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COURSES AND EVENTS assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment selection. Delegates will be taught to identify signs and symptoms that indicate central/sinister pathology. Discussion regarding the application of vestibular rehabilitation assessment and treatment in the context of occupational therapy and scope of practice will be included. CPD: 13.25 hours. Cost: £300. Venue: London Road Community Hospital, Derby. For more information and other events, email: [email protected] www.ncore.org.uk 29 JANUARY AND 30 JANUARY 2020 Taping course NCORE Lecturer: Erica Malcolm. Day one: Dynamic and kinesiology taping for beginners – when, where, why, who? This course will explore basic kinesiology and dynamic taping techniques along with the concepts and research supporting their use. CPD: 6 hours. Day two: The use of kinesiology tape in the adult with neurological damage. This course is for those working in neurology who has already attended a basic kinesiology taping course. It will explore possible kinesiology taping techniques and will build on the students clinical reasoning skills and response based practice to decide how, when, where and with which patients to try taping. CPD: 6.25 hours. Cost: £145 per day or £260 for both days. Venue: London Road Community Hospital, Derby. For more information and other events, email: [email protected] www.ncore.org.uk 11 – 14 FEBRUARY 2020 Four day Module three – Comprehensive assessment in Ayres' Sensory Integration ASI WISE Practical application of the assessment of SI; registration, reactivity, perception and praxis. Explore a range of tools including SPM, AASH, SIPT, EASI and Clinical Observations. Practice collecting data to drive intervention; administration and scoring. Dedicated live online peer group tutoring after the module will deepen your learning as you practice collecting data on a case study for M4. Venue: Shaftesbury Park, Bristol. Cost: £799 [email protected] 21 FEBRUARY 2020 Masterclass: The Occupational Therapy-led Home- based Memory Rehabilitation Programme (HBMR) Facilitated by Mary McGrath, this masterclass is aimed at band six and above occupational therapists working in the area of dementia. The masterclass will enable delegates to gain a working knowledge of the neuropsychology of normal memory and attention. Delegates will consolidate knowledge of the neuropathology of the common forms of dementia and will learn how to assess for insights. Venue: Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Cost: members £160; non-member £300. Contact: [email protected] www.rcot.co.uk/hbmrprogramme 66 OTnews October 2019 24 – 26 FEBRUARY 2020 Sensory Intelligence ® training for practitioners NCORE Lecturer: Dr Annemarie Lombard. The course will incorporate key theory, research and practical applications of sensory processing to expand knowledge, insight and service offering for individual clients. CPD: 18 hours. Cost: £430. Venue: Royal Derby Hospital, Derby. For more information and other events, email: dhft.ncore@ nhs.net www.ncore.org.uk 9 – 13 MARCH 2020 Assessment of Motor and Process Skills course (AMPS) AMPS is an innovative observational assessment that is used to measure the quality of a person’s activities of daily living (ADL). This is assessed by rating the effort, efficiency, safety, and independence of 16 ADL motor and 20 ADL process skill items, within the context of performing chosen, familiar, and life-relevant ADL tasks. Venue: Royal College of Occupational Therapists, London. Cost: members £900; non-members £1,200. www.rcot.co.uk/ampsmar20 2 APRIL 2020 An occupational approach to advance communication and advance care planning Oncology and Palliative Care RCOT Specialist Section This study day is aimed at occupational therapists working in a range of generalist and specialist palliative care settings with a focus on communication, advance care planning from an occupational perspective and the potential extended occupational therapy role. Venue: RCOT HQ, London Bridge. Cost: £35 for OPC members, £75 non-members. https://bit.ly/2kbx6RA 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: [email protected] www.rcot.co.uk/mohoexplor