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

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 emphasizes active learning through the use of case studies, demonstrations, models, and guided practice of focused physical examination skills.

Our next Orthopalooza 2-Day Workshop is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 21-22 in Lafayette, California. Focus: Musculoskeletal Fundamentals

About our 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.

Workshop dates and tuition

Each Orthopalooza Workshop (15 CE hours) focuses on one aspect of Orthopedic Primary Care. Workshop content is repeated sequentially each year:

Spring: MSK Fundamentals/skills (April 21-22)
Summer: Upper Extremity (July 21-22)
Fall: Spine & Metabolic Conditions (October 20-21)
Winter: Lower Extremity (January 2024, dates pending)

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

​​Scholarships for some programs are available through our Dolores Beanland Nursing Scholarship Fund.
January 2024 (dates pending)
​​Lower Extremity
April 21-22
​MSK Fundamentals/Skills
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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​
​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​​
July 21-22
Upper Extremity 
October 20-21
​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.​ Day 2 includes content on trigger point injections. Sample agenda
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Questions?

Contact our instructors for any questions on our workshops or any other of our blended learning or online learning options.