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Some photo’s and X’s from the CSP Annual Conferences – the full list of presentations can be found on the presentations section of this website.

Dr Nicola Heneghan presenting at the Conference in Wales

CSP Conferences 2023

In addition to Dr Nicola Heneghan presenting to the CSP conference in Wales about the toolkit, Assoc Prof Catherine Minns Lowe is presenting a poster at the CSP conference England (1st November 2023): ‘Evaluation of the pre-registration student research placements within KNOWBEST (the knowledge, behaviours and skills required of the modern physiotherapy graduate)’. Plus Mia Donovan is presenting at the CSP student Conference (24th October): ‘Physiotherapy work related well-being: a documentary analysis of the open question data from the YOURvieWS survey’. Catherine et al’s poster will also be presented at the UH School’s Teaching and Learning Conference 9th November.

August 2023. Publication of the Simulation Toolkit for pre-registration physiotherapy education/training. Developed for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy by  Heneghan NR, Thackray D, Stiger R, Alinier G, Jennings J, Spearpoint K, Minns Lowe, C. https://www.csp.org.uk/system/files/publication_files/002042_A4_tab_Final.pdf

This is being presented at CSP Wales Conference 2023 in October where delegates will get the above business card in their delegates pack.

World Physiotherapy Congress June 2-4th 2023

We had a strong showing at WP 2023. Assoc Prof Catherine Minns Lowe presented the KNOWBEST project and simulation scoping review, Dr Mindy Cairns presented and chaired sessions, Dr Akushla Rathnayake presented her PhD research and Chris Bilsborough part of her PhD research. Also, this is the first conference we’ve attended where there was a bird of prey in the exhibition hall…

April 24th 2023, Pre-registration student Mia Donovan joins the MSK RU for a research placement, working on the Work Related Wellbeing project – really pleased she’s joining us for the next 5 weeks.

April 21st 2023 Physiotherapy Research Society Conference.  Austin Barker presented a poster from his MSc ‘Scope of practice of First Contact Practitioners and their management of persistent Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder pain’, co-authored by Caroline Coultard and Dr Mindy Cairns (supervisor)

Associate Professor Catherine Minns Lowe presented a poster at the OARSI conference (March 2023) in Denver, USA.

Work Related Well-Being (WRWB) survey launched by MSK RU to provide information about WRWB in the Physiotherapy UK Workforce

KNOWBEST Project students speak about their research placements in the MSK RU – view at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8TUT-E01go