2009

SPBC Certificate Prep Course
* dates TBA

 

Lower Extremity Biomechanics, Orthotics, and Current Applied Research
Dr. Christopher MacLean (click here for course brochure)
February 18, 2009 7:00 pm -10:00 pm
Register here: http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=278&BT=10#Ev7098

Paris Orthotics Lab Division
3630 East 1st Avenue
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6M 1C3

Sports First Responder Certification Courses
Stanley P. Leene
Course registration fees:
Certification $540
Re-Certification $405 (*Kelowna dates only)
(email for registration instruction: stanleyleene@hotmail.com)
Attendance is required for all course dates and times in order to learn new 2008 Red Cross updates.

Prince George @ Accelerated Sport and Spine
Friday January 23, 2009 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday January 24, 2009 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sunday January 25, 2009 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Abbotsford @ Best Western Regency Inn
Friday February 13, 2009 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday February 14, 2009 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday February 15, 2009 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Kelowna @ Pinnacle Sports Physiotherapy Centre
Friday March 6, 2009 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday March 7, 2009 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sunday March 8, 2009 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
*re-cert available
Vancouver @ University of British Columbia
Friday March 27, 2009 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday March 28, 2009 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sunday March 29, 2009 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Victoria @ Summit Injury Management (Downtown)
Friday April 24, 2009 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday April 25, 2009 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sunday April 26, 2009 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

PABC Evening Lecture/Audiocast Series
Fee: PABC member rate is $40 on-site or audiocast, non-member rate is $60 and student rate is $5

Spring Series: Above the Waist: Losing Pounding Pain

1. Cervicogenic Headache: A Pain in the Neck
February 26
Headaches that originate in the neck have particular features that distinguish them from other headache forms. They have also been shown to be very responsive to the physiotherapeutic interventions of manual therapy and specific exercise. This session will outline the subjective and objective features of cervicogenic headache, which will assist in the differential diagnosis, as well as present the comprehensive management of this condition. The research evidence base to support this approach will be described.
Presenter: Carol Kennedy, BScPT, FCAMT
Carol Kennedy has been a physiotherapist for 30 years and currently is a partner at Treloar Physiotherapy Clinic, where she treats, almost exclusively, patients with cervical spine dysfunction. Carol teaches both nationally and internationally in the Orthopaedic Division Manual Therapy Course system, but also her own specialty courses on the cervical spine and particularly, cervical exercise. She has been an examiner for the Orthopaedic Division for 19 years, and is currently a Chief Examiner. She sits on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, and has published a chapter on the cervical spine in the textbook Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function. In 2005, Carol received a PABC Award of Excellence for her clinical contribution to physiotherapy in her field; the cervical spine.

2. The Cervicothoracic Junction: Assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment
March 25
In this session we will discuss assessment of the cervicothoracic junction and differential diagnosis. We will include examination of the musculoskeletal system and the neurovascular bundle. Physiotherapeutic approaches to the management of select conditions will be discussed with reference to literature as well as case examples.
Presenter: May Nolan, BScPT, DipManipPT
May Nolan is an associate physiotherapist at Oakridge Physiotherapy Centre, a clinical instructor at the UBC Department of Physical Therapy, and a teacher and examiner for the BC section, Orthopaedic division. May is co-author of the widely used orthopaedic textbook ‘Clinical Assessment and Treatment Techniques for the Lower Extremity’.

3. The temporomandibular joint, breathing and the autonomic nervous system
April 23
John will discuss a systematic method for examining and treating the gnathic system. He will discuss the following: posture and movements of the TMJ as related to the craniovertebral joints, lingual and pharyngeal musculature including lingual resting position. Measurement of hypocapnia and control systems for breathing will be reviewed. John will discuss his observations that physiotherapy intervention may lower end tidal carbon dioxide and improve respiratory function. He will review the examination of: spine, head and gnathic posture, assessment of airway competence relative to posture, deglutination with a forward and balanced head and the influence of gnathic input on respiratory function.
Presenter: John Oldham, BScPT, FCAMT
John Oldham graduated from New Zealand College of Physiotherapy in 1965 and successfully challenged the Manual Therapy exam in the Canary Islands in 1973. As a founding member of the Orthopaedic Division of the CPA, he was also a founder of Canadian Academy of Manual Therapy and is a Clinical Instructor at the UBC School of Rehabilitation. John has lectured extensively and examined for the Orthopedic Division. Has been in Private Practice in Vancouver since 1970 with specialties in orthopedics, spinal manipulation, whiplash disorders and the TMJ.