Optimising Pelvic Health in Primary Care

Clinical Skills Mini Course – 4.5 hours, in person. $250

Pelvic health is often overlooked in clinical training—yet it plays a vital role in long-term wellbeing. Many health professionals receive little to no education or hands-on training in this area, which can leave them feeling under-equipped when caring for patients with pelvic floor concerns.

This interactive 4.5-hour mini course bridges that gap. Designed for doctors, nurses, and any health professional already performing internal vaginal examinations, it builds knowledge, confidence, and skills in screening, assessment, and management—helping you provide better outcomes and more holistic care.

Led by Leanne Wait, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist with over 20 years of experience, this course blends evidence and clinical knowledge with practical tips and techniques. It’s about moving from “doing what we’ve always done” to truly optimising pelvic health in primary care.

Inside Out Physiotherapy’s ethos is simple: better together. By upskilling across professions, we raise the standard of care and improve the quality of life for patients everywhere.

❣️What you’ll learn

This course offers practical, advanced skills that are not typically covered in traditional medical or nursing training. Expect real-world techniques you can apply straight away:

• Screening & Risk Factors – who’s at risk, easy ways to screen for symptoms, and what a quick visual perineal check can reveal.

• The Informative Finger – how to assess up to 15 key pelvic floor functions in just one minute.

  Prolapse Made Simple – assessment, diagnosis & early intervention - a modifiable path to help reduce fear and progression.

• Pelvic Exam tTauma-Informed Considerations – practical approaches to consent, safety, and communication to support patients with sensitivity and empathy.

• The LESS Painful Speculum – small but powerful adjustments in technique.

• Maternal Birth Injuries – spotting what might otherwise be missed (e.g., levator avulsion, and when it’s “not just” a second-degree tear) and understanding their implications.

• When Pelvic Floor Exercises Don’t/Won’t Work – why, and what next?

• Language That Matters – how to frame findings, communicate with compassion, and make referrals that empower patients rather than leave them fearful or hopeless.

• Latest Evidence – new research and updates in pelvic floor health that can enhance patient care.

❣️Why attend?

• Build confidence in performing pelvic floor muscle and prolapse assessments.

• Optimise your clinical pelvic health skills

• Improve your ability to recognise, explain, and refer appropriately

• Take away practical tools and strategies you can use with patients immediately.

• Connect with like-minded clinicians who want to elevate pelvic health care. Together - we can be better.

This isn’t about adding more to your workload—it’s about doing what you already do with more insight, more skill, and more impact.

❣️Who is this for?

• Doctors

• Nurses

• Health professionals already performing internal vaginal exams who want to upskill

• Clinicians who want to bridge the gap between general practice and optimal pelvic health care

❣️Course details

• Format: 4.5-hour in-person course

• Facilitator: Leanne Wait – Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Inside Out Physiotherapy

• Suitable for: Health professionals already performing internal vaginal examinations

• Focus: Deeper knowledge base, clinical skills for assessment, management, and prevention of long-term pelvic floor dysfunction

✨ Pelvic Health - Inside Out – Together We Can Do Better. Let’s Take Better To Best✨