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Breast cancer treatments can have far-reaching consequences beyond their primary intent, such as the onset or worsening of pelvic floor dysfunction, particularly urinary incontinence (UI). Our research highlights that women with breast cancer may experience UI at a higher rate, distress and impact than those without cancer. This lecture will explore the connection between breast cancer treatments and pelvic floor health, discuss the implications for quality of life, and present evidence supporting the feasibility and benefits of pelvic floor muscle training as a treatment option.

Live online lecture:
This is a live webinar. Login instructions including link details will be sent to registrants the day before the event. If login instructions are not received (please check your inbox as well as junk/spam folders) by close of business the day before the lecture, please contact us on lizzie.vilmanis@australian.physio

This lecture will not be recorded.

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This course has been designed to provide an opportunity for physiotherapists to develop their practical skills and clinical reasoning associated with content taught in the online Level 1 Women's Pelvic Health Course.

This practical course will be structured around a ‘clinical case studies' format. Physiotherapists will be guided through a number of case studies requiring interpretation of completed Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaires, bladder and bowel diaries, as well as results of Trans-Abdominal Real Time Ultrasound (RTUS), to develop an introductory management plan involving pelvic floor muscle training (where indicated) and lifestyle advice for each case.

In particular, physiotherapists will have the opportunity to perform Trans-Abdominal RTUS to assess pelvic floor function and bladder volumes, as well as learn the necessary procedures required to perform a visual assessment of anal sphincter contraction.

Note: even though there is no internal examinations are performed at Level 1, this course involves learners modelling in order to fulfil the learning objectives. If you know in advance that you will not consent to be a model for peer learning (visual assessment -external observation- of anal sphincter contraction), please communicate this as early as possible so that we can ensure a quality learning experience can be maintained for all participants.

This course will be presented by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) in combination with Women's Health Training Associates (WHTA).

For more information about the Women's Level 1 courses please click here

Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1 is ideal for recent graduates, physiotherapists moving into this practice area or experienced physiotherapists wishing to undertake refresher CPD.

Part C is the final component of the wholly virtual delivery option. It covers movement analysis, clinical reasoning and intervention planning in the case study of a person with a neurological condition.

It has lively discussions between learners and expert presenters, with the opportunity to ask questions along the way.

Learners have two ways of undertaking Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1:
• Blended: online self-paced (Part A) and attending a face-to-face classroom course (Parts B & C)

or

• Wholly virtual: online self-paced (Part A & Part B) and live virtual classroom (Part C – this component)

Important note: if you have completed or wish to undertake the face-to-face classroom course, you are not required to complete the Part B On Demand modules or the Part C live virtual classroom.


Part C - live virtual session
This live virtual session is Part C of the virtual delivery option for the Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1 course. You must attend a live virtual session in order to complete the Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1 course.

Dr Sharon Perrella is a Research Fellow with the UWA Centre for Human Lactation Research and Translation, and the Geddes Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group. With a clinical background in midwifery and neonatal intensive care nursing, Sharon has a special interest in preterm breastfeeding and milk production. Her current work focuses on the identification and management of women at risk of reduced breastfeeding duration, and the implementation of evidence-based clinical lactation care strategies to support continued breastfeeding.

Sharon is a rare combination of experienced researcher and skilled clinician. She brings warmth, pragmatism and a wealth of knowledge to her clinical lactation consultations and has compassionately supported hundreds of breastfeeding women over the course of her career.

This event is a social/networking evening and professional development lecture. Join us in The Swan Room, upstairs at The Bassendean Hotel, where you can order food and/or drinks to be brought to the table. Arrive 6-6:30pm for dinner/drinks; presentation to begin at 7:15pm. There will be an opportunity for questions after the presentation.

All are welcome - if you work with breastfeeding women, want to learn more about this area, you're already experienced and would value an update, or you just want to connect with our physiotherapists working in this area - please come and join us. Medical and allied health colleagues are welcome.

This is a face to face event at The Bassendean Hotel, Swan Room in WA.