Available courses

Introduction to orthopaedics

This course is designed to provide learners with foundation knowledge and skills in clinical orthopaedics, with a focus on history taking, clinical examination and appropriate orthopaedic investigations.  It also includes an introduction to the basic management of trauma. Advanced trauma care is covered in the Trauma course (PIOA004)

This course covers history taking, examination, arriving at a differential diagnosis and trains learners in the safe and cost effective ordering of appropriate investigations to aid in the management of orthopaedic conditions. The course also trains learners in the principles of closed management of appropriate fractures and in the appropriate use of external and internal fixation.


Infection, Inflammation and Professional topics

This course is designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in clinical orthopaedics in relation to infection, inflammation with a focus on history taking, clinical examination and appropriate orthopaedic investigations and management of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis and inflammatory arthritis. The course also focusses on professional topics including audit and use of the PIOA trauma database.

This course covers history taking, examination, investigation, arriving at a differential diagnosis and then planning management (both non-operative and operative) for orthopaedic infection.  It includes the diagnosis and management of orthopaedic infections including osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, periprosthetic infection. The second focus is on inflammatory orthopaedic conditions with the diagnosis and management of inflammatory arthritis with a focus on gout, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. The final focus is on the use of the PIOA Trauma database and to train learners in development of their professional career – including audit, advocacy and professional behaviour.


Hip

This course is designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in clinical orthopaedics to improve the management of elective and traumatic orthopaedic conditions involving the hip and proximal femur.

This course covers history taking, examination, investigation, arriving at a differential diagnosis and then planning management (both non-operative and operative) for conditions around the hip.  Train learners in the management of orthopaedic conditions affecting the hip including fractures of the pelvis, acetabulum and femoral head and neck, subtrochanteric region.

Train learners in the diagnosis and management of arthritis (degenerative or secondary to SUCFE, Perthes, DDH)


Orthopaedic Trauma

This course is designed to provide learners with foundation knowledge and skills in orthopaedic trauma, with a focus on history taking, clinical examination and appropriate orthopaedic management of fractures.  It is focused on advanced management of trauma. Basic trauma care is covered in the Introductory course (PIOA001).

This course covers advanced management of orthopaedic trauma. It will allow learners to take a competent clinical history and perform a thorough clinical examination to a standard expected of an orthopaedic surgeon with general training. Train learners in non-operative and operative techniques for the management of orthopaedic trauma including soft tissue injury and fractures and dislocations

Paediatric orthopaedics

This course is designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in paediatric orthopaedics to improve the management of elective and traumatic orthopaedic conditions affecting children.

This course covers history taking, examination, investigation, arriving at a differential diagnosis and then planning management (both non-operative and operative) for paediatric orthopaedic conditions It includes the management of traumatic (both accidental and sporting injuries), infection, and developmental and congenital orthopaedic conditions.


Orthopaedic tumours

This course is designed to provide learners with foundation knowledge and skills in diagnosis and management of orthopaedic tumours, with a focus on history taking, clinical examination and appropriate orthopaedic management of bone and soft tissue tumours. 


This course covers history taking, examination, investigation, arriving at a differential diagnosis and then planning management (both non-operative and operative) for orthopaedic tumours. It includes provision of palliative care.


Knee

This course is designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in clinical orthopaedics to improve the management of elective and traumatic orthopaedic conditions involving the knee.

This course covers history taking, examination, investigation, arriving at a differential diagnosis and then planning management (both non-operative and operative) for conditions around the knee. It includes the management of both traumatic (both accidental and sporting injuries), infection, inflammation and degenerative (osteoarthritic) conditions around the knee. The course will include simulated training in arthroscopic surgery and open surgery of the knee joint including total knee replacement.


Upper limb

This course is designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in clinical orthopaedics with a focus on history taking, clinical examination and appropriate orthopaedic investigations and management of orthopaedic conditions involving the upper limb.

This course covers history taking, examination, investigation, arriving at a differential diagnosis and then planning management (both non-operative and operative) for conditions affecting the upper linb. It aims to train learners in the management of orthopaedic conditions affecting the upper limb including fractures of the scapula, humerus, forearm and hand.

Train learners in the diagnosis and management of common conditions around the shoulder (impingement, cuff pathology, adhesive capsulitis, instability and arthritis).

Train learners in the diagnosis and management of common conditions around the elbow (epicondylitis, ulnar neuritis, distal biceps rupture).

Train learners in the diagnosis and management of common conditions in the wrist and hand (ganglions, CTS, Triggering, Dupuytrens disease, DeQuervains disease, tendon and nerve injury).


Orthopaedic spine

This course is designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in clinical orthopaedics with a focus on history taking, clinical examination and appropriate orthopaedic investigations and management of orthopaedic conditions involving the spine.

This course covers history taking, examination, investigation, arriving at a differential diagnosis and then planning management (both non-operative and operative) for conditions affecting the spine including fractures of the spine.

Train learners in the diagnosis and management of degenerative spinal conditions (disc disease).

Train learners in the diagnosis and management of scoliosis and spondylolisthesis.


Foot and ankle

This course is designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in clinical orthopaedics with a focus on history taking, clinical examination and appropriate orthopaedic investigations and management of orthopaedic conditions involving the foot and ankle.

 This course covers history taking, examination, investigation, arriving at a differential diagnosis and then planning management (both non-operative and operative) for conditions around the foot and ankle, including trauma and elective.

Train learners in the diagnosis and management of diabetic foot sepsis and Charcot neuroarthropathy.

Train learners in the diagnosis and management of common paediatric foot and ankle conditions (CTEV – clubfoot). These are also dealt with in the Paediatric module (PIOA005).


Orthopaedic research