Advanced Anorectal Course – complex bowel dysfunction and pain
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| Venue | Online And In Person - Physio Dept., National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street |
| City | Dublin |
| County | Dublin |
| Contact Hours | 15.5 |
| Event Type | Course/Workshop |
| Specialities | Pelvic Health & Continence |
| Presenter Details | Sinéad O’Connell qualified with a B.Sc. (Hons) Physiotherapy degree from Trinity College Dublin in 2006. She completed various in-patient and outpatient rotations at University Hospital Limerick, which culminated in an Acting Senior role in Women's Health at the University Maternity Hospital Limerick. Having completed this in 2011, she travelled to Melbourne, Australia where she continued to develop her skills in musculoskeletal and pelvic health physiotherapy in private practice. Subsequently, she spent four years in London working as part of, and ultimately leading, a team of Women's and Men's Health physiotherapists whilst simultaneously achieving a Masters degree in Continence for Physiotherapists from the University of Bradford. She served on the Education Sub-committee of the Pelvic Obstetric & Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP) special interest group of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists. Here she helped to research and develop Clinical Practice Guidelines on various topics within pelvic health for members and participated in the peer review process of journal articles, as well as course development. Sinéad completed research in the area of pelvic floor muscle training and was published in 2017. In the same year Sinéad moved back to Ireland where she took up a role at the Mercy University Hospital in Cork, which is designated the Regional Centre for Gastroenterology. She treats a caseload of pelvic health patients referred from consultants in gastroenterology, colorectal and urology. She also sees a varied list of antenatal, postnatal, male, female and paediatric clients in private practice. She tutors on the POGP Urinary Dysfunction course, and has taught several independent courses in Ireland in recent years. Sinéad has a passion for pelvic health physiotherapy and the potential positive impact it can have on a person’s quality of life, with a special interest in bowel dysfunction and pain - helping people to shake off the stigma, improve their symptoms and achieve their goals. |
| Refreshments Included | Yes |
| Free Event | No |
| How to Book | Book Online |
| Contact Person | Suzanne Carney |
| Contact Email | cpphc@iscp.ie |
| Pre Course Requirement | Participants Must Be Already Practising As A Pelvic Health Physiotherapist And Completing Vaginal And Anorectal Examinations As Part Of Their Regular Caseload. |
| Start Date 1 | 24 Sep 2026 08:30 |
| End Date 1 | 24 Sep 2026 17:00 |
| Start Date 2 | 26 Sep 2026 08:30 |
| End Date 2 | 26 Sep 2026 16:30 |
| Pricing | |
| CPPHC Members - Pelvic Health & Continence members only | €425.00 |
| ISCP Members | €470.00 |
| Non ISCP Members | €750.00 |
The Advanced Anorectal Course is for pelvic health physiotherapists with some experience managing bowel, bladder and sexual dysfunction and who are already performing anorectal assessments. This 2-day hybrid course will take place as follows:-
- Thursday 24th September 8.30 am to 5.00 pm - Online
- Saturday 26th September - 8.30 am to 4.30 pm - National Maternity Hospital
- Exploration of complex anatomy and physiology related to the bowel, anorectum and pelvis; the fascinating bowel/bladder relationship; and anorectal/pelvic pain conditions
- Further theory on anorectal examination and consideration of its role outside of bowel dysfunction e.g. assessing and treating dysfunctions such as pelvic/anorectal pain, coccyx pain, pudendal neuralgia
- Reflection on the impact of the gut-brain axis on bowel dysfunction and pelvic pain, practical considerations and hands-on strategies for vagus nerve stimulation
- Practical hands-on strategies to assess and manage bowel dysfunction, anorectal pain conditions and other symptoms such as pudendal neuralgia, coccyx pain and chronic pelvic pain
- Practical modalities to manage complex bowel dysfunction and pain such as electromyographic biofeedback, rectal balloon training, neuromodulation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Case study discussions to bring all of your clinical reasoning and new skills together to make a plan for your patient!
Refreshments and lunches will be provided at the practical day
