Chance to top up your CPD points for free by attending physio-led workshops at Neuro Convention 2023

Physiotherapists will be travelling from the University of Plymouth’s faculty of health to speak at a number of fascinating and free events at this week’s Neuro Convention 2023 at the NEC in Birmingham, which runs from 22-23 March.

Delegates will have the opportunity to gain up to 12 continuing professional development (CPD) points by attending designated events at the annual convention.  

Opening day workshops

Professor of rehabilitation Jon Marsden, a physiotherapist by background, kicks off the University of Plymouth branded series of workshops with a talk titled ‘Recovery from a vestibular lesion: lessons from vestibular bends in divers’ on the morning of the opening day.

In the afternoon, Professor Marsden is lined to tell delegates about the Vestibular Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis (VeRMiS) trial. Professor Marsden is the study’s chief investigator. For more information, visit: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/vermis

Rachel Knight Lozano

Physiotherapist Rachel Knight Lozano, a paediatric lecturer in rehabilitation, is also scheduled to deliver a presentation on the first day, titled ‘Inclusive physical activity through the lens of a child with neurodisability’. Delegates will have the opportunity to find out about a range of inclusive activities that promote movement, posture, general health and wellbeing in schools.

Ms Knight Lozano will offer her observations ‘through the lens’ of four school-aged children with a neurodisability. She is a national committee of the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP) professional network, for whom she acts as publication officer and is also a core member of the professional development group. To find out more about the APCP, visit: https://apcp.csp.org.uk

Danielle Munford

Neuro therapists who want to expand their knowledge about CPD opportunities in their field will be lining up to attend a session run by physiotherapist Danielle Munford on the opening day. Ms Munford is a lecturer and pathway lead for advanced professional practice neurological physiotherapy at the University of Plymouth.

Her workshop will include a short talk on professional development opportunities at postgraduate level and staff will be available to discuss delegates’ individual needs.

MSc reflections

Rachel Harrison is a senior neurological physiotherapist at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, where she has been based for 15 years. Ms Harrison, who recently completed an MSc in Advanced Professional Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation over one year at the University of Plymouth lists her special interests as including the management of the incomplete spinal cord injured individual, gait re-education and body weight support systems. Her talk is titled ‘Returning to full time student life.’

Traditional models of rehabilitation and workforce configuration based on a single condition and/or diagnosis are no longer appropriate, given the current context of an ageing population with increasingly complex needs [Ruth ten Hove]

Panel speaker Ruth ten Hove

Outside of the workshops hosted by University of Plymouth staff, physiotherapist Ruth ten Hove is one of four speakers lined up to take part in a panel discussion on the morning of 22 March. It is titled ‘Delivering more person-centred neurorehabilitation services: setting high standards.’

Ms ten Hove is an assistant director at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and a visiting lecturer in community rehabilitation at the University of Winchester. She is passionate about transforming community rehabilitation so that it meets the needs of those who require it, according to her personal statement.

‘There is currently too much unwarranted variation in both provision and quality, people are driven towards the most expensive parts of the health and social care system, A&E and secondary care.'

She adds: ‘Traditional models of rehabilitation and workforce configuration based on a single condition and/or diagnosis are no longer appropriate, given the current context of an ageing population with increasingly complex needs including multiple long-term conditions.’

The Neuro Convention aims to showcase the latest technology and innovations in the neurological sector with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes. The event focuses on four key areas of neurology: rehabilitation, mental health, diagnostics and brain and spine injury.

To find out about the University of Plymouth workshops to be held on 23 March and for more information about the event in general, visit: https://www.neuroconvention.com/welcome