Women's Pelvic Health Level 2 - Part B
Times: Friday 7th June - 1pm - 5pm; Saturday 8th June - 8am - 5pm; Sunday 9th June - 8.30am - 5pm
Venue: Friday APA WA Branch Office; Saturday and Sunday St. John of God Midland Hospital
This course has been designed to provide an opportunity for physiotherapists to develop their practical skills and clinical reasoning associated with content taught in the online Level 2 Women's Pelvic Health Part A course.
This practical course is structured around a ‘clinical case studies' format. Physiotherapists will be guided through a number of case studies involving role play of the initial pelvic health patient interview, brainstorming differential diagnoses, choosing appropriate objective assessments to carry out, interpretation of assessment results (including sensation related bladder diary, vaginal / digital rectal examination results and reports from multidisciplinary health providers), and developing an appropriate treatment plan.
In addition, physiotherapists will have the opportunity to learn the necessary procedures (including infection control, obtaining informed consent and practical skills) required to perform internal vaginal examination and digital rectal examination for the purpose of pelvic floor assessment, as well as Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (TTNS) for the management of OAB.
For information regarding the vaginal and rectal examinations, please click here
For more information about the Women's Level 1 and 2 courses please click here.
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate appropriate subjective history taking skills
- Select, apply and interpret physical assessment techniques for pelvic floor, urinary, anorectal and sexual dysfunction
- Identify cases of urinary incontinence that should be referred for specialist assessment prior to commencing a physiotherapy management approach
- Interpret medical / physiological test results related to pelvic floor, including related to anorectal dysfunction
- Selection, safe application and / or prescription of evidence based physiotherapy interventions for the management of pelvic floor dysfunction and related symptoms
- Demonstrate safe practice, informed consent and infection control, including for intimate and internal vaginal and digital rectal examinations
Prerequisites
- Women's Pelvic Health Level 1. Participants must complete the Level 1 course prior to registering for the Level 2 course. An exemption application can be applied for if Level 1 has not been completed and continuous practice area experience, recency of practice and recent CPD can be shown. Click here for more information and how to apply
- Women's Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Level 2-Part A online course (19 hours) (Please note that this course will have an additional charge at time of purchase).
- This course is only available to AHPRA-registered physiotherapists.