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Treatment of the paediatric pelvic floor: birth to eighteen

International presenter Carina Siracusa is excited to be coming to Australia to present her Treatment of the paediatric pelvic floor: birth to eighteen course.



This two day course will cover pelvic floor issues for the child from birth through adolescence. Normal development of the bowel and bladder will be discussed as well as neurological control of bowel and bladder. Common neurological developmental problems will be discussed as well as their effect on the bowel, bladder, and pelvic floor. The treatment of the child with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism will be discussed from both the point of view of a paediatric developmental therapist and as a pelvic floor physiotherapist. Participants will also learn the typical physiotherapy treatment techniques for paediatric pelvic floor patients. Basic principles of biofeedback will be discussed as well as the applications of biofeedback for treating the paediatric population. Labs will consist of biofeedback training and developmental treatment of the paediatric population.


Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to describe the typical development of the infant bladder.
2. Participants will be able to identify several toilet training strategies for children with developmental disabilities
3. Participants will be able to describe the different types of adolescent pelvic pain.
4. Participants will be able to assemble a physical therapy treatment plan for a typically developing or neurologically involved child for bowel or bladder issues.
5. Participants will be able to assess the proper way to interview both typically developing and neurologically involved children.

Prerequisites

  • This course is only available to AHPRA-registered physiotherapists.

Presenters

Carina Siracusa


Carina Siracusa, PT, DPT, WCS, OnCS has been a physiotherapist since 2005. She graduated from Ohio University in 2005 with her doctorate of physical therapy. She started her career as a pediatric physio but soon fell in love with the specialty of pelvic floor physiotherapy. She currently works for a large hospital system in Columbus, Ohio called OhioHealth. She is the primary pelvic floor physiotherapist for the neuro program as well as the transgender health program. She has taught for the American Physical Therapy Association's Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapists since 2010 in their pelvic health curriculum. She has developed courses in both pediatric pelvic health as well as pelvic health for the neurologically involved client and has been teaching these for the last several years. She holds board certifications in both women's health physiotherapy as well as oncology physiotherapy.

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Courses and Workshops
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Sat 22 - Sun 23
July
08:30AM - 03:30PM AEST
200 Creek Street
Brisbane QLD 4000 View map
Price: Non-member: $1,312.00
APA Member: $875.00
Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health group: $820.00
Paediatric group: $820.00
Distance discount: $820.00
 Registration closing date: 20 Jul 2023 Event status: Closed CPD hours: 15.00 * Early bird prices close 4 weeks prior to the course start date
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Price: Non-member: $1,312.00
APA Member: $875.00
Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health group: $820.00
Paediatric group: $820.00
Distance discount: $820.00
 Registration closing date: 20 Jul 2023 Event status: Closed CPD hours: 15.00 * Early bird prices close 4 weeks prior to the course start date
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Presenters

Carina Siracusa


Carina Siracusa, PT, DPT, WCS, OnCS has been a physiotherapist since 2005. She graduated from Ohio University in 2005 with her doctorate of physical therapy. She started her career as a pediatric physio but soon fell in love with the specialty of pelvic floor physiotherapy. She currently works for a large hospital system in Columbus, Ohio called OhioHealth. She is the primary pelvic floor physiotherapist for the neuro program as well as the transgender health program. She has taught for the American Physical Therapy Association's Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapists since 2010 in their pelvic health curriculum. She has developed courses in both pediatric pelvic health as well as pelvic health for the neurologically involved client and has been teaching these for the last several years. She holds board certifications in both women's health physiotherapy as well as oncology physiotherapy.


Prerequisites

Prerequisites

  • This course is only available to AHPRA-registered physiotherapists.
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