Join us for one (or more) of our quarterly workshops

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Our quarterly Orthopalooza 2-Day clinical skills Workshops offer a fast-paced opportunity to practice skills needed to confidently manage MSK conditions in primary care.

Each workshop (15 hours) emphasizes active learning through the use of case studies, demonstrations, models, and guided practice of focused physical examination skills.

Workshops are held in Lafayette, California. Price is $250 (or included with our hybrid courses).
Our next Orthopalooza 2-Day Workshop will be Friday and Saturday, October 4-5: Spine & Metabolic Conditions

About Orthopalooza Workshops

Orthopalooza two-day workshops offer a fun and fast-paced opportunity to practice skills needed for you to confidently manage muscle, bone and joint conditions in primary care. The Orthopalooza approach emphasizes active learning through the use of case studies, demonstrations, models, along with guided practice of focused physical examination and joint injection skills.

Orthopalooza is part of our Orthopedic Primary Care (OPC) curriculum, a suite of online, live and hybrid courses and workshops.

2024-2025 workshop dates and tuition

​​Each Orthopalooza Workshop (15 CE hours) focuses on one aspect of assessing and treating common  MSK conditions patients present with in primary care settings. Workshop content is repeated sequentially each year:

Fall 2024: Spine & Metabolic Conditions (October 4-5)
Winter 2025: MSK Fundamentals (January 24-25)
Spring 2025: Lower Extremity (April 11-12)
Summer 2025: Upper Extremity (July 25-26)
Fall 2025: Spine & Metabolic Conditions (October 3-4)

​Price of each 2-day workshop is $250​ (or free to those enrolled in our same-topic hybrid courses). Workshops are held at Creekside Commons in Lafayette, California.

​​Scholarships for some programs are available through our Dolores Beanland Nursing Scholarship Fund.
Winter 2025 (January 24-25)
​MSK Fundamentals/Skills
Spring 2025 (April 11-12)
​Lower Extremity
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Day 1 of this workshop provides a broad overview of basic principles for diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal conditions, with Day 2 emphasizing joint injections. Sample agenda
​Day 1 of Lower Extremity Orthopalooza will help you develop the skills to confidently assess and treat common disorders of the hip, knee, ankle, and foot. Relevant joint and soft tissue injections are covered on Day 2.​  Sample agenda​​
Summer 2025 (July 25-26)
Upper Extremity 
Fall 2024 (October 4-5(
Fall 2025 (October 3-4)
​Spine & Metabolic Conditions
​​This workshop focuses on common disorders of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. Day 2 content includes relevant orthopedic injections. Sample agenda
​​This workshop focuses on common disorders of the spine, with a review of metabolic conditions that affect musculoskeletal health.​ Trigger point injection content is included.. Sample agenda
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