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OBC Courses
OsteopathyBC (OBC) hosts webinars and in-person courses every year. We are pleased to announce that the following OBC sponsored courses are now open to Osteopathic Practitioners affiliated with the Canadian Federation of Osteopaths (CFO).
Alberta Association of Osteopathic Manual Therapists (AAOMT)
Association of Osteopaths of New Brunswick (AONB)
Manitoba Association of Osteopathic Manual Therapists (MAOMT)
Newfoundland & Labrador Osteopathic Association (NLOA)
Nova Scotia Association of Osteopaths (NSAO)
Ontario Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners (OAO)
Osteopathy Quebec (OQ)
Saskatchewan Association of Osteopaths (SAO)
Yukon Osteopathic Association (YOA)
Please provide proof of your membership with the above listed associations prior to registering for OBC courses. Go here to submit your certificate or a letter of good standing from your association.
Different rates apply for non-OBC members. If you are an OBC member, please login to the Members Area for special member pricing.
Promoting Self-Healing Processes in Osteopathy
ID: SteSelf 40925
OsteopathyBC sponsored course. Registration open.
Date: April 9, 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm PT
Location: Online OBC webinar
Instructor: Matthieu Steimer, DOMP
Member Cost: $48.00
Recording available: Two weeks
Course Description
The course will focus on Biology of Beliefs, Heart Coherence, and research from the HeartMath Institute. Other topics of discussion will extend to; understanding resistance to change in patients; the student will gain insights into the latest PNEI studies published by Dr. Joe Dispenza and their implications for patient care pathways; and acquire tools for integrating these concepts into daily practice in manual therapy.
Instructor Bio
Matthieu Steimer is a Swiss osteopathic practitioner who earned his diploma from the Swiss School of Osteopathy in 2005. Four years later, he obtained a CAS (Certificate of Advanced Study) in nutrition from the University of Lausanne and a degree in adult education. He has been teaching anatomy, physiology, and pathology at various alternative medicine schools in Switzerland. In 2021, he delivered a lecture on psycho-neuro-immunology to the Swiss Osteopathy Federation. He also earned a Master's degree in Public Health from the University of Geneva in 2022.
Mind and Membrain with Jo Wildy
ID: WilMemb 11225
CANCELLED. More information will be available soon.
Date: January 12, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am PT
Location: Online OBC webinar
Instructor: Jo Wildy, BSc DO(UK)
Non-Member Cost: $48.00
Recording available: Two weeks
Course Description
This course aims at introducing the Model of Membrain Disorder developed by Jo Wildy, and how osteopathic practitioners can use it to assess and treat mental health issues related to head and brain trauma.
The objectives of the course are:
Define and understand Membrain Disorder Model
Understand its relation to the Osteopathic Approach
Describe different types of head trauma
Understand how to use that model to assess and treat our patient
Instructor Bio
Jo Wildy BSc DO is an Osteopathic Clinician, Biologist and Author. Jo has a special interest in treating patients with treatment resistant mental health problems. Her recently published book Mind & Membrain, Mental Health – a New Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment Troubador Nov 2022, describes how the legacy of mechanical impact/s on the physical housing of the brain is entirely overlooked by scientists and medical practitioners in patients with mental health problems and when considering the long-term health of the brain. Jo has a degree in Genetics with extended studies into the field of Biological Complexity. Jo has taught osteopathy, structural and cranial, in the UK and abroad. She was an FCC examiner for the General Osteopathic Council and an external examiner overseeing the osteopathic content of the course for the London School of Osteopathy. Apart from her book Jo has also published 3 articles for the profession 2012-14 available now on https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-wildy-b1230748/