What are entrustable professional activities?

 

Work readiness is particularly important in Australia’s dynamic healthcare sector. So how does the concept of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) help?

In this episode, Dr Mark Merolli, clinical physiotherapist and Senior lecturer and research fellow at the University of Melbourne, and Dr Sonya Moore, a physiotherapist and Senior Lecturer & Sports Medicine Program Co-ordinator at the University of Melbourne, discuss assessments and entrustable professional activities.

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Ellie White—Working Irnnim (together) for a brighter future

 

Cameron Edwards APAM, has a yarn with Deadly physio Ellie White about working together to create a better future for Aboriginal healthcare and community.

 
 

Kathryn Potter—Valuing the differences

 

Cameron Edwards APAM, has a yarn with Deadly physio and Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee, Kathryn Potter APAM, about respect for culture, the peaceful balance of Reconciliation, language, and regrowing the voices and presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

 
 

The fabulous Deadly combination

 

Cameron Edwards has a yarn with Marilyn about her extraordinary 50+ year career as a physio, Reconciliation and happiness.

 
 

Mia Beattie—Great change is happening

 

Cameron Edwards APAM, has a yarn with Deadly physio Mia Beattie about the history of Lutrawita's (Tasmania) First Nations people, her journey as a proud Palawa woman and the great change that is happening with Reconciliation and Closing the Gap.

 
 

Adam Doyle—Riding the wave of Reconciliation

 

Cameron Edwards APAM, has a yarn with Deadly physio Adam Doyle APAM, about cultural sensitivity, education, the power of yarning, and the beautiful space of connection with patients.

 
 

Matthew Hoffman—Physiotherapy on Country

 

Cameron Edwards APAM, has a yarn with Deadly physio Matthew Hoffman APAM, about the importance of connection to Country and the power of clinical yarning.

Warning
​Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are warned that the following episode may contain the names and voices of people who are deceased. 

 
 

Travis Touma—Education is key

 

Cameron Edwards interviews Deadly physio Travis Touma about his career on and off the rugby league field, the richness and beauty of culture, and the huge impact physiotherapy can have on the health and wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

 
 

Cameron Edwards and the bridge crossing to Reconciliation

 

Producer Clare Pickering turns the table on the series and has a yarn with regular host Cameron Edwards about standing in the middle of Reconciliation and Closing the Gap.

 
 

Jessie West and the ongoing process of healing

 

In this episode, Cameron Edwards has a yarn with Jessie West about the impacts of colonisation on Tasmanian Aboriginals, and the importance of truth-telling in the ongoing process of healing and Reconciliation.