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COURSES AND EVENTS COURSES AND EVENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ADVERTISING contact: David Agyei on 020 3141 4641 or email: [email protected] Inclusion of courses and events not run by RCOT does not imply endorsement of them ONGOING THROUGHOUT 2020 Trusted assessor training: Simple aids of daily living, level two or level three DOTS Disability CIC This two-day OCN London accredited course provides competence and confidence to enable staff to assess for, prescribe and install (simple aids of daily living) equipment. Our training was developed with funding from the Office for Disability Issues. We are able to offer training to groups from our Dorset or London venue, or at your venues around the country. Venue: The Bridge, Littledown Centre, Chaseside, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 7DX. Cost: On request. Contact: Karen, tel: 01202 771 336 or email: [email protected] www.dotsdisability.co.uk ONGOING UNTIL 31 OCTOBER 2020 Video podcast training for neurological rehabilitation Brain Tree Training These video podcasts focus on awareness, behaviour and cognitive issues. The episodes are designed specifically to enable you to improve your treatments, maximise patient achievements and feelings of success, optimise the limited time resources you have, gain practical easy to use techniques for assessment and treatment, and master the field of neurological rehabilitation Venue: Home/work based study. Cost: £30 to £120. www.braintreetraining.co.uk ONGOING UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2020 Webcast training for neurological rehabilitation Brain Tree Training All of our training courses for therapists working in neurological rehabilitation are now available as ‘on demand’ webcasts – each broadcast once a month. See website for dates and details for the following courses: Cognitive rehabilitation; How to do cognitive rehab; Insight and adjustment; Dealing with behaviour; Active relaxation training; Advanced cog rehab: Attention and information processing. Venue: Home/work based study. Cost: £50 to £100. www.braintreetraining.co.uk 8 – 9 SEPTEMBER 2020 Explain pain NCORE Trainer: Ben Davies. Course aims: To teach biologically based pain management skills under a framework of the sciences of clinical reasoning and evidence from clinical trials, neurobiology and education research; to reconceptualise pain in terms of modern neuroscience and philosophy; to stimulate an urgent reappraisal of current thinking in rehabilitation. CPD: 12 hours. Venue: Online via Zoom. Other date: 25 to 26 January 2021 at Royal Derby Hospital, Derby. Cost: £295. For more information and other events, email: [email protected] or tel: 01332 254679. www.ncore.org.uk 10 SEPTEMBER 2020 Hypermobility/Ehlers Danlos syndrome in adults and children: Clinical assessment and management NCORE Trainer: Alison Middleditch. 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 those with a late diagnosis and those with complex problems. CPD: 7 hours. Venue: London Road Community Hospital, Derby. Other date: 24 October 2020 at Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington. Cost: £160. For more information and other events, email: uhdb.ncore@ nhs.net or tel: 01332 254679. www.ncore.org.uk CANCELLED 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 Masterclass: Handwriting difficulties in children – a look at the evidence for assessment and intervention from EYFS to Key Stage 3 Facilitated by Dr Mellissa Prunty this masterclass is aimed at occupational therapists working with children with handwriting difficulties on their case loads. Sessions will cover evidenced based assessments and interventions for early writers, the complexity of handwriting difficulties in different populations of children and handwriting in the curriculum. Venue: Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Cost: members £160; non-members £300. Contact: [email protected] www.rcot.co.uk/handwriting-children 14 SEPTEMBER 2020 Expert assessments for Blue Badges Access Independent Starts at 10am, finishes at 1pm. The course will enable you to undertake assessments of applicants for Blue Badges and concessionary travel passes under the walking and hidden disabilities criteria. Suitable for remote and face-to-face assessments and for occupational therapists and admin assessors. Recent actual real life case studies included. Delivered by Stephen Naylor, managing director of Access Independent and Ann Peters, expert assessor. Venue: Remote training via 64 OTnews August 2020