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2024 Tas Branch Symposium

The Tasmanian Branch extends a warm invitation to APA members and colleagues to attend the 2024 Annual Symposium.

The Symposium presents a dual opportunity to participate in a high-quality professional development program, and network with fellow Tasmanian physiotherapists.

The Symposium program will be supported by a number of invited local speakers.

Theme: When sex and gender matter

There will be several thought-provoking presentations throughout the day including:
- Physiotherapy and perimenopause
- Male pelvic health
- Psychosocial and socioeconomic barriers in managing chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men
- Athletes' knowledge of pelvic floor dysfunction and engagement with pelvic floor muscle training

Keynote Speaker: Dr Andrea Mosler FACP, FASMF

Andrea will present 'Hip and groin pain in the female athlete- not just little men!'.

Hip and groin pain represents a diagnostic challenge for clinicians due to the extensive potential sources of pain, co-existing causes of pain, and heterogenous terminology used in the literature. For women, hip/groin pain diagnosis and aetiology are further challenged by hormonal, body composition, pregnancy, and age-related changes which occur over a woman's lifespan. While female athletes appear to experience a lower burden of adductor-related groin pain than their male counterparts, women experience a disproportionate burden of hip pain throughout their lives. When women experience hip/groin pain, reduced physical activity and poor quality of life are common sequelae.

This presentation will explore the epidemiology and aetiology of the various musculoskeletal causes of hip/groin pain in women. The considerable gaps in research with women as participants will be highlighted. The potential biological, psychological, and socio-cultural reasons for hip/groin pain burden in women will be explored in this presentation.

Additional presentations and speakers:

- 'Discussing the difference between sex and gender', Niki Deiter APAM
- 'Physiotherapy for male pelvic health', Morgan Kent APAM
- 'Menopause for physiotherapists – It's hot, stiff and not that sexy', Rachel Andrew MACP, APA Continence & Women's Health Physiotherapist
- 'Toward Understanding the Lived Experience in Men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) and Barriers to Optimal Pain Management', Dr Arthur Sone-Wai Li, Clinical Psychologist
- 'Male and Female Athletes' Knowledge of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and their Knowledge of and Engagement with Pelvic Floor Muscle Training', Jacinta Magor, Master of Physiotherapy Student

Click here to read more about these presentations.

More presenters details to come

Presenters

Andrea Mosler


Dr. Andrea Mosler is a Specialist Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist and NHMRC Senior Research Fellow at La Trobe University where she is currently working on hip/groin pain, injury prevention, and women in sport research projects. Her PhD, completed in 2018, investigated the risk factors for hip and groin pain in professional male football players and was conducted while she worked at Aspetar, Qatar. Andrea previously worked for 18 years at the Australian Institute of Sport as a Senior Sports Physiotherapist and has been an Australian team physiotherapist at many sporting events including the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics Games. She continues to practice clinically in conjunction with her research work.

Nikola Deiter


Niki has been at Allcare Physiotherapy for 12 months, and also works at Calvary Hospital. Niki has experience working for the THS both at the RHH and out-patient community health. Prior to becoming a physiotherapist Niki was a professional soccer player. Niki represented the Young Matildas, played two seasons with Sydney FC and went to the USA on a sports scholarship where she also studied Exercise Science. In recent years Niki switched codes to Aussie Rules and played with Clarence last season.Niki enjoys working with sports related injuries and injury prevention, particularly in Aussie Rules and soccer players. She is passionate about providing safe physiotherapy care to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Morgan Kent


Morgan has extensive experience in senior roles in public and private services managing pelvic floor related conditions in men, women and gender diverse clients. Morgan has a special interest in men's pelvic health and pre and post prostatectomy care including exercise rehabilitation with a focus on physical, mental and emotional recovery. She is a contributor to WHEN Tasmania's Transgender Pelvic Health Podcast series. Morgan also holds a Master of Public Health and is employed part time in Public Health Services in health promotion projects and policy.

Rachel Andrew


Rachel has extensive experience in women's health especially working with complex persistent pelvic pain. She completed her masters in pelvic health at Curtin University in WA, has worked for Ausaid in Namibia and now is working with a multi-disciplinary team to provide e-learning for GPs and physicians to increase knowledge and understanding of Pelvic Health and the ramifications for whole body health for women and those presumed female at birth.

Arthur Sone-Wai Li


Arthur is a clinical psychologist with a special interest in chronic pain, sleep disorders, and stress management. He holds a Master's degree and PhD from the University of Tasmania, where his research focused on chronic pelvic pain syndrome and prostatitis in men. He further enhanced his expertise with Professional Certificate in Pain Science and Education from the University of South Australia. His investigative work has been dedicated to exploring and understanding the barriers that health practitioners and male patients encounter in managing the pelvic pain condition and its impacts on mental health. He has contributed to several publications on the psychological management of chronic prostatitis and the barriers in its management. With more than six years of experience in both private and public healthcare sectors, Arthur currently works at the Persistent Pain Services at the Royal Hobart Hospital. He collaborates with a multidisciplinary team, applying a variety of psychological interventions in individual and group formats to assist patients in managing pain, improving function, and enhancing quality of life. His therapeutic repertoire encompasses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Positive Psychotherapy (PPT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI).

Jacinta Magor


Jacinta is in her final semester of a Master of Physiotherapy at UTAS. She have been given the opportunity to pursue publishing a scoping review with two of her lecturers, Dr. Marie-Louise Bird and Dr. Romany Martin. This is the first formal research project Jacinta has undertaken; however, she hopes it won't be the last. Jacinta currently works part-time at In-Balance in Launceston, Tasmania in administration and as an allied health assistant.

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Presenters

Andrea Mosler


Dr. Andrea Mosler is a Specialist Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist and NHMRC Senior Research Fellow at La Trobe University where she is currently working on hip/groin pain, injury prevention, and women in sport research projects. Her PhD, completed in 2018, investigated the risk factors for hip and groin pain in professional male football players and was conducted while she worked at Aspetar, Qatar. Andrea previously worked for 18 years at the Australian Institute of Sport as a Senior Sports Physiotherapist and has been an Australian team physiotherapist at many sporting events including the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics Games. She continues to practice clinically in conjunction with her research work.


Nikola Deiter


Niki has been at Allcare Physiotherapy for 12 months, and also works at Calvary Hospital. Niki has experience working for the THS both at the RHH and out-patient community health. Prior to becoming a physiotherapist Niki was a professional soccer player. Niki represented the Young Matildas, played two seasons with Sydney FC and went to the USA on a sports scholarship where she also studied Exercise Science. In recent years Niki switched codes to Aussie Rules and played with Clarence last season.Niki enjoys working with sports related injuries and injury prevention, particularly in Aussie Rules and soccer players. She is passionate about providing safe physiotherapy care to the LGBTQIA+ community.


Morgan Kent


Morgan has extensive experience in senior roles in public and private services managing pelvic floor related conditions in men, women and gender diverse clients. Morgan has a special interest in men's pelvic health and pre and post prostatectomy care including exercise rehabilitation with a focus on physical, mental and emotional recovery. She is a contributor to WHEN Tasmania's Transgender Pelvic Health Podcast series. Morgan also holds a Master of Public Health and is employed part time in Public Health Services in health promotion projects and policy.


Rachel Andrew


Rachel has extensive experience in women's health especially working with complex persistent pelvic pain. She completed her masters in pelvic health at Curtin University in WA, has worked for Ausaid in Namibia and now is working with a multi-disciplinary team to provide e-learning for GPs and physicians to increase knowledge and understanding of Pelvic Health and the ramifications for whole body health for women and those presumed female at birth.


Arthur Sone-Wai Li


Arthur is a clinical psychologist with a special interest in chronic pain, sleep disorders, and stress management. He holds a Master's degree and PhD from the University of Tasmania, where his research focused on chronic pelvic pain syndrome and prostatitis in men. He further enhanced his expertise with Professional Certificate in Pain Science and Education from the University of South Australia. His investigative work has been dedicated to exploring and understanding the barriers that health practitioners and male patients encounter in managing the pelvic pain condition and its impacts on mental health. He has contributed to several publications on the psychological management of chronic prostatitis and the barriers in its management. With more than six years of experience in both private and public healthcare sectors, Arthur currently works at the Persistent Pain Services at the Royal Hobart Hospital. He collaborates with a multidisciplinary team, applying a variety of psychological interventions in individual and group formats to assist patients in managing pain, improving function, and enhancing quality of life. His therapeutic repertoire encompasses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Positive Psychotherapy (PPT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI).


Jacinta Magor


Jacinta is in her final semester of a Master of Physiotherapy at UTAS. She have been given the opportunity to pursue publishing a scoping review with two of her lecturers, Dr. Marie-Louise Bird and Dr. Romany Martin. This is the first formal research project Jacinta has undertaken; however, she hopes it won't be the last. Jacinta currently works part-time at In-Balance in Launceston, Tasmania in administration and as an allied health assistant.


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