Overview
8 hours of self-paced learning: 20 modules relevant clinical scenarios and quizzes on Headache Education for Osteopaths, Physios and chiros.
Course Details
A patient walks into your clinic complaining of a headache.
Is it safe to treat?
Do you know the warning signs?
Are you confident in your diagnosis?
Should you refer and if so, who to?
Which investigations may be appropriate?
Will your treatment be effective or would they be better helped elsewhere?
The answers can be found in this EdACHe e-learning course.
20 modules with videos and quizzes covering 4 areas:
Headaches in context
Safety and diagnosis
Recognising and management of common and less common headache and facial pain disorders.
Taking it into practice including relevant examinations.
The aim of the course is to give you confidence in your knowledge of headache disorders so you know what questions to ask, when to treat and how to communicate effectively with your patients and medical professionals.
This is the only headache education to be informed by a study of existing knowledge, trialled using an RCT before-and-after study and shown to be effective in improving headache knowledge in clinically relevant scenarios.
Tailored to the needs of manual therapists and allied health professionals.
Academically robust.
Informed by the latest medical science.
Based on internationally accepted recommendations for the primary care setting.
Required foundation course for future face-to-face practical ‘how to treat’ courses.
Summary of Osteopathic Standards and other CPD elements covered
A Communication and patient partnership A1, A2, A5
B Knowledge, skills and performance B1, B2, B3, B4
C Safety and quality in practice C1, C4, C6
D Professionalism D10
Elizabeth Huzzey MHD DO
Honorary Advisor for British Association for the Study of Headache (BASH)
Central London and Herts https://www.elizabethhuzzey.co.uk
Helena Bridge MSc PGCE DO
PGCE in Clinical and Academic Education
MSc Clinical Management of Pain and Headache Disorders (Edinburgh)SW London
https://www.putneyosteopaths.co.uk
Corina Breukel DO
CPA in Narrative Medicine Columbia NY
Essex/ Suffolk Borders https://longmelfordosteopaths.com/
Vinod Mahtani MSc BA(Hons) BSc(Hons)Ost
MSc Clinical Management of Pain and Headache Disorders (Edinburgh)
Enfield and Barnet, North London. https://firstcallosteopaths.co.uk/
Mark McWilliam MSc BA(Hons) BSc(Hons)Ost
Welsh Pain Society Prize Winner
Cardiff, South Wales
https://www.cathedralroadclinic.co.uk
How can I contact the organiser with any questions?
For more information contact the CPD team at cpd@uco.ac.uk
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