This course aims to provide physiotherapists with an opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills relevant to physiotherapy assessment and treatment of common conditions of older people. It takes an indepth look at the ageing process, chronic disease management, pharmacology and pain management, delirium, dementia and depression, falls and balance, strategies to optimise physical function and use of outcome measures.

This course is a mandatory component of the experiential titling pathway in Gerontological Physiotherapy.


This course is also available as an entirely virtual delivery.

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Part A link

https://enrol.apacpdguide.com.au/courses/gerontology-physiotherapy-level-1-part-a

Part B link

https://enrol.apacpdguide.com.au/courses/gerontology-physiotherapy-level-1-part-b

This lecture will describe the changes that have been implemented in the Orthopaedic Department as a result of Covid-19. Topics will include fracture management, outpatient clinics, outpatient and inpatients.

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 to contact us on nsw.pd@australian.physio

Marc Nickels is a Senior Physiotherapist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. He has a special interest in physiotherapy with critically ill patients. He is currently completing his PhD on the topic of Exercise in ICU.Marc led the CYCLIST RCT that investigated the effect of in-bed cycling on maintenance muscle mass and function in critically ill patients at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. The results of this study have been presented internationally and have recently been published in peer reviewed journals. Marc will present the findings of the CYCLIST study and discuss implications for the treatment of critically ill patients.

This session will explore 3 papers by Sung et al on Mixed Urinary Incontinence (papers to be emailed out to participants closer to the evening).

Sung et al 2019, 'Effect of Behavioral and Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy Combined With Surgery vs Surgery Alone on Incontinence Symptoms Among Women With Mixed Urinary Incontinence: The ESTEEM Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA, vol. 322, no. 11, pp. 1066-1076.

Sung et al 2016, 'Methods for a multicenter randomized trial for mixed urinary incontinence: rationale and patient-centeredness of the ESTEEM trial', International Urogynecology Journal, vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 1479-1490.

Newman, DK, Borello-France, D & Sung, VW 2018, 'Structured behavioral treatment research protocol for women with mixed urinary incontinence and overactive bladder symptoms', Neurourology and Urodynamics, vol. 37, no. 1, Jan, pp. 14-26.
This session will be a good revision of:

- How to read journal articles
- Where to find required information in the journal articles
- How to put this information into clinical practice

We are incredibly lucky to have Rebekah presenting
We look forward to seeing you online at this evening session.

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 please contact us on sa.pd@australian.physio

We may expect to find BPPV patients on the neurology ward or in outpatients but how many are we missing elsewhere in the hospital? Are we actively looking hard enough for them and in the right places?

This lecture will explore the incidence of BPPV particularly in the falling population, discuss some questions we should be asking our patients and where to begin with assessment and treatment. It will include case presentations of BPPV patients found throughout an acute hospital.

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 to contact us on nsw.pd@australian.physio