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Advanced Anatomy

Date Location Price
2011: TBC London Bridge £135 each or
£350 for all 3

Anatomy Real 2011 - SPECIAL FOCUS DAYS

The REVAMPED Anatomy Real FOR 2010 will still be blending theory and practical learning, deepening understanding and improving your practice, but for this year our new, special focus days look at 3 specific areas:

  • the BACK
  • the HANDS and FEET
  • the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

They still take place in the amazing facilities at Kings College London and we still feel extraordinarily privileged to be able to offer you these fantastic opportunities to explore and examine REAL ANATOMY, using a variety of previously dissected cadaver specimens.

What each FOCUS DAY offers:

  • A morning on the theory working with the skeleton and other interactive learning
  • An afternoon in the lab, looking for real at the structures studied in the morning, with a variety of prosections of relevant parts of the body. You can explore:
    • individual specimens, hands on and up close (or as close as you choose to get anyway!)
    • exactly how the various structures lie in relation to each other
    • what the different fascial structures look like
    • a variety of our unique anatomical features!
  • Lots of time for informal discussions and questions about all the things you are seeing, holding (if you want to) and many of those things you've wondered about
  • Time to see, in true 3-d, what you do know and fill in the gaps of what you're less sure about

The FOCUS DAYS will not lecture you with massive amounts of information or require copious note taking (although we hope that we may occasionally say something you may consider interesting enough to write down!). It will test and challenge your knowledge to help you piece together what you already know about while it fills in any gaps. Many past students have said it is helpful to do a little review of the subject before they come... Maybe not as many actually have but if you can find the time it does make the experience even more worthwhile!

THE BACK

Can you visualise and work with the different ligaments, muscle groups, bone structure and nerve pathways as you are working on people's back and spines? You will be able to after this day! You will have learned the names, seen the layout and know lots of cool stuff about the fascia, ligaments and movement of our backs and pelvis. We also will take a look at the back from the front to see some of the interesting visceral connections!

THE HANDS AND FEET

How often these areas get left out of detailed study! (Except, if you have studied reflexology perhaps!) If you have never really looked deeply into your hands and feet then this day is for you! Get clear on the anatomical intricacies, cover a few common injuries and problems and spend a little time comparing the interesting features of the hand and foot. There are lots of great specimens in the dissection lab that clearly show all the different structures at each level. Do come along to have a look!

THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

More and more people have asked me to do a special day on this topic as it is often not covered in that much detail in other courses. So I have finally put one together... It will include all the obvious stuff: general names and pathways of the vessels, their structure, what they run to, from, near or alongside, and hopefully a few other less obvious details to capture your interest and fill in any blanks.

Should I do any of these?

They are great ‘short’ courses if funds are tighter, you need a few CPD hours, want a bit of a refresher or some new information and brain stimulation on a topic you may not have covered in detail before. Also, if you want to sign up for all three then save you can save money! See the Deals page.

What did others think?

Apart from commenting that it is helpful to do some preparatory review before you come, past students of Anatomy Real or its variations have also said:

  • Your enthusiasm was really motivating. Well worth the money!'
  • 'The opportunity to explore the Gordon Museum was excellent'
  • 'I think the course is very well laid out - I thoroughly enjoyed it and felt it was a very valuable experience'
  • 'An excellent 4 days! I am now much clearer in 3D terms and have much more inspiration for finding ways to learn this stuff.'
  • ‘You were a delight to be with as usual. I love your approach to teaching, you deliver your stuff with no fuss and a sense of much needed humour.’

This course will be presented by Caroline Barrow at the London Bridge, Guy’s campus of King’s College University. Please note the course is not affiliated to the university in any other way.

Anatomy real in its more general form will be back in 2011!

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