Orthopaedic Manual Therapy and exercise Certification by (OMTA)

• 4000 participants
• 16 countries
• 20 years of experience
• British postgraduate education standards

These facts summarize the story of this popular program since 2013 Orthopaedic Manual Therapy program has gained its reputation as a game-changer in the field of musculoskeletal post-graduate education, a comprehensive program that has adopted a simple, flexible, entertaining and interactive approach to teaching.

• Outline

In a world of open access journals, YouTube and social media, it has become easier than ever to acquire knowledge to inform your practice. It is also rather difficult to get trusted information that is based on :

• Research evidence
• Clinical experience
• Deep understanding of the continuous changes in physiotherapy practice, patient preference and international guidelines.

This program is delivered by Dr Mahmoud Saad, a musculoskeletal consultant and senior academic with 20 years of clinical and academic experience in the United Kingdom. He was the leader of the advanced musculoskeletal MSc Module at Sheffield Hallam University for many years. He has delivered over 100 intakes of this program in 12 countries.

We are happy to announce the launch of an online version of the orthopaedic manual and exercise therapy diploma, the official program of the orthopaedic Manual Therapy - United Kingdom. This program is well known worldwide as the OMTA program.

• 80 hours of online education that includes the following: Program outline:

1-Online lectures, to watch anywhere and anytime for 6 months.

2-An online discussion forum to interact with peers and tutors.

3-Live zoom sessions with program tutor to answer your questions and support your learning..

4-Extensive Learning materials including a summary of the latest research articles.

5-Learning materials and research articles for self-reading time.

6-Diploma certificate by Primephysio UK and Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Academy UK.

6-Your name listed on our reputable website to maximise your employability chances and verify your certificate.

7- Modules quiz and final exam.

• Contents:

Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions. You will be able to answer these key questions to change your practice immediately:

1. How shall I start my assessment?

2. How can I make my patient safe? And When should/must I refer the patient to more investigations?

3. How can I ask focused questions in the subjective examination?

4. How can I link the subjective to the physical examination based on sound reasoning?

5. How can I make a logical link between assessment finding and treatment plan?

6. How can I plan an effective treatment program?

7. Which technique or concept shall I use to manage patients with different levels of symptom severity and functional disability? (all popular and evidence-based musculoskeletal, manual and exercise therapy concepts will be discussed in this program)

8. How can I decrease the patient symptoms and improve function during the session (within-session positive changes)?

9. How can I maintain the treatment effect for longer?

10. How can I manage difficult/complex patients?

11. Which outcome measures shall I use to evaluate patient improvement?

12. What is effective communication, can I use communication to improve the treatment outcomes?

13. When to treat using hands-on (manual therapy) and when should you avoid hands-on therapy and use only exercises?

14. How to choose the right exercise for the right patient at the right stage of healing/recovery?

15.How to gently and smartly apply nerve, joint and soft tissue mobilisations that require less effort and provide a better effect?

16.What makes my practical techniques successful, and why may it work with some patients and won’t work with others?

17.How can I boost my patient skills (communication, confidence, sympathy, negotiation)?

18.How can I increase my financial income and reputation by getting more new patients and give a smaller number of wasted sessions?

19. How can I make my patient happy ( eased symptoms, more positive, more engaged) in 20 minutes instead of 60?

20.How to be happy and successful in your practice?

• Tutor:

Dr Mahmoud Saad

PhD (C) -MSc - BSc Physiotherapy

MDT-FHEA-MACP

Member of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists UK

Fellow of the higher education academy the UK

Associate senior lecture.Sheffield Hallam University UK

Former leader of the musculoskeletal advanced practice module at the master program at Sheffield Hallam University

A musculoskeletal specialist at the national health service (NHS) the UK

Mahmoud is an academic and manual therapist based in Sheffield UK. He completed his undergraduate study at Cairo University in 1999 and worked clinically and academically in Cairo before moving to the UK in 2004 where he started his academic role at Sheffield Hallam University as a senior physiotherapy lecturer. He has a master in MSK physiotherapy from Sheffield Hallam University, Diploma in manual therapy (leading to MACP recognition) and currently persuading a PhD degree in MSK Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University. He led the musculoskeletal module within the advanced master program and supervised many master dissertations in the field of MSK Physiotherapy.

One of the main highlights of Mahmoud's career is PRIMEPHYSIO. He established this reputable organisation in 2006 in UK aiming to develop the physiotherapy profession in the Middle East and Africa through continuous education. He established strong links with many organisations worldwide to achieve this objective. Primephysio has gained an excellent reputation worldwide and currently has two offices UK and Egypt with one more office to open in Dubai by December 2018, with a group of enthusiastic colleagues, They established the Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Academy OMTA.

He was privileged to work at Sheffield Hallam University with well-known figures within the field of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (OMT) like The late Kevin Banks (International Maitland Tutor and Co-Author of Maitland Textbook), Dr. Stephen May (Author of MDT McKenzie Textbooks). Through his interaction, co-teaching and shadowing many international tutors during his journey with Primephysio, Mahmoud has built his unique teaching style based on integrated OMT model where all evidence-based concepts within the field of OMT are critically discussed and applied within a simple and clear clinical reasoning framework.

Mahmoud has taught many short courses and workshops in UK, Malta, Kuwait, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, KSA, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar,Pakistan, Palestine, Kuwait and Sudan.

Currently, Mahmoud is splitting his time between his role as an associate senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University UK, Teaching Orthopaedic Manual Therapy worldwide average of 30 courses a year, managing a caseload of MSK and sports conditions in his own clinic, occasionally managing a caseload of complex cases within National Health Service NHS and finally strategic planning and monitoring the teaching quality at Primephysio.

Start Date :

The program will be available from 15th July 2020

Frequently asked questions:

Can I join at any time?

Yes, you can start your learning journey anytime from 15th of July

What is the minimum/maximum time to complete the diploma program?

You can complete the diploma at any time, but the recommended minimum time is 4-6 weeks

this will give you time to listen to all the recorded sessions, pass the quizzes, participate in at least 4 live zoom sessions and take the final exam.

You can complete the diploma program any time within 6 months

Who can attend this program?

Physiotherapists

Physiotherapy students (final year and interns)

Medical doctors (orthopaedics)

Osteopath and chiropractors (University degree only)

How can I learn practical techniques without supervision?

It is not easy to learn musculoskeletal practice without supervision, but this program has considered different measures to ensure you get the best possible practical learning experience:

1-Practical videos with a voiceover by Dr Saad to explain the techniques/exercises and always link it to case scenarios.

2- The opportunity to take videos of your practical application and share it with the tutor and peers to get feedback.

3-Chance to communicate with the tutor through the discussion board and zoom session to ask for support or technical/practical tips.

4-Share your experience with complex case scenarios and get support and feedback from tutors and peers.

• When will the zoom sessions be live?

In addition to the recorded interactive sessions, there will be a bi-weekly zoom session delivered by Dr Saad. The timetable for zoom sessions will be published weekly, different time zones will be considered to ensure that those with a time zone massively different from London are not disadvantaged.

• We are a group of colleagues/hospital staff interested in studying as a group on a specific schedule, can we get a special zoom session to fit our learning pace and needs?

Any group above 10 can get this privilege

• I do not have strong research knowledge to read and critique research articles, are you going to help me with that?

There will be a dedicated session related to reading research articles for those who have little experience or require a refresher.

• What is the diploma exam mode?

The assessment/examination in this program is mainly to maximise your learning experience. Following each lesson there will be a short quiz that you need to complete before you progress to the following lesson, at the end of the program there will be a longer MCQ test as well a case study viva (discussion) with Dr Saad where you will be required to discuss a case study and apply some relevant practical techniques. This could be conducted via :

• Live zoom session
• Recorded videos

We understand that for various reasons you might not be able to take the exam by one of the previous methods, on this occasion, the certification committee will consider each case on an individual basis.

• Does the certificate accredit?

The certificate is accredited by Primephysio training UK, a leading training organization based in the United Kingdom has been providing education for physiotherapists and health professionals since 2006 as well as the Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Academy. The program is accredited by 4000 physiotherapists who have been attending this program since 2012 and have felt the immediate change in their practice.