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HYBRID - ONLINE EVENT

9:30pm-10:30pm AEST– presentations. Please adjust to your timezones.

This event is also available as a face to face event located at Suite 1, 4 Sarich Way Bentley WA.

Presenter:

Dr Phil Daborn, a Urogynaecologist, will provide an update on Prolapse management, including surgical approaches and pessary management.

This blended online MHFA course has been adapted from the standard Mental health first aid course for adults. Developed in response to COVID-19.

Physiotherapists are involved in the care of people from all walks of life. One in four people will experience a mental health problem at some stage in their life plus c Comorbid mental health problems are common amongst people who access physiotherapy services including but not limited to those experiencing chronic pain, chronic physical illness, multiple pain areas or following a traumatic event. In Australia, approximately one in five adults will experience mental illness in any given year and physiotherapists and other health care professionals can expect to have close contact with someone experiencing a mental illness or a mental health problem.

Lack of knowledge and stigmatising attitudes about mental illness may prevent people from seeking help or providing appropriate support because they do not know how. Stigmatised attitudes and lack of knowledge about mental health conditions are not limited to the general public and can impact on healthcare workers interactions with patients. Stigmatising attitudes can reinforce disempowerment, loss of self-belief and a sense of shame in the person with comorbid mental health problems.3,4 It has been suggested that training of healthcare workers in mental health literacy is essential to ensure appropriate support and referrals are made for people with mental illness.5 This MHFA course will improve mental health literacy of physiotherapists.

It has been suggested that training of healthcare workers in mental health literacy is essential to ensure appropriate support and referrals are made for people with mental illness. This MHFA course will improve mental health literacy of physiotherapists.

This blended learning course consists of three components:

• 7hrs of self-directed online learning. This is to be completed prior to attendance at:
• Two virtual (Zoom) classroom sessions, both of which are 2.5hrs in length

Please note:

• Two weeks prior to the first virtual classroom session, you will be sent a link to the 7hrs of self-directed learning. Virtual classroom login instructions including a Zoom link will be sent to registrants on the day of each of the virtual classroom sessions.
• This is an interactive course which requires your participation. Therefore during the Zoom sessions you need to be in a suitable setting with your video and audio turned on.
• It has been noted through previous iterations that the online content and online manual accessible from the MHFA website does not work effectively on iPads and other handheld devices. It is recommended that you use a desktop or laptop to complete this component of the course.

This course has been designed to provide an opportunity for physiotherapists to develop their practical skills and clinical reasoning associated with content taught in the online Level 1 Women's Pelvic Health Course.

This practical course will be structured around a ‘clinical case studies' format. Physiotherapists will be guided through a number of case studies requiring interpretation of completed Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaires, bladder and bowel diaries, as well as results of Trans-Abdominal Real Time Ultrasound (RTUS), to develop an introductory management plan involving pelvic floor muscle training (where indicated) and lifestyle advice for each case.

In particular, physiotherapists will have the opportunity to perform Trans-Abdominal RTUS to assess pelvic floor function and bladder volumes, as well as learn the necessary procedures required to perform a visual assessment of anal sphincter contraction.

Note: even though there is no internal examinations are performed at Level 1, this course involves learners modelling in order to fulfil the learning objectives. If you know in advance that you will not consent to be a model for peer learning (visual assessment -external observation- of anal sphincter contraction), please communicate this as early as possible so that we can ensure a quality learning experience can be maintained for all participants.

This course will be presented by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) in combination with Women's Health Training Associates (WHTA).

For more information about the Women's Level 1 courses please click here.

The Pain Physiotherapy Level 1 course outlines the key principles of Pain and Pain Management which can be immediately transferred to practice. This course presents this foundational knowledge to support physiotherapists who are new, recently graduated or experienced (across all the different disciplines) and are looking to expand, refresh and better integrate their knowledge in the area of pain physiotherapy.

The aims of this course is to:

1. Understand the burden of pain throughout society
2. Develop a biopsychosocial model for the assessment and management of pain
3. Be able to understand the need for a person-centred approach to pain assessment and management

Part B consists of a live webinar that consolidates the learning from Part A through facilitated case study analysis and open discussion.

To find out more about this course, please take a look at this video

Are you interested in working in private practice but aren't sure how to make yourself stand out? Or are you about to graduate and are unsure of what to look out for in a new graduate private practice position? Come attend this webinar hosted by clinic owner Tom Hol and senior physiotherapist Jana Condoleon as they detail everything you need to know to ensure your first physiotherapy job suits you and allows you to build and cultivate a long fulfilling career.

Topics that will be covered by our two experienced speakers include:

• Advice on how to comprehensively research a clinic or workplace prior to application
• How to interpret information from job listings and clinic websites to figure out how the clinic or workplace might operate and any potential red flags.
• How to write a good cover letter tailored to a specific workplace
• What questions you should ask in the interview to figure out if the clinic or workplace suits you
• Tips on weighing salary with the amount of support provided.