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HYBRID - ONLINE EVENT

9:00pm-10:30pm AEST– presentations. Please adjust to your time zones.

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

Physiotherapists working with adults with cerebral palsy (CP) often navigate a complex intersection of lifelong disability, ageing, and neurological change—yet many report feeling underprepared for this area of practice or realise the skills they have, place them well to provide support. This session, led by a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, aims to demystify physiotherapy for adults with CP by bridging the gap between paediatric foundations and contemporary adult neurological practice.

This presentation will explore how CP presents across the lifespan, including the impact of secondary conditions, functional decline, fatigue, pain, and participation challenges. It will challenge common assumptions and highlight how clinical reasoning, goal setting, and intervention approaches can be adapted to better meet the needs of adults living with CP.

A key focus will be on building the confidence of physiotherapists—whether new to CP or experienced in other areas of neurological practice—to deliver effective, person-centred care. Practical strategies, clinical insights, and real-world examples will support therapists to translate knowledge into action, integrate evidence-informed approaches, and feel more assured in managing complexity.

The session will also clarify the physiotherapist's role within the multidisciplinary team, highlighting how physiotherapy contributes to holistic, coordinated care alongside medical, allied health, and support teams. Emphasis will be placed on collaboration, shared goal setting, and advocating for the needs of adults with CP.

Health professionals are increasingly experiencing high levels of burnout, driven by high patient volume, increasingly complex patient presentations, inadequate staffing, increasing administrative burden, and poor work-life balance. 

Join this webinar to build practical skills for recognising and managing burnout in healthcare

Join us for an informative evening about one of the quickest developing fields in physiotherapy. Featuring two amazing Emergency Department Physiotherapists from both NSW and ACT: Leigh Marchetto and Kevin Weeks. Learn all about ED physiotherapy, including topics such as:

● What are the responsibilities of an ED physiotherapist
● Example cases and presentations that ED physiotherapists often encounter
● What it takes to become an ED physiotherapist
● What does career progression and scope of practice look like
● The role of ED physiotherapists within the Emergency Department System
● Why ED physiotherapy

This course is targeted at physiotherapists working within the cardiorespiratory field, wanting to further their knowledge and skills in the management of the critically ill patient, and builds on the content covered in the Cardiorespiratory Level 1 course. It is also designed as an opportunity to further build requisite skills, for those therapists working towards a level of skill and knowledge commensurate with an APA Titled Cardiorespiratory physiotherapist.

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.