In this very difficult, challenging and increasingly heartbreaking time, I wanted to reach out to all of you as APA members. All of us are facing hardship, and some level of fear and uncertainty about the future.

Physiotherapists need guidance about dealing with patients who have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To address this need, an international collaboration of 14 physiotherapists has prepared a series of recommendations for physiotherapists in dealing with COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting.

Understanding how and why providing older patients with education to prevent falls and influence behavior has been the focus of Chiara Naseri’s recent research undertaken with older patients from three public hospitals in Perth.

Ben Gwilliam, APAM, asserts it’s great to think ‘I would love to go and volunteer my time overseas for even just a couple of weeks’, but it is difficult to make a lasting difference in the standards of healthcare long term.

The nature of their work puts healthcare professionals more at risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus, so the implementation of infection control strategies in the workplace have never been more important.

Rebecca Harding’s passion for treating spinal conditions eventually led to her practice solely focusing on the diagnosis and management of scoliosis.

Evidence has identified the cause and development of lymphoedema as a result of cancer treatment. In reality, cancer-related lymphoedema only contributes to a small percentage of lymphoedema cases worldwide. 

APA Queensland branch councillor Miles Wilson talks to Rodney McLean about his work within the jaw assessment clinic at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and the integral role of physiotherapists in this area.

As a soccer mad kid, Ian Cooper had his first inkling to become a physiotherapist. It was an idea that sparked a 40-year career, culminating as head of physiotherapy at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) in Perth. 

Jan Mountford retires from her work as an advanced scope physiotherapist. Here, Jennifer Persaud, APAM, reflects on Jan’s career and her pioneering contributions.