Masterclass 'The Elbow Complex Demystified'

Programme and other relevant information for participants

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Date

Saturday November 8th 2025

Costs

€ 275,- (with NPi-discount card) respectively € 305,- including care and course material.

Location

• Conferentiecentrum Kaap Doorn (route)

Accreditation

This course is accredited for registers: Basisregister Algemeen fysiotherapeut (KNGF en Keurmerk) / Deelregister Manueel therapeut / Deelregister Sportfysiotherapeut with 6 points.

Prerequisites

This masterclass is only accessible if you have previously completed a basic training on the elbow, such as the NPi course ‘Elleboogklachten: a state of the art’ and/or have extensive practical experience with patients with elbow complaints.

Learning outcome

By the end of this course you will be able to:

•  Locate and discuss appropriate elbow anatomy and pathology
•  Perform a comprehensive elbow evaluation to determine the cause of dysfunction
•  Select appropriate special tests to evaluate the elbow complex
•  Discuss evidence-based treatments and design exercise programmes for conservative and post-operative care of a variety of elbow conditions, including:
   -  Tennis elbow
   -  Elbow instability, including management of elbow dislocation
   -  Fractures around the elbow
   -  Management of the post-traumatic stiff elbow
   -  Ulnar nerve neuropathy
   -  Understand the precautions and evidence-based care of postoperative treatment.
  
  

Description

This masterclass is designed to enhance the participant’s knowledge and skills in the evidence-based management of individuals with elbow disorders and dysfunction. The masterclass focuses on clinical reasoning via case presentations and skill development necessary to effectively perform a comprehensive elbow evaluation with an understanding of how the elbow is of vital importance in upper limb function. Participants will learn evidence-based treatments including assessment techniques, taping, strength progression and exercises to improve stability and range.

About the teacher
Val Jones is a Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist working at the Sheffield Shoulder and Elbow Unit at the Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust and she also works in a private practice. She lectures nationally and internationally about the assessment and rehabilitation of the elbow joint. Val Jones has published in peer reviewed journals and is a previous AHP representative on the British Elbow and Shoulder Society Council, as well as being the current UK national delegate for EUSSER. She has organised and presented upon the highly successful Sheffield Elbow course for Physiotherapists and has recently been awarded a prestigious Copeland Fellowship from the British Elbow and Shoulder Society, travelling to Cape Town.

Didactics

Lecture and response class, demonstration, skills training, case study discussion

Evaluation by participants

Question 1: What is your overall rating of the schooling?

Question 2: How do you rate the professional knowledge and skills of the speakers.

Question 3: I can apply what I have learned well in my practice.

Question 4: The organization of schooling was good (consider accommodation, accessibility, quality of training rooms, quality and organization of online course delivery, training times, care and meals).

Question 5: I would recommend this schooling to colleagues.

Vera van Opstal-Verbruggen
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
telephone: 06 82 14 86 45
(available: Monday from 13pm-17pm, Tuesday-Friday from 9am-12pm)

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