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The advanced upper cervical spine and head

Covering advanced differential diagnosis, assessment and management of complex upper cervical spine and head disorders. The course is designed to advance clinical reasoning and competency in the assessment and management of complex upper cervical spine and head disorders.
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Learning outcomes

  • Improve knowledge and understanding of how to screen for red flags, CAD and neurological conditions in the upper cervical spine
  • Improve knowledge and understanding in differential diagnosis of headache.
  • Improve knowledge and understanding in differential diagnosis of dizziness, including screening for CAD & vestibular dizziness
  • Advance skills in a broader range of manual therapy techniques to manage patients with upper cervical spine disorders
  • Improve skills in the assessment and management of the axio-scapula, cervical flexor (anterior) and cervical extension (posterior) muscle groups
  • Improve knowledge and understanding of WAD
  • Improve understanding of how to assess for pain sensitivity in the clinic
  • Improve skills in the assessment and management of dizziness in cervicogenic conditions
  • Improve skills in the assessment and management of dizziness in vestibular conditions
  • Improve knowledge and understanding of TMD
  • Improve understanding of how to put this together in the management of complex upper cervical spine disorders

Prerequisites

  • This course is only available to qualified and AHPRA registered physiotherapists.
  • Minimum of 5 years physiotherapy practicing experience

Presenters

Trudy Rebbeck


Prof Trudy Rebbeck PhD FACPTrudy is Professor of Clinical Translation in Physiotherapy at Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia (0.6FTE). She leads two national programmes of research; i) Implementation of clinical pathways and models of care for whiplash and musculoskeletal (MSK) pain conditions more broadly and, ii) Discovery of new mechanism underpinning headache and MSK pain conditions . In the past 5 years, her programme of research has attracted >$15m in competitive grants. She has 80 publications and >2800 citations. Prof Rebbeck has supervised 16 HDR students and mentored over 50 clinical specialists in physiotherapy to obtain Fellowship. She is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist in primary care (0.4FTE) specialising in assessment and management of complex cervical spine and head disorders (e.g whiplash, headache, concussion). Trudy's international impact in clinical translation is demonstrated by the 10+ international workshops she delivers in this area per annum.

Julia Treleaven


Dr Julia Treleaven PhD BPhty, FACP. Julia is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Queensland and Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. She has been researching whiplash and neck pain since 2000 and in 2004 completed her PhD focusing on the necks influence on sensorimotor control. She has continued her research in this area now is also looking at the role of neck dysfunction in those with headache, dizziness and post-concussion due to concomitant whiplash-type injury. She has over 140 publications in this area, written several book chapters and is an author of the recent book “Management of neck disorders- an evidenced based approach”. Julia works part-time as a physiotherapist in a private practice managing patients such as those with headache, whiplash, cervicogenic dizziness and post-concussion syndrome. Julia has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences and workshops in the area of neck pain, whiplash, headache, concussion and dizziness.

Katrina Williams


Dr Katrina Williams PhD, BPhty; MApSc-Phys; GCHEdu; FACP (2008) is a specialist Neurological Physiotherapist FACP 2008 (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapy). She has worked extensively in the fields of neurological and vestibular rehabilitation for over 25 years. Katrina is a full-time Senior Lecturer and Clinical Academic at the University of Queensland and runs a small private practice, Upright Physiotherapy and professional Education Group - Neurological Ageing and Vestibular Education – NAVE. She is also a co-founder of Vestibular Education Australia VEA. Katrina teaches Nationally and Internationally at undergraduate and post-graduate levels and is the course co-ordinator for the Neurological simulation program at UQ and 4th year Clinical co-ordinator. She is a lead researchers at UQ within the SENOVA hearing and balance laboratory, the first Queensland laboratory to house fully integrative vestibular testing, balance and gait assessment tools. Her research interests include understanding the impact of dizziness and the vestibular / oculomotor system on balance and function in progressive neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons Disease, Cerebellar pathologies and Vestibular pathologies including migraines and concussion

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Fri 22 - Sun 24
August
08:00AM - 05:30PM AEST
Suite 204 32 Delhi Road
North Ryde NSW 2113 View map
Price:
Early Bird - Non Member: $1,856.00
Early Bird - APA Member: $1,237.00
Early Bird – Musculoskeletal Group: $1,177.00
Early Bird – Distance Discount: $1,177.00
Registration closing date:
10 Aug 2025
Event status:
Open
CPD hours:
23.50
* Early bird prices close 8 weeks prior to the course start date
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Price:
1,856.00: $Early Bird - Non Member
1,237.00: $Early Bird - APA Member
1,177.00: $Early Bird – Musculoskeletal Group
1,177.00: $Early Bird – Distance Discount
Registration closing date:
10 Aug 2025
Event status:
Open
CPD hours:
23.50
* Early bird prices close 8 weeks prior to the course start date
Your registration status:
Presenters

Trudy Rebbeck


Prof Trudy Rebbeck PhD FACPTrudy is Professor of Clinical Translation in Physiotherapy at Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia (0.6FTE). She leads two national programmes of research; i) Implementation of clinical pathways and models of care for whiplash and musculoskeletal (MSK) pain conditions more broadly and, ii) Discovery of new mechanism underpinning headache and MSK pain conditions . In the past 5 years, her programme of research has attracted >$15m in competitive grants. She has 80 publications and >2800 citations. Prof Rebbeck has supervised 16 HDR students and mentored over 50 clinical specialists in physiotherapy to obtain Fellowship. She is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist in primary care (0.4FTE) specialising in assessment and management of complex cervical spine and head disorders (e.g whiplash, headache, concussion). Trudy's international impact in clinical translation is demonstrated by the 10+ international workshops she delivers in this area per annum.


Julia Treleaven


Dr Julia Treleaven PhD BPhty, FACP. Julia is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Queensland and Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. She has been researching whiplash and neck pain since 2000 and in 2004 completed her PhD focusing on the necks influence on sensorimotor control. She has continued her research in this area now is also looking at the role of neck dysfunction in those with headache, dizziness and post-concussion due to concomitant whiplash-type injury. She has over 140 publications in this area, written several book chapters and is an author of the recent book “Management of neck disorders- an evidenced based approach”. Julia works part-time as a physiotherapist in a private practice managing patients such as those with headache, whiplash, cervicogenic dizziness and post-concussion syndrome. Julia has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences and workshops in the area of neck pain, whiplash, headache, concussion and dizziness.


Katrina Williams


Dr Katrina Williams PhD, BPhty; MApSc-Phys; GCHEdu; FACP (2008) is a specialist Neurological Physiotherapist FACP 2008 (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapy). She has worked extensively in the fields of neurological and vestibular rehabilitation for over 25 years. Katrina is a full-time Senior Lecturer and Clinical Academic at the University of Queensland and runs a small private practice, Upright Physiotherapy and professional Education Group - Neurological Ageing and Vestibular Education – NAVE. She is also a co-founder of Vestibular Education Australia VEA. Katrina teaches Nationally and Internationally at undergraduate and post-graduate levels and is the course co-ordinator for the Neurological simulation program at UQ and 4th year Clinical co-ordinator. She is a lead researchers at UQ within the SENOVA hearing and balance laboratory, the first Queensland laboratory to house fully integrative vestibular testing, balance and gait assessment tools. Her research interests include understanding the impact of dizziness and the vestibular / oculomotor system on balance and function in progressive neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons Disease, Cerebellar pathologies and Vestibular pathologies including migraines and concussion


Learning outcomes
  • Improve knowledge and understanding of how to screen for red flags, CAD and neurological conditions in the upper cervical spine
  • Improve knowledge and understanding in differential diagnosis of headache.
  • Improve knowledge and understanding in differential diagnosis of dizziness, including screening for CAD & vestibular dizziness
  • Advance skills in a broader range of manual therapy techniques to manage patients with upper cervical spine disorders
  • Improve skills in the assessment and management of the axio-scapula, cervical flexor (anterior) and cervical extension (posterior) muscle groups
  • Improve knowledge and understanding of WAD
  • Improve understanding of how to assess for pain sensitivity in the clinic
  • Improve skills in the assessment and management of dizziness in cervicogenic conditions
  • Improve skills in the assessment and management of dizziness in vestibular conditions
  • Improve knowledge and understanding of TMD
  • Improve understanding of how to put this together in the management of complex upper cervical spine disorders
Prerequisites

Prerequisites

  • This course is only available to qualified and AHPRA registered physiotherapists.
  • Minimum of 5 years physiotherapy practicing experience
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