A practical course outlining how manual therapy (MT) has the potential to improve the outcomes for people with COPD by focusing on two key extra-pulmonary symptoms: chest tightness and dyspnoea.
Find the CPD or Short Course that’s right for you
Get training and offer more to your patients and your practice. We offer a range of continuing professional development (CPD) courses and short courses across the year for all those who wish to enhance their professional development and increase their skills.
Chiropractors, nurses, medical health professionals, osteopaths, physiotherapists, radiographers, radiologists, sonographers and exercise scientists are just some of the people that can benefit from our diverse range of innovative, practical, and engaging courses.
Our Health Sciences University professional short courses in ultrasound and CPD seminars bring you together with expert speakers, academic teams, and healthcare professionals to enhance your professional development and increase your skills.
Discounts available: We are pleased to offer discounts to the following groups: Students / HSU Graduates / Members of European Chiropractors’ Union / Members of The Royal College of Chiropractors.
CPD
Our CPD Courses
Enhance your professional development with the help of expert speakers, academic teams, and healthcare professionals.
Evening webinar 19:00-21:00 2 hours CPD This course provides a basic understanding of perimenopause and menopause and enables manual therapists to understand how MSK health and evidence-based management strategies can support their patients/clients. Become aware of common and uncommon symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause
This two-day, face-to-face event will feature a diverse line up of speakers from various healthcare backgrounds, including osteopathy, chiropractic, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, lactation consulting, and midwifery.
With a mix of practical workshops and underpinning research and theory this course will identify the main challenges of a patient presenting with voice dysfunction with special focus but not exclusively on the artistic vocal field.
High quality and academically robust headache education helping you to practice safely, refer appropriately, recognise and manage headache and facial pain disorders. It also includes appropriate clinical and physical examinations for patients presenting with headaches.
Self-paced e-learning course. A tested evidence-based course for clinicians managing patients with low back painDeveloped and taught by Dr Jerry Draper-Rodi.
An essential course for all healthcare professionals, manual therapists and those called on to deal with medical and trauma emergencies in pre-hospital settings. This course has been updated with new guidance on resuscitation procedure in the Covid-19 World.
Online course - 4 hours CPD. Common causes of infant unsettledness - differential diagnosis, national guidance, evidence and management.
Refresh your knowledge and skills in communication and consent and the regulatory standards.
Are you interested in the idea of cranial osteopathy but can't quite get your head around it? This course examines the mechanics of the tissues and structures involved and critically appraises both existing models and current evidence in the field.
Online course over 2 half days 8 hours CPD Presentation, evidence, practitioner and parental management.
Mental health issues are becoming increasingly common. This course introduces first aid for mental health to health professionals with an interest in gaining a better understanding of common mental health illnesses affecting their patients or colleagues.
This course covers evidence based differential diagnosis, assessment and management.
Explore the role of manual therapy and exercise selection in the assessment and management of common musculoskeletal conditions affecting the runner.
The increase in homeworking over the Pandemic has resulted in many people working at sub-optimal computer workstations. Gain the skills to analyse a work environment and provide simple and cost-effective advice to minimise the risk of MSK injury.
Refresh your knowledge and skills in communication and consent and the regulatory standards.
Evening webinar 19:30-21:00 1.5 hours CPD This course will discuss the multifactorial nature of low back pain with a particular focus on the potential role of disc degeneration as a propagating factor for pain.
Complete the NOI Explain Pain School in bite-size chunks, at a pace that suits you.
This 1.5 day seminar will provide you with the fundamentals of nervous system structure and function, as well as teaching you neurological examination techniques.
Looking for more professional development opportunities?
Check out our Professional Development Framework, designed to support healthcare and healthcare science professionals to work towards a post qualifying award.
Enhance your career progression by undertaking units of study building on your work experience and qualifications. Developed in partnership with a number of healthcare organisations to ensure that it meets their workforce development requirements.
Short Courses
Our Short Courses
Please note our Ultrasound Short Courses are under review. More details will be available here on completion of the review.
Short courses will resume soon
More than just study
There’s always something to keep you busy when you’re not studying, whether it’s catching up with friends in our on-campus gym or bar, or getting involved in our clubs and societies.
With an active Students’ Union there’s loads you can do to make the most of your university experience. We know health and well-being is important, so you’ll also get free treatment in the training clinic. And best of all, you’ll be surrounded by like-minded individuals who all care about the same things you do.
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University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) is pleased to have launched an additional diagnostic imaging centre based at Health Sciences University.
While you are a student with us at Health Sciences University, you’ll have access to our Student Support team who can help you to diagnose and manage your dyslexia.
Health Sciences University (HSU) is thrilled to celebrate a new intake of students to its Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) in Health Sciences Education.
HSU Celebrates Publication of the Latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) Outcomes.
We recently caught up with Tylah to hear more about why she chose the online MSc Musculoskeletal Paediatric Health course.
