{"product_id":"top-tips-how-to-do-a-decent-orthopaedic-exam-in-a-15-minute-consult-lvs25","title":"Top tips: How to do a decent orthopaedic exam in a 15 minute consult (LVS25)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__details__date\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e20 Nov 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__details__location\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"fa fa-map-marker\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRVC Clinical Theatre 1\u003cspan class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__details__stream__name\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__details__location\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__details__stream\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__details__stream__shape fa fa-circle\" title=\"Surgery\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to complete a useful, simple, and diagnostic orthopaedic exam evaluation during a standard 15 minute primary care consultation - actually, yes...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrthopaedic conditions are common in general practice, yet thorough musculoskeletal assessment is often understandably overlooked due to time constraints, or lack of confidence in what you are trying to achieve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis lecture introduces the concept of a screening orthopaedic exam—a structured, efficient and focused orthopaedic examination that can be performed within a standard 15-minute consult; factoring-in speaking to the client, taking a history, undertaking a screening evaluation, and summarising your findings and plan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe will explore how this exam fits into the broader diagnostic cycle, helping triage patients into clear outcome pathways: from normal findings and reassurance, to presumptive diagnoses requiring further work-up, to cases of unclear localisation that benefit from early symptomatic therapy and re-evaluation, or those which require more comprehensive work-up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing a pragmatic, decision-driven framework, this talk will demonstrate how to extract meaningful clinical information quickly, guide appropriate next steps (including referral or day-case diagnostics), and improve confidence in early-stage musculoskeletal case management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the purpose and scope of what is achievable within a 15minute examination - the 'screening orthopaedic exam'.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo understand the point is to identify or exclude clinically significant orthopaedic concerns, and to differentiate between clear - presumptive, and unclear diagnoses based on screening findings, and determine appropriate next steps for each outcome.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how to do this well and efficiently, including what to do, how to do it, and what you are looking for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo understand how this fits into the wider diagnostic workflow in general practice, including what next steps may look like.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__speakers\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__speakers__title\"\u003eSpeakers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__speakers__speaker\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__speakers__speaker__image\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/taskfilescsm.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/speaker_thumb\/2025-07-1712%253A19%253A52682004-Headshothigherres2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"130\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"m-seminar-entry__item__speakers__speaker__name\"\u003eRichard Meeson, MA VetMB PhD MVetMed DipECVS FHEA FRCVS, Professor of Orthopaedics - Royal Veterinary College\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"London Vet Show 2025","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56663791206773,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0102\/9989\/9959\/files\/VSA_6_c6b2595e-1b1d-4085-9337-afff1c650378.png?v=1770114114","url":"https:\/\/academy.vetshow.com\/fr\/products\/top-tips-how-to-do-a-decent-orthopaedic-exam-in-a-15-minute-consult-lvs25","provider":"Vet Show Academy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}