MHA Community Webinar Series

Do you have a musculoskeletal condition like arthritis, back pain or fibromyalgia and want to learn more about it?

Our FREE community webinars are a great way for you to hear from experts about these conditions and how to manage them. You’ll get practical, up-to-date information, knowledge and skills to help you manage your condition effectively.

Register HERE for the 2025 series which will cover the following topics:

• Tuesday 11 March, 7pm: Fibromyalgia – Managing brain fog and fatigue – Dr Emma Guymer – Watch Now!!
• Tuesday 17 June, 7pm: Gout – Your questions answered – Professor Flavia Cicuttini
• Tuesday 23 September 7pm: Stem cells and arthritis – Professor Megan Munsie & A/Professor Shireen Lamande

Musculoskeletal Health Awareness Month (MHAM) Series

• Tuesday 7 October, 7pm: Building and exercise program for arthritis and musculoskeletal health – Professor Kim Bennell
• Tuesday 14 October 7pm: The importance of flexible work arrangements for workers and their rights to ask for them – Jessica Dawson-Field
• Tuesday 28 October 7pm: The link between arthritis and heart disease – Dr Monira Hussain

Check out some of our recent webinars below:

Musculoskeletal Health Awareness Month Series (2024) – Consumer and Healthcare Professional webinars:

Consumer

• Empowering Consumers, Medicines, Complemetary Medicines and Musculoskeletal Health – presented by Gerald Quigley, Community Pharmacist, Master Herbalist, Media Commentator and Author: Watch Now!
• How an Exercise Physiologist can support your musculoskeletal health – presented by Chloe Jackson from Your Body Hub – Watch Now!
• Pain and Perception: A Closer Look at Why We Hurt – presented by Dr Dan Harvie: Watch Now!

Healthcare Professional

• Innovations in Osteoarthritis Treatments – presented by Professor Flavia Cicuttini, Head of Rheumatology – Alfred Hospital – Watch Now!
• Patient Centred, Value Based Health Care – presented by Drs Andrea Srur and Thomas Kelley of Sprink Ltd – Watch Now!
• Menopause and Musculoskeletal Health – presented by Dr Sonia Davison, Clinical Fellow at Jean Hailes for Women’s Health – Watch Now!        CPD Opportunity: This webinar is accredited by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). If you are a member of the RACGP and wish for this course to contribute to your continuing professional development (CPD), please view this webinar here,  and your CPD hours will be logged accordingly.

2024 Community Series

•  Diagnosis and management of psoriatic arthritis – Presenter: Dr Adam Rischin: a consultant rheumatologist, The Alfred and Goulburn Valley Health, Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne.

•  Working well with your healthcare provider –  Presenter: Ms Bridget Scanlon, psychologist at Empower Rehab
  
• Understanding and managing thumb arthritis –  Presenter: Ms Jessica Cauchi, Accredited Hand Therapist (as awarded by AHTA) and a Clinic Director at Melbourne Hand Rehab.
• Diagnosis and management of axial spondyloarthritis  Presenter: Dr Lionel Schachna – Director of Rheumatology, Austin Hospital
• The role of the microbiome in a person’s health  Presenter: Dr Beverly Ng is a Rheumatology Consultant at St George Hospital and Westmead Hospital.
• The importance of exercise and physical activity for osteoarthritis – How to go about it.  Presenter: Dr Christian Barton is a physiotherapist based at La Trobe University’s Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre in Melbourne.
  
• What is Sjogren’s disease and how is it managed?  Presenter: Associate Professor Alberta Hoi, Rheumatology Consultant, Eastern Rheumatology
  

2023

• Anxiety and Depression Linked to Chronic Pain  Presenter: Dr Jacqui Stanford, Health Psychologist, Empower Rehab
• Getting A Good Night’s Sleep​ Presenter: Associate Professor Christopher Worsnop, Sleep Physician, Austin Hospital in Melbourne
• Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis Presenter: Dr Tina Racunica, Consultant Rheumatologist and the Director of Southern Rheumatology.
• Understanding Complex Regional Pain Syndrome  Presenter: Dr Anne Daly, Specialist Pain Physiotherapist.
• Diagnosis and Lifestyle Management of Hip/Knee Osteoarthritis  Presenter: Rana Hinman, Research Physiotherapist and Deputy Director, Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne.
• What Can You Do About Neck Pain​?  Presenter: Shaun O’Leary, BPHTY (Hon), MPHTY (Msk), PhD, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy between the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Queensland, and the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Physiotherapy Department.
• Medicinal Cannabis for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Chronic Pain: An Update  Presenter: Iain McGregor, Professor of Psychopharmacology and Academic Director of the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics in the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia.

For a full list of all our available webinars, please visit here

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