Osteopathic Paediatrics - Module 5:

The Heart-Lung Connection

Please join us for this in-depth three-day workshop led by Dr George Stylian, Osteopath. This course is specifically designed for practitioners who are already using or want to start using Osteopathy to treat infants and children.

This module will look at the cardiovascular system, starting from the embryonic circulation to the foetal circulation, followed by the changes that occur at birth. It will also look at the development of the lungs, how they are related to the development of the heart and then, how the two function together for the preservation of daily life.

Date:

• 29th, 30th & 31st May, 2026

Venue:

• Tweed Coolangatta Golf Club, 62 Soorley St, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486

Prerequisites for this course:

• Osteopathic Paediatrics - Modules 1, 2 & 3 (4, 5 & 6 can be taken in any order)

Investment:

• $1,650 for qualified practitioners

• $1300 for student practitioners

• $825 refresher if previously studied Module 5

  • Includes refreshments, comprehensive course materials and GST

  • Payment plans available

Highlights Include:

• The embryology of the heart and its common congenital manifestations and how they may present to the osteopathic practice.
• The detailed biochemical and biomechanical changes that occur during the transition from birth to infancy; review the importance of the first breath and its implications on how it can be affected by caesarean birth, traumatic birth or drugs used during the birthing process
• The autonomic innervation of the heart and lungs and how somaticovisceral and viscerosomatic reflexes can manifest in the paediatric patient; the vasomotor and visceromotor centers for the function of the heart and lungs, including the cervical ganglia and their associated referral patterns
• Common presenting complaints such as asthma, central cyanosis, congenital heart malformations and the role of the osteopath in their management
• Red flags in infants with heart and lung disease
• The importance of nitrous oxide in the function of the infant lung
• The importance of the bronchopleuropericardial membrane; the importance of the lymphatics of the pericardium and pleura in heart and lung physiology; assessment and treatment of the heart and lungs
• Revisit the importance of the heart-lung connection in relation to the respiratory diaphragm and liver connections; importance of cranial base function and the heart lung connection
• The importance of the ribs and respiratory diaphragm in lymphatic congestion of the lungs and heart
• Paediatric sleep apnoea, snoring, otitis media, lymphoid tissue swelling of the upper respiratory system, their assessment and osteopathic treatment
• The sacrum, the integrator of primary and secondary respiration; osteopathic assessment and treatment.

Register Your Interest:

Please register via the link below. You will subsequently be sent an invoice and a $500 deposit is required to secure your place.

We look forward to welcoming you to this transformative course and helping you enhance your expertise in paediatric osteopathy.