RISK MANAGEMENT The APA’s insurance partner BMS explains how personal accident insurance can help physiotherapists in the event of an injury.

The APA’s insurance partner BMS explores the potential risks associated with running a business from home and how to identify gaps in your insurance cover.

Allied health assistants are increasingly involved in the care of physiotherapy patients. BMS and Scott Shelly and Ashlee Sherman of Barry Nilsson Lawyers discuss the potential legal ramifications and explain how to mitigate potential risks, explore working with AHAs, the nuances of emerging third parties in the workforce, the cover offered by the APA Member Insurance Program and what you can do to mitigate risk.
 

When returning to practice after spending some time away, it is important for practitioners to meet professional obligations for registration. Here are some tips.

Scott Shelly and Ashlee Sherman of Barry Nilsson explain why adequate record keeping is essential for physiotherapists and how to avoid breaching professional obligations.

The APA’s insurance partner BMS explains what you should consider when deciding on cover for you and your business.

When using social media, physiotherapists need to be aware of their obligations. The Physiotherapy Board of Australia’s social media policy can help.

Physiotherapists must be registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia (the Board) and meet the Board’s registration standards to be able to practise in Australia.

Physiotherapists have played an important role in the pandemic response; accordingly, the Physiotherapy Board of Australia (the Board) has made some adjustments to CPD and student placements.

Physiotherapists are ideally placed to take a prominent role in falls prevention through education, exercise prescription and encouraging safe activity. To coincide with April Falls Week, InMotion highlights the work of just some of the clinicians and researchers at the frontline of preventing falls in the older population across three diverse settings.