The team at London Sports Orthopaedics has set up a carefully structured course targeted at General Practitioners, specifically designed to cover the most common and most important musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions likely to be encountered in General Practice. This course is fully accredited by the Personalised Care Institute.
The aim of this course is to provide GPs with an excellent educational experience in the diagnosis and management of MSK conditions, including honing their clinical examination skills, with an emphasis on those conditions most likely to be seen regularly in clinical practice. The course will also give participants a better understanding of MSK ‘red flags’ to be aware of, and give greater confidence in deciding which patients might need further investigation or onward referral.
The course leader is Dr Simon Paul, who is a highly experienced Consultant Rheumatologist with a specialist interest in Sports Injuries and complex MSK conditions.
Course Structure:
The course comprises of 6 x 2-hour evening sessions, with 1 session a week, each covering the various specific
subspecialty areas of MSK medicine, culminating in Week 6, with a final summary session, including case- based
discussions, followed by a course dinner.
Each module will be accompanied by reading materials that participants will be encouraged to read in advance of
each session, and participants will also be provided with additional references allowing for further, more in-depth
reading.
Location:
The course is based at the London Sports Orthopaedics practice at 31 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HT
No. of scheduled face-to-face contact hours:
12 hours
No. of GPs on each course:
Min 4. Max 6.
Attendance:
Participants are expected to attend all 6 weeks.
Assessment:
While there is no formal assessment, participants will be expected to contribute to discussions
and to demonstrate practical examination skills. In Week 6, participants will be expected to
present an anonymised MSK case for discussion within the group.
Evaluation of learning outcomes:
Will be by questionnaire given to each participant to complete at the end of the final
session
Course dates (all run from 6-8pm):
Week 1 Thursday 15 January 2026 – Introduction
Week 2 Tuesday 20 January 2026 – Foot and Ankle
Week 3 Tuesday 27 January 2026 – Upper Limb
Week 4 Thursday 5 February 2026 – Hip and Knee
Week 5 Thursday 12 February 2026 – Spine and Rheumatology
Week 6 Thursday 26 February 2026 – Case presentations and dinner at Burger & Lobster
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Feedback from previous courses
This course really helped me gain better confidence in MSK examinations, and this is really going to help my practice.
Thanks to LSO! l feel more confident now in how to manage MSK cases, when to arrange investigation before referral and when to refer.
I gained a lot in terms of how to examine patients and will use this going forward to improve my practice.
This was a really good course, packed with detailed info on MSK, and really well-delivered by the super friendly team at LSO. THANKS!
Top marks ALL round. This is THE BEST MOST RELEVANT PRACTICAL ORTHO EXPERIENCES I have ever had. Foot & Ankle you have Completely
revamped my understanding knowledge & Practice. THANKING YOU.
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This course is accredited by
Personalised Care Institute
This course is supported by
The Sports Orthopaedics Research Foundation
