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Join Jane Rooney, FACP, Specialist Sports Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2009) during a masterclass observation session in assessing and treating a live patient with a complex knee condition.

Participants will undertake a clinical reasoning form during the examination; participate in a Q&A session; and explore Jane Rooney's experienced clinical reasoning process, including differential diagnosis, treatment plans and prognosis.

This hour and half seminar is ideal for physiotherapists undertaking the APA Specialist or Titling training pathway, or physiotherapists wanting to improve their clinical reasoning and patient examination skills.

The masterclass is included in the full ‘The Acute Sporting Knee' course registration but can be purchased as an individual event.
Please click here to view and register for the full ‘The Acute Sporting Knee' course.

A chance to reconnect, network and look to the future.

We're delighted to invite you to a special APA WA Retirement Group networking and catch-up morning.

It's a chance to reconnect with old friends and colleagues, meet others in the profession, welcome some new faces and share ideas about the future of our group and its links with the APA.

We're particularly pleased to welcome Linda Browne, current Treasurer of the CSP Retirement Association (UK), who will be joining us together with APA staff and a representative from the APA WA Branch Council.

Linda will share some insights into the CSP Retirement Association and its activities, and we'll have an opportunity to discuss how we can continue to strengthen our links with the APA.

A little bit of history
Almost 14 years ago, at our inaugural meeting, Judith Saunders, then Secretary of the CSP Retirement Association (UK), gave us invaluable advice and encouragement that helped our group get started.

It's hard to believe that nearly 14 years have passed!

We hope this gathering will be another opportunity to build on those connections — while enjoying a relaxed morning of conversation, networking and catching up.

Please join us for the first session in our Pain Lecture Series for 2026. This year, we will be exploring the interaction between pain and sleep, and we will be focussing on the role of physiotherapy in the assessment and management of sleep problems for people experiencing chronic pain.

In our first session, Dr Kerri Melehan will discuss why we sleep and what normal sleep looks like across the lifespan. Kerri will discuss the mechanisms involved in the interaction between sleep and pain. Kerri will also explore how physiotherapists can screen for common sleep disorders.

Be sure to sign up to the other lectures in this series:
- Sleep and Pain #2: Assessment and Case Formulation; on Wednesday 11th November
- Sleep and Pain #3: What to do about it; on Tuesday 8th December

Gain a clearer understanding of the NSW workers compensation scheme and the important role physiotherapists play in supporting injured workers throughout their recovery and return-to-work journey. Explore how the scheme operates, the key stakeholders involved, and where physiotherapists can have the greatest impact in achieving positive outcomes.
This session will also examine the opportunities and responsibilities of physiotherapists working within the scheme, including the implications of recent workers compensation legislation changes in NSW.

• VIC, TAS, NSW, ACT, QLD – 6:00pm AEST
• SA, NT – 5.30pm
• WA – 4.00pm

Login instructions including link details will be sent to registrants the day before the event. If login instructions are not received (please check your inbox as well as junk/spam folders) by close of business the day before the lecture or if you have any questions, please contact Emmanuel - Emmanuel.Manalad@australian.physio

As part of your registration to this event, you will be given free access to the recording of this presentation. The recording will be available on your cdp4physio dashboard within 6 weeks of the live session. This Lecture is Free for all APA members

This event is targeted at physiotherapists who are new to the area of seating assessment.

The presentation will include:
- overview of influences on seating
- awareness and use of correct terminology and frameworks
- physiotherapists role from identification of need to assessment processes with an emphasis on postural assessment.
- Analysis of assessment leading to appropriate seating prescription

There will be opportunity for some brief practical opportunities within this timeframe.

This is a face to face event in APA office in Bentley.