MSK training: Key conditions

Key conditions: everyday musculoskeletal presentations to red flag cases

CPD hours: 3
Length: 3 hours
Time: 6-9pm
Date: Thursday 10 December 2026 | Book your place
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
Aim: Improve recognition and management of MSK conditions in primary care
Cost: £60

Key learning objectives

• To differentiate between joint-specific MSK conditions, and systemic presentations.  
• To select appropriate evidence-based, guideline-approved management options.
• To recognise when onward referral is necessary.  
• To list useful resources that help patients to self‑manage, including the role of physical activity.  

Course information

This focused three-hour webinar provides a clear, structured overview of a range of musculoskeletal conditions and presentations seen in primary care, supporting clinicians to recognise mechanical and inflammatory patterns, manage complexity, and identify situations requiring rapid referral.

Across the course, we cover a range of musculoskeletal conditions and presentations encountered in primary care, including osteoarthritis, gout, inflammatory arthritis, lupus, myeloma, fibromyalgia, hypermobility, paediatric MSK presentations, and polymyalgia rheumatica.

The session helps clinicians navigate uncertainty by offering practical approaches to distinguishing mechanical from inflammatory conditions and interpreting a wide range of MSK presentations. A dedicated section highlights the vital role of physical activity in preventing and managing MSK conditions as part of holistic patient care.

This live online course is delivered as a single three-hour webinar that blends interactive teaching with case-based discussion and Q&A.

Learners will receive the course slides, resource handouts, three CPD hours, and access to a recording for 30 days for flexible, on-demand review.

Register your interest

If the current live course dates are unsuitable for you, please email us to be added to our waiting list, and to be informed when any new dates become available. Please email ProfessionalEngagement@arthritis-uk.org with the subject line: ‘I'm interested: Key conditions'.