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.

The APA National Professionals Standards Panel, in collaboration with the NSW Physiotherapy Council, examine the boundaries between physiotherapist and past patient. 

Maintaining appropriate professional relationships when working with patients is an ethical requirement of all physiotherapists. The Physiotherapy Board of Australia (PBA) is unequivocal in its guidelines with respect to preserving clear professional boundaries with current patients.

What is it like working in an intensive care setting during the current coronavirus pandemic? A number of cardiorespiratory physiotherapists from around Australia answer some questions about managing patients with COVID-19.

Understanding how and why underpayment occurs is integral to ensuring you are paying staff the correct wages.

When Mary Magarey stepped up on to the stage at the APA Scientific Conference in Adelaide late last year to be named as one of three new APA Honoured Members, it was a defining moment in a long career devoted to the profession she loves. But becoming a physiotherapist wasn’t always in her plan.

With his course ‘Mastering Lower Limb Tendinopathy’ delivered in an online setting, Peter Malliaras outlines the importance of practical application when learning theory.

Ensuring the wellbeing of workers while in isolation poses a difficult challenge, but steps can be taken to connect staff members to their colleagues and the business as a whole.

Former APA President and Honoured Member Doreen Moore Wheelwright recently passed away. Here, her former student and friend, Elizabeth Ellis, recounts just some of Doreen’s many achievements and her trailblazing work for physiotherapy in Australia and overseas.

Acknowledging the challenges faced by health practices and physiotherapy professionals in rural areas is the key to providing useful strategies in confronting the staff retention rates in these communities.

Typically, the fear around being audited  is worse than the process itself. Being audited comes with many roles and responsibilities for clinicians—and it is important to know what they are, particularly when it comes to safeguarding confidential patient information.