APA Policy and Government Relations Senior Policy Advisor Mirjana Jovetic explains why it’s so important to champion access to falls prevention programs.

Virtual physiotherapy care may be just as powerful as a hospital bed for non-serious low back pain. At the APASC25 scientific conference in Adelaide, Dr Chathurani Sigera described how the Back@Home program in Sydney is helping patients recover in their own homes.

ADVANCED PRACTICE (INCLUDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT) From early inspirations to leadership in advanced practice physiotherapy, Pippa Flanagan’s career has been defined by seizing opportunities and embracing challenges.

As hospitals continue to rebuild and reshape their workforces after the disruption of the pandemic years, supporting new physiotherapy graduates is more important than ever. At the Royal Melbourne Hospital, physiotherapy clinical educator Thao Nguyen helped drive an innovative program designed to strengthen confidence, capability and connection in the earliest weeks of practice.

Physiotherapists at Royal Darwin Hospital are redefining renal care in the Northern Territory, improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients living with kidney disease.

As physiotherapy evolves beyond traditional boundaries, advanced practice roles are reshaping how patients access care. At the centre of this change is Jo Morris, a leader who has seen the potential—and the challenges—of embedding advanced scope physiotherapy in the public health setting.

A new program in the Northern Territory is changing how frail older people are cared for when they arrive at Royal Darwin Hospital’s emergency department after a fall-related incident.

Advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapist Adrian Cush has built his career around the belief that good physiotherapy empowers people to understand and manage their health long after the appointment ends.