Regenerative Musculoskeletal Injection Workshop
Annual prolotherapy training held every April in Calgary's world-class cadaver lab.
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IMPORTANT! This is a much-anticipated workshop with a waiting list every year.
Training Canadian Physicians in Standardized Prolotherapy Injection Techniques
HELD IN A WORLD-CLASS CADAVER LAB, ANNUALLY IN APRIL.
Advocating for the use of ultrasound guidance for all axial/spinal injections, and optional ultrasound use for peripheral injections. This is not an ultrasound training event, but also an opportunity to improve ultrasound skills in the lab while learning novel injection techniques.
This education applies equally to prolotherapy, platelet-rich
plasma or any other MSK injections. While our mandate is chiefly to Canadian physicians, 10% of participants can be NDs or NPs.
This is a much-anticipated workshop with a waiting list every year.
What's Involved
Mini Lectures
A half day of demonstrations and practice of accurate palpation and marking skills.
The Anatomy Lab
One and a half days are then spent in the anatomy lab, where instructors directly lead small groups of participants in the practice of injecting cadavers with and without ultrasound.
Announcing Canada’s First Regenerative Medicine Certification Exam for Periphery and Spine.
Preparing for the Workshop
We advise all participants to take advantage of our resource videos by Dr. Adrian Gretton (Calgary) and Dr. Erik Ouellette (Ottawa), renowned experts in prolotherapy with international reputations.
Online Learning
Palpation Techniques for Injection Without Ultrasound.
Book your Discounted Stay
Get discounted hotel rates during our workshop and take advantage of the comfort and convenience. Rooms must be booked by Monday March 24th, 2025. For more details, download our hotel booking brochure.
Reserve through the Web
Please use our dedicated Best Western Booking page.
Reserve through the Phone
Call the Hotel Front Desk and reference the rate code CAOM.
The Best Western Plus
Rate for April 23rd & 24th is $139*
Rate for April 25th & 26th is $159*
starting at $139 / nighT*
* Plus applicable taxes and fees
Additional Workshop Information
Ultrasound-guided Nerve Hydrodissection Workshop
2025 WORKSHOP IS FULL - An “add-on” to the main workshop, we will cover 13 common nerve entrapments. This is a Thursday morning cadaver workshop just prior to the start of the main Regenerative Injection Cadaver workshop. It is not necessarily offered every year.
CROMIC Certificate
Offered at the end of our main Regenerative Injection Cadaver workshop, on Saturday afternoon (with the written and palpation sections occurring on Thursday afternoon). Entry to the exam is by invitation or enquiry and pre-requisites are attending the workshop for two years prior (to enable you to take the exam in both tracks). Learn more about CROMIC.
Anything other inquiries? Please contact info@caom.ca
Training Canadian Physicians in Standardized Prolotherapy Injection Techniques
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL FOR 2025
The course includes mini-lectures on anatomy, palpation-based diagnostic skills, and supervised injections in the anatomy lab. We run a periphery MSK and a spine track, and many of our attendees choose both tracks over two years.
For the spine track ultrasound guidance is mandatory in the lab. For the periphery track, ultrasound is optional although a number of participants choose to use it. This workshop is equally relevant to prolotherapy, platelet-rich
plasma or any other MSK injections. For additional details please read our Workshop Information Letter.
What's Involved
Mini Lectures
A half day of demonstrations and practice of accurate palpation and marking skills.
The Anatomy Lab
One and a half days are then spent in the anatomy lab, where instructors directly lead small groups of participants in the practice of injecting cadavers with and without ultrasound.
Your Instructors
Dr. Adrian Gretton
Dr. Erik Ouellette
Dr. David Mann
Dr. Francois Louw
Dr. Jannice Bowler
D. Nico Basson
Dr. Xiao Yuan
Dr. Rodica Janz
Eric Lavoie, NP