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390 SPORTS MEDICINE British Association of Sport and Medicine 1994 Education Programme The foundation course is the Introductory Course for GPs and chartered physiotherapists yet suitable for all medical practitioners and sports science professionals with an interest in sports medicine. The Advanced Modules include Injury Modules which focus on the clinical examination, diagnosis and management of both acute and chronic injuries: treatment and rehabilitation programmes are also outlined. The latest addition is the Hands-on Practical Sports Injury Course at Lanzarote. Many of our national teams use the facilities here for preseason training. This course develops the practical sporting theme of the intermediate course and uses local coaching staff. Introductory Sports Medicine Course: July 77-22 €295 to f430. Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre, Shropshire (Residential) Advanced Injury Module: Acute and Chronic Injuries to the Head, Neck, Spine and Pelvis, September 2- 4 El75 to f245. Milton Keynes General Hospital (Non-residential) Introductory Sports Mediclne Course: Setember 25 - 30 €295 to €430. Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre, Shropshire (Residential) Hands-on Practical Sports Injury Course: October 6- 73 f370 to €50& Club La Santa. Lanzarote (Residential) Advanced Injury: Acute & Chronic Injuries to the Lower Limb: October 28-30 €1 75 to €245. RAF Wroughton, Swindon (Non-residential) For further detalls, application forms and membership Inquiries, please contact: The Education Officer, British Association of Sport and Medicine, c/o National Sports Medicine Institute, St Bartholomew’s Medical College, Charterhouse Square, London EC1 M 6BQ (tel 071-253 3244, fax 071-251 0774). SPINAL INJURIES Rehabilitation of the spinal Injured person; Dlsabled Living Centre, Rookwood Hospltal, Cardlff - (September 19-20), Apply to Mrs C Ellis, Manager, Disabled Living Centre, Rookwood Hospital, Fairwater Road, Llandaff. Cardiff CF5 2YN (tel 0222 566281 ext 3751). Fee: €70, (a), (c), (e), (9. Closing date July 25. RHEUMATOLOGY Update on rheumatology cam; Chase Farm Hospltal - (July 4, 9 am-4.30 pm). A day course aimed at improving physiotherapy management of RA and rarer rheumato- logical conditions. Speakers include Dr A Jawad, rheumatology consultant, and tutors from the RCACP course. Apply to Alison Stiles, Physiotherapy Department (Acute Unit), Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield. Middle- sex EN2 8JL (tel 081-366 9111). Fee: f35, payable to ‘Chase Farm Hospitals (NHS) Trust’, (a). (b). (1). INTERNATIONAL Earn your masters at Touro College, USA - (begins February 1995). Two-year world study masters degree programme in orthopaedic physical therapy. Six months a year study at the Wingate Institute on Israel’s Mediter- ranean coast, six months a year clinical experience in the US which will meet all your educational expenses. Classes limited to 26. Further information from Susan Jacobson, Touro College, Barry 2 Levine School of Health Sciences, 135 Carman Road, Building 10, Dix Hills, New York 11746, (SA (tel 1-516-673 3200 ext 276, fax 1-516-673 3432). 5th AsiaIOceania Regional Congress of Gerontology, Hong Kong - (November 19-23, 1995). Theme: ‘Total Care of the Elderly - A Multidisciplinary Approach’. Congress format includes keynote session, plenary sessions, free paper presentations, invited symposia, sponsored lunch symposia, roundtable discussions, poster sessions, allied exhibition, local field visits and post-Congress study tours. Deadline for submission of abstracts is February 10, 1995. Further information from Congress Secretariat: Gardiner-Caldwell Communi- cations Ltd. 2403 Tung Wai Commercial Building, 109-111 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong (tel 852 5193083. fax 852 5198072). New age for old age; Jakarta, Solo, Ball, Indonesia - (October 2, 6, 10, 1994). Community-based rehabilitation phiioso- phies will predominate. Details from: The Organizing Committee, The First Seminar and Workshop, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Asia-Western Pacific Region, JI. Puskesmas 20, Otista 82, Jakarta 13330, Indonesia. St Thomas’ Hospital Physiotherapy Trust Funds: Physiotherapists employed by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Trust or physiotherapists who were trained at St Thomas’ are eligible for bursaries. Any of the above wishing to be considered for a bursary is asked to obtain an application form from Mrs E Bradley, Honorary Secretary, 16 Kelmscott Road, London SW11 6QY (tel 071-228 771 1). Manchester Royal Infirmary (September 1971 set): There will be a reunion on the weekend of September 24. Anyone who has not been contacted please write to Janet Crosley (n6e Seed), 5 Bronville Close, Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester OL1 2RH. Oxford Branch Education Committee invites applications for funding for courses. Please apply before August 31, 1994. Further details from C Burrows MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Radcliffe Infimary, Oxford. East Kent Branch: Centenary ball; Friday, July 15, 7.30 for 8 pm; Broome Park Golf and Country Club. Band, disco, casino. Tickets (€26) from Mrs J Fry, Physiotherapy Department, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Centerbury, Kent CT1 3NG. East Anglian Project Award: The East Anglian Board has decided again to give a maximum award of €1,500 to produce a project of a member’s own choice which would benefit physiotherapy practice within the East Anglian Region as a whole rather than an individual. improvement of standards, quality, knowledge of efficiency in the spheres of clinical practice, management or education. The project should run for a maximum of 12 months and on completion a full report must be made to the Board. The competition is open to all members of the East Anglian Board area. Application forms and further information are available from Veronica Bastow, Physiotherapy Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, Kings Lynn PE30 4ET. All completed forms must be received by 5 pm on Monday, October 31, 1994. It should contribute to the The funding for this award comes from the profits of the Pain Symposium held at a Post-WCPT course. The award will be given annually for the next three years. The next course in September 1994 will hopefully supply funds for the following years. Visit to Israel: As part of this year’s Centenary celebrations the South East Thames Board in association with Interchange have organised a tour to Israel from October 10-16 where, apart from experiencing current practices of physiotherapy in Israel, there will be a full programme of sightseeing to explore the exciting history of the Holy Land. Interchange, who are specialists in study tours, have already taken physiotherapy groups on very successful trips to Russia and China. If you would like to explore physiotherapy in Jerusalem and Bethlehem (Lesley Dawson is our contact there), please contact Interchange on 081-681 3612 for full itinerary details and booking form, or Janet McFarlan, Chairman, SE Thames Board on 0892 783291. Mr G K Hewitt is hoping to meet ex-colleagues from St Alfege’s Hospital (1 954-65) and Orsett Hospital (1968-70) at the Centenary Exhibition at CSP headquarters on June 30. 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SPORTS MEDICINE
British Association of Sport and Medicine
1994 Education Programme The foundation course is the Introductory Course for GPs and chartered physiotherapists yet suitable for all medical practitioners and sports science professionals with an interest in sports medicine.
The Advanced Modules include Injury Modules which focus on the clinical examination, diagnosis and management of both acute and chronic injuries: treatment and rehabilitation programmes are also outlined.
The latest addition is the Hands-on Practical Sports Injury Course at Lanzarote. Many of our national teams use the facilities here for preseason training. This course develops the practical sporting theme of the intermediate course and uses local coaching staff.
Introductory Sports Medicine Course: July 77-22 €295 to f430. Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre, Shropshire (Residential) Advanced Injury Module: Acute and Chronic Injuries to the Head, Neck, Spine and Pelvis, September 2- 4 El75 to f245. Milton Keynes General Hospital (Non-residential) Introductory Sports Mediclne Course: Setember 25 - 30 €295 to €430. Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre, Shropshire (Residential) Hands-on Practical Sports Injury Course: October 6- 73 f370 to €50& Club La Santa. Lanzarote (Residential) Advanced Injury: Acute & Chronic Injuries to the Lower Limb: October 28-30 €1 75 to €245. RAF Wroughton, Swindon (Non-residential)
For further detalls, application forms and membership Inquiries, please contact: The Education Officer, British Association of Sport and Medicine, c/o National Sports Medicine Institute, St Bartholomew’s Medical College, Charterhouse Square, London EC1 M 6BQ (tel 071-253 3244, fax 071-251 0774).
SPINAL INJURIES Rehabilitation of the spinal Injured person;
Dlsabled Living Centre, Rookwood Hospltal, Cardlff - (September 19-20), Apply to Mrs C Ellis, Manager, Disabled Living Centre, Rookwood Hospital, Fairwater Road, Llandaff. Cardiff CF5 2YN (tel 0222 566281 ext 3751). Fee: €70, (a), (c), (e), (9. Closing date July 25.
RHEUMATOLOGY Update on rheumatology cam; Chase Farm
Hospltal - (July 4, 9 am-4.30 pm). A day course aimed at improving physiotherapy management of RA and rarer rheumato- logical conditions. Speakers include Dr A Jawad, rheumatology consultant, and tutors from the RCACP course. Apply to Alison Stiles, Physiotherapy Department (Acute
Unit), Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield. Middle- sex EN2 8JL (tel 081-366 9111). Fee: f35, payable to ‘Chase Farm Hospitals (NHS) Trust’, (a). (b). (1).
INTERNATIONAL Earn your masters at Touro College, USA -
(begins February 1995). Two-year world study masters degree programme in orthopaedic physical therapy. Six months a year study at the Wingate Institute on Israel’s Mediter- ranean coast, six months a year clinical experience in the US which will meet all your educational expenses. Classes limited to 26. Further information from Susan Jacobson, Touro College, Barry 2 Levine School of Health Sciences, 135 Carman Road, Building 10, Dix Hills, New York 11746, (SA (tel 1-516-673 3200 ext 276, fax 1-516-673 3432).
5th AsiaIOceania Regional Congress of Gerontology, Hong Kong - (November 19-23, 1995). Theme: ‘Total Care of the Elderly - A Multidisciplinary Approach’. Congress format includes keynote session, plenary sessions, free paper presentations, invited symposia, sponsored lunch symposia, roundtable discussions, poster sessions, allied exhibition, local field visits and post-Congress study tours. Deadline for submission of abstracts is February 10, 1995. Further information from Congress Secretariat: Gardiner-Caldwell Communi- cations Ltd. 2403 Tung Wai Commercial Building, 109-111 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong (tel 852 5193083. fax 852 51 98072).
New age for old age; Jakarta, Solo, Ball, Indonesia - (October 2, 6, 10, 1994). Community-based rehabilitation phiioso- phies will predominate. Details from: The Organizing Committee, The First Seminar and Workshop, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Asia-Western Pacific Region, JI. Puskesmas 20, Otista 82, Jakarta 13330, Indonesia.
St Thomas’ Hospital Physiotherapy Trust Funds: Physiotherapists employed by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Trust or physiotherapists who were trained at St Thomas’ are eligible for bursaries. Any of the above wishing to be considered for a bursary is asked to obtain an application form from Mrs E Bradley, Honorary Secretary, 16 Kelmscott Road, London SW11 6QY (tel 071-228 771 1).
Manchester Royal Infirmary (September 1971 set): There will be a reunion on the weekend of September 24. Anyone who has not been contacted please write to Janet Crosley (n6e Seed), 5 Bronville Close, Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester OL1 2RH.
Oxford Branch Education Committee invites applications for funding for courses. Please apply before August 31, 1994. Further details from C Burrows MCSP, Physiotherapy Department, Radcliffe Infimary, Oxford.
East Kent Branch: Centenary ball; Friday, July 15, 7.30 for 8 pm; Broome Park Golf and Country Club. Band,
disco, casino. Tickets (€26) from Mrs J Fry, Physiotherapy Department, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Centerbury, Kent CT1 3NG.
East Anglian Project Award: The East Anglian Board has decided again to give a maximum award of €1,500 to produce a project of a member’s own choice which would benefit physiotherapy practice within the East Anglian Region as a whole rather than an individual.
improvement of standards, quality, knowledge of efficiency in the spheres of clinical practice, management or education. The project should run for a maximum of 12 months and on completion a full report must be made to the Board.
The competition is open to all members of the East Anglian Board area. Application forms and further information are available from Veronica Bastow, Physiotherapy Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, Kings Lynn PE30 4ET. All completed forms must be received by 5 pm on Monday, October 31, 1994.
It should contribute to the
The funding for this award comes from the profits of the Pain Symposium held at a Post-WCPT course. The award will be given annually for the next three years. The next course in September 1994 will hopefully supply funds for the following years.
Visit to Israel: As part of this year’s Centenary celebrations the South East Thames Board in association with Interchange have organised a tour to Israel from October 10-16 where, apart from experiencing current practices of physiotherapy in Israel, there will be a full programme of sightseeing to explore the exciting history of the Holy Land. Interchange, who are specialists in study tours, have already taken physiotherapy groups on very successful trips to Russia and China. If you would like to explore physiotherapy in Jerusalem and Bethlehem (Lesley Dawson is our contact there), please contact Interchange on 081-681 3612 for full itinerary details and booking form, or Janet McFarlan, Chairman, SE Thames Board on 0892 783291.
Mr G K Hewitt is hoping to meet ex-colleagues from St Alfege’s Hospital (1 954-65) and Orsett Hospital (1968-70) at the Centenary Exhibition at CSP headquarters on June 30.
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