Course: Comorbidities in MSK Health
For when you recognise when musculoskeletal health problems are just one diagnosis amongst many.
This workshop focusses on some of the more common comorbidities encountered alongside with msk conditions including metabolic comorbidities, frailty, elderly patients (including polypharmacy and impact of age etc on medication), psychosocial factors and your role in managing this as an FCP.
We’ll explore consideration of role and responsibilities as an FCP – what to look for, who to get involved (wider practice team, Community Rehab Teams, social prescribers etc), screening and early identification.
You’ll participate in workshop exercises around cases considering referral pathways, MDT approaches, risk management, and health promotion (exercise medicine etc).
Course duration:
Half-day
Course aims:
- Consideration of role and responsibilities as an First Contact Practitioner
- What to look for
- Who to get involved
- Improve screening and early identification of relevant comorbiditie
Learning structure
Interactive case-based workshop based on real life cases and those shared by the delegates with a mixture of lecture based and small group working
Interested in this course? Get in touch!
If you’re considering making the worthwhile investment in your clinical team then do get in touch via email at: enquiries@drgileshazan.com or by using the contact form (right).
Courses can be delivered either in person or online and delegates are provided with comprehensive reference materials to support their further learning as well as the courses being mapped to the advanced practice and first contact pathways to practice.
” The course covered a broad spectrum of blood tests and it was presented well against case studies, which added clinical context and relevant to the sorts of patient I see in MSK Interface services. Giles was really easy to listen to and I loved his down to earth approach and humour. ”