Free HODA-A™ Webinar
A focused 60-minute introduction to Hands-On Data Acquisition & Analysis — reframing hands-on assessment as a clinical measurement process, not simply a technique debate.
Upcoming HODA-A™ Free Webinars
Each session is free, live, and capped at 30 attendees to create a focused professional learning environment.
No resources. No recording.
No resources. No recording.
No resources. No recording.
No resources. No recording.
Discover why HODA-A™ changes the conversation about hands-on assessment.
This is the section that matters most: the webinar gives clinicians a clear first step into understanding why hands-on assessment needs to be reframed through measurement science, clinician calibration, perception, reasoning, and clinical data acquisition.
Hands-on assessment as measurement
Understand why clinical touch should be discussed as a data acquisition process, not dismissed as an unreliable technique.
Validity before reliability
Explore why asking whether clinicians agree may be the wrong first question if the instrument has not been calibrated.
The clinician as the instrument
Consider how perception, interoception, sensorimotor processing, clinical reasoning, and calibration shape assessment outcomes.
Why palpation research keeps failing
Learn why historical reliability studies may have asked limited questions about a complex human measurement process.
A new framework for clinical touch
See how HODA-A™ begins to organise hands-on assessment through constructs, standards, and research-informed clinical practice.
The future of hands-on education
Understand how HODA-A™ supports a more rigorous, teachable, and defensible future for hands-on MSK assessment.
Why HODA-A™ matters
HODA-A™ — Hands-On Data Acquisition & Analysis — explores how clinicians use touch, perception, reasoning, and calibration during hands-on musculoskeletal assessment.
This webinar introduces the clinical and research rationale behind HODA-A™ and why the conversation around hands-on assessment needs to move beyond whether palpation is simply “reliable” or “unreliable”.
- Why hands-on assessment should be considered as a measurement process.
- Why validity must be addressed before reliability.
- How clinician calibration may influence assessment outcomes.
- How HODA-A™ reframes clinical touch through a research-informed lens.
- How this work supports the future development of HODA-A™ education and clinical standards.
Previous HODA-A™ Webinars & Online Teaching
HODA-A™ has been introduced and developed through a range of webinars, online teaching sessions, cohort discussions, and professional education events.
HODA-A™ Introductory Lecture Webinar
A free introductory lecture webinar presenting the rationale, research basis, and clinical relevance of HODA-A™.
HODA-A™ Practical Introduction Webinar
Previously delivered as a follow-on practical introduction after the lecture webinar. This is no longer currently running as a regular live webinar.
HODA-A™ Level 1 Introduction Live Online Teaching Sessions
Live online teaching sessions forming part of the HODA-A™ Level 1 Introduction training pathway.
HODA-A™ Level 1 Consolidation Webinar
A 90-minute consolidation webinar attached to HODA-A™ Level 1 training.
HODA-A™ Cohort Joint Feedback Webinar using Mentimeter
Interactive cohort feedback session using Mentimeter to support shared reflection, clinical discussion, and group learning.
Metropolia Finland HODA-A™ Teacher Training Online Sessions
Online teacher-training sessions supporting international HODA-A™ education development.
VISD 2026 Teachers’ Hub Session
Professional education and teachers’ preparation session connected to VISD 2026.
SmartEducation SIJ Webinar / Lecture
Professional lecture/webinar connected to SIJ-related clinical reasoning and the wider HODA-A™ framework.
ACSST / Rob Granter HODA-A™ Introductory Webinar
Introductory professional education webinar delivered through the ACSST pathway with Rob Granter.
ACSST / Rob Granter HODA-A™ Practical / Follow-up Session
Practical or applied follow-up session supporting clinicians to understand how HODA-A™ principles translate into clinical reasoning and hands-on assessment.
For clinicians who use their hands to assess
This webinar is suitable for clinicians, educators, and students interested in manual assessment, clinical reasoning, palpation, professional calibration, and the future of hands-on musculoskeletal practice.
A professional introduction to the HODA-A™ framework
This session is designed for clinicians who want to understand the research-informed argument behind HODA-A™ before entering deeper practical training.
- Manual therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Osteopaths
- Chiropractors
- Sports therapists and soft tissue therapists
- MSK educators and clinical mentors
- Clinicians interested in measurement, reliability, validity, and hands-on assessment
Book your free HODA-A™ webinar place
Choose the date that suits you best. Each session is capped at 30 people and delivered live only.
Book through Calendly