MSK Foundations
Cost: $80.00 | Access: 12 months | Essential skills for the early career physiotherapist. Learn the basics of red flag screening, differential diagnosis and treatment planning. Learn while you work with short micro-learning modules.
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The MSK Foundations course is included FREE in our Shoulder Foundations Practical Course.
Learn a simple and effective method of assessment and treatment for common shoulder conditions. The ideal entry-level course for students, new or recent graduates, or those new to seeing shoulders.
Cost: $80.00 NZD
Access: 12 Months
Essential skills for the early career physiotherapist. Learn the basics of red flag screening, differential diagnosis and treatment planning. Learn while you work with short micro-learning modules.
MSK practice requires important ‘foundation’ skills in differential diagnosis, treatment planning, knowing when to request imaging and who to refer on.
In this course we provide essential background knowledge to improve the ability of new and recent graduates to:
- identify and appropriately action red flags
- perform and interpret subjective and objective examination findings
- make a differential diagnosis for specific pathology
- identify ‘yellow flags’ and modifiers of treatment response
- link assessment findings to interventions to create an appropriate treatment plan for the individual.
As well as clinical reasoning we cover important professional, ethical and communication competencies including:
- Person-centered care
- Shared decision-making
- Informed consent
- Safety and precautions
Improving efficiency of the clinical examination - Communicating information to the patient
- Prioritising red flags and safety netting.
What is Covered?
- Red flag screening
- Identification of serious pathology and prioritising referral
- “The Person”
- Subjective & objective examination
- Imaging indications
- Explanation and informed consent
- Prioritising treatment in the biopsychosocial model of care
- Safety, precautions and contraindications
- Treatment planning including impairment-and symptom-based treatments
- Managing psychosocial modifiers
- Who to refer on.
After this course you will be able to:
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Identify red flag indicators of potentially serious pathology and discuss referral prioritisation and pathways.
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Interpret your subjective and objective examination findings to reach an appropriate differential diagnosis of specific pathologies.
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Develop and prioritise a safe and appropriate treatment plan based on clinical examination findings, psychosocial modifiers and patient preferences.
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List indications for imaging and discuss safety issues relating to follow-up of results.
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Discuss indications for onward medical or orthopaedic referral.
Here is what is included in the MSK Foundations bundle:
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All Courses, Shoulder, Lumbar Spine, Rheumatology, Cervical Spine, Paediatrics, Neurology, Thoracic Spine Disorders
MSK Foundations │Red Flags
CourseLearn to recognise, prioritise and appropriately refer people with red flag indicators of potentially serious pathology. An ideal entry level course for new or recent graduate physiotherapists.
$60
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All Courses, Shoulder, Lumbar Spine, Rheumatology, Cervical Spine, Paediatrics, Neurology, Thoracic Spine Disorders
MSK Foundations │The Clinical Examination
CourseLearn what patients want, why you ask certain questions in the subjective examination, which objective tests are most useful, when imaging is indicated and how to explain your findings to the person.
$60
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All Courses, Shoulder, Lumbar Spine, Rheumatology, Cervical Spine, Paediatrics, Neurology, Thoracic Spine Disorders
MSK Foundations │Treatment Planning
CourseLearn how to turn your clinical examination findings into a structured treatment plan to confidently deliver safe and effective treatment for all your patients.
$20
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Instructor
Dr Angela Cadogan
Dip Phys, M.Sports Physio, Dip MT, PhD
Physiotherapy Specialist (Musculoskeletal).
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Physiotherapy Specialist (Musculoskeletal).
Angela is a NZ registered Physiotherapy Specialist (Musculoskeletal) with a Ph.D in Musculoskeletal Diagnostics from AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand (2012) (shoulder sub-specialty). Based in Christchurch, she works as a clinical consultant in her own private practice specialising in the diagnosis and management of shoulder pain.
Angela also works in an Orthopaedic Triage and Assessment role (Shoulder Service) with the Canterbury District Health Board. Angela has an ongoing research interest in shoulder conditions, has many publications on the topic, has been an invited keynote speaker at many national and international shoulder conferences and is Associate Editor at JOSPT (Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy).
Angela has been teaching courses on the diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of shoulder conditions for over 10 years and is passionate about upskilling other physiotherapists and improving capability of the physiotherapy workforce to meet the needs of the changing healthcare system. Angela is the director of Physio Academy. Learn more: www.drangelacadogan.co.nz