Course Participants’ Area

Welcome to the MSK Clinical Skills in Primary Care Course

We look forward to meeting you! 

The team at London Sports Orthopaedics have set up this carefully structured course targeted at General Practitioners and is specifically designed to cover the most common and most important musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions likely to be encountered in general practice. 

The aim of the course is to provide you with an excellent educational experience in the diagnosis and management of MSK conditions, including honing your clinical examination skills, with an emphasis on those conditions most likely to be seen regularly in clinical practice, as well as giving you a better understanding of   MSK ‘red flags’ to look out for, and greater confidence in deciding which patients might need further investigation or onward referral.

Course dates: 

• Week 1 – Thurs 9th Jan, 6-8pm:  Introductory session – Dr Simon Paul, Mr Ian McDermott 
• Week 2 – Thurs 16th Jan, 6-8pm:  Upper limb – Mr Mark Phillips, Mr Daoud Makki 
• Week 3 – Thurs 23rd Jan, 6-8pm:  Foot & Ankle – Mr Aria Ghassemi, Mr Suresh Chandrashekar 
• Week 4 – Thurs 30th Jan, 6-8pm:  Hip & Knee – Mr Ian McDermott, Mr Henry Atkinson, Mr Peter Hill 
• Week 5 – Thurs 6th Feb, 6-8 pm:  Spine & Rheumatology – Dr Simon Paul 
• Week 6 – Thurs 13th Feb, 5-8pm:  Finale/summary session/case presentations

Course Structure: 

The course comprises five 2-hour evening sessions delivered weekly, each covering the various specific subspecialty areas of MSK medicine, culminating in week six  with the final  3-hour summary session including case-based discussions. 

Each module will be accompanied by reading materials on this site that you are encouraged to read in advance of each session. You  will also be provided with additional references allowing for further, more in-depth reading.

Teaching Team 

Your course leader is Dr Simon Paul. 

Admin team: 

Lucy Thompson 

Please email Lucy regarding any admin issues and if you have any special needs that we need to be aware of so adjustments can be made. 

Lucy’s email address is lucy.thompson@sportsortho.co.uk 

Attendance:

You are expected to attend all 6 weeks. 

Assessment:

While there is no formal assessment, you will be expected to contribute to discussions and to demonstrate practical examination skills. In Week 6, you will be expected to present an anonymised MSK case for discussion within the group. Each case discussion should last no more than 10-15 minutes. You can choose the format in which you would like to present your case. Please email a copy of your presentation to Lucy no later than two days before the last session. The teaching staff will facilitate the discussions. 

Evaluation of learning outcomes: 

Will be by questionnaire. We welcome informal feedback too.

Course material: