Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine
Course Programme -2010
Course Programme – 2011
Who should attend?
Doctors and physiotherapists who would like to ensure that their patients with musculoskeletal conditions receive the best possible diagnosis and treatment.
Course attendees come from all over the world at various stages of their professional careers, including:
© Recently qualified professionals wishing to enhance their clinical reasoning and practical skills
© Professionals at later stages of their career who wish to refresh their skills
© Those wishing to pursue a clinical qualification that is academically recognised
© Those wishing to demonstrate continued professional development
© GPs considering a post as a GP with Special Interest in musculoskeletal medicine
Why should you attend?
All SOM courses offer better training for better outcomes. By the end of the SOM Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine course, you will have:
- Developed your ability to apply functional anatomy
- Established an accurate diagnostic approach
- Developed mastery clinical examination and manual techniques:
- transverse friction massage
- graded mobilisations
- manipulation
- An understanding of the application of injection techniques
- Extended your clinical reasoning skills
Through achieving all of the above, your daily clinical practice will improve resulting in better outcomes for your patients.
Successful completion of the written and practical examinations at the end of Module C denotes eligibility to become a full Member of the SOM.
The SOM Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine is an academically recognised qualification which is worth 60 master’s level credits. The academic recognition confirms your continued professional development, and may be counted towards other postgraduate qualifications, including the SOM MSc in Orthopaedic Medicine. Plus, the recognised qualification will boost your CV.
Dear Employer – why should you fund them to attend
Lesions within the musculoskeletal system are common amongst patients seen by doctors and physiotherapists, although these conditions can be the most difficult to diagnose and treat effectively. The Society of Orthopaedic Medicine teaches a practical system that enables doctors and physiotherapists to examine, diagnose and treat musculoskeletal conditions accurately.
We believe that SOM courses offer better training for better outcomes, particularly for patients. By allowing staff to attend our courses, you will be equipping them with the skills to diagnose and treat musculoskeletal conditions which are most commonly presenting clinical cases for doctors and physiotherapists. By enabling effective diagnosis and treatment patients will receive enhanced care, their pain will be relieved quickly and your practice will have improved capacity to deal with similar clinical cases promptly.
What makes SOM courses unique?
All of our courses have a very high tutor:student ratio, usually 1 tutor for every 12 students
Our courses are extremely practical and we provide one couch between 3 students, so maximising the opportunity for you to become comfortable with the techniques being taught.
You can even reach the pinnacle of achievement through the SOM MSc Orthopaedic Medicine
SOM is committed to on-going training and CPD for all our tutors
We have a wide range of resources:
High quality comprehensive teaching materials, handbooks and workbooks
Textbook “A Practical Approach to Orthopaedic Medicine” that accompanies the course
SOM members receive 15% discount!
Online networks through the SOM discussion forum
Monthly e-newsletter to members
SOM course tutors
We pride ourselves on our highly qualified teachers, all of whom have significant experience of working with Orthopaedic Medicine in their daily clinical practice. All our course tutors have undertaken further SOM study beyond the SOM Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine, and have passed further examinations in order to become qualified to teach on SOM courses. Not only are our teachers very highly qualified, they are also approachable and will always do their utmost to ensure that all course attendees understand and can apply the techniques being taught.
What recent attendees have said
© Lots of really useful treatment techniques, more than I thought possible
© Very hands on & practical – just what I needed!
© Increased my confidence and assessment skills
© Broke down treatment into logical steps so clinical reasoning now makes sense
© Approachable tutors gave useful feedback
© Will be very useful in my practice, should improve patient experience
© I just wanted to personally thank you for your support and encouragement during my Module C in Birmingham. I really enjoyed the course and quite a few of the other participants felt the same way. You inspired me as teacher as well as a clinician, thank you.
Confident diagnosis and effective treatment in musculoskeletal medicine. University accredited and endorsed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. A hands-on modular course designed to develop, improve and refine your clinical reasoning and practical skills. An enthusiastic team of tutors has developed the original concepts of Dr James Cyriax, based on current research and the demand for evidence-based practice.
Module A – 4 days
Module B – 4 days
- Lumbar spine and lower limb
Module C – 5 days
- Revision of Modules A & B
- Thoracic spine and sacroiliac joint
- Advanced techniques for the cervical and lumbar spine
- Principles of lumbar injections
- Society of Orthopaedic Medicine membership examination
Module A £420 Members & £450 Non-members
Module B £420 Members & £450 Non-members
Module C £550 Members
Module C can also be valuable as a refresher course for those who have previously completed the modules
Assignments are set after Module A and Module B. The membership examination is taken at the end of Module C.
Modules A & B may be taken in either order, but both must be completed before Module C. It is recommended that there should be at least four months between each course module to allow practice and assimilation of techniques.
The course is open to both Medical Practitioners and Physiotherapists (or those with an overseas equivalent qualification) encouraging an exchange of information in a shared learning environment.
On completion of Modules A, B and C and on passing the membership exam, students will be eligible to apply for the Theory and Practice of Injection Therapy and Advanced Clinical Practice in Orthopaedic Medicine Modules’
Assessment is continuous and through a regime of informal and formal self, peer and tutor assessment, you will develop your clinical competence and confidence.
How to apply
Read the Booking Terms and Conditions
- Complete and submit the online form
- A receipt and pre-course information will be sent to you on receipt of your course fee
All cancellations must be sent in writing to the SOM office. Email is acceptable. SOM will confirm receipt of your cancellation notification. Cancellations will be refunded minus the following scale of charges to cover administration costs:
© £50 if the request is received more than 8 weeks before the course start date
© £100 if the request is received between 8 and 4 weeks before the course start date
© Cancellations received within 4 weeks of the course start date will not be refunded
Local organisers
The SOM are currently looking for suitable venues to hold Modules A, B and C of the Diploma course in 2011.
How to gain your Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine
If you have attended Modules A, B and C and have passed the final written and practical examinations, you will be a full Member of the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine. The Membership course was accredited by Middlesex University in January 2001 and is worthy of 60 Level 4 (i.e. master’s level) credits, provided that, having passed the Membership exam, you then submit a reflective essay to demonstrate your achievement of the learning outcomes of the accredited course. The guidelines are provided for the essay within the current Assessment Handbook, which is provided when you enrol on the Membership Course.
Once you have completed the course, and passed the exam and reflective essay, you are eligible for the SOM Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine. You are also entitled to step on to the MSc programme.
So, if you want to receive the SOM Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine this is what you need to do:
- Pass (or have already passed) the SOM Membership exam
- Check that you are still a fully subscribing Member
- Submit and pass your reflective essay. All submissions must be accompanied by a reflective essay submission form
- Guidelines are provided within your assessment handbook and a further copy of the guidelines is available here
Your SOM Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine will then be issued.
