PELVI-PERINEAL RE-EDUCATION  II

The Physiotherapy Approach for Dyspareunia and

Physiotherapy for Male Urinary Incontinence 

BC Women's Health Centre, Vancouver, BC

May 4-7, 2012

This course is intended for Physiotherapists  who have taken "Continence and Pelvic Floor Re-education in the Female Patient" or an Introductory pelvic floor course on urinary incontinence

Course fee: $900.00

course tuition payable to:

Physiothérapie Uro-Santé

424 Church

Beaconsfield, Québec

H9W 3R8

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  April 10, 2012.   Course limited to 24 participants. This course will fill up quickly.

 Course Objectives

-         To understand the common causes of dyspareunia

-         To learn about the typical medical approach for dyspareunia

-         To learn how to adapt the physiotherapy evaluation and examination for the patient with dyspareunia

-         To review the pelvic floor anatomy

-         To practise the pelvic floor evaluation

-         To understand the clinical reasoning for the treatment of dyspareunia

-         To be able to establish a treatment plan and progression for the patient suffering dyspareunia

-         To understand the implications of the psychological aspect

-         To understand the importance of the multi-disciplinary approach to treatment

-         To become more proficient in manual treatment techniques for the pelvic floor and related structures

-         To learn about lubricants, insertion devices, sexual practises and techniques

-         To practise insertion techniques

-         To understand the male uro-genital anatomy and physiology

-         To understand pathologies of the prostate

-         To learn about treatments for prostate cancer

-         To become able to adapt the treatment process for urinary incontinence to the male patient

 Contact:

Pat Lieblich   plieblich@cw.bc.ca

Penny Wilson:  pwilson@cw.bc.ca