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This face-to-face 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 Health Through the Life Stages Course.

The course will include practical skill development in musculoskeletal assessments across the childbearing year (including SIJ provocation tests), provision of education classes across the childbearing year, early postnatal assessment and advice, and group exercise prescription across the female lifespan (female adolescence, pregnancy, early postpartum and post-menopausal bone health).

In addition, the course will provide an opportunity to explore clinical case studies to enhance clinical reasoning across all topics.

Presented by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) and Women's Health Training Associates (WHTA).

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

Physiotherapists are increasingly using dry needling for pain management and thereby improving function in conjunction with other physiotherapy approaches. This structured course meets the national APA and AHPRA recommendations for physiotherapists to practice dry needling safely for musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries.

The sound knowledge of indications and contraindications for dry needling requires appropriate assessment and treatment skills. This course is designed to provide physiotherapists an opportunity to improve knowledge and skills of dry needling, and make them aware of guidelines for safe dry needling practices in a range of musculoskeletal conditions.

The Dry Needling Physiotherapy Level 1 course consists of two separate parts:

• Part A consists of seven recorded lectures and is self-paced online learning. On completion of Part A, participants will have a good knowledge of the theory, research and safety considerations of dry needling. Part A is a pre-requisite for the Part B face-to-face practical course. It is also valuable as refresher training or CPD.

• Part B face to face, practical course. This course will assume the knowledge gained from Part A. Through group discussion, presentations and a written theory evaluation during the practical, this course will ensure participants can safely needle a range of body areas and conditions.

A visual representation of the structure of this course can be found in this diagram.

Gerontology Physiotherapy Level 2 offers a great opportunity to build on the knowledge developed in the Gerontology Physiotherapy 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.

Two ways to complete the course: blended or virtual
Learners have two ways of undertaking Gerontology Physiotherapy Level 2:
• Blended: online self-paced (Part A) and attending a face-to-face classroom course (Parts B & C)

or

• Wholly virtual: online self-paced (Parts A & B) and live virtual session (Part C)
Important note: if you have completed or wish to undertake the face-to-face classroom course, you are not required to complete the online Part B or Part C.

Part C - live virtual session
This live virtual session is Part C of the virtual delivery option for the Gerontology Physiotherapy Level 2 course. You must attend a live virtual session in order to complete the Gerontology Physiotherapy Level 2 course.

This course covers the Principles of casting, the application of acute slabs and common complete casts for the upper and lower limbs.

Improving on your knowledge and clinical reasoning gained from our level 1 course, this course is designed to give physiotherapists sound knowledge of the anatomy, biomechanics and pathology of injuries to common body areas and across different sports. Topics covered include hip and groin, elbow wrist and hand injuries, foot pain and tendon pain.

This course is a mandatory part of the experiential titling pathway in Sports Physiotherapy.