Cervical Arterial Dysfunction and Beyond: Complex Differential Diagnosis of the Cervical Spine

Brief outline (Detailed outline)

This will be a case study based master class on complex differential diagnosis of people with cervical spine dysfunction.  Knowledge and practice about Cervical Arterial Dysfunction (CAD) will form a key focus of the day. Differential diagnosis of people with chronic and complex presentations will contextualise this knowledge.

Objectives 

• Develop knowledge and assessment skills for the differential diagnosis of people with cervical arterial dysfunction.
• Develop knowledge and assessment skills for the differential diagnosis of people with other complex cervical spine presentations.
• Develop knowledge and confidence in decision-making regarding people with true “red flag” presentations, and those with treatable dysfunction.

Organiser

Roger Kerry (United Kingdom)

Positions/Appointments: Associate Professor and Postgraduate Course Director for all Physiotherapy programmes at the University of Nottingham, UK.  Teaching/presentations: 10 years teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate Physiotherapy/Manual Therapy programmes; 9 years of postgraduate clinical courses for Altered Haemodynamics and Manual Therapy, Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency, Cervical Arterial Dysfunction (CAD), Clinical Reasoning. Organised and taught around 100 one-day and two-day courses in these areas. Presented at 24 conferences (15 International; 20 invited/keynote) since 2002, primarily on Cervical Arterial Dysfunction and Clinical Reasoning. Invited for Alan Walker Memorial Lecture at CSP Congress 2009 for education research lecture.  Publications: 19 peer-reviewed articles (primarily CAD / haemodynamics); 6 book chapters (Haemodynamics / CAD / Clinical Reasoning / Manual Therapy).  Research: primary research in haemodynamics and manual therapy; literature review programmes in CAD; doctoral programme in philosophy of science (inference and causation in evidence-based physiotherapy).  Professional practice: primary role in teaching and teaching development; research supervisor; external examiner; private practice / consultancy role (neuromusculoskeletal)  (role as extended scope practitioner in orthopaedics before present role).  Memberships/honours: member of Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists; member of Health Professions Council UK.

Speaker

Alan Taylor (United Kingdom)

Positions/Appointments: Lecturer - Physiotherapy Education Nottingham, Associate Lecturer - Manchester Metropolitan University, Visiting Lecturer – University of Hertfordshire (Clinical reasoning).  Academic credentials: MSc (Sports Inj & therapy); MCSP HPC Registered.  Teaching/presentations: Over 9 years of teaching postgraduate clinical courses for Altered Haemodynamics and Manual Therapy, Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency, Cervical Arterial Dysfunction (CAD), and Sports Medicine; - all topics related to altered haemodynamics and clinical reasoning. Devised and taught over 100 one-day and two-day courses in these areas. Presented as guest speaker at numerous courses and conferences in the UK and Worldwide since 2002.  Works as expert witness in the field of medical negligence related to altered haemodynamics and CAD.  Publications: Author of over 15 peer-reviewed articles (primarily CAD / haemodynamics/Sports injury); 2 book chapters (Haemodynamics / CAD / Clinical Reasoning / Manual Therapy).  Research: primary research in haemodynamics and sports medicine; Member of literature review programme in CAD commissioned by the MACP.  Professional practice: Newly acquired primary role in teaching with an ongoing clinical workload private practice / consultancy role (neuromusculoskeletal).  Memberships/honours: member of MLACP and ACPSM; member of Health Professions Council UK.

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