COURSE INSTRUCTORS

Meet the Clinicians Behind Our Courses

BREMJ Aca-Physio hosts professional development courses led by experienced clinicians and educators from Singapore and around the world. Explore the expertise behind our upcoming programmes and find the course that supports your next stage of clinical practice.

SHOULDER REHABILITATION

Prof. Dr. Ann Cools PT PhD

Ghent University, Belgium

Ann Cools is a physiotherapist and Full Professor at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy at Ghent University, Belgium. She is also a senior researcher at the Department of Occupational and Physical Therapy and the Institute of Sports Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Her research and teaching expertise includes shoulder rehabilitation, sports-specific rehabilitation and scapular involvement in shoulder pain. She completed her PhD in 2003, focusing on scapular involvement in sports-related shoulder pain in the overhead athlete.

Full Professor

Department of RehabilitationSciences and Physiotherapy,Ghent University, Belgium.

150+ Publications

Published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers, contributed to international books and chapters.

International Educator

Teaches nationally and internationally, sharing evidence-based knowledge and clinical expertise.

Ghent University

Head of Physical Therapy Education at Ghent University from 2008 to 2016

Eusser President

Founding member and President of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Rehabilitation (EUSSER) from 2008 to 2012

Professional Networks

Founding member and board member of the Flemish Shoulder Network since 2016

Board member of the International Congress of the Shoulder and Elbow Therapists since 2013

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DR. Guy Zito PT PhD

Doctor of Clinical Physiotherapy • Musculoskeletal & Sports Physiotherapist

Dr Guy Zito is an APA musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapist who has worked in clinical practice and physiotherapy education for more than 35 years. He holds a Doctor of Clinical Physiotherapy degree from the University of Melbourne and has previously taught and coordinated postgraduate physiotherapy programmes.

His research and clinical interests include cervicogenic headache, temporomandibular joint dysfunction and differential diagnosis of headaches. He continues to teach physiotherapists in Australia and internationally, with a particular focus on musculoskeletal practice and the temporomandibular joint.

35+ Years' Experience

Clinical practice and physiotherapy education.

Doctor of Clinical Physiotherapy

University of Melbourne.

TMJ & Headache Expertise

Research interests include TMD, cervicogenic headache and differential diagnosis.

International Educator

Continues to teach physiotherapists in Australia and overseas.

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS (TMD)

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Emily Heah

Principal Physiotherapist • SSOL Schroth International Educator• Chair of Membership Committee of SOSORT

Emily Heah is Principal Physiotherapist and Co-founder of BREMJ Scoliosis Treatment & Physio Centre in Singapore. She has more than 18 years of clinical experience and has specialised in the treatment of structural scoliosis since 2012.

Her scoliosis training includes BSPTS C1 and C2, ISST Schroth, Functional Individual Therapy of Scoliosis (FITS) and the Scientific Exercise Approach to Scoliosis (SEAS Level 2). She has also completed advanced education in scoliosis conservative treatment and has been involved with the Membership Committee of the International Society of Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT).

18+ Years' Clinical Experience

Extensive experience in physiotherapy and scoliosis management.

Specialised in Structural Scoliosis

Actively treating structural scoliosis since 2012.

Multiple Scoliosis Methodologies

Trained in BSPTS, ISST Schroth, FITS and SEAS.

International Educator

Regularly conducts professional education, seminars and webinars in scoliosis care.

Emily regularly shares her clinical knowledge through professional education, seminars and webinars for physiotherapists and the wider scoliosis community.

SSOL SCHROTH P1 & P2

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Bernard Tonks BScPT, FCAMPT

Bernard Tonks is a physiotherapist who graduated from the University of Toronto in 1986. He has extensive experience in neurological rehabilitation and orthopaedics and became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapists in 1997.

He has treated clients with vestibular dysfunction since the mid-1990s and has completed extensive education in vestibular rehabilitation. Since 2000, Bernard has taught vestibular rehabilitation courses throughout Canada and internationally.

University of Toronto Graduate

Physiotherapy graduate since 1986.

Neurological & Orthopaedic Experience

Extensive clinical background in both fields.

Vestibular Practice Since the 1990s

Treating vestibular dysfunction for decades.

International Course Instructor

Teaching vestibular rehabilitation in Canada and internationally since 2000.

VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION

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Dr. Vaidas Stalioraitis

Dr. Vaidas Stalioraitis has extensive Australian and international experience as a clinician and educator at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a particular interest in the management of complex spinal pain.

He joined Manual Concepts in 2007 and has provided teaching and practical supervision across its postgraduate programmes. He is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, an accredited Mulligan Concept teacher, and Director and Principal Lecturer at Manual Concepts in Western Australia.

Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Accredited Mulligan Concept Teacher

Director & Principal Lecturer, Manual Concept

International Clinician & Educator

Teaching and supervising postgraduate programmes since joining Manual Concepts in 2007.

Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist • Director, Manual Concepts

COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE SPINE (CMS)

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PREVIOUSLY FEATURED INSTRUCTORS

Clinicians We've Hosted Over the Years

Over the years, BREMJ Aca-Physio has hosted a range of experienced local and international clinicians and educators across different areas of physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

Brendon Haslam PhD MACP

John Contreras

Jeremy Lewis PhD FCSP

NOI Instructor / Presenter
B App Sc (Physio)
M Physio (Neurological)

APA Sports & Exercise PT, Strength & Conditioning Coach

Explain Pain & Graded Motor Imagery

Strength & Conditioning Essentials for Physiotherapists

The Shoulder: Theory & Practice

Professor of MSK Research
Consultant Physiotherapist

Dr. Hagit Berdishevsky

PT, DPT,
Co-founder & Principal Educator of SSOL

SSOL Schroth Practical P1

Singapore 2026
Singapore 2024

Singapore 2025

Online 2022
Singapore 2019

Online 2021

CLINICAL EDUCATION

Learn From Experience. Apply It in Practice

BREMJ Aca-Physio focuses on professional education that connects current clinical knowledge with practical application. Our courses bring together experienced clinicians, educators and healthcare professionals for focused learning that can be translated into everyday clinical practice.