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This course provides in-depth insight into higher level mobility analysis and retraining post-neurological injury in the adult population. It includes gait and running analysis and retraining. The course combines a lecture day, covering both paediatric and adult components, and a practical day devoted exclusively to neurological issues. You should have some experience in treating the neurological population with gait and mobility limitations.

This course provides in-depth insight into higher level mobility analysis and retraining post neurological injury in the paediatric and adult populations. It includes gait and running analysis and retraining. The course combines a lecture day, covering both paediatric and adult components, and a practical day devoted exclusively to paediatric issues. Participants should have some experience in treating the paediatric/neurological population with gait and mobility limitations

Men's pelvic health is a relatively new scope of practice for physiotherapists. It covers genito-urinary disease, dysfunction and surgery as well as pelvic pain.

In this course, participants will learn 'man management', from communication strategies through to pelvic floor retraining, general exercise, nutrition and mental skills to empower men to improve their quality of life after a diagnosis of prostate cancer. Physiotherapists are well placed to deliver positive and effective programs for these men and this course will get you started on a strong evidence based footing.

A/Prof Craig Allingham has worked in this space for more than 15 years, treating men for urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, erectile dysfunction and other conditions often linked to the treatment of their prostate cancer. He has written two books for men on prostate cancer recovery and management and developed an exercise/lifestyle program that has helped thousands of men to regain their continence and function.

This course aims to help physiotherapists augment and consolidate their competence across the key areas of differential diagnosis and evidence-informed management of people with low back pain. This aligns with 'Deliberate Practice' - the process of embracing opportunity to grow in professional skill and knowledge. Clinical Reasoning is underpinned by Clinical Anatomy and, together with selected Clinical Examination tests, is used by physiotherapists in clinical decision-making about treatment or management strategies for low back pain.

Neurological Examination of patients can be challenging due to wide variability in clinical presentation, therefore this aspect of Clinical Examination receives focused attention in this course. Accuracy around neurological findings is imperative to identify deficits to which treatment can be directed, to differentiate neuropathic, nociceptive or nociplastic pain, for reports to doctors and to step up care to meet the Australian Clinical Care Standards for low back pain. Therapeutic exercise is a key tool in the challenge to help patients embrace self-efficacy strategies that can reduce their pain and improve their quality of life, therefore this course includes an Exercise Workshop session informed by research and clinical reasoning.

To facilitate contextual learning a detailed case presentation is used in the final session. This allows for integration of the day's learning and to comprehensively pull together evidence-informed aspects of patient management. This includes: diagnosis, appraisal of evidence, radiology, pain science education, strategic sign- and symptom-based treatment, self-management strategies, selecting and teaching exercises, habit stacking, documenting change and reporting to healthcare colleagues.

This 2 day practical workshop will provide clinicians with a comprehensive understanding of the impact of limited mobility and gravity on body shape distortion, and the importance of timely postural care, specifically therapeutic supported lying. This course is suitable for clinicians of all levels of capability who work with children and adults with physical disability.

Clinicians will gain an understanding of who would benefit from therapeutic supported lying, why timely education and implementation is important, understand the research and theory of key therapeutic supported lying practices and be able to apply the key principles to their clients – from a preventative, maintenance and improvement perspective. Additional aspects such as risk assessment (covering topics such as pressure, thermal comfort, pain…) and individualising practices will be covered. Demonstration and practical opportunities will be provided throughout the workshop.