The APA’s insurance partner BMS and leading health law firm Barry Nilsson highlight four common areas where claims can arise for Australian physiotherapists.

Supporting junior or early career physiotherapists working in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) space is a rewarding endeavour that is helping to grow the next generation of physiotherapists coming through. Here, several practices owners and operators discuss about how they train and educate new graduates and early career physiotherapists who support people with disabilities through the NDIS.

The APA recently convened an LGBTQIA+ advisory panel to increase awareness and inclusivity and advocate for both patients and physiotherapists. Committee chair Megan Ross outlines the committee’s aims and introduces its members.

With solid backgrounds in health economics, policy and government as well as accounting, audit and risk, new APA non-executive directors Leesa Chesser and Ruth Faulkner bring substantial experience to the APA boardroom.

Gillian Sheppard and Scott Shelly of Barry Nilsson discuss a clinical scenario where a patient has suffered adverse results from dry needling treatment and provide some safeguards to prevent this from happening.

Co-developers Joanne Connaughton and Susan Edgar discuss the APA’s new online course, which aims to improve identification and increase understanding of common mental health problems.

Eligible employees can take up to 12 months of unpaid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Here are some key factors for employers to consider.

Let’s talk about Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

A revised Code of conduct shared by 12 health professions, including physiotherapy, has been published. Find out what has changed and what it means for you.

APA General Manager, Policy and Government Relations Simon Tatz explores the crucial role of surveys and feedback in the healthcare sector and asks APA members to help.