Total Credits: 40 including 40 AOA Category 1-A
Foundations of Osteopathy in the Cranial Field
Introduction to the Concepts and Skills Fundamental to Osteopathy in the Cranial Field
This course will be held live and in-person.
Course Director: Mitchell Hiserote, DO
Date: September 6-10, 2023
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:30 AM PST
CME: 40 Hrs (maximum) AOA Category 1-A CME provided by Osteopathy’s Promise to Children
Cost: $2,000
Location: San Diego, CA
Course materials will be provided: Exploring Osteopathy in the Cranial Field, by Raymond J. Hruby, DO, with supplement
Target Audience
Medical physicians (DO or MD); Dentists (DDS or DMD); Resident physicians (DO or MD); Medical students currently enrolled at a US AOA-approved college of osteopathic medicine; Medical physicians (MD) who reside and actively practice internationally, under certain conditions; and we cordially invite International osteopaths under certain conditions.
Course Description
The OPC Foundations of Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (FOCF) course is a 40-hour didactic and laboratory experiential course designed to introduce practicing physicians, resident physicians, dentists, and current medical students to the uniquely osteopathic modality of cranial diagnosis and treatment. This FOCF course is consistent with the teachings of W.G. Sutherland, DO, and is a direct continuation and legacy of Expanding Osteopathic Courses offered by the late V.M. Frymann, DO.
The course didactic components introduce cranial anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and applied clinical Osteopathic principles and is directly synergistic with closely precepted, (4:1 student to faculty ratio), hands-on laboratory experiences. Thus, pedagogically addressing the cogent understanding and efficacious clinical application challenges of osteopathy in the cranial field (OCF). OCF, as presented in the FOCF course, is intended as an aspect of patient centered care applied synergistically within an integrated osteopathic medical model of diagnosis and treatment, designed to serve patients of all ages, gender, and levels of health challenges. The FOCF faculty preceptors and lecturers are practicing physicians chosen for their extensive osteopathic clinical experience, knowledge of applied OCF, and competency as excellent clinical educators to facilitate and optimize the practical educational experience.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant will have basic/fundamental skills and conceptional knowledge to safely Osteopathically assess and offer treatment to patients with a variety of complaints common to the cranial region. Treatment techniques will be intended either generally or specifically to improve a patient’s clinical presentation, while concurrently deepening the practitioner’s understanding and skill of applied osteopathy in the Cranial Field. Concurrently this course will offer to those of a more experienced perspective the opportunity to renew/explore a deeper integrative understanding in the application of Osteopathy in patient care.
After completion of the FOCMM course, participants will be expected to:
1. Identify and appreciate the historical roots and challenges codifying the osteopathic cranial concepts as elucidated by Dr. W.G. Sutherland, DO and endeavor to appreciate its continuity within the application and philosophy of osteopathy first described by Dr. A.T. Still, DO; (Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Medical Knowledge and Its Application into Osteopathic Medical Practice, Osteopathic Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Osteopathic Medical Practice, Professionalism in Osteopathic Medical Practice)
2. List and describe the five (5) phenomena of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM) within the osteopathic cranial concept and begin to construct cogent applications of the phenomena to common clinical patient presentations. (Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Medical Knowledge and Its Application into Osteopathic Medical Practice, Osteopathic Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Osteopathic Medical Practice, Professionalism in Osteopathic Medical Practice)
3. Identify common craniometric anatomical regions, specific sutural, dural, and parenchymal relationships as applied within the PRM concept (Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Medical Knowledge and Its Application into Osteopathic Medical Practice, Osteopathic Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Osteopathic Medical Practice, Professionalism in Osteopathic Medical Practice)
4. Demonstrate osteopathic cranial manipulative skills and approaches, within a small group setting, that include diagnosis and treatment that are consistent with accepted safe practices. Said skills serve as a foundation for future growth and mastery in the efficacious application of the osteopathy in the cranial field; (Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Medical Knowledge and Its Application into Osteopathic Medical Practice, Osteopathic Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Osteopathic Medical Practice, Professionalism in Osteopathic Medical Practice)
5. Demonstrate, through open non intimidating Socratic methods, understanding of the cognitive osteopathic cranial concepts processes and purpose consistent with the foundational level presented at this course (Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Medical Knowledge and Its Application into Osteopathic Medical Practice, Osteopathic Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Osteopathic Medical Practice, Professionalism in Osteopathic Medical Practice)
| Course Guide: Attestation, Survey & Certificate (351 KB) | 5 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Brochure (1.7 MB) | 8 Pages | Download |
| 2023 Scholarship Application - Basic Cranial Course (136.4 KB) | 3 Pages | Download |
| Supplementary Material for Course Manual: Exploring Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (1.33 MB) | 7 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF Sphenoid Occiput Landmarks Handout (130.3 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF Cranial Gen Landmarks Handout (78.1 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - King Presentation - OPC Basic Course Research September 8, 2023 (5.2 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Temporal Bone Structures (121.2 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hruby - Physiologic Motion of the PRM (760.3 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hruby - SBS strains (592 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hruby - Compression of the Fourth Ventricle technique (CV4) (736 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hruby - V-spread technique EOC 2019 (769.3 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hruby - Primary and Secondary Respiration (1.3 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Layer Palpation (715.7 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - LAR_MAR & SBS decomp (1.5 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Intro Lab Landmarks (1.5 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Intro FOCF Lab Landmarks (1.5 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hruby - Building a Face OPC basic course (2.2 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hruby - OPC basic course temporal bone demo and lab (2.8 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Concept Review Day 3 (2.7 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hruby - OPC Principles and objectives of treatment (3 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Core Link (4 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Temporal Bone FOCF 2023 (6.3 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Palpation Lecture & Lab FOCF 2023 (5.6 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Sphenoid FOCF 2023 (7 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - PRM Intro (6.6 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Potency and CSF (9.2 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Cranial Nerves (14.2 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| Course Guide_ Attestation, Survey & Certificate (351 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 Hruby Book - OPC cranial manual errata page (177 KB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Concept Review Day 4 (2.8 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Hiserote - Concept Review Day 5 (3.3 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Vuksich - Dural Membranes (11.7 MB) | Available after Purchase |
| 2023 FOCF - Vuksich - TMJ (16.6 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Dr. Hiserote, DO, is a graduate of Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pomona, CA., and is board certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine from the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromuscular Medicine. Additionally, he holds Osteopathic Cranial Academy Certification of Proficiency, and is a Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Costin scholar. Dr. Hiserote is a veteran director of Osteopathy in the Cranial Field courses at the Osteopathy’s Promise to Children and internationally. He has served as Associate Professor/past Chairman of the Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Department. and currently practices osteopathy in his private office in Sebastopol, CA. His Memberships include: American Osteopathic Association (AOA), American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO), Osteopathic Cranial Academy (OCA), Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM), Sonoma Mendocino Lake Medical Association (SMLM).
Dr. Raymond J. Hruby, DO, MS, FAAO (Dist) is a graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa. He is board certified in Family Medicine/OMT by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine by the American Osteopathic Board on Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Dr. Hruby completed a traditional internship at Osteopathic Hospital of Maine, Portland, ME and was in private practice for sixteen years. Retired as professor and chair of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at COMP, he continues consulting with the school’s Department of NMM/OMM on teaching, research, curriculum analysis and development, new faculty mentorships and Predoctoral OMM Fellows. He is involved with WUHS’s Interprofessional Education program, and lectures part-time in the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, among others. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy and a member of the ??American Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Osteopathy, American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners, Osteopathic Cranial Academy, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, Memberships: AOA, AAO. ACOFP, OCA, OPSC. Cranial proficiency (OCA).
Dr. Vuksich, DO, is a graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, CA. She completed an HIV Fellowship, Sonoma County Dept of Public Health, Santa Rosa, CA. She completed a Family Practice Residency, UCSF Program B, Santa Rosa, CA. She held an Osteopathic Principles and Practice Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship during her undergraduate medical education and holds a MA, from Calif. State Univ., San Jose, CA in Biology (concentration in Molecular Genetics). She is currently working as a Family Practice Physician in Santa Rosa, CA. Her areas of emphasis are Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Memberships include: AOA, AAO, and OCA. She holds a Certificate of Proficiency in Osteopathy in the Cranial Field from the Osteopathic Cranial Academy.
Dr. Hollis H. King, DO, PhD, FAAO, FCA is a graduate of Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, TX . He is board certified in Family Medicine/OMT from the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians and certified with Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine from the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. He is a Founding Diplomate of the American Board of Holistic and Integrative Medicine. His postdoctoral training was at Dallas Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX. His internship was at the VA Hospital & Univ. of Kentucky Medical School, Lexington, KY. His Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is from Trinity University, San Antonio, TX. He is a Fellow of and Past-President of the American Academy of Osteopathy. He is a Fellow of the Osteopathic Cranial Academy. Dr. King is currently a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He also has a private practice at Osteopathic Center San Diego. His memberships include: AOA, AAO, OCA.
Dr. Haskell is a graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific of Western University and completed a year of training in general medicine and then three years of pediatric residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. She was board certified by the Osteopathic National Boards. She currently is boarded by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. She holds a Certificate of Proficiency in Osteopathy in the Cranial Field from the Osteopathic Cranial Academy and is a Fellow of the Osteopathic Cranial Academy. The College d’Etudes Osteopathiques presented Dr. Haskell with the Viola Frymann award for excellence in osteopathic pediatrics. Memberships include: AOA, ACOP, OCA, and AAO.
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2024 Foundations of Osteopathy in the Cranial Field: Introduction to the Concepts and Skills Fundamental to Applied Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (the 40-hour Basic Course)
Wed, Jul 10, 2024 - 08:00am to Sun, Jul 14, 2024 - 05:30pm PDT San Diego, California |
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). This education program is designed to provide CME for osteopathic physicians and other health care professionals who practice OMM/OMT.
Osteopathy’s Promise to Children (OPC) designates this activity for a maximum of 40 AOA Category 1-A credits anticipated and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity. This is OMM/OMT/OPP activity and as such is part of the profession and exempt from the AOA practice gap analysis requirement.
2023 Infectious Disease Protocol:
Your health and safety are paramount. Given the ongoing global situation, we have implemented robust infectious disease prevention measures to ensure a safe learning environment. These include provision of masks, face shields, gloves, and regular sanitation measures. State-of-the-art ventilation systems and germicidal UV lights have been installed for added protection. Rapid COVID-19 tests are available on-site for your peace of mind.
In an effort to protect course participants, our providers and patients, OPC believes it is important to continue to control the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. In order to detect infections early and limit transmission of the disease we offer and promote testing and treatment. OPC is promoting public health practices like mask wearing, and improved indoor ventilation, and supporting recommended isolation of those infected and appropriate testing and masking of those exposed to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Masks (K-95 and surgical masks) and face shields and gloves are provided for you at the office. Please use them as you see fit. Hand sanitizer is available around each room. We also advocate good old hand washing with soap and warm water.
OPC increased the facility HVAC air exchange in the building to more than 6 times per hour; we change-out HVAC air filters following new CDC recommendations, and installed factory accessory UV-C ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in the roof top HVAC package. Linens will be changed on training tables as necessary. Let the team know if you want any linens changed or need anything cleaned or sanitized.
Should you feel unwell or aware a participant is unwell and wants to do a test we have rapid COVID-19 tests available onsite that you can use at no charge in our testing area. Nica can direct you to that area. If you or a student tests and it is positive you will need to leave the building immediately, faculty and staff can support that transition.
We have arranged testing with WeTestU Rapid Mobile Antigen & RT-PCR testing (less than 2 hours mobile to site) or you can travel to their nearby Medical clinic, 2605 Camino del Rio S Suite 303, San Diego, CA 92108, (619) 799-5598. No appointment is required for Covid Testing. Staff can assist with this contact. Cost is $129.00 and OPC will pay that fee and bill you afterwards for the test expense as appropriate. We are in a medical mecca and there are a number of Urgent Care Clinics available for evaluation and treatment should you want it.
Target Audience
Medical physicians (DO or MD); Dentists (DDS or DMD); Resident physicians (DO or MD); Medical students currently enrolled at a US AOA-approved college of osteopathic medicine; Medical physicians (MD) who reside and actively practice internationally, under certain conditions; and we cordially invite International osteopaths under certain conditions.
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