Firefly MSK Workshop | London

Our next workshop takes place in London, January 24th 2020

The next Firefly MSK Workshop takes place on Friday, January 24th in London and is now enrolling!!!

Why Attend the Firefly MSK workshop?

  • Learn vital MSK tests (non-weight bearing, weight bearing, functional)
  • Strengthen your theoretical MSK knowledge (alignment vs force, theories, mechanics)
  • Gain a greater understanding of custom-made foot orthoses role in rehabilitation and treatment process
  • Learn how to prescribe orthoses for common foot and ankle pathologies
  • Achieve better patient outcomes
  • Treat more complex foot and ankle pathologies

LEARN EFFECTIVE MSK ASSESSMENTS

MEET THE SPEAKERS

SARAH O’CONNELL

SARAH O’CONNELL

FIREFLY PODIATRIST

Sarah specialises in biomechanics and orthotic therapy with a particular interest in sports injury rehabilitation through her MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine. Her patient‘s include elite professional sportsmen and women. Sarah regularly delivers educational content at universities across the UK and Ireland and creates Firefly’s orthotic prescription educational content, she believes this topic is often unnecessarily over-complicated.

PETER McLERNON

PETER McLERNON

FIREFLY PODIATRIST

Peter graduated from The University of Ulster and has gained a wealth of experience working in Australia, England and Ireland within both the public and private health sectors. Peter has developed a passion for Musculoskeletal Podiatry with a focus on sports injuries and rehabilitation.

EIMEAR KENNY

EIMEAR KENNY

FIREFLY CLIENT SUPPORT LEAD - UK

Eimear has worked in the podiatry profession since 2013. In this time she has been a clinic manager and a technical support officer for Firefly‘s lab division. Today she leads Firefly’s UK customer support office, working closely with podiatrists to help them achieve better patient outcomes.

BOOST YOUR PRESCRIPTION WRITING

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

The Firefly MSK Workshop is enormously relevant to both the MSK specialist podiatrists and non-specialist.

Cathy DavisPodiatrist, London

At times I can find musculoskeletal podiatry challenging but having attended the Firefly MSK Workshop it simplified MSK and I now feel much more confident conducting biomechanical assessments and making appropriate patient management plans.

Avril ClancyPodiatrist, Sligo, Ireland

WORKSHOP VENUE

Chiswick Medical Centre is an exceptional private healthcare facility located in West London accessible via the District Line from from central London.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

10.00 – 10.30 Registration

10.30 – 11.00 Evidence-Based Practice – Alignment Vs Force

  • What orthoses do, why do we over complicate it

11.00 – 12.30 MSK Assessments

  • Vital clinical anatomy tests

12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH

13.30 – 15.00 Prescription Writing

  • Break down the prescription form, what are you trying to achieve? Casting with 3D scanning technology

15.00 – 16.00 Case Studies

  • Firefly case studies, facilitate discussion with attendees

CPD ACCREDITED

The workshop is fully CPD accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Attendees earn 6 CPD points.

SMALL CLASS SIZE

To ensure you get the most from the workshop and to maximise your time, places on the workshop will be limited and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. The workshop is highly practical with lots of hands-on learning so small class sizes are required.