Venue: Main Lecture Theatre

Date: Saturday 13 February 2010

Time: 9am — 2.30pm

Venue: Main Lecture Theatre

Monash Medical Centre, Clayton

246 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168

Cost: $ 50

This seminar will be of value to GPs, paediatricians, Allied Health and Nursing clinicians working in both community and hospital settings.

CPD Awarded from RACGP

For further information contact:

Paul Ferrier

Paediatric Orthopaedic Services

Monash Children’s at Southern Health

Email:

Phone: 03 9594 4073

Seminar description

This one day seminar aims to promote links between community and the Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit at Monash Children’s: to improve the quality of GP, M&CHN, Allied Health referrals and to improve the appropriateness of these referrals to the consultant clinics or physiotherapy lead clinics.

Seminar objectives

At the conclusion of this seminar, participants shall be able to:

·  Describe the risk factors for plagiocephaly and the importance of early intervention

·  Describe the risk factors for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Describe the importance of early intervention

Demonstrate an understanding of the Barlow’s manoeuvre & the Ortolani’s manoeuvre

Understand the importance of correct choice of bracing

·  Understand the normal variance of the foot

·  Describe the risk factors for CTEV and the importance of early intervention

Describe the importance of early intervention

·  Understand the indications for referral and the type of referral required.

Program

8.30am Registration and coffee

8.50am Welcome and introduction

9.00am Paediatric Abnormalities of the Foot

Mr Marinis Pirpiris, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Monash Children’s

9.40am Foot deformities, and other postural variations,

where can I refer?

Mr David Harding, Senior Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapist, Monash Children’s

9.50am Plagiocephaly: Identification, treatment, and referral

Janet Hough, Senior Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapist, Monash Children's

10.20am Morning tea

10.50am Developmental Hip Dysplasia

Mr Ton Tran, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Monash Children’s

11.50am When to Ultrasound and when to X-Ray a Child with DDH and what does it mean?

Prof Michael Ditchfield Diagnostic Imaging Monash Children’s

12.30pm Lunch

1.00pm Practical Workshop 1: Assessment of Developmental Hip Dysplasia 30 min

Practical Workshop 2: Bracing Options of Developmental Hip Dysplasia 30 min

Mr Ton Tran, Mr Marinis Pirpiris, Mr Andrew Gong (Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons),

Monash Children’s, Senior Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapists

2.00pm Evaluation and Close

SPF Y3051 Revenue Code 57816