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SUMMARY:Advanced Practitioners' Pessary Course - Liverpool
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DESCRIPTION:Advanced Practitioners' Pessary Course\n\n \n\nDate: 24 May 2025\n\nVenue: Liverpool\n\n \n\n£350 POGP member/affiliate\n\n£400 non-member\n\n \n\nThis POGP short course provides participants with an opportunity to understand more about the use of pessaries in the non-surgical management of prolapse. The teaching components include the use of artificial models for pessary fitting, handling a range of pessaries and there is the option of peer to peer/self-practice of pessary sizing, fitting and removal with cube and ring pessaries.\n\nThe day includes up to date evidence for use of pessary in prolapse, advanced anatomy, assessment of prolapse, clinical reasoning to support pessary provision and group work to look at pessary use in different clinical situations. The risks and complications of pessaries will be included. The course is suitable for physiotherapists working in the public and private sector.\n\nParticipants will be offered post-course support in the form of follow-up virtual discussion opportunities around 3 months of the completing the course. It is hoped to develop a POGP Pessary course Facebook resource for ongoing support.\n\nProgramme objectives:\n\nTo provide an understanding of the implementation of evidence-based practice in the use of ring and cube pessaries for prolapse\n\nTo provide relevant experience to be valid for inclusion in the UK Pessary Guideline  accreditation framework portfolio (further practical experience and sign-off is required for full accreditation)\n\nLearning outcomes:\n\nOn completion of the day course the participants should be able to:\n\nProvide experience and understanding of how to fit ring and cube pessaries\n\nLearn how pessary provision might be brought into the participant’s scope of practice\n\nFeel confident about assessing suitability for a pessary trial\n\nUnderstand the possible limitations and complications of pessary use and how to mitigate where appropriate\n\nUnderstand how to take forward the pessary accreditation framework\n\nBe aware of and conform to professional standards in relation to the assessment of women with pelvic floor dysfunction\n\nThis course WILL: \n\nExtend your understanding and knowledge of pessary use for prolapse\n\nIntroduce the practical skill of sizing and fitting cube and ring pessaries\n\nProvide experience of self-managing pessary skills\n\nAlign to the UK Pessary Guideline accreditation framework and form part of your portfolio for submission\n\nThis course WILL NOT: \n\nProvide sufficient standalone experience to establish a pessary service on completion of the course\n\nConfer accredited status as a pessary practitioner\n\nDeliver a transferable business model for set up in NHS or Private Practice\n\nAttendance on the course requires the participant to have at least 5 years’ experience in pelvic health including urogynaecology and to be confident in the assessment and management of pelvic organ prolapse. 
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LOCATION:Liverpool
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