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COURSES AND EVENTS Venue: Gypsy Hill Hotel, Exeter, Devon EX1 3RN. Cost: Early bird (until 29 February 2020) £30, after that £40 payable to RCOT by BACS only – Booking essential. Visit: www.facebook.com/ groups/1586797964977412/ or www.rcot.co.uk/events/south- west-regional-meeting-specialist-section-independent-practice 19 MARCH 2020 Effective pain management – psychological and behavioural ways to alleviate pain and accelerate healing Human Givens College This workshop – with leading pain and musculoskeletal medicine consultant Dr Grahame Brown – gives you important new information about how we experience pain – derived from the latest neuroscience – and a powerful range of psychological techniques for managing pain naturally, preventing it from escalating and speeding up healing. Venue: Broadway House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NQ. Cost: £192 per person. Please call our friendly team on 01323 811690 to book. www.humangivens.com/college/pain-management/ 23 MARCH 2020 Upper limb rehabilitation for the patient with neurological impairment course Oxford Centre For Enablement Learn how to select and implement appropriate rehabilitation strategies for low, medium and high levels of upper limb function. This course introduces a treatment planning pathway, includes lectures by expert clinicians and provides opportunities to trial equipment. Topics include neuroplasticity; painful arm; CIMT; Saebo products; mirror therapy, motor imagery, movement analysis and outcome measures. Venue: Oxford Centre For Enablement. Cost: £275. Contact: [email protected] 24 – 25 MARCH 2020 Mobilisation of the neuroimmune system NCORE Lecturer: Sally Allbrighton. This course integrates the latest research on neurodynamics and neuroimmune science to provide a clinical reasoning framework to identify those patients who will benefit from neuroimmune mobilisation. The course updates and refines the essential practical skills to examine and manage the physical health of the nervous system – skilled, safe and appropriately timed handling techniques are covered in detail during practical sessions. CPD: 12 hours. Cost: £295. Venue: Royal Derby Hospital, Derby. Contact: [email protected] www.ncore.org.uk 26 MARCH 2020 IP ON TOUR: West Midlands RCOT Specialist Section – Independent Practice Our NEW IP ON TOUR initiative – bringing you and your fellow regional members together and combating professional isolation. This event (for West Midlands regional members) will use open space and swapping business card approaches to promote networking, innovation and learning to support business development. Time: 9:30am to 3pm. Venue: Longbridge Technology Park, Birmingham. Cost: Free (RCOTSS-IP members only). https://bit.ly/2RXedQH 27 MARCH 2020 Networking day RCOTSS – PLD clinical forum – complex behaviours RCOTSS – People with Learning Disabilities Networking day to bring together members of the RCOT Specialist Section – People with Learning Disabilities, working with people who have complex behaviours and require frequent/intense input to improve occupational opportunities. Attendees must be members of specialist section people with learning disabilities. Venue: RCOT. Cost: free. Contact [email protected] for further information 31 MARCH 2020 Masterclass: Therapeutic horticulture, arts and crafts POP Gardens Limited with Caroline Cook Four creative and seasonal study days. Professional practice skills development to enrich care planning. Other dates: 22 May, 11 September, 4 December 2020. Venue: Staveley Centre Derbyshire S43 3LY. Cost: RCOT members £160; non-members £175. Contact: [email protected] or tel [phone]. https://bit.ly/2r9gmhq 22 APRIL 2020 MOHO – ExpLOR study day: Using the MOHO exploratory level outcome ratings MOHO-ExpLOR is the latest assessment based on MOHO to be developed in the UK. It highlights the factors that support occupational participation when a person experiences severe impairments, and even when a person’s health is deteriorating. Facilitated by Sue Parkinson, the aims of the workshop are to: Distribute the MOHO-ExpLOR assessment; outline the exploratory level of change; examine the MOHO-ExpLOR items and rating scales; consider associated environmental interventions. Venue: RCOT. Cost: members £160; non-members £300. Contact: lisa. [email protected] www.rcot.co.uk/mohoexplor 22 APRIL 2020 Occupational Therapy Adaptation Conference (OTAC) Leeds Promoting Independence Following a month off in March, OTAC’s 2020 schedule resumes in Leeds. OTAC will be presenting the latest equipment and adaptation guidance as well as: CPD opportunities – new products; over 40 exhibitors per event; networking; training including moving and handling by Handicare; free lunch and refreshments. With 10 events OTnews February 2020 63