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Physiotherapy is both a rewarding and demanding profession. As physiotherapists, we regularly encounter patients experiencing physical, emotional and psychological distress. Listening, validating, supporting and offering empathy and compassion are key elements of the therapeutic relationship, however this emotional load can carry a cost. The cost of physical and emotional exhaustion, burnout, vicarious trauma and moral injury, and ultimately, the cost of attrition.

Self-care, the practice of looking after ourselves and meeting our own needs, is an essential life skill for practitioner wellbeing. It is also an ethical and professional responsibility, supporting client safety.

In this webinar, we discuss self-care through the framework of context, knowledge building and capacity building. Participants will hear knowledge relevant to the physiotherapy context and will be guided thought strategies that can be implemented to support their own wellbeing.

Caring for ourselves is not indulgence; it is what allows us to keep caring for others.

The balance workshop has been developed to complement the work of Professor Cathie Sherrington and colleagues (Sherrington et al 2016) that provides clear evidence-based exercise guidelines to successfully improve balance and prevent falls. While these guidelines are widely available, implementing this evidence in clinical practice continues to be a major clinical challenge. This workshop provides a theoretical background to the understanding of balance and postural adjustments. Video analysis is used to discuss the effective assessment and analysis of balance impairments to provide the basis for targeted interventions. The recent meta-analyses of effective exercise to improve balance and reduce falls are reviewed in detail so that attendees have a thorough understanding of the features of effective balance training. The changes to balance seen in older people and people with neurological conditions are discussed, as well as the evidence for balance training in people with common neurological conditions. This workshop assists clinicians to develop evidence-based solutions for people with balance difficulties by incorporating practical sessions exploring strategies for training balance that are challenging, of sufficiently high dosage and safe. The workshop uses lectures, practical sessions, video analysis and clinical sessions with patients in order to provide clinicians with many strategies for effective balance training with people of differing levels of disability.

Expand your professional network and connect with paediatric physiotherapists in your local area at this networking event. Whether you are new to the profession or an experienced clinician, this is a valuable opportunity to build meaningful relationships, exchange ideas, and strengthen connections within your local healthcare community.

Join colleagues for an informal and supportive networking experience where you can share experiences, discuss common challenges, celebrate successes, and learn from one another. By fostering new connections and strengthening existing ones, you'll leave feeling inspired, supported, and more connected to the paediatric physiotherapy community.

This event welcomes all clinicians with an interest in paediatrics, whether working in education, hospital, community or private settings.

Starting at 4.30pm QLD time, Light refreshments will be provided on the night.

This is a face to face event only

Expand your professional network and connect with fellow paediatric physiotherapists in your local area at this networking event. Whether you are new to the profession or an experienced clinician, this is a valuable opportunity to build meaningful relationships, exchange ideas, and strengthen connections within your local healthcare community.

Join colleagues for an informal and supportive networking experience where you can share experiences, discuss common challenges, celebrate successes, and learn from one another. By fostering new connections and strengthening existing ones, you'll leave feeling inspired, supported, and more connected to the paediatric physiotherapy community.

This event welcomes all clinicians with an interest in paediatrics, whether working in education, hospital, community or private settings.

Starting at 4.30pm QLD time, Light refreshments will be provided on the night

This is a face to face event only

Expand your professional network and connect with fellow paediatric physiotherapists in your local area at this networking event. Whether you are new to the profession or an experienced clinician, this is a valuable opportunity to build meaningful relationships, exchange ideas, and strengthen connections within your local healthcare community.

Join colleagues for an informal and supportive networking experience where you can share experiences, discuss common challenges, celebrate successes, and learn from one another. By fostering new connections and strengthening existing ones, you'll leave feeling inspired, supported, and more connected to the paediatric physiotherapy community.

This event welcomes all clinicians with an interest in paediatrics, whether working in education, hospital, community or private settings.

Starting at 4.30pm QLD time, Light refreshments will be provided on the night

This is a face to face event only