Mental health is the focus of the Victorian Branch Winter Breakfast that returns on 20 August after a pandemic-enforced hiatus in 2020.

Managing stress and staying mentally healthy at work are critical to overall health and wellbeing. Here are some practical tips for employees (workers) and managers/employers to limit stress and better protect everyone’s mental health at work.

There are lessons to be learned from the experiences of a GP who discusses the escalation of occupational burnout.

HR IN PRACTICE You need to know what procedural fairness is and what it looks like in practice so that all future disciplinary proceedings in your workplace are handled fairly and legally.

Physiotherapists play an important role in Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the care of older Australians needing rehabilitation during inpatient stays. Meeting this need poses unique challenges, requiring innovative thinking from ward-based physiotherapists.

Policies and procedures outlining how to manage workplace conflicts are imperative. These documents are required to provide information and guidance on how to address and resolve workplace relations issues, and can cause issues if not consistently followed.

In this third article of a three-part series examining the topic of professional boundaries, the issue of inappropriate patient sexual behaviour is explored by APA National Professional Standards Panel members Ian Cooper (chair), Alison Smith, Susan Coulson and Dianna Howell, and APA Policy and Advocacy Officer Lowana Williams.

After discovering the world of classical ballet as a boarding school student in Adelaide and going on to train at the New Zealand School of Dance, Jeremy Hunt, APAM, realised his fascination with body movement and his understanding of the dancer’s life had far wider applications.