Advanced Anorectal Course - Complex Bowel Dysfunction and Pain
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| Venue | Physiotherapy Department, University Hospital, |
| City | Dooradoyle |
| County | Limerick |
| Contact Hours | 15 |
| Event Type | Course/Workshop |
| Specialities | Pelvic Health & Continence |
| Presenter Details | Sinéad O’Connell qualified with a B.Sc. (Hons) Physiotherapy degree from Trinity College Dublin in 2006. She initially worked in a variety of locum roles before spending four years completing in-patient and outpatient rotations at University Hospital Limerick, which culminated in an Acting Senior role in Women's Health at the University Maternity Hospital Limerick. Having completed this, she travelled to Melbourne, Australia where she continued to develop her skills in musculoskeletal and pelvic health physiotherapy in private practice. Subsequently, she spent four years in London working as part of, and ultimately leading, a team of Women's and Men's Health physiotherapists whilst simultaneously achieving a Masters degree in Continence for Physiotherapists from the University of Bradford. She also served on the Education Sub-committee of the Pelvic Obstetric & Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP) special interest group of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists. Here she helped to research and develop Clinical Practice Guidelines on various topics within pelvic health for members and participated in the peer review process of journal articles, as well as course development. Sinéad completed research in the area of pelvic floor muscle training and presented her findings at the POGP conference in Liverpool in 2016. This research was then published in 2017. In the same year Sinéad moved back to Ireland where she took up a role at the Mercy University Hospital in Cork, which is designated the Regional Centre for Gastroenterology. She treats a caseload of pelvic health patients referred from consultants in gastroenterology, colorectal and urology. She also sees a varied list of antenatal, postnatal, male, female and paediatric clients in private practice. Since 2018 she has tutored on the POGP Urinary Dysfunction course, teaching in the UK and Ireland several times a year. Sinéad has a passion for pelvic health physiotherapy and the potential positive impact it can have on a person’s quality of life, with a special interest in bowel dysfunction and helping people to shake off the stigma, improve their symptoms and achieve their goals. |
| Refreshments Included | Yes |
| Free Event | No |
| How to Book | Book Online |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Start Date 1 | 7 Jun 2025 08:30 |
| End Date 1 | 7 Jun 2025 17:00 |
| Start Date 2 | 8 Jun 2025 08:30 |
| End Date 2 | 8 Jun 2025 16:00 |
| Organising Group/Branch | Pelvic Health & Continence |
| Pricing | |
| CPPHC - Pelvic Health & Continence members only | €395.00 |
| ISCP Members | €440.00 |
| Non ISCP Members | €696.00 |
Following on from Level 1, the ‘Advanced Anorectal Course – Level 2’ is designed for pelvic health physiotherapists with some experience in managing bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction, and who are already performing anorectal assessments.
Completion of the Level 1 course is not required to attend this advanced course.
This 2-day in-person course will include:
- Exploration of complex anatomy and physiology related to the anorectum and pelvis and the fascinating bowel/bladder relationship
- Reflection on the impact of the gut-brain axis on bowel dysfunction and pain, practical considerations and hands-on strategies for vagal nerve stimulation
- Anorectal examination and consideration of its role outside of bowel dysfunction
- Practical hands-on strategies to assess and manage bowel dysfunction, anorectal pain conditions and other symptoms such as pudendal neuralgia, coccydynia and chronic pelvic pain
- Practical modalities to manage complex bowel dysfunction and pain such as electromyographic biofeedback, rectal balloon training, neuromodulation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Case study discussions to bring all of your clinical reasoning and new skills together to make a plan for your patient!
Printed course manual, refreshments and lunches will be provided.
