The Women's Pelvic Health Course (Melbourne VIC)

This is THE COURSE for health practitioners wanting to establish themselves as a reputable and knowledgeable clinician for women’s pelvic health related presentations!

This one-day practical course is led by Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and course developer, Courtney Nance, and brings together the relevant practical clinical applications, exercise interventions and related patient management processes. This course will include the use of screening tools, performing physical assessments, manual therapy approaches and exercise interventions. 
You will learn how to recognise the signs and symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, take appropriate action within your scope of practice and know when to refer on/co-manage with a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist.

Please note, internal vaginal exams and intrapelvic treatment are NOT covered in this course.

This course includes an Online Pre-Course Program.
A 17 hour, in-depth program containing 68 high quality video based presentations providing detailed and expert guidance from the course developer. Once purchased, you will retain access to the online learning modules for life, including any updates to the program.

What do you get?

How to screen for pelvic floor dysfunction and modify exercise for women with symptoms such as incontinence and prolapse.
You may be surprised to learn just how common pelvic floor disorders are, even among young women who have never had children!

A detailed exploration of the anatomy and function of the pelvic floor.
Utilising the the world’s leading 3D anatomy application, we provide a brilliantly clear and detailed visual of the relevant structural components of the woman’s pelvis.

Understand the link between pelvic floor and common musculoskeletal conditions such as lumbopelvic pain.
Often overlooked and misdiagnosed, the connection between the pelvic floor and other pain presentations is critical.

Develop the ability to work with common pregnancy and postpartum concerns, including diastasis rectus abdominis and pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.
This module provides you with a hugely knowledge and practical skillset to help so many of your patients in this category.

Establish pregnancy exercise programs and return to exercise postpartum guidelines.
The key to any long-term solution should always involve a clinically reasoned and personalised exercise intervention.

Work from a highly evidence informed perspective. 
This program draws on a wealth of quality research, to underscore all clinical decisions and interventions.

Get access to a number of patient screening tools to better guide clinical care.
Screening tools are a useful way to capture data and track progress in the clinical setting.

Recognise when a pelvic health presentation requires a specialist referral to achieve best outcomes.
Understanding scope of practice is very important, so ensuring your patients receive the best and most appropriate care is paramount.

This course is open to all allied health professionals: Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Chiropractics, Myotherapists, Remedial Massage Therapists, Exercise Physiologists.

This is a professional development course and does not qualify you as women’s pelvic health specialist. This course aims to raise awareness and improve interdisciplinary lines of communication and overall management of women’s pelvic health.

By completing this practical workshop, you will receive a certificate of completion which can be used to claim 8 hours of face-to-face CPE and 17 hours online CPE totalling 25 hours.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Courtney Nance is a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist based in Brisbane QLD. After graduating in 2017, Courtney worked as a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist in private practice. However, it wasn't until she attended an introductory women's health course that she found her true passion. 

Since then, Courtney has devoted countless hours to continued professional development. She currently works full time at a specialist women's health physiotherapy practice, All Women's Health, where she enjoys treating women with a wide range of concerns including incontinence, prolapse and pelvic pain. 

Super Early Bird tickets available until 20th February 2025.

Early Bird tickets available until 17th April 2025.

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The ability to repeat any course for free is a unique offering here at ACE. We do however have some requirements around this. Please read the Course Repeat Policy HERE.

If you need to travel to attend this course, please check with the organiser prior to booking flights etc to ensure that registrations have reached a viable level for the course to proceed. It is rare that courses need to be cancelled or postponed, but we want to avoid any unnecessary disruption to your plans.

English Language: Please note that proficiency in written and verbal communication in English is essential for participation in ACE courses. Being able to understand and communicate clearly in English is a requirement for safety purposes, and to ensure that you and your fellow students get the most out of your learning experience. If it is deemed that your English proficiency is not suitable for safe participation in the course, this may result in your registration being cancelled and you may not be eligible for a refund.