Governments and health departments often baulk at innovative models of healthcare.

Robert Vander Kraats was a fit and active physiotherapist with a bustling private practice in Perth when he experienced a stroke mid-consultation with a patient. To coincide with International Day of People with a Disability this month, Robert shares his remarkable story here.

In April last year, Victorian physiotherapist Alisha da Silva was given news that brightened what had been a pretty terrible week. While isolating at home with a nasty bout of COVID-19, Alisha was told that her application for a Felice Rosemary Lloyd Scholarship had been successful.

Michael Ryan and Barby Singer are the two newest names added to the APA’s Honoured Member board. And both share a philosophy of being part of the change that they want to happen.

PRIMARY CARE The success of a primary contact physiotherapy service established in a Geelong Urgent Care Clinic suggests an effective approach for the future, explain physiotherapists Mark Napper and Emily Bradshaw.

AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS Mitchell Taylor talks to Marina Williams about the titling milestone in a career dedicated to preventive cardiorespiratory physiotherapy and its expansion into primary care.

Innovative new technology and an expanded service at a Queensland hospital is helping patients with dizziness and vertigo find the balance they need to live their best lives. InMotion speaks with the state’s first vestibular consultant, physiotherapist Leia Barnes, about her passion for vestibular physiotherapy and the rapid changes taking place in the field.

Four APA physiotherapists were awarded Australia Day Honours in January 2023 for services to community health.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS A clear understanding of your individual scope of practice is essential for professional, competent and safe practice. Here we share some guidance from the APA’s National Professional Standards Panel.

In the second instalment of our series on pain sensitivity, Darren Beales FACP and Tim Mitchell FACP explain what to look out for when conducting assessments.