Paediatric MSK Essentials

** Please note this seminar is open to chiropractors and chiropractic students in Year 3 and Year 4 only **

Presented by Aurelie Marchand & Elisabeth Davidson

This five-day intensive programme will cover pregnancy, neonates, infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and adolescents. The programme includes theoretical classes, practical workshops and case-based learning in paediatric musculoskeletal health. The programme will cover history and physical examination, serious presentations, common MSK conditions, treatment options for MSK presentations including manual therapy and physical therapy, psychosocial considerations, and professional responsibilities.

Seminar Objectives:

• To demonstrate competency in taking a history and performing an appropriate physical examination in all paediatric age groups.
• To recognise normal and abnormal paediatric MSK presentations, generate differential diagnoses, create a management plan, implement safe and appropriate care, and refer as appropriate.
• To identify safeguarding issues, legal and ethical principles of child health and act as appropriate.
• To identify relevant public health issues, and safety and risk management procedures.

Day 1 Pregnancy

09:00-10:00         Normal pregnancy

10:00-11:00         Illness in pregnancy

11:00-11:15         Break

11:15-12:15         Psychosocial CoP

12:15-13:15         Common MSK conditions

13:15-14:00         Lunch

14:00-15:00         Manual, physical therapy

15:00-15:45         Practice

15.45-16.00         Break

16:00-17:00         Practice

17:00-18:00         Cases

Day 2 Neonates

09:00-10:00         Clinical history

10:00-11:00         Common MSK conditions

11:00-11:15         Break

11:15-12:15         Illness in neonates

12:15-13:15         Breastfeeding

13:15-14:00         Lunch

14:00-15:00         Growth chart

15:00-15:45         Physical examination

15:45-16:00         Break

16:00-17:00         Practice

17:00-18:00         Practice

Day 3 Infants

09:00-10:00         Common MSK conditions

10:00-11:00         Common MSK conditions

11:00-11:15         Break

11:15-12:15         Growth and development

12:15-13:15         Illness in infants

13:15-14:00         Lunch

14:00-15:00         Manual, physical therapy

15:00-15:45         Practice

15:45-16:00         Break

16:00-17:00         Practice

17:00-18:00         Cases

Day 4 Toddlers & School age

09:00-10:00         Common MSK conditions

10:00-11:00         Common MSK conditions

11:00-11:15         Break

11:15-12:15         Illness in toddlers, school age

12:15-13:15         Safeguard., legal resp., interprof. collab.

13:15-14:00         Lunch

14:00-15:00         Nutrition in MSK practice

15:00-15:45         Radiological cases

15:45-16:00         Break

16:00-17:00         Manual, physical therapy, practice

17:00-18:00         Cases

Day 5 Adolescents

09:00-10:00         Common MSK conditions

10:00-11:00         Illness in adolescents

11:00-11:15         Break

11:15-12:15         Public health, health promotion

12:15-13:15         Sports in paediatrics

13:15-14:00         Lunch

14:00-15:00         Childhood psychology

15:00-15:45         Safety and risk management

15:45-16:00         Break

16:00-17:00         Cases: Common drugs in MSK practice

17:00-18:00         Cases