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Sunday 20th August, 2023
Pregnancy, Labour and Postnatal Conference – Sydney
Demystifying pelvic pain and dysfunction during pregnancy and beyond
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Pregnancy Massage Australia is delighted to announce our 3rd Biennial Pregnancy, Labour and Postnatal Conference. The 2023 conference theme is “Demystifying pelvic pain and dysfunction during pregnancy and beyond”. Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain is estimated to affect around half to three quarters of women in the during pregnancy. For a portion of women (20%) will report severe symptoms from 20-30 weeks gestation and between 33-50% of women; report symptoms prior to 20 weeks gestation. Women are affected by pregnancy or postnatal pelvic girdle pain both physically and emotionally; treating pelvic girdle pain requires therapists to have a focus on how to manage clients with knowledge, empathy and understanding.
The speakers have been chosen for their expertise in Women’s Health and pregnancy. The speakers ,are immersed in working with client’s day to day and they will be sharing their clinical and practical experience with you.
The conference will improve your confidence and competence in managing women with pelvic girdle pain and you will walk away with a deeper understanding of pregnancy and postpartum pelvic girdle pain including recognising key signs and symptoms; understanding how pregnancy and the postnatal period can impact the pelvis, and the role of the nervous system in the presentation and management of pelvic girdle pain. You will have an increased knowledge on how to educate your clients and provide treatment options.
The sessions will be an exchange of knowledge and hands on practical sessions. You will gain new skills to implement into your clinical practices.
The conference is open to all therapists wanting to further your knowledge to care for women experiencing pain during pregnancy and postnatally.
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Our Guest Speakers
Elizabeth Howard
AppSC(Clin SC) MScMed (PainMgt) Member of Osteopathy Australia, Advanced Pain Management Osteopath
Josephine Key
Dip. Physical, PGD Manipulative Therapy, MPAA; Neuro-muscular-skeletal Physiotherapist.
Angela James (Sydney Pelvic Clinic)
MACP Principal Physiotherapist- APA Titled Member
Location & Ticket Types
Conference Location
The Vibe Hotel (111 Goulburn Street, Sydney, NSW)
Ticket Types
Two types of tickets will be available:
A. Face-to-face ticket
Early-bird price $330 – finishes 9th July 2023 (6 weeks prior)
Full price $360
All face-to-face attendees will also have access to the recorded sessions for a month after the Conference.
An optional Conference dinner booking is available to face-to-face attendees, at El Loco at Slip Inn, Sydney. It will include the banquet meal at a cost of $55 per head (alcohol not included).
An outdoor cantina in Sydney’s CBD combining food, fun, friends (and tequila), El Loco at Slip Inn is the ultimate Mexican fiesta!
B. Hybrid ticket
A virtual ticket that gives you access to the recorded Conference, available online for a month.
Full price $250
Post-Conference Workshop
A post-conference workshop will also run on Monday 21st August, from 9:30am to 4:30pm.
Accommodation
Accommodation booking are the responsibility of the Conference attendees, and should be booked directly with Vibe Hotel Sydney. For reservations, book online, email sydney@vibehotels.com.au or phone 13 84 23
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EARLYBIRD PRICING- Attend the full day of face-to-face exchange of knowledge and hands on practical sessions.
- You will gain new skills to implement into your clinical practices.
Conference + Dinner
EARLYBIRD PRICING- Start your conference with some great food and company – join us for dinner on Saturday night at El Loco Mexican restaurant.
- Then on Sunday, attend the full day of face-to-face sessions and networking opportunities.
Hybrid
- Access to the recorded Conference, available online for a month after the Conference.
- If you can’t make it, you can still make it!
Meet the Organisers
Catherine McInerney
Director and Founder of Pregnancy Massage Australia®, Pregnancy and Postnatal Massage Educator and Clinician.
Catherine McInerney is Australia’s leading educator on Pregnancy Massage, Massage for Labour & Partner Support and Postnatal Massage. Catherine’s education and training spans over 20 years, and her wealth of experience continues to grow as she develops her training platforms, offering a ‘woman-centered focus’ that enables therapists to obtain the best outcome of treatment for their pregnant clients.
Dr Sarah Fogarty
Adjunct fellow at Western Sydney University, Clinician, Founder of The Helping Hands Project and researcher with Pregnancy Massage Australia®.
Dr Sarah Fogarty has been in practice for over 19 years and works in a clinic with a pre and postnatal focus. She has published over 20 papers including papers on pregnancy massage and safety and fertility massage. Sarah is also the founder of Helping Hands, a program that provides free massage treatments for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal loss.
Speaker Bios
Elizabeth Howard
AppSC(Clin SC) MScMed (PainMgt) Member of Osteopathy Australia, Advanced Pain Management Osteopath
Elizabeth Howard has over 25 years of experience as an Osteopath and has worked at the Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia for over 10 years. She is an experienced teacher and educator. Her main focus is the holistic management of complex pelvic pain with the interdisciplinary team, working closely with Professor Thierry Vcancailli (Gynaecologist and Pain Medicine Specialist). In 2020 she was one of only 5 practitioners to be awarded the title of Advanced Pain Management Osteopath by Osteopathy Australia.
Elizabeth is going to present on fascia and the pregnant and postnatal pelvis, combining theory and demonstration.
For more information about Liz please see the Bower Bird CPD website
Josephine Key
Dip. Phys; PGD Manipulative Therapy; MPAA; Neuro-musculo-skeletal physiotherapist
Josephine Key is a published author and trainer of manual and movement therapists globally. The Key Approach is a practical functional model for manual and movement therapists that helps explain how altered movement patterns underlie clinical pain presentations. She has been a practising clinician for over 40 years. She describes herself as a neuromuscular-skeletal physiotherapist. She believes that the body functions as a whole system through the interaction of the nervous, myofascial and skeletal systems. As each system influences the other, changed function in one system will be also reflected in the others. A problem in one of the ‘parts’ affects the functioning of the whole system.
Josephine is going to present on hip and pelvic dysfunction during pregnancy and the postnatal period. Josephine will introduce the Key approach then provide demonstration and discuss relevant simple exercise therapy.
For more information about Josephine please visit The Key Approach’s website
Josephine Key
Dip. Phys; PGD Manipulative Therapy; MPAA; Neuro-musculo-skeletal physiotherapist
Josephine Key is a published author and trainer of manual and movement therapists globally. The Key Approach is a practical functional model for manual and movement therapists that helps explain how altered movement patterns underlie clinical pain presentations. She has been a practising clinician for over 40 years. She describes herself as a neuromuscular-skeletal physiotherapist. She believes that the body functions as a whole system through the interaction of the nervous, myofascial and skeletal systems. As each system influences the other, changed function in one system will be also reflected in the others. A problem in one of the ‘parts’ affects the functioning of the whole system.
Josephine is going to present on hip and pelvic dysfunction during pregnancy and the postnatal period. Josephine will introduce the Key approach then provide demonstration and discuss relevant simple exercise therapy.
For more information about Josephine please visit The Key Approach’s website
Angela James
MACP Principal Physiotherapist- APA Titled Member
Angela James MACP is the Founder & Principal Physiotherapist of Sydney Pelvic Clinic, a specialised pelvic health service for women, men and children. Angela has developed a team of like-minded, highly trained professionals committed to delivering an evidence-based and person-centred approach to improve their patients pelvic health. In addition to her clinical work, Angela teaches locally and internationally, striving to improve the quality of physiotherapy services beyond her own borders.
The topics Angela is going to speak on are:
- The Neuroscience of pelvic pain (with a focus on pregnancy and postnatal pelvic pain) and
- The pregnant and postnatal pelvis.
For more information about Angela please see the Sydney Pelvic Clinic website
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What our attendees said about the 2019 Conference
Learning new information to continually aim to become a better therapist and updating/reminding myself of information and techniques that I may have forgotten was valuable to me.
The variety of topics presented was my favourite aspect of the conference. There was minimal double-ups and each topic deeply captured my attention and held it for the duration of the presentation.
The most valuable thing to me was connecting with a room full of like-minded therapists, as well as techniques covered were a good reminder and will be able to be applied in clinic. Anne’s presentation on mental health was fantastic – a great reminder that the work we’re doing helps mentally, as well as physically, and this can have long lasting impacts on Mum and baby!
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