professional
development

The Risk Management Program is a diversified and comprehensive continuing professional development program specifically designed for chiropractors and osteopaths.

The program comprises 3 Modules, each covering different aspects of clinical practice and each designed to minimise risk and improve patient safety and health outcomes.

The Risk Management Program can count toward meeting your Continuing Professional Development requirements in the year you complete the program.

Learning Outcomes: On completion of the program participants will be able to:

Module 1

• Understand and apply Informed Consent
• Understand and apply the best practice concepts of effective clinical history and examination procedures
• Understand and apply the best practice concepts of effective patient record keeping
• Understand and recognise the risks, contraindications and complications of spinal manipulative therapy in clinical practice
• Understand and apply best practice concepts of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct.
• Understand the contraindications and complications and apply best practice concepts of imaging in clinical practice.
• Understand the Professional Indemnity Insurance claims process

Module 2

• Understand and apply the best practice concepts of effective communication skills in clinical practice
• Understand and recognise the risks, contraindications and complications of Electrophysical agents and traction in clinical practice.
• Understand and recognise the risks and prevention strategies of infection control in clinical practice

Module 3

• Understand the potential relationship between Cervical Spinal Manipulative Therapy (CSMT) and Cervical Artery Dissection (CAD).
• Understand the indications and contraindications for the use of CSMT for neck pain, headache and migraine.
• Be able to explain to patients and stakeholders the potential risks and benefits of CSMT, especially relating to neck pain, headache and migraine conditions.
• Understand and be able to implement appropriate measures to reduce the risk of adverse events occurring with CSMT.

This module covers:

• Epidemiology
• Review anatomy & pathology
• Cervical Artery Dissection and Spinal Manipulative Therapy
• Risk factors
• Clinical cases
• Risk management

Copyright

All rights are reserved. No part of these Risk Management modules may be reproduced for sale, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without prior written permission from the copyright holder, Chiropractic Australia.

Costs (inc. GST)

Full Program of 3 modules:

• CA Members – Full or Affiliate $402.50
• CA Member  – 1st Year Graduate $250.00
• Non-Member $575.00

To obtain access to the program please email our administrator at: admin@genchiro.org Members should include their Member No. in the email.