Long Live Osteopathy |70 years of the Institute of Classical Osteopathy Foundation
Sat 16 Mar 2024 9:00 AM - Sun 17 Mar 2024 6:30 PM GMT
Denbies Wine Estate Ltd, RH5 6 AA
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Long Live Osteopathy |70 years of the Institute of Classical Osteopathy Foundation
ICO 70TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
We are excited to invite you to our IN-PERSON, yes, you read that right- In-person conference. Next year the ICO will be celebrating its 70th anniversary, and what better way than to hold a fantastic conference?
Workshops and Conference
Dates: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Location: Denbies Wine Estate Ltd | London Road | Dorking, Surrey | RH5 6AA
https://www.denbies.co.uk/finding-us-2/
* Friday 15th March 2024
Annual General Meeting - Only for ICO members
Time 7:30PM
Location: The Lounge | 270 High Street | Dorking, Surrey | RH4 1QT
* Saturday 16th March 2024
WORKSHOPS - ICO and non-ICO members welcome
Time: 9:30, starts at 10am till 6pm (1 hour lunch break)
Workshops will run for 90 minutes each and everybody will be able to attend all four of them
Location: Denbies Wine Estate Ltd | London Road | Dorking, Surrey | RH5 6AA
Leaders:
Chris Campbell
Tittle 'An Approach to the vault on the basis of adjustment and articulation'
Chris Batten
Title: Relating the Lines of force models to long lever treatment principles; a technical framework
Hendrik Vlek
Title: Classical osteopathic approach to lesioniing of the liver, using the osteopathic centres in relation to this organ
Description: As I witness in my daily practice the fact, that the liver gets quite overloaded by the COVID vaccine. There can be an earlier liver problems; which makes it impossible to state in what extend its overload is due to the vaccine, however, I do find particular/extraordinary signs, indicating a supplementary liver overload. I will show you some Classical Techniques to free and enhance the liver function.
What is more, I will share my clinical experience regarding the psycho-physiological aspects of our approach. It is well recognized that the body can store mental stress in different parts. Like sadness in the lung and heart field, anxiety at the Solar Plexus, stress at the stomach field and injustice and anger at the liver. It is great to see how our physical touch and tissue release, can facilitate a "mental release".
Dr Todd Bezilla
Title: Improving Osteopathic Manual Assessment & Treatment Outcomes – Facilitating Healing.
Description: This hands-on workshop will explore how to improve Osteopathic manual assessment & treatment outcomes by relying on the innate self-healing processes. This workshop will focus on creating a cybernetic loop to guide the assessment and treatment.
Expected outcomes of participating in this workshop:
- Learn how to create and apply a cybernetic assessment & treatment loop
- Learn how to avoid injury during manual assessment & treatment
- Learn how to rely on self-healing processes to guide manual assessment & treatment
- Gain a greater appreciation of the potential of manual treatment and self-healing
* Saturday - Evening
Dinner at Denbies Wine Estate | The Osteopathic Friendship celebrating our 70 years of Classical Osteopathy
Time: 7:30pm
Price is separately to the conference and attendants will have to pay for dinner
* Sunday 17th March 2024
CONFERENCE
Time: Registration 9:30, starts at 10am till 6pm
Location: Denbies Wine Estate Ltd | London Road | Dorking, Surrey | RH5 6AA
Speakers:
Hendrik Vlek - 10:00-10:45
Title: The importance of the lymphatics and its role in physiological congestion, creating lesions of the eye, according to Still and JM Littlejohn with the glaucoma being highlighted as an example
Description: I will run over the path-physiological aspects of the glaucoma, related to the osteopathic centres with their connections to the ANS and the importance of the lymph flow. In fact, the presence and hence the importance of the lymphatic circulation for the eye functions (described by these earlier great founders of Osteopathy) has been ignored for a long time but, recently recognized by scientific studies.
Following this, I will present some principles of Classical Osteopathic treatment, which have been confirmed by my personal experiences in my clinic.
Chris Campbell - 10:45-11:30
Title: The principle of Osteopathy as an abiding truth, the comprehensiveness of which we have not yet begun to realize' and explore it in relation to the fragmentation of osteopathy on the basis of technique. This follows from Littlejohn's statement in 1911
Description: Personally, I have ever been loyal to osteopathy. Its principle is an abiding truth, the comprehensiveness of which we have not yet begun to realize in its application to the human organism. It remains for the researches of patient laborers to demonstrate that when this principle is applied to the fields of pathology, diagnosis and treatment to the full extent of its application, there will be built up a system that will survive every other system, because that system is based upon the eternal truth of the self-sufficiency of the organism." J. Martin Littlejohn, D. O. Lake Bluff, III. October 1911. (JAOA, Vol 11, Sept 1911-Aug 1912, Page 729 – Oct 1911)
Tea Break 11:30-12:00
Dr Todd Bezilla - 12:00 - 12:45
Tittle: Structure, Function and Self-Healing – The Potential of Osteopathy
Description: This lecture will explore the past, present, and potential future of structure-function relationships and how they relate to self-healing during Osteopathic manual assessment and treatment.
Expected outcomes of participating in this lecture:
- Learn about classical Osteopathic structure-function theory
- Learn about current structure-function theory (Mechanotransduction / Tensegrity)
- Learn about routes of expression of dysfunction (Osteopathic lesion)
- Learn about Vitalism and self-healing
- Learn about the Laws of Cure
Alex Johnson 12:45 - 1:15
Title: Movement is medicine
Description: Interactive talk to encourage better posture, coordination and mechanical integration without external treatment.
Lunch Break 1:15 - 2:15
Andy Cotton 2:15- 3:00
Caroline Stone 3:00 - 3:45
Title: Couple motion in the spine and body cavities - how are the walls and contents of the triangles represented alongside the center of mass of the body as a whole?
Q&A 3:45 - 4:00
Break 4:00 - 4:30
Roundtable Discussion | Past - Present and Future of Osteopathy 4:30-6:00 pm
Stuart Korth | Martin Collins | Andy Cotton | Dr Todd Bezilla | Marika Jevbratt| Santosh Jassal | Caroline Stone | Chris Campbell
Moderator: Robert Cartwright
Prices:
Members:
*Saturday & Sunday Ticket- £300
*Saturday Workshop only- £150
Sunday Conference only- £150
Non Members:
*Saturday & Sunday Ticket- £350
*Saturday Workshop only- £190
Sunday Conference only- £190
Undergraduate Students
*Saturday & Sunday Ticket- £200
*Saturday Workshop only- £100
Sunday Conference only- £100
Any questions please email : icofrontdesk@gmail.com
Our Speakers at the Conference
Chris Campbell
Biography:
Graduated from the Maidstone College of Osteopathy in 1988 and continued to study under John Wernham. He served for a number of years as Vice Principal under Wernham and as Chairperson of the ICO.
On returning to Ireland for family reasons in 1988, he set up practice in Dublin and commuted to Maidstone to fulfil his duties as Vice Principal, a position he had to relinquish as his practice and family responsibilities grew.
Chris Campbell currently practices from the Littlejohn Centre in Dublin and continues to teach osteopathic principles, technique and the treatment of children, mostly at postgraduate level.
Hendrik Vlek D.O.
Biography:
Following a degree in Physical Education and Physiotherapy at the Catholic University at Leuven (B), Hendrik studied at the International John Wernham Academy of Classical Osteopathy at Leuven (B) in association with the Maidstone College of Osteopathy (UK).
After graduation in 1995 he started an osteopathic practice in Sion Switzerland, where he also mentors since 1999, trainees of the Swiss School of Osteopathic Medicine.
At this school he was expert for the final exams for more than 7 years.
Hendrik was one of the first osteopaths to pas the Swiss States Exam for osteopaths in 2008.
He was actively involved in creating the Swiss Association of Osteopaths,of which he’s a former commission member and lectures on many of their post graduate courses.
Christopher Batten
Biography:
Graduated in 1989 from the Maidstone College of Osteopathy under the tutorage of the late John Wernham. He taught pathology, osteopathic principles and the applied mechanics of the spine and pelvis at the Maidstone College of Osteopathy from 1991.
From 1991-93 he taught at The John Wernham International Academy of Classical Osteopathy at St. Joris-Weert, just outside Leuven in Belgium. There he taught regularly on their undergraduate program until moving there for a full-time position between 1992 and 1993, teaching and running the busy undergraduate clinic.
The year 2000 saw Chris made Co-Chairman of the ICO and wrote its Newsletter, later taking over the running of the Postgraduate course, under John Wernham. He has subsequently become the Secretary of the ICO and is the current Director of Education.
In addition to his ICO duties, he now has a life of the traveling lecturer, teaching at various venues through Europe, Canada, Japan and Russia
Dr Todd Bezilla
Biography:
Dr. Bezilla has devoted himself to sharing his knowledge and teaching others what he has learned about the science and art of holistic health and fitness.
Academically, Dr. Bezilla earned a Bachelors of Science (B.S.) in Chemistry-Biology, a Masters of Education (M.Ed.) in Exercise Physiology, and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) – he also achieved AOBNM board certification in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMM/OMM) and competency certification in Cranial Osteopathy.
Andy cotton
Biography:
Andrew qualified in 1989. He was for many years a senior lecturer at the British School of Osteopathy, where he was a clinic tutor, lecturer in Osteopathic Principles and Mechanics, and dissertation supervisor. At the present time he works at his own osteopathic center in Fulham - London
Alex Johnson:
Biography:
Born to Principal Dancers of the Royal Ballet, Alex grew up with osteopathy playing a prominent role in the maintenance of his family’s general health. This heavily influenced his early desire to become an osteopath, subsequently attaining a First class Honours degree in 2003 from the British School of Osteopathy and Diploma in Classical Osteopathy in 2006.
Following the death of his father to Pancreatic cancer in 2007, Alex has been continually striving to further his understanding of health and the causes of disease. From 2009 he pursued in-depth study of Nature Cure, Natural Hygiene and Biogenic Living with his mentor, John Fielder at the Academy of Natural Living in Australia. Qualifying as a Naturopath and lifestyle consultant in 2017.
Alex runs his practice in Chiswick, West London and in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Alex is a registered member of the General Osteopathic Council, Institute of Classical Osteopathy, the Incorporated Society of Registered Naturopaths and the General Naturopathic Council.
Caroline Stone:
Biography:
Caroline is highly experienced in visceral manipulation, visceral osteopathy, osteopathic medicine and care of mother and baby. She is very interested in exploring how osteopathy might help people manage pains and problems associated with multiple traumas, complex pain, myofascial components of abdomino-pelvic pain and some post operative adhesion symptoms. Caroline runs courses and lectures in the UK and abroad, speaks at numerous international conferences, publishes books and articles and has a strong interest in research, evidence based practice and developing the profession. She has been involved in osteopathic regulation in various countries, held Principal, Vice Principal and Head of Clinic positions in various osteopathic institutions in UK and has qualifications in education, medical assessment and elearning. She is an experienced expert witness, and regularly leads various projects in osteopathic practice, competence and credentialing.
Location
Denbies Wine Estate Ltd, RH5 6 AA