Past events

Please find below the list of available recorded webinars and their descriptions.

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Once you have completed your order you will receive an email from icofrontdesk@gmail.com with your personal link and password to view your chosen webinars.

1. Fusion of the General Osteopathic Treatment and the Primary Respiratory Mechanism

Speaker: Alain Abehsera DO, MD

Description: In the early Seventies, Alain Abehsera was a student of John Wernham, who deeply impressed him both as a teacher and the carrier of JM Littlejohn's understanding of osteopathy.

After graduation, Alain went on to learn the major osteopathic approaches known today, to which he added a full training in Medicine. He wanted to experiment the relevance of osteopathy in general medical care, a subject that is his quest until today.

Over the years, he has developed a synthetic approach to osteopathic technique, freely fusing the teachings of the likes of Sutherland, Becker etc to JM Littlejohn fundamentals.

Divided in three parts:

1- The clinical significance of switching from 'structure governs function' (Still) to 'function governs structure' (Littlejohn). Basic body rhythms used in osteopathy: the heart (as in GOT), the two PRM's (as in craniosacral)

2- The principles and practice of visualization and its integration in the practice of the GOT

3- Clinical examples and applications

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Length: 5h

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Online ICO Conference | Covid 19 and Osteopathic Medicine, the lessons so far

New research and new evidence are found every day, at the same time osteopaths are gathering more and more anecdotes and experience by treating patients that have suffered the consequences of covid 19. This is why we present this online conference where our 6 guest speakers will explore the physiology, treatment research approach, psychophysiological aspects and osteopathic concepts.

Speakers

• Caroline Stone - The lymphatic mesenteric and abdominal considerations in long Covid cases.

• Jorgelina Parreño - Osteopathic approach on Covid-19 sequels

• Alain Abehsera - Physiopathology of Covid 19 from the osteopathic point of view, with the clinical management of the acute and chronic phase

• Hendrik Vlek - The benefits of a Classical Osteopathic treatment for Post-Covid patients regarding the pathophysiological and psychophysiological aspects

• Robert Cartwright - A review of the pathophysiology and immunopathology of Covid- 19 and body systems affected

• Chris Campbell - Osteopathy epidemics and pandemic

Watch a 10 min summary of this Online Conference Summary Video | C19 and Osteopathic Medicine, the lessons son far

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Length: 5h 37min

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Chris Batten | Unwinding the Fascial WEB | ICO

Description: Fascial facts and figures, Tensegrity and Lines of Force, Disintegration and distortion, adjusting the web, Organic mechanics, advantages of long lever, Body Adjustment, Stabilization

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Length: 4h

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Mervyn Waldman | Pain Inflammation and the Inmune System | The Institute of Classical Osteopathy

Description: Mervyn Waldman, presents these series of 5 webinars with over five hours of filming where he presents a review of the current medical understanding of the interrelationship of pain, inflammation & the immune system, how it impacts directly on our understanding of many of the clinical syndromes we see in practice and the formulation of an appropriate treatment protocol.

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Length: 5h 12min

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Hendrik Vlek | The Lymphatics in Health and Disease

Description: 3 hours lecture on the Lymphatics by Hendrik Vlek. The osteopathic profession has long recognized the importance of the lymphatic system in maintaining health. This lecture runs through some of the latest research in the subject and contrast them with the biography of early osteopaths like John Martin Littlejohn.

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*Endometriosis: The Nutrition Approach. Kate Burton (DipNT, mBANT, mCNHC) Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

Description: Kate is a registered nutritionist and nutritional therapist specializing in endometriosis. Diagnosed with the condition herself almost 20 years ago Kate found nutrition and lifestyle transformational and the key to managing her symptoms after years of suffering.

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*The Lymphatics in relation to the Autonomics and the Osteopathic Centres| With Hendrik Vlek

Description: Nearly 7 hours of CPD!- A recording of the in-person course Hendrik did on 'The Lymphatics in relation to the Autonomics and the Osteopathic Centres'

Teaching Topics:

1) Anatomy and physiology of the lymphatics and their connections to the Autonomic Nervous System and the Osteopathic Centres

2) Patho-physiology

3) Application of Principles - there are not protocols- for different pathologies, acute and chronic diseases

4) Research Outcomes

5) Demonstration and training through different lymphatic techniques

6) Final discussion, evaluation and proposals

Price: £75 non members,

£60 ICO members (your membership status will be checked prior to links being sent)

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*Booby Traps with Dr. Maria Coffman

Description: This Webinar  builds on insights from a podcast with Dr. Maria Coffman, author of Booby Traps, alongside Pindy Cummins and Marika Javbrett from the Institute of Classical Osteopathy.

Price: £15

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*Inspiring Women in Osteopathy Conference

 On 8th March, We Celebrated International Women's Day, with our exciting event: "Inspiring Women in Osteopathy." We honoured the women who have shaped the past, present, and future of osteopathy.

The lineup of speakers included:

• Caroline Stone - Intraosseous strains in the female pelvis and limb girdle interface - implications for pregnancy, childbirth and the female athlete.

• Nancy Nunn - Birth Trauma: why might a baby not experience a ‘good birth’ and what are the consequences for our patients?

• Marika Jevbratt - History of Women in Osteopathy

• Alice Williams - The Space for Osteopathy: A Comparison of Medical and Osteopathic Perspectives on Medication and the Organic

• Miriam Elkan - The effects of stress on women’s anatomy and physiology

• Sarah Wheeler - Osteopathy, the body adjustment and me

• Lucy Rayner - New emerging field of “Airway” medicine related to sleep-disordered breathing (UARS & Obstructive Sleep Apnoea). The role of the tongue in development. The multidisciplinary team approach to the treatment of TOTs (tongue tie)

• Gilly Woodhouse - Ladies - Lean In! and men too!!

• Sandy Antunes - Exploring the Principles of Classical Osteopathy in the medium of water.

You can purchase each speaker individually, or buy them together as a bundle

Price: Non members, £85  Bundle Or £12.50 Per speaker

ICO members , £75 Bundle or £10 per speaker

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*Interpretation of Routine Blood Tests- With Anna Mould

Wednesday, 28th May 2025

Description: Anna Mould, MSc Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Older Person’s Mental Health Liaison, Hampshire & IOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dip. H.E. RMN; Non-Medical Prescriber; MSc Advanced Practice.
Anna qualified as a RMN in 1998 and has worked in Older Person’s Mental Health throughout her career, in different settings. As an Advanced Practitioner in Mental Health Liaison, she works clinically within the acute hospital setting in partnership with her medical and colleagues in many specialities. She is involved in education within the Liaison Service and the acute hospital and supports trainee Non-Medical Prescribers and trainee Advanced Practitioners from across the Trust.

Anna has been qualified as a Non-Medical Prescriber for nearly eighteen years and is passionate about supporting others develop on this pathway. She co-founded an online forum, “Prescribing for Mental Health”, which has over 1 thousand members nationally. The forum hosts three webinars a year, providing free CPD opportunities for NMPs working within the mental health field.

Price: £15