The Post-Operative Shoulder: Using The Evidence To Optimise Outcomes - Christchurch

This one-day course considers how we can use the current literature to enhance postoperative outcomes, identify those patients at risk of poorer outcome and crucially what we can do about it. It will explore the role of early mobilisation and simple effective strategies to facilitate patient's postoperative recovery together with a consideration of different shoulder surgery groups. It will consider common issues that can impact patient’s progress and key treatment strategies to address them. This is designed to be a fun, informative and interactive day equipping participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage patients after shoulder surgery.

Aims:

1. To review the current literature regarding factors affecting outcome following shoulder surgery and how this informs a proactive approach to optimising surgical outcomes.
2. To consider the role of early mobilisation and other strategies to facilitate patient’s postoperative recovery together with a consideration of different shoulder surgery groups.
3. To review the specifics of different shoulder surgery procedures and how they impact rehabilitation
4. To explore pre and postoperative management within a biopsychosocial model
5. To consider exercise progression and late-stage rehabilitation with respect to common surgical procedures.
6. To illustrate a simple clinical reasoning framework that aids problem solving when patients progress isn’t as expected and strategies to address them
    
   

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this one-day course the participant should;

1. Understand key factors influencing outcome following shoulder surgery and how to address them.
2. Understand the role of early mobilisation and safe zone concepts together with simple strategies to facilitate postoperative recovery.
3. Understand the significance and rehabilitation implications of specific shoulder surgery procedures.
4. Appreciate the importance of approaching postoperative rehabilitation within a biopsychosocial model.
5. Be able to progress exercises and consider key aspects of late-stage rehabilitation with respect to common surgical procedures.
6. Understand a simple clinical reasoning framework that aides problem solving when patients progress isn’t as expected and be able to employ strategies to address them

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Jo is an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist working at Rehab4Performance in Liverpool, UK and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Liverpool Hope University. She previously worked as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at the Liverpool Upper Limb Unit where she worked as a Shoulder Specialist for 27 years. Jo lectures Nationally and Internationally about assessment and rehabilitation of people with shoulder problems. She has co-developed Masters modules for the diagnosis and treatment of upper limb pathology and has co-authored national guidelines for the management of different shoulder pathologies. She has presented original research at many National and International conferences, published in peer-reviewed journals and written several book chapters. She is a Consultant to several elite sports team providing advice and guidance on the rehabilitation of shoulder injuries and return to sport.