Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Osteopathic

Practice

Dubai Health Care City

Starting date – September 2017

Aim• This is one-year postgraduate course validated by Instituto Piaget (a

Higher Education Institution/University in Portugal) and delivered at Dubai Health Care City, United Arab Emirates.

• The course will enable practising osteopaths to develop advanced knowledge, skills and capabilities in patient evaluation, clinical reasoning, diagnosis and osteopathic treatment applied to the fields of geriatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology and genitourinary problems, paediatrics, and sports care, from an evidence-informed perspective.

Course Leader • Dr Jorge Esteves, PhD, MA, BSc, DO - Associate Professor at Instituto

Piaget, Scientific Coordinator for the BSc (Hons) Osteopathy at Instituto Piaget in Portugal.

• Please email: jorge.esteves@gaia.ipiaget.pt or jorge@osteopathydubai.com

Teaching Faculty • Experienced educators and researchers in the field of osteopathy,

including Dr Oliver Thomson, Haidar Ramadan and Francesco Cerritelli for the Osteopathic Paediatric Care module.

Learning Outcomes (1)• Demonstrate competence in the selection and clinical application of a

wide range of osteopathic treatment techniques taking into account absolute and relative contraindications, indications and modification, and the rationale underpinning their selection and application of in the individual patient in relation to patient safety, care of self and effectiveness of the technique;

• Critically understand the principles and practice underpinning specialist osteopathic patient management;

Learning Outcomes (2) • Apply osteopathic specialist knowledge and principles in formulating

and deploying evaluation, treatment and management strategies within a simulated context of clinical uncertainty in the fields of geriatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology and genitourinary problems, paediatrics, and sports care;

• Critically appraise the role of multimodal and multidisciplinary care in osteopathy, and the role of osteopathic treatment in the fields of geriatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology and genitourinary problems, paediatrics, and sports care.

Entry requirements• Suitable academic qualification in osteopathy (DO or BSc (Hons), BOst,

MOst) • Applicants without a degree in osteopathy (but with a DO) should possess a

health related degree qualification• Applicants must, where applicable, be registered as a practising Osteopath

with the relevant regulatory authority or association and must, irrespective of the former, hold appropriate professional indemnity insurance

• Ideally applicants will be required to provide evidence of having achieved IELTS level 6.5 or equivalent. Applicants with IELTS between 6.0 and 6.5 will also be considered as part of an interview where the ability to effectively communicate in English will be evaluated.

Course Structure • Duration • 12 months - 720 hours – 60 credits ECTS• Start date • September 2017 (subject to a minimum number of applicants)• Timetable• 10 monthly seminars of 4 days (Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon)

• Thursday 4-8pm• Friday and Saturday 9am-1pm and 2-6pm• Sunday 9am-1pm

• Online lectures, tutorials and skype meetings and group discussions

Tuition Fees (subject to confirmation)• AED 15,500/EUR 4,000/USD 4,300

Curricular Content MODULES STUDENT CONTACT TIME CREDITS - ECTS

Advanced Clinical Reasoning and Osteopathic Care

30 hours lectures and seminars; 40 hours practicals; 10 hours tutorials

8.0

Osteopathy Care of Older Adults 40 hours lectures; 20 hours seminars and workshops; 10 hours tutorials

8.0

Osteopathic Sports Care 40 hours lectures; 20 hours seminars and workshops; 10 hours tutorials

8.0

Osteopathic Paediatric Care 40 hours lectures; 20 hours seminars and workshops; 10 hours tutorials

8.0

Osteopathic Care in Obstetrics and in Genito-Urinary Conditions

40 hours lectures; 20 hours seminars and workshops; 10 hours tutorials

8.0

Practice-Based Project 10 hours lectures; 10 hours tutorials 20

MODULE 1 - Advanced Clinical Reasoning and Osteopathic Care• Healthcare models of health, illness and disease – a critical evaluation • Osteopathic concepts in clinical practice – health, illness and disease, structure-function

interrelationship, adaptation and compensation • Somatic dysfunction – a critical evaluation• Osteopathic models of evaluation and treatment: historical developments, plausibility and evidence base• Clinical reasoning and decision making in osteopathy• Osteopathic Evaluation • Patient management in osteopathic practice • Osteopathic Technique

• Visceral Osteopathy• Functional techniques • Osteopathy in the Cranial Field• Critically-informed clinical application of a range of soft tissue, fascial, mobilisation, Muscle Energy, HVLA, functional,

visceral and cranial techniques

MODULE 2 - Osteopathy Care of Older Adults • Ethical, professional and legal context• Osteopathy and older adults• Osteopathic clinical care

MODULE 3 - Osteopathic Sports Care• The role of osteopathy in the management of acute and chronic

sports injuries –osteopathic evaluation and treatment strategies • Osteopathic evaluation and treatment techniques• Applied exercise science in osteopathic sports care • Sport psychology • Nutrition in sports

MODULE 4 - Osteopathic Paediatric Care • Ethical and legal context• Osteopathic care and children – key clinical concepts • Osteopathic clinical care and management

MODULE 5 - Osteopathic Care in Obstetrics and in Genitourinary Conditions• Obstetrics• Osteopathic care in obstetrics – key clinical concepts • Osteopathic clinical care and management• Osteopathy in genitourinary conditions

MODULE 6 – Practice-Based Project• Evidence-based medicine and evidence-informed osteopathy• Literature Searching• Critical appraisal of research• Narrative and Systematic Reviews• Clinical audit and research• Writing up/Referencing • Review of models of osteopathic evaluation and patient management• Consideration of different patient categories and areas of clinical

intervention. Evidence based rationale for osteopathic care

Assessment Strategy• Continuous assessment• Individual and group presentations with structured feedback from

members of faculty and students.• Practical assessment during workshops• One formal practical assessment at the end of the course• One written case presentation - 5,000-word case report presented in

the format recommended by the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

Thank you!