Medicine

Why join this course?

This Joint Injection Course is aimed at postgraduate healthcare professionals including physiotherapists, nurses, doctors, GPs who are involved in the management of musculoskeletal conditions and use/or aim to use joint and soft-tissue injections as part of their practice. For allied health professionals who wish to start using injection therapy, this course will serve as an introduction to the skill, and they can subsequently decide to enrol on the credit bearing module. For advanced clinical practitioners and doctors who are already trained, this course is an essential part of them demonstrating ongoing competence in this area, required by their professional bodies. 

Why join the course?

All eligible clinicians are now expected to incorporate genomic testing into their clinical practice. This can be a daunting task. Practical Genomics and Genetic Testing for the Non-geneticist offers a one-day course designed to equip healthcare professionals with essential genomics knowledge and skills for everyday clinical healthcare

Participants will learn how genomic variation can contribute to disease, how to request appropriate genomic investigations, interpret genomic test results, talk to patients about genomic testing and incorporate genomic data into patient management plans. 

Audience

Doctors in training (especially medical and paediatric specialties), qualified general clinicians without a background in genomics education and clinical nurse specialists or midwives wanting to specialise in genomics. Desirable to be in possession of a medical or nursing degree or equivalent (a basic knowledge of topics will be required to benefit from the course material).