Venue: Wolfson
Lecture Theatre, National Hospital for Neurology, Queens Square,
London, WC1N 3BG. Cost: RCOTSS-CYPF members free; non-
members £5. Time: 6–7.15pm. Contact: [e-mail]
https://bit.ly/2EjujNy
5 JULY 2019
The inclusion of hidden disabilities in blue badge
assessment
Access Independent
The DfT criteria for Blue Badge eligibility are being updated to
include applicants with hidden disabilities and this workshop is
designed for those who will conducting theses assessments and
will include: refresher of current criteria, the new criteria and their
impact on assessment. Venue: ibis Birmingham New Street
Station 21 Ladywell Walk, Birmingham, B5 4ST. Cost: £120 for
first 10 people, standard rate £170, includes lunch etc.
https://bit.ly/2uD4hz0
8 – 12 JULY 2019
Assessment of Motor and Process Skills
NCORE
The five-day training workshop provides critical information
related to the theoretical basis of the AMPS as well as experiential
learning of administering and scoring AMPS evaluations.
Participants obtain valuable, hands-on information regarding
occupation-based assessment and intervention, as well as
viewing and scoring videotaped and live AMPS observations
during the course. CPD certificate of attendance awarded: 36.25