Courses and events
26 April 2022
Management of spasticity in the upper limb following stroke NCORE Lecturers : Lucy Gwynne and Michelle Kudhail . Course aims : To provide an overview of assessment and management of spasticity with a particular focus on the upper limb ; to provide you with the tools to set up an early self-monitored practice programme that the patients can follow ; we will also look at the types of feedback that are available and discuss attentional focus and how that is particularly important for the upper limb . CPD : 6.5 hours . Cost : £ 160 . Venue : Newfield House , Coventry CV1 4NZ . Contact : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or 01332 254679 www . ncore . org . uk
3 – 4 May 2022
Balance rehabilitation NCORE Trainers : Lucy Gwynne and Michelle Kudhail . Course aims : To provide a framework for multi factorial balance assessment in patients in community and / or hospital settings ; to develop a treatment programme that patients can follow in a safe and effective way with and without the therapist present . CPD : 14 hours . Cost : £ 210 . Venue : Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , Derby DE1 2QY . Contact : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or 01332 254679 www . ncore . org . uk
10 – 11 May 2022
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 : 14.5 hours . Cost : £ 260 . Venue : Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , Derby DE1 2QY . Contact : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or 01332 254679 www . ncore . org . uk
12 – 13 May 2022
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 : 15 hours . Cost : £ 295 . Venue : Course delivered live and online ; sessions not recorded . Contact : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or 01332 254679 www . ncore . org . uk
14 , 15 , 21 AND 22 May
Introduction to Tai Chi NCORE Trainer : Linda Arksey . Specific objectives : Each participant will understand the Tai Chi movements and how they can be an effective exercise in healthcare . You will develop how to deliver this set of movements safely to your participants . This will be a good introduction to Tai Chi and a foundation to other Medical Qigong and Tai Chi exercises . CPD : 16 hours . Venue : Course delivered live and online ; sessions not recorded . Cost : £ 240 . Contact : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or 01332 254679 www . ncore . org . uk
20 May 2022
Introduction to sensory processing difficulties NCORE Lecturer : Alison Neal . Learning outcomes : How people with sensory processing difficulties respond differently , including over and under responses to sensations , discriminating between sensations and our ability to plan complex movements and move in a coordinated way ; how sensory processing differences affect our behaviour , our emotions and our ability to interact ; how to use simple strategies and adapt the environment to help your clients manage their sensory processing needs . CPD : 7 hours . Cost : £ 160 . Venue : Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , Derby DE1 2QY . Contact : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or 01332 254679 www . ncore . org . uk
24 – 25 May 2022
Posture and balance as it relates to selective control of the upper limb NCORE Lecturer : Erica Malcolm . Learning outcomes : Understand the terms posture and balance as they relate to a ‘ normal movement ’ perspective ; identify key aspects involved in maintaining the integrity of the upper limb in the early stages of recovery post CVA ; relate the ability to control ‘ selective ’ movement of the upper limb to overall posture and balance ; structure an assessment of the upper limb taking into account alignment , tone , patterns of movement , and relate this to potential for function ; identify when an upper limb is / is not able to be facilitated and why . CPD : 14.5 hours . Cost : £ 220 . Venue : Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , Derby DE1 2QY . Other date : 20 – 21 June 2022 at the same venue . Contact : uhdb . ncore @ nhs . net or 01332 254679 www . ncore . org . uk
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