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Disability Physiotherapy Level 1 aims to provide physiotherapists with the knowledge, understanding and skills to provide high quality physiotherapy services to people with a range of disabilities. In doing so, the course introduces models of practice consistent with best practice in the disability field, and highlights both commonalities and differences with other areas of physiotherapy practice. It also covers issues relating to the funding landscape within the disability sector, with a focus on the NDIS, and applies this knowledge to practice.

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

Part A: is the first component of the Disability Physiotherapy Level 1 course and consists of seven OnDemand, self-paced modules
Part B: live virtual classroom is very interactive and will include lively discussions between learners and expert presenters, with the opportunity to ask questions along the way
Part C: is practical face-to-face classroom learning

This live virtual session is Part B of the Disability Physiotherapy Level 1 course. You must attend a live virtual session in order to complete the Disability Physiotherapy Level 1 course.

The Introduction to Pilates for Neurological Clients course will introduce the principles of both mat and reformer-based Pilates and how these can be adapted to meet the needs of a neurological client. It aims to introduce some Pilates exercises and equipment which is done in a practical format where course participants will perform and demonstrate the exercises themselves. Neurological case studies will also be presented as a patient demonstration.

Varied discussion topics during this practical course will assist you in applying Pilates to rehabilitating clients with Neurological conditions. One of these is learning how Pilates can bridge the gap between hands on facilitation and resistance training.

Other areas explored are how Pilates can be used to rehabilitate not only weakness but high and low tone, sensory changes, vestibular dysfunction, incontinence, motor control and management of fatigue.

An overarching topic is how Pilates can be used functionally and tailored to assist individual neurological clients to achieve their goals.

As a result of attending this course participants will come away with many exercise-based ideas of how to promote positive neuroplasticity.

ACL injuries are an extremely common and costly injury in the Australian general and sporting population. Almost routinely, patients are offered surgical care to return to high-level activity and pivoting sports. This concept, as well as the dire view of a patient or athlete who has suffered an ACL tear has been widely propagated in mass media, and has affected populations both amateur and professional. Current best research challenges these ingrained paradigms.

This unique course will give clinicians the confidence to best assess, and provide a comprehensive non-surgical management program to, a patient presenting post ACL injury. During the course, participants will participate in: discussion around evidence-based risks, harms and benefits of non-operative and operative ACL tear care research-based assessments that assist determination of return to play case study discussions of both non-operative and operative patients. observation of the presenter's assessment, management and creation of a Treatment Management Plan for a patient with an acute ACL tear (If a patient can be sourced, this session will be incorporated into or replace the case study session).

This course will be held at ACU North Sydney.

This course offers a great opportunity to build on the knowledge developed in the Gerontology Level 1 course. Topics include: management of dementia, frailty, persistent pain, mental health, an overview of the physiotherapist's role in the palliative care process and exercise prescription for older people. This course is a mandatory component of the experiential titling pathway in Gerontology Physiotherapy