Continuing Education for RMTs
Explore the continuing education options from Vicars School of Massage Therapy. Since 2001, Vicars has been training skilled therapists to be their best. Now, we’re excited to offer a range of continuing education courses designed to help you stay current, confident, and effective in your practice.
Upcoming Courses
Our continuing education classes have been built to the same high standards as our diploma program. These 90-minute, evidence-based courses are designed for RMTs across Canada who want to stay up to date on the latest research and best practices for client care. Each course applies directly to the day-to-day practice of RMTs.
2026–27 Series: Evidence in Practice with Eric Purves
We’re excited to offer this online course series from Vicars curriculum consultant and renowned massage educator Eric Purves. The following courses can be taken on their own, but you’ll get the most out of the experience if you complete all five courses. You can join the live webinars (see below for dates), or watch the recordings afterwards.Â
All courses have been pre-approved for CE credits from the MTAA, NHPC, and CMMOTA.
You may purchase courses individually, or sign up for the entire series and save money. There is also a discount for Vicars graduates.Â
Pricing
- Per-course price for Vicars graduates: $50
- Per-course price for non-graduates: $60
- Bundle price for Vicars graduates (for all 5 courses): $225
- Bundle price for non-graduates (for all 5 courses): $275
1. Pain Management (Oct 26)
Description: This course will provide the foundational knowledge from current pain science to help clinicians better understand the multifactorial experiences of acute and chronic pain. Mechanisms of nociception will be discussed, and this will be put into a clinical context that provides practical critical-thinking skills for therapists to safely and effectively assess and treat their clients using an evidence-based framework.
Learning outcomes:
- Define and understand physiological processes involved in the pain experience
- Identify client-centred goals for treatment
- Adapt treatment techniques based on client presentation
- Create self-management plans for your clients
90 Minutes (7pm–8:30pm)
CE Credits: 1.5 CE credits from the MTAA and CMMOTA and 5 CE credits from NHPC.
2. Tendinopathy Treatment and Management (Nov 18)
Description: This course will cover the structural and physiological changes that occur in tendinopathies. Learners will explore current evidence on assessment, treatment planning, and self-care strategies for managing tendon conditions and form clinical impressions based on client presentation. This will include Achilles, patellar, forearm flexor/extensor, and rotator cuff. The therapist will develop the critical-thinking skills to ensure their treatment approach is safe and effective for the client.
Learning outcomes:
- Describe relevant structural and physiological changes in pathological tendons
- Provide effective massage therapy interventions to manage symptoms
- Create treatment plans for rehabilitation and symptom management
90 Minutes (7pm–8:30pm)
CE Credits: 1.5 CE credits from the MTAA and CMMOTA and 5 CE credits from NHPC.
3. A Modern Approach to Rehab (Jan 25, 2027)
Description: This course will explore current advancements in musculoskeletal care. It will provide best-practice guidelines for common soft tissue injuries like strains and sprains with protocols to follow dependent on severity of the injury and stages of healing. Learners will develop practical critical-thinking skills to safely and effectively assess, treatment plan and provide self-management plans for their clients based on current best evidence. This includes exercise progression and when to incorporate stretching, strengthening, movement exploration, and balance.
Learning outcomes:
- Differentiate between common grades of soft-tissue injuries and identify appropriate management strategies based on tissue healing stage and injury severity
- Learn how to develop recommendations for activity modification, exercise progression, and return to activity/full function
- Learn how to apply clinical reasoning to identify when stretching, strengthening, movement exploration, and balance training are appropriate throughout the rehabilitation process
90 Minutes (7pm–8:30pm)
CE Credits: 1.5 CE credits from the MTAA and CMMOTA and 5 CE credits from NHPC.
4. Peripheral Nerve Treatment/Management (Apr 5, 2027)
Description: This course will review mechanisms of injury to peripheral nerves and learners will explore current best practice guidelines to more effectively assess, treatment plan, and provide self-management strategies for peripheral nerves. The therapist will develop the critical-thinking skills to ensure their treatment approach is safe and effective.
Learning outcomes:
- Describe common mechanisms of peripheral nerve injury and explain how these mechanisms influence clinical presentation, prognosis, and treatment planning
- Apply clinical reasoning based on current best evidence to assess peripheral nerve-related symptoms and identify when treatment, self-management, modification, or referral may be appropriate
- Develop safe and practical treatment and self-management plans for clients with peripheral nerve presentations, including education, activity modification, graded movement, and symptom monitoring strategies
90 Minutes (7pm–8:30pm)
CE Credits: 1.5 CE credits from the MTAA and CMMOTA and 5 CE credits from NHPC.
5. Post-Surgical Care (May 17, 2027)
Description: This course will explore assessment, treatment planning, and self-management strategies for client care post-surgery based on current best evidence. Topics include recovery expectations and surgical wound treatments within massage therapy scope of practice. Knowledge translation principles are used to improve critical-thinking skills so therapists can ensure their treatment approach is safe, effective, and comfortable for the client.
Learning outcomes:
- Describe key post-surgical recovery considerations, including tissue healing, wound status, symptoms, precautions, contraindications, and expected recovery timelines relevant to massage therapy practice
- Apply clinical reasoning to assess post-surgical clients and determine when treatment, or referral may be appropriate
- Develop safe, effective and comfortable treatment and self-management plans for post-surgical clients, including education, activity modification, and hands-on treatments
90 Minutes (7pm–8:30pm)
CE Credits: 1.5 CE credits from the MTAA and CMMOTA and 5 CE credits from NHPC.
