Orthopaedic Diploma
Shoulder and Elbow Diploma
CME-accreditedAMA PRA Category 1 Credit™via JBJS
Structured shoulder and elbow surgery training.
- Launches
- Tue 17 Nov 2026
- in 8 days
- Live
- Tuesdays 18:00 UK
- Enrolment closes
- Mon 14 Dec 2026
- Fee
- £840
- 25 live sessions, all recorded
Not ready? Register interest
- Surgeons from 33 countries enrolled
- Includes free full access to OrthoEvidence until 1 January 2028.
Taught live by practising specialists you can question.
Tom Cosker, Joe de Beer and 22 more Meet the faculty
25 sessions across 5 modules, delivered over approximately 25 weeks (longer due to breaks).
Orthopaedic Diplomas in partnership with JBJS and Miller Review Course Oxford
Overview
What the diploma covers.
A structured online programme covering the complete spectrum of shoulder and elbow surgery, from soft tissue and instability through arthroplasty, trauma and elbow reconstruction.
Modules
The diploma runs as 25 weekly sessions across 5 modules.
Show the 5 modules and 25 sessions
- 01Shoulder, Soft Tissue and Rotator Cuff (5 sessions)
Anatomy and biomechanics, rotator cuff disease, massive and irreparable cuff tears, calcific tendinitis and AC joint pathology, long head of biceps.
- 02Shoulder Instability and the Throwing Shoulder (5 sessions)
Anterior instability and bone loss, Latarjet and bone block reconstruction, posterior and multidirectional instability, SLAP and the throwing shoulder, scapular dyskinesis.
- 03Shoulder Arthritis, Arthroplasty and Stiffness (5 sessions)
Glenohumeral OA and cuff tear arthropathy, anatomic TSA, reverse TSA, periprosthetic fracture and infection, adhesive capsulitis.
- 04Shoulder Trauma (5 sessions)
Proximal humerus fractures, reverse and hemiarthroplasty for trauma, clavicle and scapula fractures, AC and SC joint injuries, brachial plexus injury.
- 05Elbow (5 sessions)
Anatomy, biomechanics and arthroscopy, lateral and medial epicondylopathy, throwing elbow and UCL injury, elbow instability and fracture-dislocations, distal humerus, radial head and elbow arthroplasty.
Learning outcomes
- Master surgical anatomy and biomechanics of the shoulder and elbow.
- Apply current classifications and evidence to the management of cuff disease, instability and arthritis.
- Plan and execute anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty across primary and revision contexts.
- Manage acute and chronic elbow pathology including instability, fracture-dislocation and arthroplasty.
- Prepare for fellowship exams with structured, case-based teaching.
Faculty
Meet your faculty.
Practising consultants who teach this diploma live. Each takes questions from the group in their session.
After you enrol
What to expect
The cohort begins Tue 17 Nov 2026. Here is the delegate journey from enrolment through to your certificate.
- 01Secure checkoutAt checkout
You complete your enrolment through a secure Stripe checkout.
- 02Welcome emailImmediate
A PMI welcome email confirms your place straight away. This is the only step that happens automatically; everything that follows is prepared for you ahead of and during the cohort.
- 03Course Portal accessAhead of the cohort
Ahead of the cohort you receive your Course Portal login and the full session schedule.
- 04Weekly live sessionsDuring the cohort
Weekly live sessions taught by practising specialists on Tuesdays: a 45-minute talk built around cases, then 10 to 15 minutes of your questions to the speaker. Recorded for the weeks you miss.
- 05Weekly MCQsDuring the cohort
Weekly self-marked MCQs that build toward the assessment.
- 06Final written paperEnd of the cohort
A final written paper at the end of the cohort.
- 07Certificate of CompletionOn passing
A Certificate of Completion on passing.
Enrol in the Shoulder and Elbow Diploma.
Payment is through a secure Stripe checkout. Places are limited and filled on a first-come basis.
Enrolment closes Mon 14 Dec 2026, 23:59 UK.
Enrol now for £840