{"product_id":"pessary-fitting-foundations-two-days-with-kristen-parise-dec-6-2026-a-clinic-day","title":"Pessary Fitting Foundations: Two Days with Kristen Parise (Dec 6, 2026 + a clinic day)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDay 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunday December 6, 2026, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDay 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e A clinic day with Kristen on one of her regular clinical days, booked within eight weeks of Day 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blueberry Therapy, 14 Cross St. Dundas ON, L9H 2R4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeats:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCourse Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePessary Fitting Foundations is the two-day course Kristen Parise built to train Blueberry Therapy's own pelvic health physiotherapists, now open to a small outside group for the first time. Day 1 is a full in-class day: prolapse assessment, the pessary tour, ring fitting on simulators and with consenting peers, and troubleshooting the fits that stop working. Day 2 is a clinic day with Kristen, one learner at a time, watching real fittings and follow-ups with consenting patients, fitting under supervision, and working with ring with support, Gellhorn and cube pessaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePOP-Q assessment point by point, genital hiatus and perineal body measurement, and why we stand the patient up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePessary types and sizing, and the evidence behind self-management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRing fitting with an 8-step verification on every fit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshooting with the Three H's: Height, Hold and Habit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-management coaching, follow-up cadence and documentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed flags you manage in clinic and the ones you refer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Is Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout two hours of pre-work on the course site, due 48 hours before Day 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDay 1 in class with lunch provided\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDay 2 in the clinic with Kristen, one on one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree months of free access to POP Consult, the AI tool Kristen built as a second opinion for prolapse assessment and conservative management, starting on Day 1. After that, you can keep using it for a small monthly fee.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted handouts, the fitting-note template and a competency sign-off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho This Course Is For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegistered physiotherapists with pelvic health training who perform internal assessment within their scope of practice. Pessary fitting must be within scope with your provincial College. If you are outside Ontario, please confirm with your College before registering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Instructor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKristen Parise BSc MSc BHScPT is a pelvic health physiotherapist with more than 25 years of clinical experience, founder of Blueberry Therapy Pelvic Health \u0026amp; Pediatrics, and Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) at McMaster University. She has fitted pessaries in clinic for years and trained her own team on this course in June 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrice is per person for both days. Taxes are added at checkout. Questions: kristen@blueberrytherapy.ca\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blueberry Therapy","offers":[{"title":"Dec 6, 2026 - Dundas, Ontario","offer_id":53679408152865,"sku":null,"price":945.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/6997\/7889\/files\/pessary-fitting-foundations-blueberry-therapy.png?v=1794596490","url":"https:\/\/blueberrytherapyshop.ca\/products\/pessary-fitting-foundations-two-days-with-kristen-parise-dec-6-2026-a-clinic-day","provider":"Blueberry Therapy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}