Sitting in the auditorium at the International Brain Injury Association’s World Congress on Brain Injury in Dublin, Ireland, in late March this year, Dr Adam Scheinberg broke into a grin when a name flashed up on the screen during the keynote address.

Striking up a conversation with a Gen Z physiotherapist recently, Simon Kerrigan APAM was startled to learn that the physio was ready to change workplaces less than six months after joining the business.

Angela Serong APAM proudly credits her deep desire to become an agent of change in her career to her family’s commitment to advocacy and social justice.

STUDENT PRIZE Volunteering and supporting others while studying at university led to Abeshek Nadarajah being awarded the APA Board of Directors Student Prize.

When Abeshek Nadarajah APAM made the decision to move from Melbourne to Rockhampton to study for his Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) at Central Queensland University (CQUniversity), he knew that community would be central to his experience. 

At school, Cara van Wyk MACP thought the law would be her career path, with work experience giving a welcome hint of what could lie ahead.

Then an injury from a mountain bike accident in Year 11 led her to rehabilitation with an ‘incredible physio’.

Law was out, physiotherapy was in. 

The APA is the fourth member-based health association I have worked for.

There are similarities among all of them because issues of concern to members share certain commonalities.

All associations and organisations with a large, diverse membership working across the entirety of healthcare face substantial challenges in communicating.

The maximum number of weekly hours an employee can perform is 38 hours according to the National Employment Standards (NES).

For part-time employees, their maximum is typically based on the lesser of either 38 hours or their own normal ordinary hours.

The Physiotherapy Board of Australia welcomes moves to increase the physiotherapy workforce in Australia by improving pathways for the safe registration of internationally trained practitioners.

When Alisa McLachlan FACP, a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2019), was studying physiotherapy as an undergraduate at the University of Melbourne, she had a strong drive towards high achievement right from the start.