Total Credits: 23 including 23 AOA Category 1-A
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*** Table Trainers: Christine Mitchell, DO and Véronique Everarts, DO
Course Description
Biodynamics of Osteopathy: Mother, Children & Family will explore an approach to treating the pregnant patient, mother-baby as a unit, the family as a whole and post-partum considerations. This course is designed to provide the osteopath with a continued study of traditional methods in the biodynamic view of osteopathy as it relates to the treatment of children. Topics covered in lecture and practical will include: Working the direction of ease, motion present and the transmutative power of stillness. We will review embryologic forces of growth and development, synchronizing with the health, working from the meeting place, treatment of Mother, Child, Mother-Baby, the Family as a whole as well as post-partum considerations. There will be a hands-on clinic component with the opportunity to treat pregnant mothers, children and families.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for DOs, MDs, final-year residents, and international osteopaths who are interested in incorporating osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) into their practice. The focus is on treating pregnant patients, newborns, postpartum considerations, and the family as a whole. Participants must meet the eligibility requirements outlined below.
Eligibility:
The course is open to physicians (DO and MD) and international osteopaths. Final-year residents must provide documentation verifying their residency status, as well as proof of completion of a 40-hour Introduction to Osteopathy in the Cranial Field course (Basic Course) or proof of a previous course in Biodynamics.
Prerequisites
There is no prerequisite.
Dr. Stephen Kisiel, D.O. received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001, after receiving a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Springfield College. He went on to serve a one-year Osteopathic Rotating Internship at Berkshire Medical Center and continued his training at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Family Practice and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMM/OMM) where he served as Chief Resident for two years. Dr. Kisiel actively trained in hands-on Traditional Osteopathy under the mentorship of James Jealous, DO from 1998 through 2020.
In 2005, Dr. Kisiel returned to the Berkshires and began Berkshire Osteopathic Health practicing both as a primary care physician and osteopathic consultation specialist treating all ages. He has then developed a Free Osteopathic Children’s Clinic in La Urena, Dominican Republic in conjunction with the Dominica School and Orphanage where he leads groups to work and train in Pediatric Osteopathy with an orientation to service. https://traditionalosteopathicstudies.com/
Dr. Kisiel has a strong interest in providing quality osteopathic medical care to underserved populations both at home and abroad. He actively participated in the Biddeford Free Clinic and has been on numerous Medical/Humanitarian aid missions to Haiti, Jamaica and Guatemala organized through the Springfield College Newman Community and DO Care International.
Dr. Kisiel is involved in both undergraduate and graduate medical education. He serves as the Regional Assistant Dean for University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) at Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) and holds a UNECOM Faculty Appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Dr. Kisiel oversees the medical education for 3rd and 4th year Osteopathic Medical Students completing their clinical clerkships at Berkshire Medical Center. In addition, he is the Osteopathic Director of Medical Education at BMC and serves as the Program Director for the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program. Osteopathic Medical Students, Interns and Residents frequently work alongside Dr. Kisiel and the other practitioners at Berkshire Osteopathic Health to learn hands-on osteopathic manipulation skills in treating all types of medical conditions. He is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Massachusetts Osteopathic Society, American Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Osteopathy, and the Osteopathic Cranial Academy.
Dr. Kisiel has been teaching Traditional Osteopathy both nationally and internationally since 2009 and is on the teaching faculty for the Biodynamics of Osteopathy program developed by James Jealous, DO, BioBasics, Berkshire Osteopathic Study Group, Swiss Osteopathic Center for Kids, Bavarian Pediatric School & Clinic for Traditional Osteopathy, Osteopathische Kinder-Stiftung in Kassel, Germany, OZK – Osteopathic Center for Children – Vienna, ABC Brazillian Children’s Association, Biodynamics Association Japan, Les Enfants De l’Osteopathie EDO Belgium, and Tokyo Osteopathy Center for Children. He serves as regular teaching faculty at free osteopathic children’s clinics around the world. Dr. Kisiel enjoys teaching in the apprenticeship tradition of Traditional Osteopathy in intimate small class gatherings as well as with osteopathic study groups from around the world.
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