Two-day course on the treatment and management of Cerebral Palsy.
24th and 25th May 2012.
Children's Outpatient Department
South East Block
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
Course Tutor
Pauline Christmas MSc MCSP
Consultant Physiotherapist
For
the management of spasticity in children
Course Fee £195
Tel: 07854 831486
Provisional Timetable
Day One
9:30-10:30 Cerebral Palsy-An Overview and update.
10:30:-10:45 Coffee
10:45-11:30 Assessment and Treatment from the NDT approach
11:30- 12:45 Patient demonstration
12:45- 1:45 Lunch
1:45 2:45 Patient demonstration
2:45-300 Tea
3:00-4:15 Constraint Induced Movement Therapy- A case presentation
Day Two
9:00-9:30 Brief overview of day one
9:30-10:30 Normal Development of Movement & application to treatment of the
child with cerebral palsy.
10:30-10:45 Coffee
10:45 -11:15 Assessment of Normal and Abnormal Postural Tone
11:15-11:45 Importance of positioning and use of Equipment
11:45 -12:45 Patient demonstration
12:45- 1:45 Lunch
1:45-2:45 Patient demonstration
2;45-3:00 Tea
3:00-4:00 The equines gait
Pauline Christmas MSc MCSP
Pauline Christmas is currently working as a consultant physiotherapist for the management of spasticity in children for Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust. In October 2009 she received a West Midlands Strategic Health Authority Clinical Doctorate Award and is undertaking doctoral training at the University of Birmingham. which includes carrying out research to evaluate constraint induced movement therapy in the pre-school child with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
Pauline has worked as a physiotherapist specialising in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy, for over twenty five years and has worked both in the hospital setting and in the community. She has received extensive training from the Bobath Centre in London and has been involved in their tutor training programme. She has led short courses all over the country on the treatment and management of cerebral palsy including Introductory Paediatric Bobath courses. Pauline has also taught neuropaediatrics at the University of Birmingham to both the physiotherapy undergraduate and the Masters Degree students.
She completed a research master’s degree at the University of Birmingham in 2002 and her dissertation was based on the development of a new tool for the early identification of cerebral palsy.
Aims and Summary of the course
This two-day course aims to combine theory and practice to offer an overview and update on the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. The course will consist of a combination of lectures, videos and patient demonstrations. It would be expected that the participants would be physiotherapists and occupational therapists experienced in the treatment of cerebral palsy.
It is preferable that course participants attended for both days however there is the flexibility to attend either day as a standalone course.
The approach to treatment used on the course will be based on the neuro-developmental (NDT) /Bobath approach.
The course aims to support the underpinning theories of practice i.e. why we do what we do and how it is applied to children with cerebral palsy.
Also included are lectures and case studies on adjuncts to treatment such as below-knee plastering and constraint induced movement therapy.
At the end of the course it would be expected that course participants will not only have an improved understanding of the reasoning behind this approach and its application to treatment of children with cerebral palsy but also a better understanding of those adjuncts to therapy mentioned above.
It is essential that course participants have an awareness of the current safety issues relating to “moving and handling” and where possible a working knowledge of the current legislation.
An assessment of course participants will not be included however on completion they will receive a certificate of attendance.
Course Application Form
Course Tutor
Pauline Christmas MSc MCSP
HOSTED BY: Doncaster Royal Infirmary May 24th &25th 2012
FEE: £195 (£100 per day)
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