A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Facial Palsy. Online on-demand modular course.
Price: FTS-International Members: £150, Non-members: £180
Accredited for 9 Continuing Medical Education (CME) Points for all Royal College members*
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This course is suitable for therapists and medics working with facial palsy patients. It has been accredited by the education committee of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons for 9 Continuing Medical Education Points.
This online, modular course was developed by Catriona Neville and Sally Glover, two of the founding members of Facial Therapy Specialists International. They have been delivering initial and advanced courses on behalf of FTS-International for over 11 years.
The course modules are led by Catriona Neville. Catriona is an Extended Scope Practitioner Facial Physiotherapist working at The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the UK. She is also Chair of FTS-International.
The course covers the assessment and therapeutic management of facial palsy patients and is suitable for therapists with an interest in this field as well as any medical staff with an interest in the management of patients with facial paralysis.
The course is hosted on a specialist secure training platform. Once given access to the course you will have 1 month to complete the modules, allowing you to complete them at a time and pace that suits.
The modules are a combination of PowerPoint presentations delivered by the course leader via video on-demand and practical tasks. The total course run time is 8 hours 49 minutes. You may want to pause and rewind some recordings, especially the practical tasks, in which case those will take longer than the module run time shown below.
*This course has been accredited by the education committee of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons for 9 Continuing Medical Education Points. There is reciprocity of CME points across the 24 Royal Colleges therefore 9 CME points can be claimed by all Royal College members who complete the course – see https://www.aomrc.org.uk/about-us/academy-members/ for all Royal Colleges and Faculties that are academy members.
Academy members include; Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Royal College of Physicians & Royal College of Surgeons.
Course Feedback
Therapist: I have learnt so much. The modular format worked so well given the amount of information there was. Doing a module at a time and being able to re-watch more complicated elements has enhanced my learning greatly. I found myself asking more questions as the course progressed and then being able to answer them by revisiting information in earlier modules which I wouldn’t have been able to do in a real-time course. It has exceeded all my expectations in terms of enjoyment and learning and I can’t wait to put all I have learnt into practice.
Consultant: This is a great comprehensive course outlining the assessment and management of patients with facial palsy. It is very thorough and well presented. As a consultant looking after facial palsy patients in a clinic with no physiotherapy support I have been able to provide a much better holistic care particularly advice on specific stretches and taping to be carried out in association with my Botox injections.
Therapist: Thank you for an excellent course. I thought it was perfect. No problem with it being online. In many ways it was actually better online in terms of being flexible, being able to recap if you missed something and being able to work at your own pace. It is clear how much effort has gone into creating this course. Brilliant!
If you would like further information or to request an application form please email: education@facialtherapyspecialists.com
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