Jim is an Exercise & Environmental Physiologist. He researches the roles and mechanisms by which discrete stressors within exercise and the environment (heat, hydration, hypoxia and orthostasis) impact on physiology, perceptions and human capabilities and health, acutely and chronically. Major systems of interest are cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, fluid balance and thermoregulation. A related interest is the efficacy and safety of self-regulated versus prescribed exposure to exercise and environmental stressors, including how these juxtapose with Westernised lifestyles, which are acutely safe and thereby chronically and insidiously unsafe.

Presentation Overview: Humans are losing the physical fitness needed to withstand the environment we are building ourselves and the one we are destroying in that process. Exercise therapy offers enormous potential but is both poorly understood and problematic on several levels. The aim for this presentation is to briefly outline the potential, pitfalls, and common myths about exercise for health, before considering practical prescription for therapists.

National Clinic Services Manager, TBI Health group.

Rodney is a Physiotherapist with over 20years experience working within the New Zealand rehabilitation industry. He has worked for TBI health since 2007 joining the company as a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with an interest in sports rehabilitation, before moving into local clinic, regional and now national management. Rodney oversaw TBI health’s Escalated Care Pilot programme with ACC and now supports the new ICPMSK service running nationally.

Topic:
ACC ICPMSK

ACC’s ICPMSK is ACC’s first iteration of a national value based healthcare model. Rodney will discuss the evolution of this through the ECP pilot, the current ICPMSK contract and how Osteopaths through the country can be involved, ensuring clinicians and their clients can  benefit from this new model of healthcare funding.

Dr Deborah Gardiner graduated as a doctor from Otago University in 1996 and is working as an Anaesthetist for Whanganui District Health Board and Belverdale Hospital.

In her own recent health journey, Deborah became interested in Women’s Mid-life Health. This led her to meeting practitioners in New Zealand and Australia.

The more study she did, the more passionately she felt that this information should be available to all women. She joined the Australasian Menopause Society and at present is completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Women’s Health through Auckland University.

Deborah’s presentation will focus on women during midlife, including the menopause transition.

The menopause transition is a period of time starting in your 40’s through into your 50’s where there is an opportunity to influence your health for the better. Deborah runs a personalised management clinic. There are non-hormonal and hormonal ways to help manage the symptoms of peri-menopause (the time period before menopause) menopause and postmenopause. What works for each individual will be different.

Midlife is a wonderful opportunity to assess general health. Cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, genitourinary dysfunction/incontinence and brain health are all health issues that affect us as we age.

Danielle Salmon is a currently a Concussion Research Coordinator with World Rugby working with Assoc. Prof Kathryn Schneider and Prof Jon Patricios of the Rugby Readiness and Rehabilitation Enhanced and Personalized Study and running the mRNA Biomaker and instrumented mouthguard study during the Rugby World Cup. She was previously employed at New Zealand Rugby as a Research Scientist in Concussion where she lead the NZR’s Community Rugby Concussion Initiative, the Otago head impact study and Super Rugby Injury Surveillance. She has a PhD from the University of Otago and has numerous publications in the area of concussion and neck strength interventions.

Jacquelyn’s journey into EDS began after completing her osteopathic training in 2007 in the UK. She encountered many patients with injuries resulting from over-stretching, particularly from yoga, and began to research on their behalf.

This developed into a collaboration with HMSA in the UK for which she wrote on osteopathy and hyper mobility.

Her Masters in Science proposal is on Clinical Pilates (which she has taught since 1998) and hyper mobility after realising that manual therapy alone wasn’t sufficient for best care management of these patients.

After moving to New Zealand in 2013, she started networking to create a team of EDS aware practitioners and helped start the EDS NZ Clinical Advisory Panel of which she is Clinical Lead. She runs a HSD/EDS focused clinic alongside her osteopathy clinic, called EDS WellBeing.

By the end of Jacquelyn’s presentation "Mastering Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Effective Treatments, Myth-Busting, and the Power of Collaborative Care in Osteopathy", attendees will have a basic understanding of EDS, practical skills for understanding diagnostic criteria and treatment, and the knowledge to foster collaborative, patient-centered care.

Finn Thomas, BSc(Hons)Ost,Dip WHO,DipHE RN, is a registered Osteopath with the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand. Finn graduated as an osteopath in 2002 having prior been a nurse in an acute female surgical ward. He has a passion for women’s health and paediatrics, and works closely with midwives and obstetricians to support women through pregnancy and postnatal care. Finn has completed a two-year post-graduate Diploma in Women’s Health Osteopathy with the Molinari Institute in London. His academic experience includes teaching technique, indirect techniques, clinic tutoring and examining over 14 years at Oxford Brookes University and the University College of Osteopathy. With some post graduate experience teaching cranial, women’s health and paediatrics.

This practical session will cover some techniques and approaches to support women from postnatal to postmenopause with consideration to biotensegrity and osteopathic principles.

Jim is a registered Osteopath and Physiotherapist with a Masters in Sport and Exercise Assessment. He has worked in hospitals with inpatients as well as outpatient settings. Moving from the hospital environment to work with Premier league teams in football and rugby and then finally with The English Institute of Sport before moving to New Zealand with his family.

Initially Jim worked at The University of Otago with undergraduate and post graduate courses before he moved into private practice.

He now owns a multidisciplinary clinic in sun drenched Dunedin working with osteopaths, physiotherapist, psychotherapy, podiatry, massage and nutritionists. He is married with 5 sons, and in his spare time cycles, swims and runs with his 2 dogs.

Jim will be teaching both lecture and hands on practical workshop on The Knee – Common injuries, assessment and treatment.

There will be a minimum 6 hours of formal learning involved. Depending on how you spend your break times and what discussions you have, these potentially could count towards informal learning if properly recorded.

Since we love a chance to get together, Osteopaths NZ is hosting an informal gathering at the Rydges from 7pm on Friday 13^th for those already in Wellington. We’ll provide some finger food, grab yourself a drink and catch up with your colleagues from around the country.

Not this year – with several hands on workshops involved it made more sense to keep this year’s symposium to be in person only.

Previously this has been the case – but we wanted to maximise time at each of those events so this year the Symposium is a full day of presentations and workshops and the AGM is being held via Zoom the following week on Wednesday 18^th September. OsteopathsNZ has sent members an email to register your AGM attendance as well as a call for nominations for board positions.

To book a superior King or Twin room at our negotiated rates, you need to book directly with the hotel via phone (04 896 9150) or email (reservations_rydgeswellingtonairport@evt.com) and Quote “ONZL Limited POA - September 2024”

We have a limited number of rooms reserved for Friday and Saturday nights at $242 single or $272 double occupancy including breakfast.

If you are flying into Wellington, the Rydges is literally in the airport terminal. If you are driving, the covered multi-storey carpark within the airport parking is right across from the Rydges. By staying overnight or attending the symposium you will be eligible for discounted parking rates via the Rydges reception.

The airport express bus runs frequently throughout the day if you are coming from the Wellington CBD.

Unfortunately yes. All workshops are only running once, so you will need to decide between the Women’s Health stream and the Common Knee Injuries stream, and then again between Phillip Beach’s Emergent Anatomy Workshop and Jacquelyn Schirmer’s Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome presentation. You will need to make your choices on registering, but if there is space you may be able to swap at a later point.

Register by Monday August 19^th to lock in the best rates. Student rates remain the same throughout.

Absolutely not (though you should definitely consider joining up!). All osteopaths, osteopathic students, or other related allied health practitioners are welcome to attend.

We are putting the final touches on the programme and will have it available on the OsteopathsNZ website and our members social media as soon as it is ready.