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In this course, Christian will give you the skills and knowledge to diagnose and manage biomechanical deficits in injured runners. The course explores ideal lower limb biomechanics, provides an overview of how common biomechanical faults link to injury, and how to identify and address them in the clinic. The evidence behind and practical application of running retraining, exercise, footwear and other adjunctive interventions are explored in relation to both injury and performance.

The Tasmanian Branch extends a warm invitation to APA members and colleagues to attend the 2025 Annual Symposium.

We are excited to announce our keynote speaker for this year's Symposium – Dr Merv Travers APAM.

Merv will present 'Merging pain science and exercise rehabilitation: implications for clinical practice'.

Unfortunately, exercise rehabilitation produces only modest results for many people living with pain. A challenge to optimising exercise rehabilitation is that our frameworks for researching and applying exercise rehabilitation in clinical practice do not align with a contemporary understanding of pain. Our current view of conscious experiences like taste, smell and even pain suggests they are shaped by the interaction of top-down predictions and incoming sensory evidence.

Using a series of audio-visual experiments, Merv will lead the audience on a journey to understand the role of both predictions and sensory information in our conscious experiences like pain. Central to this idea is the notion that how we move shapes our sensory information and the subsequent conscious experience of pain.

Based on these concepts, Merv will discuss the evidence underpinning a framework for exercise rehabilitation for people with persisting pain and illustrate it in action through case-study examples.

In addition to our keynote, the Symposium will feature local invited speakers who will share their knowledge and latest insights across a range of topics that will provide valuable perspectives. Read more about these presentations here

What can I do in two minutes to help my clients make a positive change in their health-related behaviour? Assoc Prof Marie-Louise Bird, APAM Professor of Physiotherapy, Academic Lead Physiotherapy, Federation University, Churchill, Victoria | (honorary affiliation University of British Columbia and University of Tasmania)

Childbearing years and exercise - Watch this space for updates

Cancer and exercise - Watch this space for updates. Leah Parker – Snr Oncology Physiotherapist, RHH

Approaching exercise selection in professional basketball - Harrison Shaw-Gillott, BSc (Hons) Exercise, Sport, and Rehabilitation Science | Tasmania JackJumpers – High Performance Manager – Strength & Conditioning

Understanding RED-S & LEA: Key insights for physiotherapists to recognise and address underfueling in athletes - Jaymeila Webb - Accredited Sports Dietitian and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician | Director of Eat Nutrition, University Lecturer and Community Dietitian

Exercising a right to improved detection of high blood pressure. Associate Professor Martin Schultz - B. App.Sci (HM), Grad Dip and MA (Ex. Rehab.), PhD, ESSAM, AES, AEP | Principal Research Fellow | Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) | Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania

Watch this space for the latest presenter and topic announcements

Aquatic Physiotherapy Level 1 is designed to provide participants with both foundation practical and theoretical knowledge on the clinical implications of the physiology of immersion, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, rotational control and exercise in water. The course includes evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning and risk management in addition to practical sessions covering a variety of manual techniques and exercise programs and progressions.

This course is ideal for recent graduates, physiotherapists moving into this practice area or experienced physiotherapists wishing to undertake refresher CPD. The course is valuable in developing skills and knowledge to maximise water as an environment for physiotherapy and to provide safe, effective, and evidence-based treatment and plan progressions.

Aquatic Physiotherapy Level 1 is delivered through a blended learning model comprising three parts:

Part A: is the first component of the Aquatic Physiotherapy Level 1 course and consists of ten OnDemand, self-paced modules

Part B: is offered as a Live Virtual Classroom for those who want to participate in some immediate feedback and discussion about key topics, and is also combined with Part C delivered as part of the one day face-to-face session. Part B includes clinical reasoning and interactive discussions about key aspects of practice

Part C: is practical face-to-face pool-based learning, and is delivered together with Part B as a one day face-to-face session

Note: For those who to undertake Part B as a Live Virtual Classroom, and then go on to complete the face-to-face one day session (Part B and C combined) at a later time, they will still be involved in Part B discussions again. This is an opportunity to have a variety of clinical discussions on key topics, as there will always be different questions about practice generated by the group.

Whole-person approaches for managing Long COVID in both primary care and private settings will be explored, offering physiotherapists practical strategies for comprehensive patient care. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the key clinical presentations, including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM), along with the necessary screening techniques and strategies for accommodating these conditions within physiotherapy practice. Integration of biopsychosocial factors in the management of fatigue and multi-system symptoms will be emphasised. The session will also address the acute management of COVID-19, including early referral pathways and rehabilitation approaches aimed at minimising the risk of developing Long COVID.

The Australian Government has updated its privacy legislation to include significant changes to the 27-year-old Privacy Act as well as the Criminal Code. Some of the changes, which came into effect in December 2024, will affect the way businesses such as allied health practices operate. This is what you need to know. But businesses should be aware their responsibilities for protecting the privacy of Australians may have broadened under the amendments.

Presenter: Azmeena Hussain - Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn

Azmeena Hussain OAM is a Principal at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and has over 15 years of experience advocating for ordinary Australians and stakeholders.

She is a former member of the Victorian Statutory WorkCover Advisory Committee. She is listed in the prestigious Doyle's Guide as a preeminent Australian personal injuries lawyer and is a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law. She has a particular interest in the intersection of health practitioners and the law and working with practitioners to advance positive outcomes for patients and clients.

This is a Live Webinar.

Login instructions including link details will be sent to registrants the day before the event. If login instructions are not received (please check your inbox as well as junk/spam folders) by close of business the day before the lecture, please contact - jenny.willsmore@australian.physio