While Associate Professor Amir Takla MACP does not describe his career as a juggling act, by most measures it would qualify as one. 

My interest began as a business owner. Technology improved communication, streamlined operations and supported more consistent care, creating a better experience for both patients and clinicians. 

My work has since focused on developing and evaluating digital health solutions that extend physiotherapy beyond traditional clinic walls. 

At a certain point of growth, many practice owners hit an inflection point where the more the practice grows, the more dependent it becomes on the owner. 

Decisions begin to stack up. Problems escalate and sit unresolved. And despite a capable team, nothing moves without the owner’s involvement. 

When Xander Clausen APAM sits down to Sunday dinner with his family, the conversation often drifts towards case studies, clinical reasoning and tricky patient presentations. 

Like many physiotherapists, Sherrie Krampel APAM’s pathway into the profession began with sport. 

Post-employment restraint clauses – often called ‘restraint of trade’ or ‘non-compete’ clauses – are common in contracts for senior staff, salespeople and employees with access to confidential information or key client relationships. 

Used properly, they can help protect legitimate business interests after an employee leaves.

Most of us enter this profession because we are passionate about helping people. 

We become great clinicians through hard work, persistence and an investment in our continuing education. 

For those of us who accidentally find our way to running a business, the next challenge becomes: how do I transition from clinician to business owner and who can help?

Most of us enter this profession because we are passionate about helping people. We become great clinicians through hard work, persistence and an investment in our continuing education. 

For those of us who accidentally find our way to running a business, the next challenge becomes: how do I transition from clinician to business owner and who can help? 

When sports physiotherapist Daniel Patterson APAM worked in pro sport as a young physiotherapist, the multidisciplinary team that surrounded him included medical staff who were always on hand to write prescriptions and referrals for imaging or for specialist care when needed. 

Chris Purcell APAM always knew where he wanted his physiotherapy career to lead. 

After completing a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement Studies) in 2002, Chris enrolled in the Master of Physiotherapy Studies program at the University of Queensland, graduating in 2005.