This workshop will form part of a series designed to provide participants with the tools needed to approporiately rehabilitate patients following a wide array of common orthopaedic surgeries.  Part 1, The Knee, will focus on isolated and combined ligamentous reconstruction, meniscal surgery, articular cartilage surgery, surgery for uni and tricompartmental osteoarthritis, and surgical options for tibio-femoral or patella-femoral mal-alignment.Following workshop completion, patients will have a better understanding of pertinent knee anatomy, biomechanics and relevance to optimal knee function, injury mechanism, clinical assessment of knee injury and the wide array of orthopaedic knee surgeries employed to address these common pathological conditions. Post-operative management for these surgeries will be covered, including initial assessment measures and progressive exercise prescription, contraindications to exercise throughout the rehabilitative process, potential complications that can arise (and efforts that can be employed to minimise such complications), the use of other functional devices employed post-surgery specific to the different knee surgeries (ie, crutches, bracing etc.) and the post-operative clinical and radiological assessment of these surgeries.

Dr Jay R Ebert
Dr Jay R Ebert is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) with a PhD in knee cartilage repair, biomechanics and exercise rehabiliation. He is a Director and practicing clinician at the Hollywood Functional Rehabilitation Clinic (HFRC) in Perth, Western Australia, and has extensive experience working with patients following knee injury, subsequent orthopaedic surgery and during their post-operative rehabilitation. He has been lecturing in musculo-skeletal rehabilitation at the School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, within the University of Western Australia (UWA) since 2007. He has developed a strong clinical and research interest in knee surgery and the development of best-practice rehabilitation protocols. He has published several peer reviewed articles in the field of orthopaedics and has presented at several high quality international conferences in the area.

Dr Brendan Joss
Dr Brendan Joss is Managing Director and Accredited Exercise Physiologist at the Hollywood Functional Rehabilitation Clinic (HFRC), Perth, Western Australia, specialising in orthopaedic rehabilitation of the lower limb. He obtained his PhD from the University of Western Australia in biomechanics of knee replacement in 2006, followed by a post-doctoral research fellowship at Queens University, Canada.  Through 10 years of clinical experience and ongoing orthopaedic research, he has developed extensive knowledge in musculoskeletal rehabilitation for orthopaedic patients.

This workshop will be a new updated version of the previous workshop, targeted at a higher level given recent improvements in knowledge of AEP’s. It will include up to date changes to the diagnosis of Diabetes and cover the new exercise prescription recommendations for patients. Additionally, it will discuss new research that has been published and importantly how this information has contributed to the new exercise guidelines. Further, comprehensive information about complications associated with diabetes and how they can influence exercise prescription will be provided. In a new component to the workshop, practical recommendations for the clinical assessment for patients with diabetes will be provided. This will include approaches to examining a patient’s history and provide practical examination skills for patients with Diabetes. Information of Diabetes medication will also be provided to enhance your knowledge of typically medication regimes that are currently being prescribed.

Matthew Horden
Matthew has developed specialist knowledge in exercise training for people with diabetes both through his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship with the School of Medicine at the University of Queensland (UQ), during his PhD with the School of Human Movement Studies at UQ and his medical studies at the University of Melbourne. During that time he has had 10 publications in internationally recognised peer reviewed journals, including two statements on exercise prescription for Type 2 Diabetes for the American Heart Association and for Exercise and Sport Science Australia. Additionally, he has over 25 presentations at national and international conferences including numerous presentations at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference and the American Heart Association Conference.

Matthew’s research centred on the effects of lifestyle modification on myocardial function in type 2 diabetes patients involving large scale collaborative studies in patients with type 2 diabetes.

He has been the recipient of young investigator awards at both the Queensland and National Sports Medicine Australia Conferences, a National Conferences for ESSA (then AAESS) and has also received The Warren Walsh Memorial Award for his PhD.

After his Postdoctoral Fellowship, Matthew embarked on his medical career after being accepted to study a MBBS at the University of Melbourne, of which he is over half way through. During this time he has gained valuable experience as part of the Clinical School at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.