SpineCare 2026
Description
What is SpineCare?
SpineCare is a multidisciplinary training program that aims to enhance evidence-based knowledge and equip physiotherapists with pragmatic clinical skills for treating people with spinal pain.
This interactive course enables integration into clinical practice using quizzes, manual therapy training, motor control, individualised exercise prescription and case studies.
Specialists present on biological and psychosocial aspects of lumbar and cervical disorders, including surgical and conservative management options. Training and practical sessions aim to enhance exercise and manual therapy skills, as well as build advanced reasoning and clinical problem-solving skills.
The course is designed by:
Dr Robert Laird (Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, PhD)
Dr John Moi (Consultant Rheumatologist and Head of Service for the Back Assessment Clinic (BAC) at the Royal Melbourne Hospital)
Who is SpineCare for?
SpineCare is a professional development course for clinicians who want to:
Improve their knowledge and skill in managing back and neck pain
Learn from neurosurgical and orthopaedic spinal surgeons, rheumatologists, pain physicians, and psychologists about their perspectives in managing spinal pain
Develop pragmatic clinical skills using the Back Assessment Clinic approach
Description
| Webinar topic | Webinar date | Virtual training | F2F Manual therapy (optional sessions) |
Week 1 Dr Rob Laird Specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist
| Intro to LBP, Anatomy and Patho-anatomy | Mon 11/5/26 6 – 8pm **(2 hour session) | Thur 14/5/26 12 – 1.30pm Virtual 1: Lumbar biomechanics |
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Week 2 Dr John Moi Rheumatologist Ms Caitlin Farmer Musculoskeletal physiotherapist
| Rheumatologist’s View on Managing Spinal Pain | Mon 18/5/26 6.45 – 8pm |
| Prac 1 23/5/26 8.30am – 4pm |
Week 3 Ms Caitlin Farmer Musculoskeletal physiotherapist
| Masqueraders and Red Flags | Mon 25/5/26 6.45 – 8pm | Thur 28/5/26 12 – 1.30pm Virtual 2: Lumbar Movement Patterns
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Week 4 Mr John Laidlaw Neurosurgeon
| Neurosurgery for the Lumbar Spine | Mon 1/6/26 6.45 – 8pm | Thur 4/6/26 12 – 1.30pm Virtual 3: Cervical Movement Patterns |
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Week 5 Mr Yi Yang Orthopaeodic Surgeon
| Orthopedic Specialist’s View on Managing Spinal Fractures and Scoliosis | Mon 15/6/26 6.45 – 8pm |
| Prac 2 20/6/26 8.30am – 4pm |
Week 6 Dr Malcolm Hogg Pain Physcian
| Pain Physician’s View on Managing Persistent Spinal Pain | Mon 22/6/26 6.45 – 8pm |
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Week 7 Ken Niere Specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist
| Cervico-thoracic Patho-anatomy & Motor Control | Mon 13/7/26 6 – 8pm **(2 hour session) |
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Week 8 Ms Tanya Yuen Neurosurgeon
| Neurosurgery for the Cervical Spine | Mon 20/7/26 6.45 – 8pm | Thur 23/7/26 12 – 1.30pm Virtual 4: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Vascular Injuries |
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Week 9 Dr Anne Daly Specialist pain physiotherapist
| Pain Physiotherapist’s View on Managing Persistent Spinal Pain | Mon 27/7/26 6.45 – 8pm |
| Prac 3 1/8/26 8.30am – 4pm |
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