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.

Nick Brook is an Adelaide urologist. He will lead a discussion about the role of physiotherapy in radical prostatectomies and provide a current update into the medical management of prostate cancer.

PLEASE NOTE: This face to face event is being held at APA SA Branch, 8/15 Fullarton Road, Kent Town. It is not being recorded or presented via zoom.

COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 brought about unprecedented challenges to physiotherapy clinical education.

This session brings together a diverse panel of clinical education experts to discuss the ways in which students, educators, and universities have overcome these challenges, with a focus on the practical strategies, innovations and lessons learned that will be implemented in 2021 and beyond.

Dr Casey Peiris (La Trobe University, Chair of CEMANZ) will present a summary of national level clinical education challenges and innovations implemented at various universities across Australia.

Ms Marlena Calo (La Trobe University) will present a local university perspective on the adapted teaching and learning models implemented last year, and the implications on students undertaking clinical placements this year.

Student coordinator Ms Cassy Little (Monash Health) will present her insights into the impact of COVID-19 on students and educators, including strategies to help promote learning and mental health.

Student coordinator Ms Penelope Littlewood (Epworth HealthCare) will present on the operational challenges experienced, including innovations and lessons learned.

There will be an opportunity for panel discussion and Q&A at the end of the session.

This session is intended for clinical educators, university educators, and physiotherapists who are interested in becoming more involved in clinical education. It is intended that participants will leave the session with greater insight into both the challenges and the strategies that can be used to facilitate high quality clinical education in 2021 and beyond.

Please note: This is a live webinar. Login instructions including link details will be sent to registrants on the day of the event. If login instructions are not received by midday on the day of the lecture, contact us on vic.pd@australian.physio.

This lecture will outline:

- The application of rehabilitation and therapy principles within treatment

- Challenges faced during Covid-19 and experiences of telehealth in this cohort

Please note: This is a live webinar. Login instructions including link details will be sent to registrants on the day of the event. If login instructions are not received by midday on the day of the lecture, contact us on vic.pd@australian.physio.

Prescribing and advanced practice have gained popularity for their potential to enhance health care efficiency and therapeutic options for physiotherapists. Yet in Australia, uptake has been slow and the potential application of these models to general physiotherapy practice is not well understood. In contrast, the number of UK physiotherapists qualified to prescribe and inject continues to increase and physiotherapists are increasingly supported to provide primary contact for musculoskeletal patients within GP surgeries.

This forum will discuss the progress and application of advanced practice and prescribing in physiotherapy. The evidence will be explored using a health economic perspective to highlight clinical, research and policy considerations for the Australian context.

Attendees will be asked to participate in the forum via brief digital surveys and will be provided with opportunities to ask questions and encouraged to discuss their own experiences with extended scope physiotherapy