If you are a registered physiotherapist, any advertising you do must comply with the professional codes and guidelines set by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.

‘Advertising’ includes but is not limited to all forms of verbal, printed or electronic public communication that promote a regulated health service.

The Australian College of Physiotherapists (ACP) is led by the College Council, a committee comprised of 11 members representing leaders in clinical practice, research, management and academia.

A cyber or data breach incident occurs when personal and/or sensitive information held by an individual or organisation is the subject of unauthorised access or disclosure or is lost.

The effects of a cyber or data breach incident can be devastating for affected individuals and for your organisation.

What do you do when you’ve got five minutes at a national conference to put forward the five greatest challenges you believe exist within the private sector of physiotherapy?

This is what I was faced with when asked to put together a brief presentation for the FOCUS 2022 conference held in Melbourne.

Physiotherapists play an important role in the healthcare workforce across Australia and, as demand for care increases, health services have been encouraging practitioners to return to practice.

As a physiotherapist, you are required to touch, apply pressure to and manipulate patients, which involves close physical contact.

It is therefore crucial that you understand and work within the parameters of safe, clinical and appropriate touching.

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The need to inspire and support physiotherapists to remain in the profession has never been more critical.

While many factors are at play, one key determinant of longevity within the profession is how a physiotherapist is supported along their career pathway.

One in 16 men (six per cent) and one in six women (17 per cent) have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of a current or previous cohabiting partner (ABS 2016), while 23 per cent of women and 16 per cent of adult men have experienced emotional abuse by a partner at some point since the age of 15 (ABS 2022).

What is inclusivity and why does it matter?

LGBTQIA+ inclusivity means acknowledging and respecting that diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity and innate sex characteristics is a normal part of life.