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Annual prolotherapy training held every April in Calgary's world-class cadaver lab.
DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE UNLESS YOU HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THE COURSE BY CONTACTING CAOMREGISTRAR@GMAIL.COM.
Registering without a confirmation email from the CAOM Registrar will result in course cancellation with a refund minus a 4% administration fee.
This course put on by the Canadian Association of Orthopaedic Medicine (CAOM) involves procedure-focused lectures on anatomy, palpation-based diagnostic skills, and supervised ultrasound and palpation guided injections in the anatomy lab to enhance a clinician's ability to treat musculoskeletal injuries and pain conditions.
Course Overview
This course includes procedure-focused lectures on anatomy, palpation-based diagnostic skills, and supervised injections in the anatomy lab to enhance a clinician’s ability to treat musculoskeletal injuries and pain conditions.
- The course includes a Periphery MSK track or a Spine track, or a Hybrid track for advanced practitioners
- Pre-course workshops include Sonoskills and Ultrasound Guided Nerve Hydrodissections (Beginner and Advanced)
- In the Spine track ultrasound guidance is mandatory in the lab
- In the Periphery MSK track, ultrasound is optional although a number of participants choose to use it.
- This workshop is relevant to any practitioner who uses or wishes to start using prolotherapy or platelet-rich plasma injections in their practice, or utilize any other MSK injections.
- This is also the venue for the formal Canadian Regenerative Orthopaedic Medicine Injection Certification (CROMIC) exam. Please note at this time the CROMIC exam and certification is for medical doctors only.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, learners will have improved knowledge and skills to utilize ultrasound guided musculoskeletal injection therapies in their practice, or for those not using ultrasound, to become proficient at excellent palpation and land-mark based injection techniques.
Who Should Attend
Any physician (MD/DO) who wishes to improve their musculoskeletal injection skills, especially those who utilize ultrasound guidance. 10% of the course space is also available for nurse practitioners (NPs) and naturopathic doctors (NDs).
Please note at this time the CROMIC examination and certification is for medical doctors only.
Instructors
Course Schedule
CAOM Regenerative MSK injection course 2026
Thursday April 9, 2026:
8:30 – 10:00 Nerve Hydrodissection workshops (Beginner and Advanced) and Sonoskills workshop at ATSSL Cadaver lab
10:00 – 10:20 refreshment break
10:20 – 11:30 Part two nerve Hydrodissection workshop and Sonoskills
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch at UofC Room Health Sciences (HSc) G801E
1:00 – 3:00 pm Lectures and marking workshop (Spine – Room HSc G801E, Periphery – Room HSc G44) and CROMIC written (Spine and Periphery – Room CWPHB W21C Boardroom) and CROMIC palpation/marking (Spine and Periphery – Room CWPHB W21C Boardroom)
3:00 – 3:30 pm Refreshment break
3:30 – 5:00 pm Lectures and marking workshop (Spine – Room HSc G801E, Periphery – Room HSc G44)
Friday April 10, 2026:
Lab: Spine and Periphery tracks covering comprehensive musculoskeletal structures of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, and sacroiliac joint, hip, knee, ankle/foot, shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand respectively, in addition to the Hybrid track.
8:30 – 10:30 Anatomy Lab: Supine structures – Knee
10:30 – 10:55 Refreshment break
10:55 – 12:30 Anatomy Lab: Supine Continued – Ankle and foot
12:30 – 1:20 pm Lunch
1:20 – 3:00 pm Anatomy Lab: Prone structures – Sacroiliac joint, Scapular and posterior shoulder structures, hindfoot and plantar foot
3:00 – 3:25 pm Refreshment break
3:25– 5:00 pm Anatomy Lab: Side Lying Structures – Shoulder (Rotator Cuff/AC Joint), Hip, TMJ.
6:15 pm optional group supper at Best Western hotel (pay for your own)
Saturday April 11, 2026:
8:30 – 10:25 Anatomy Lab: Shoulder continued
10:25 – 10:40 Refreshment break
10:40 – 12: 00 Anatomy Lab: Elbow/wrist/fingers
and end of main workshop and time to complete evaluations
12:10 – 1:00 lunch for instructors and exam candidates
1:00 – 2:15 pm CROMIC Injection Exam in Anatomy Lab
Course and CROMIC Reference Material
Helpful Resources
- CAOM Instructional Videos (www.caom.ca – Members Only)
- CAOM Conference (www.caom.ca)
- Dr. Joel Baumgartner Ultrasound Injection Textbooks (https://rejuvmedfit.myshopify.com/collections/all)
- International Association of Regenerative Therapies Manuals (Old version of manuals available here: https://painschoolinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/The-Prolotherapy-Procedural-and-Study-Guides_1.0.pdf. Updated manual purchase information TBD)
- Hackett Hemwall Patterson Foundation (www.hhpfoundation.org/prolotherapy)
- Sports Medicine Ultrasound Canada (www.sportmedicineultrasound.ca)
- MSKUS Courses (www.mskus.com)
CROMIC Exam structure reference list (See below). Exam structures will be selected from this list.
Price and Cancellation Policy
Prices
$2970 Main Cadaver Course
$902 Nerve Hydrodissection Courses (Advanced and Beginner)
$400 Sonoskills
$955 CROMIC Examination
$477 CROMIC Examination (Repeat)
Cancellation Policy
Prior to February 13, 2026: Full refund minus administration fee (4%)
February 14 to March 13, 2026: 50% refund if less than 8 weeks notice
March 14 to April 9, 2026: No refund
Registration deadline is January 30, 2026.
If we are able to fill the participant’s spot with another participant then a full refund will be issued minus a 4% administration fee. If there are extenuating circumstances around cancellation of registration then please contact CAOM.
Hotel
Hotel Conference Rate deadline to book is February 27, 2026.
Location and Parking
Advanced Technical Skills Simulation Laboratory (ATSSL) -University of Calgary
The ATSSL Special Procedures Laboratory – Cadaver Lab (HSC B723) is situated in the Basement Level of the Health Sciences Centre (HSC) at the University of Calgary Foothills Campus (See Map 1)
Parking is located at the North Parking Lot (See Map 2)
