Toronto 

March 28, 2020

8:30 am to 4:30 pm

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify important risk factors for knee osteoarthritis and understand how these risk factors may contribute to the initiation/progression of knee OA using different models.
2. Understand the importance of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention for knee osteoarthritis. 
3. Understand and apply different communication strategies for effective history taking, subjective assessment and building therapeutic alliance. 
4. Integrate and apply evidence-based assessment tools and outcome measures to inform clinical diagnosis and treatment strategies. 
5. Identify and understand the importance of psychosocial factors, and their relation to prognosis and outcomes in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. 
6. Understand and apply best-practice recommendations for the conservative management of knee osteoarthritis. 
7. Understand best-practice recommendations for supplements, injection therapies and surgery for individuals with knee osteoarthritis. 
8. Establish an evidence-based, patient-centered treatment plan for individuals with knee osteoarthritis.