NZCMM

NZCMM Written Exams April 2026
2026-04-18

Summer Symposium 2026
2026-02-20 - 2026-02-21
Summer Symposium 2026

Registration

Symposium Dinner

Programme

Case Presentations & Audits

Venue & Accommodation

Registration is now OPEN for the Summer Symposium in Auckland. Please complete the registration form for processing.
Registration Fees

EARLY
To 9 January 2026LATE
From 10 January 2026

MEMBER

Full (Friday & Saturday)$400.00+$500.00+

Day - Friday$225.00+$300.00+

Day - Saturday$225.00+$300.00+

TRAINEE

Full (Friday & Saturday)$250.00+$300.00+

Day - Friday$225.00+$300.00+

Day - Saturday$225.00+$300.00+

NON-MEMBER

Full (Friday & Saturday)$500.00+$600.00+

Day - Friday$275.00+$350.00+

Day - Saturday$275.00+$350.00+

Sunday Workshop Fees
The cost to attend the Sunday workshop is in addition to the registration fee. Please book for this during registration

EARLY
To 9 January 2026LATE
from 10 January 2026

Manual Medicine Workshop with Dr Grant Thompson$100.00+$125.00+

CANCELLATION POLICY
All cancellations must be made in writing to events@nzcmm.org.nz. Cancellations made by 1 February 2026 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.

Symposium Dinner
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. The venue is the Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, Auckland.
Please purchase a ticket during registration.

PROGRAMME

Friday, 20 February 2026

8.00am
Registration opens - Tea and coffee served

8.30am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Thoracic Spine & Chest Wall: Anatomy
Thoracic Spine & Chest Wall: Biomechanics
Breathing: Normal & Abnormal Features
Dr M Johnston
Dr G Singh
Dr G Singh

10.00am - 10.30am
Morning Tea

10.30am
Thoracic Spine & Chest Wall Pain: Presentation / Clinical Features
Scheuermann’s DiseaseThoracic Spine & Chest Wall: Examination Refresher
“My Special Thoracic Spine Diagnostic Technique”
Dr T Wang
Dr L McAulayDr G Thompson
Trainees & Fellows

12.30pm - 1.30pm
Lunch

1.30pm
Introduction Of The NZCMM Kaumatua and Pou Herenga
Group Discussion On Role Of NZCMM Kaumatua and Pou HerengaCase Presentations
Dr S Thomson
Mr Tau Huirama
AttendeesTrainee & Fellows

3.00pm - 3.30pm
Afternoon Tea

3.30pm
ACC Update: Contract Update, Report Writing For ACC, ACC Expectations, Patient Cover Declined etc
Case Presentations
Small Groups
NZCMM – ACC Team
ACC RepresentativeTrainee & Fellows

5.00pm
Finish

6.30pm
Dinner in Wellington’s Restaurant (tickets required)

Saturday, 21 February 2026

8.00am
Tea and Coffee Served

8.30am
Radiology: Appropriate Imaging For Thoracic Spine Pain.
How To Read A Thoracic Spine MRI Scan.Thoracic Spine Pain: Other Diagnostic Investigations
Viscerosomatic Referred Pain
Radiologist
Dr M Johnston / Z Matti
Dr J Steinberg

10.00am - 10.30am
Morning Tea

10.30am
An Update On Pacinian:
What The Trainee And Instructor Needs To Know?
The New Curriculum
Dr J Stenberg
Dr L Holtzhausen
Dr G Collinson

11.30am
Case Presentations
Trainees & Fellows

12.30pm - 1.30pm
Lunch

1.30pm
Thoracic Spine / Chestwall Management
- Noninvasive Management
- Invasive Management

3.00pm – 3.30pm
Afternoon Tea

3.30pm
Case Presentations
Trainees & Fellows

5.00pm
Review Session & Finish

Sunday, 22 February 2026

8.00am
Tea and coffee served

8.30am
Manual Workshop (registration required)
Dr Grant Thompson

10.30am - 11.00am
Morning Tea

12.15pm
Plenary: Review Session

12.30pm
Symposium Close

Everyone needs to bring a case presentation. These patients are difficult to treat. The Symposium is a good time for Peer Review. We can’t do that if we don’t know what you are doing.
Case Presentation: My last thoracic spine / chest wall pain case (successful or not)’

5-10 minutes presentation; 5-10 minutes discussion

Please submit the following no later than Friday 23 January 2026, so your presentation day and time may be confirmed.

Title of presentation
Short Abstract: 50-100 words
PPT: 3 slides only, 16:9 ratio.

Should you have any questions about this request, please do not hesitate to contact events@nzcmm.org.nz.

Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre
58 Waipuna Road, Aucklnad
Waipuna Hotel offers 4-star accommodations just 15 minutes' drive from Auckland city center and Auckland Airport.
Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre is one of New Zealand’s largest and most comprehensive conference facilities and is only 15 minutes from Auckland’s city-centre and the international and domestic airports.
Meaning ‘Spring of water’ in Máori. We are set amongst 6.26 acres of beautiful parkland overlooking a picturesque saltwater lagoon. Our guests enjoy the stunning always changing view of the tidal lagoon and can enjoy walking or cycling the pathways around the lagoon.
Accommodation
Check-IN: 2.00pm
Check-OUT: 10.00am
Guests may book rooms using a unique booking code, this can be done on the Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre website online or using this link.
Promotional Booking Code: NZCMM
Bookings can be made by calling our reservations team on toll free 0800 924 786 or emailing them on res@waipunahotel.co.nz quoting the promo code – NZCMM
***PLEASE NOTE: Accommodation MAY be in demand due to the Edinburgh Tattoo being held in Auckland. We advise you book early.

Training Weekend November 2025
2025-11-22 - 2025-11-23 | Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand

NZCMM Interviews
2025-11-21

NZCMM Oral / Final Exams
2025-11-15, 2025-11-14

AAMM Symposium with Martinoli Ultrasound and AIU
2025-11-01 08:00 - 2025-11-02 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
Join us in the Gold Coast
for an exciting 2-day symposium!
1st – 2nd November 2025
For this year’s conference, AAMM is collaborating with
Martinoli Ultrasound and the Australian Institute of Ultrasound to bring you this very special event.
REGISTER AT: https://martinoliultrasound.com/innovations-in-musculoskeletal-imaging-diagnostics-and-pain-management/#symposium
If you are involved in the care of patients with MSK conditions, this event is for you!

The diverse program is ideal for MSK Medicine Practitioners, Sports Medicine Doctors, Rheumatologists, General Practitioners, Radiologists, Sonographers, Allied Health Practitioners and more.
Be inspired! This unique, collaborative symposium will be made up of lectures and workshops covering MSK and nerve anatomy, pain management, MSK techniques and MSK ultrasound imaging.

Enhance your understanding of musculoskeletal structure, innervation and function to improve your diagnostic and interventional techniques.
Learn from experienced practitioners with a broad range of experience! The content is suitable for those already utilising point of care ultrasound and those just starting out or curious about how ultrasound can benefit their practice.

Speakers include:

Dr Carlo Martinoli – Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Martinoli Ultrasound
Dr Mark Lai – MSK Physician, President HKIMM*
Dr Stanley Lam – MSK, Sports and Pain Physician, Past President HKIMM
A/Prof Fred Joshua – Rheumatologist, Past President ASUM**
Dr Ramona Chryssidis – MSK Medicine Practitioner, AAMM President
Dr Rob Illingworth – MSK Medicine Practitioner, AAMM Secretary, Education Convenor
Dr Zaid Matti – MSK Medicine Specialist, NZCMM***

Program and Registration is via the Martinoli Ultrasound website.
Places are strictly limited – so don’t delay!
Use the code AAMM for 50USD discount on your registration fee.
We look forward to seeing you there!
*Hong Kong Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine
**Australasian Society for Ultrasound Medicine
***New Zealand College of Musculoskeletal Medicine

NZCMM Written Exams
2025-10-11, 2025-04-26

2025 Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand 18th Annual Scientific Meeting (NSANZ 2025)
2025-08-08 - 2025-08-10 | ICC Sydney, 14 Darling Dr, Sydney, Australia
NSANZ 2025 will be held from 8 – 10 August 2025 at the ICC Sydney. The NSANZ ASM is quickly establishing itself as the key neuromodulation conference and destination for forward thinking pain specialists from within the Asia Pacific region. The NSANZ 2025 program will be led by a number of esteemed international and national guest speakers. The program will also include a number of breakout sessions, scientific posters, as well as plenty of time for networking.

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

Workshop continues...
Workshop continues...

1.00pm
Lunch
Workshop Concludes

Workshop continues...

3.15pm
Afternoon Tea

Workshop continues...

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).

Training Weekend May 2025
2025-05-17 - 2025-05-18 | Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care, White Cross Building, level 2, 110 Lunn Avenue, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
Will be held at the:
Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care premises, level 2, 110 Lunn Avenue, Remuera. It is on the second floor of the White Cross A&E building as accessed via the flight of stairs at the front of the building. There is parking next to the building behind the BP garage on Lunn Avenue

NZCMM Interviews & Final Exams
2025-05-16

NZ Pain Society Conference 2025
2025-03-20 08:00 - 2025-03-22 17:00 | Te Papa Tongarewa, Welington, New Zealand
On behalf of the local organising committee, it gives me pleasure to invite you to join us in Wellington for the New Zealand Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) from
​20-22 March 2025, at Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand.
We are also delighted to host the TOPP Day – ‘The Occasional Pain Practitioner Day’ which was very successfully launched in 2024.
Much like weaving a kete (basket of knowledge), we hope this ASM will provide a collective opportunity to learn, reflect & connect to improve equitable outcomes in pain care for everyone​.
​
The 2025 ASM has a vital role in bringing together both local and international practitioners in the pain arena. Join us, and help us connect and come together to enhance our collective ability to understand and manage pain.
We look forward to seeing you in Wellington.
​Organising Committee,
New Zealand Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2025

Summer Symposium 2025
2025-02-21 - 2025-02-23 | Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
