Winter Symposium 2025
2025-06-13 - 2025-06-15 | Commodore Airport Hotel, Christchurch, 449 Memorial Avenue, Christchurch, 8053
The Winter Symposium is being held from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 June. It is being held at the Commodore Airport Hotel Christchurch. Registration will open next week, with the provisional programme available soon. The topic for the Symposium is The Shoulder Region / Research for the Beginner.
To help with your planning, the Symposium will open at 8.30am on Friday 13th and run from 8.30am to 5.00pm on Friday and Saturday.
Winter Symposium 2025

Registration

Programme

Workshops

Case Presentations & Audits

Venue & Accommodation

Registration is now OPEN for the Winter Retreat in Christchurch. Please complete the registration form for processing
RETREAT REGISTRATION RATES

Full Member Registration: $450.00+GST per person (includes two event days)
Day Only Member Registration: $250.00+GST per person

Full Non Member Registration: $550.00+GST (includes two event days)
Day Only Non Member Registration: $300.00+GST per person

SOCIAL TICKETS

Tickets for the dinner on Friday evening are not include in the cost of registration. Tickets for yourself and partners may be purchased for $85.00+GST per person.

CANCELLATION POLICY
All cancellations must be made in writing to events@nzcmm.org.nz. Cancellations made by 1 June 2025 will be refunded, less $75.00 to cover administration costs. After this date, no refunds will be made. All refunds will be processed after the meeting. If, for reasons beyond the control of the NZCMM, the event is cancelled, registration fees will be refunded after deduction of expenses already incurred.

The Shoulder Region / Research for the Beginner
Friday 13 June 2025

8.30am
Welcome

Revision of Shoulder Anatomy & Biomechanics
Dr Josh Lee

Rotator Cuff Pathology
Dr Don Ponnamperuma

The Unstable Hypermobile Shoulder
Dr Deon Stoltz

The Frozen Shoulder
Dr Jordan Davis

10.30am
Morning Tea

11.00am
The role of U/S in Shoulder Diagnostics
Dr Iain Bell

Case Presentations / Audits
NZCMM Members

12.30pm
Lunch

1.30pm
Shoulder Imaging: How to read an MRI scan
Dr Clarke Baker (Beyond Radiology)

2.30pm
Cervical Neural Tension
Dr Barry Donaldson (Physiotherapist)

3.00pm
Afternoon Tea

Surgical Approach to Rotator cuff problems and OA GH jt
Mr Richard Lloyd (orthopeadic Surgeon)

Panel Discussion of Shoulder problems

Case Presentations/ Audits
NZCMM Members

5.30pm
Conclusion of the Day

6.30pm
Retreat Dinner - The Good Home Pub

Saturday 14 June 2025

8.30am
Welcome

Research in Musculoskeletal Medicine
Dr Jordan Davis

Truth in Medicine – Validity
Dr Mark Johnston

Truth in Medicine – A Practical activity

Case Presentation / Audit
NZCMM Fellow / Members

10.30am
Morning Tea

11.00am
Pacinian Update: What do I need to complete?
Dr Jeremy Stenberg

Case Presentation / Audits
NZCMM Fellow / Members

12.30pm
Lunch

2.00pm
AC jt Dislocation and Osteolysis Distal Clavicular
Dr George Dehn

An Update on TMMF (The Musculoskeletal Medicine Foundation)
Dr Brigid Borowczyk

3.30pm
Afternoon Tea

3.45pm
Case Presentations / Audits
NZCMM Fellow / Members

5.00pm
Conclusion of the Day

Sunday 15 June 2025

8.30am
Manual Therapy DNS and Rehabilitation Workshop with Steve Bentley
Spinal Interventional Procedures Workshop with the NZCMM Spinal Interventional Procedures Training Team

10.30am
Morning Tea

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1.00pm
Lunch
Workshop Concludes

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3.15pm
Afternoon Tea

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5.00pm
Workshop Concludes

Workshops will be held on Sunday:

Manual Therapy DNS and Rehabilitation with Dr Steve Bentley from 8.30am to 5.00pm. This is suitable for anyone who has done Diploma papers 701 and 709.
Interventional Spine Procedures: Introduction (and update) to lumbar spine injections (mbbs, TFI, ZA jt and SI jt injections) from 8.30am to 1.00pm. Appropriate for Spine Interventional procedure Trainees and revision for existing interventionalists.

CALL FOR CASES – Shoulder Sorcery: How I Conquered Persistent Pain with My Musc Med Magic
Case Presentations: 15 minutes total (10 minutes + 5 minutes for discussion).
Topic: The persistent shoulder pain that needed my (Musc Med Dr) magic.
Please submit your abstract no later than end of day on Friday 23 May:
* Title of presentation
*Short abstract: 50 to 100 words
Email to: events@nzcmm.org.nz
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact either myself, or Lynda Booth who is organising the Symposium. Lynda can be contacted via email at events@nzcmm.org.nz.

Commodore Hotel
449 Memorial Avenue, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Commodore Hotel is minutes away from the Christchurch Airport and 10 minutes away from the CBD.
A free airport shuttle is available.
Accommodation
Check-IN: 2.00pm
Check-OUT: 10.00am
A special accommodation rate of $216.00/night incl GST (standard Room) or $247.50/night incl GST (premium room) has been confirmed at the Commodore Hotel (based on availability). Please book directly with the hotel quoting reference 8919836 (tiffanyboa@commodorehotel.co.nz).
