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? 

Last year we released our strategy plan, Towards 2030. 

At its heart is a simple but powerful commitment to the people who make this organisation what it is: our volunteers. 

Through our connection pillar, we are working to recognise and reward the contributions our volunteers make to strengthen our profession. Across the association, members volunteer at every level. 

Sarah Takac APAM knew she wanted to pursue physiotherapy from year 10 onwards. 

When she discovered that aquatic physiotherapy was an option, her future became even clearer. 

When Emma Kirby APAM first began studying to be a physiotherapist, she didn’t imagine that her future patients would primarily be four-legged. 

From hands-on practice in South Australia to international collaborations in Kenya, Colombia, Scandinavia and Thailand, Specialist Occupational Health Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2008) Dr Rose Boucaut FACP has built a career around one goal—helping people stay safe and well at work. 

Curiosity has always driven APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Laura Hanson MACP—curiosity about how the body works, how people heal and how teams thrive. 

As managing director of Physio Health Perth, Shabreena Mavi APAM spends her days helping older adults regain movement, confidence and independence. 

It’s a role that unites her fascination with how movement transforms lives and her belief that physiotherapy is ‘a perfect blend of compassion, empowerment and movement’. 

For Stephanie Hawkins APAM, physiotherapy and teaching have always been intertwined. 

As a clinical educator at Austin Health, she’s combining both interests to improve how clinicians learn and how patients benefit. 

Modern awards provide for additional pay in certain circumstances to compensate employees for working outside the standard spread of hours, during unsocial hours or on special days.

The following are four common situations (not exhaustive) where higher pay rates may apply. 

What prompted you to write this editorial and why are predatory journals such a persistent problem in physiotherapy research? 

As both an early-career academic and a practising clinician, I regularly receive unsolicited invitations from journals to submit manuscripts, often in exchange for publication fees.