COURSES AND EVENTS practice within hand therapy and pain management . CPD : 14 hours . Venue : Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , Derby DE1 2QY . Cost : £ 395 . For more information and other events , contact : email : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or tel : 01332 254679 . www . ncore . org . uk
23 NOVEMBER 2021
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 children over the age of 7 , athletes and adults – including those with a late diagnosis and those with complex problems . CPD : 7.5 hours . Venue : Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , Derby DE1 2QY . Cost : £ 160 . For more information and other events , contact : email : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or tel : 01332 254679 . www . ncore . org . uk
4 – 5 DECEMBER 2021
Sporting upper limb masterclass NCORE Lecturer : Ian Gatt . Course description : This course has been shaped to combine effective methods of assessment , treatment , and functional rehabilitation of the whole upper limb ; hand , wrist , elbow and shoulder . The content is constantly updated with new evidence-based practice from clinical experience and concurrent research . Whether you are working in a private clinic , hospital setting , MoD , or sporting environment you will surely find this to be immediately applicable to your role . CPD : 16 hours . Venue : Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , Derby DE1 2QY . Cost : £ 250 . For more information and other events , contact : email : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or tel : 01332 254679 . www . ncore . org . uk
6 DECEMBER 2021
Recognising post traumatic stress disorder in clients NCORE Speaker : Dr Aftab Laher . Course aims : The theoretical background to post traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ); The epidemiology of PTSD ; Assessment and diagnostic issues ; An evidence based review of treatment approaches – what works and why ?; What makes an effective treatment ? – working effectively with resistance to change and keeping therapists engaged . CPD : 7.25 hours . Venue : Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , Derby DE1 2QY . Cost : £ 130 . For more information and other events , contact : email : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or tel : 01332 254679 . www . ncore . org . uk
8 – 9 DECEMBER 2021
Kinesiology taping course NCORE Trainers : Erica Malcolm and Ella Donnison . Day one : Kinesiology Taping for Beginners – when , where , why , who ? The course will explore basic kinesiology taping techniques and tips along with the concepts supporting their use . Day two : The use of kinesiology tape with adults with neurological damage . This course is designed therapists working in neurology who have already attended a basic kinesiology taping course . It will explore possible kinesiology taping techniques for use with the adult neurological patient . It 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 : 7.25 hours per day . Venue : Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , Derby DE1 2QY . Cost : £ 145 per day or £ 260 for both days . For more information and other events , contact : email : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or tel : 01332 254679 . www . ncore . org . uk
8 FEBRUARY 2022 ( FOLLOW-UP SESSION ON 22 MARCH 2022 )
Start-Up and Succeed ( SUAS ) RCOTSS – Independent Practice Online one-day course for occupational therapists considering or new to independent practice ( plus group follow-up session on 22 March 2022 ). Course aims / outcomes : the identification of chosen scope of practice ; the development of an action plan with regard to business start-up and CPD . Venue : Online ( Zoom ). Cost : members £ 85 ; non-members £ 130 . For more information contact : coordinator @ rcotss-ip . org . uk . https :// suas-8feb22and22mar22 . eventbrite . co . uk
10 MAY 2022 ( FOLLOW-UP SESSION ON 21 JUNE 2022 )
Start-Up and Succeed ( SUAS ) RCOTSS – Independent Practice Online one-day course for occupational therapists considering or new to independent practice ( plus group follow-up session on 21 June 2022 ). Course aims / outcomes : the identification of chosen scope of practice ; the development of an action plan with regard to business start-up and CPD . Venue : Online ( Zoom ). Cost : members £ 85 ; non-members £ 130 . For more information contact : coordinator @ rcotss-ip . org . uk . https :// suas-10may22and21jun22 . eventbrite . co . uk
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