The APA, the Australian Physiotherapy Council and Talent Beyond Boundaries have joined forces to bring physiotherapists fleeing Afghanistan to Australia. A conversation with Stephanie Cousins about the program, which was launched in November.

The Physiotherapy Board of Australia reflects on a year of lockdowns, challenges, strategic thinking, partnerships and ongoing dedication.

In the fourth iteration of this series, we speak with a physiotherapy student who is also a single parent and an advocate for self-care, and an overseas-trained physiotherapist who has blended private practice and raising a family with studying to become a twice-titled physiotherapist and working towards specialisation.

The staff and alumni of the Physiotherapy Department at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital were saddened to learn of the passing of Ishbel Durkin, who was the inaugural head of department from 1963 to 1994.

Cameron Edwards knows what it is like to be one of the only Aboriginal students in a physiotherapy course. A discussion about his new role mentoring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students through their placements.

Physiotherapy is an evidence-based profession, but to have a healthy evidence base, there needs to be a robust population of researchers, from PhD students through to lead investigators on a range of research projects. A look at why physiotherapy research is a viable career pathway, who is doing physiotherapy PhDs and how they got there.

Our previous three articles on the history of the Australian College of Physiotherapists covered the creation of the College and its development from 1971 until the present day. Now Darren Beales, FACP, President of the College, and Tom McMillan, FACP, co-Vice-President of the College, discuss plans and aspirations for the future.

An effective induction program is the best way to give new employees a strong start in a workplace, for the benefit of employees and employers alike.

It is membership renewal time once again.

Physiotherapists can examine their cognitive biases with David Humphries at the Tasmanian Summer Breakfast in Sandy Bay.