Performing Arts Medicine (PAM) Day

University College London

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In London

£ 75 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    5h

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This one-day course provides an introduction to performing arts medicine (PAM) through talks and interactive sessions.
It's aimed at health professionals, stage performers, and students and staff in health sciences and performance academies.
You'll learn about aspects of clinical assessment, recovery and rehabilitation specific to performers in music and dance, as well as performer health education and injury prevention.
You'll hear about recent scientific research on respiratory problems in wind instrumentalists and the science of circus art.
You'll also have the opportunity to discuss the future of PAM and PAM careers.
The course is run by the Division of Surgery & Interventional Science at UCL.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

This course will help you:
diversify and adjust your clinical approach to assessing a performer
differentiate your diagnosis of musicians’ injuries
explore how performing musicians form identity
appreciate and factor in flexibility when assessing or treating a dancer
review your rehabilitation practice in helping a dancer recover from a hamstring injury
develop or advise on health prevention measures within performance studies

This course will be of interest to:
health practitioners
students in health sciences
stage performers
students and staff at music and dance colleges

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Subjects

  • Rehabilitation
  • Music
  • Dance
  • PAM
  • Arts Medicine
  • Health Practitioners
  • PAM clinic
  • Performance and identity
  • Flexibility in dance
  • Woodwind instruments
  • Proprioception

Course programme

The day will run from 10am to 4:30pm and lunch will be provided.

During the day there will be sessions on:

  • the PAM clinic assessment
  • musicians’ hand
  • music, performance and identity
  • flexibility in dance
  • rehabilitation of dancers’ hamstring injuries

Break-out sessions will cover:

  • music and dance college health education
  • mental preparation for performance

PAM MSc research will be presented on:

  • respiratory parameters in woodwind instruments
  • impaired proprioception on inversion in circus aerialists

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