Another successful Orthopalooza!

Thanks to everyone who made our Spring Orthopalooza 2-Day Workshop a success! The focus of the April 21-22 event was on musculoskeletal fundamental skills, with students including a mix of advanced practice nurses, NP students and physicians.

​​Our next Orthopalooza is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 21-22. The focus will be Upper Extremity: common disorders of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, as well as relevant orthopedic injections.

Sign up now

Each quarterly Orthopalooza 2-Day clinical skills Workshop offers a fast-paced opportunity to practice skills needed to confidently manage MSK conditions in primary care. Workshops are held at Creekside Commons in Lafayette, California, and emphasize active learning through the use of case studies, demonstrations, models, and guided practice of focused physical examination skills.

​Day 1 of April's workshop provided a broad overview of basic principles for diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal conditions, with Day 2 emphasizing joint injections.

Feedback was positive:

• "I appreciate the time and effort put into these programs," said one student. "Both instructors were friendly, approachable, respectful and knowledgeable and it was a pleasure learning with an amazing group."
• "The models for injections were very helpful. It takes some of the concern of sticking a real person away!"
• "I appreciated the small class, the friendliness of the instructors and their willingness to answer all of our questions."

Orthopalooza workshops are part of our suite of continuing educational opportunities that also include a range of online and blended-learning courses (10 to 320 hours).

JOF is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17398, to provide continuing education. JOF also is accredited as a provider of professional nursing development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.