September – November 2024
Please see below details of our free forthcoming face to face clinical joint injection workshops for the Autumn months to which you and your colleagues are welcome to attend as part of our ongoing 2024 education series.
The format of each evening will include a brief lecture/overview of indications for injecting the knee, shoulder & elbow joints followed by practical techniques using electronic knee or shoulder models, giving attendees the opportunity to practice their injection technique if they wish under the guidance of our Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons.
The workshops are suitable for GPs, Physiotherapists and healthcare professionals who currently have no joint injections experience and are looking to perform in their practice, as well as being suitable for those who currently inject and are seeking to refresh their injection technique.*
Learning objectives from each session will include:
1. Indications for injecting
2. Injection sites
3. Sites for injections
4. Tips and Tricks
5. Aftercare
6. Complications
Timings for all of the below sessions are:
• 6.30pm- 7pm - Optional buffet and registration
• 7pm- 8.30pm - Theoretical overview and practical injection experience
Dates, venues and consultant speakers as follows:
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Topic: Knee joint injections
Consultant: Mr Faisal (Fraz) Hussain
Venue: Sutton Medical Consulting Centre, 233 Tamworth Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6DX.
Thursday 7th November 2024
Topic: Shoulder & elbow joint injections
Consultant: Mr Samir Massoud
Venue: Learning Hub, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2AP.
Wednesday 20th November 2024:
Topic: Knee joint injections
Consultant: Mr Marcus Green
Venue: BHI Parkside, Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0AZ. Sat Nav postcode B61 0AE
The workshops will offer one and a half hours of learning time with confirmation issued on attendance.
Copies of the powerpoint slides will also be available after the session on request.
For any further details or to book your free space/s on any of the sessions, please contact Michelle on details below.
michelle@midlandorthopaedicpractice.co.uk, or michelle.gallinagh@gmail.com, or text 07929569787.
*The sessions are suitable for GPs, Physiotherapists and other Healthcare Professionals with an MSK interest.
Please note, our sessions are an introduction to injections if you don’t already perform them in your practice. You would need to check with your mentor/practice facilitator for additional training and to confirm their procedures for them to supervise you performing them before they can sign you off as being competent.