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conference e-book and program new moves APA CONFERENCE 2013 MELBOURNE, 17–20 OCTOBER MELBOURNE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE physiotherapy.asn.au/conference2013 APA Physiotherapy Conference Committees 2013 Conference Advisory Committee Scientific Program Committee Craig Bosworth (Chair) Anne Sammells Acupuncture and Dry Needling Lucy Chipchase Brooke Marsh Animal Paul Coburn Nicki Doyle Amy Fagan Charles Flynn Henry Wajswelner APA Staff Kylie Bierman Conference & Events Cynthia de Fazio Conference & Events Vicki Smith General Manager, Learning and Development Division Ruth Heenan General Manager, Marketing and Communications and External Relations Maree Whittingham Senior Advertising and Business Development Coordinator Anne Daly Aquatic Michael Dermansky Physiotherapy Business Australia Catherine Granger Cardiorespiratory Libby Oldfield Continence and Women’s Health Katherine Maka Emergency Department Maureen McEvoy Educators Jan Taylor Gerontology Adam Govier Physiotherapy Leadership Management Group Leanne Bisset Musculoskeletal Suzanne Kuys Neurology Alicia Spittle Paediatric Richard Fuller Occupational Health Henry Wajswelner (Scientific Program Chair) Sports 2 Welcome message Chair, APA Conference 2013 Advisory Committee Welcome to the APA Conference 2013 Melbourne. We hope you find the fourth National APA Conference is both a stimulating and entertaining forum. This year’s conference, ‘New Moves’ is all about new moves in physiotherapy: new ideas, new debates, new ways of looking at things, and of course, new ways of doing them. With a terrific line up of international and Australian speakers; and an expected audience of almost 2000 physiotherapists, ‘New Moves’ will also be a great networking opportunity to meet new colleagues and re-engage with past ones. Members from the profession’s National groups have worked diligently over the last 12 months to develop an innovative and stimulating program for delegates. While the program will focus on new research and developments; this will not just be debating the theory but translating how individuals and the profession as a whole, can use them to benefit our clients. This year there has been a concerted effort across groups to share speakers and topics to enhance knowledge sharing across the profession. We believe this has resulted in both a more sophisticated and embracing program for all conference delegates. While you are here in Melbourne, discover why it is regularly awarded the title of ‘The World’s Most Liveable City’. Whether it be sampling many of Melbourne’s world-class food and retail experiences; joining us on one of the many social events planned; or simply discovering your own unique part of the city, you will find your stay a most enjoyable one. Thank you to the representatives of the APA National groups, the members of the Conference Advisory Committee and the Conference Organising Committee, who have collectively spent many hours bringing this conference to life. A special thank you to Henry Wajswelner; who has managed the unenviable task of both chairing the National groups committee and being an integral part of the Conference Advisory Committee. We all look forward to seeing you in Melbourne. Craig Bosworth Chair, APA Conference 2013 Advisory Committee 3 Welcome message CEO, Australian Physiotherapy Association It is a privilege to welcome you to the APA Conference ‘New Moves’ 2013 This is Australian physiotherapy’s flagship event. It provides an opportunity for physiotherapists to listen to each other and to be heard, to learn and to educate, and to challenge and be challenged by colleagues and ideas from across the country and abroad. Above all, these four days empower us all to improve; in doing so, we advance the health and wellbeing of our patients. During this year’s Conference, we are exploring new moves in physiotherapy: we seek to highlight ground-breaking achievements, expand on the current body of knowledge, reflect on global innovation, set goals, and equip physiotherapists with the knowledge and capabilities to advance healthcare, now and into the future. This year, we are pleased to host some of the biggest names and brightest minds from Australia and abroad. Our speakers will present cuttingedge research evidence, translate their findings into clinical practice, and create a forum for robust discussion about the future of physiotherapy. I must acknowledge and thank all members involved in the development of the scientific and conference programs. A big thank you to all the members of the Conference Advisory Committee: • Craig Bosworth (Chair) • Lucy Chipchase • Paul Coburn • Nicki Doyle • Amy Fagan • Charles Flynn • Henry Wajswelner 4 Our national groups play a huge role creating this event, and their committees in particular have worked exceptionally hard to develop groundbreaking and inspiring scientific programs. We appreciate your essential contributions. I also want to thank the APA Conference staff who do so much of the hard work behind the scenes to make this happen. In particular, Vicki Smith, Kylie Bierman, Cynthia De Fazio and Maree Whittingham, have worked tirelessly to ensure the APA Conference 2013 serves your needs. Welcome again. I look forward to meeting you, and learning with you, during the days ahead. Cris Massis CEO, Australian Physiotherapy Association Table of contents APA Physiotherapy Conference Committees 2013 ............................................................... 2 Welcome messages.....................................................................................................................3 Program at a glance.....................................................................................................................6 Pre conference workshops.......................................................................................................17 Breakfast sessions....................................................................................................................32 Programs.....................................................................................................................................33 Keynote speakers......................................................................................................................97 Invited speakers...................................................................................................................... 101 APA Conference 2013 ‘New Moves Green Moves’............................................................. 128 Exhibitors................................................................................................................................. 130 Exhibitor Listing...................................................................................................................... 131 APA Conference 2013 Awards.............................................................................................. 137 General information............................................................................................................... 139 Map of Melbourne................................................................................................................... 143 Venue floorplans..................................................................................................................... 144 BOOTH FO R UR E AL F ER OF ALL LO L LOPI N DU DUCTS PRO CE SP CI OFF 5 2 % A VISI TO Sponsors................................................................................................................................... 149 C O NFERE N 5 APA conference 2013 Dunlopillo Advert_OUTLINES.indd 1 13/09/13 8:14 AM Program at a glance – Pre-Conference Workshops Wednesday 16 October 7.30 onwards Room 207 Off-site 212 204 218 219 8.30 – 10.00am Acupuncture & Dry Needling Animal Business Cardiorespiratory Continence & Women’s Health ED Network Animal Business Cardiorespiratory Continence & Women’s Health ED Network 10.00 – 10.30am 10.30am – 12.30pm 12.30 – 1.30pm 1.30 – 3.00pm 3.00 – 3.30pm 3.30 – 5.00pm 6 Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) Morning Tea Acupuncture & Dry Needling Lunch Acupuncture & Dry Needling Animal Business Cardiorespiratory Continence & Women’s Health ED Network Animal Business Cardiorespiratory Continence & Women’s Health ED Network Afternoon Tea Acupuncture & Dry Needling Wednesday 16 October Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) 213 Educators Musculoskeletal Educators 209 208 210 Occupational Health Paediatric Occupational Health Musculoskeletal Paediatric 217 Sports Musculoskeletal Neurology (1.00pm start) Occupational Health Paediatric Musculoskeletal Neurology Occupational Health Paediatric 8.30 – 10.00am 10.00 – 10.30am Sports 10.30am – 12.30pm Sports Afternoon Tea Educators Room Morning Tea Lunch Educators 214 Sports Speakers Prep 215 7.30 onwards 12.30 – 1.30pm 1.30 – 3.00pm 3.00 – 3.30pm 3.30 – 5.00pm 7 Program at a glance Thursday 17 October 7.30 onwards Room Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) Exhibition Hall 210 211 Plenary 2 218 207 8.30 – 10.00am Opening Plenary – All Groups (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 10.00 – 10.30am Morning Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Cardiorespiratory Plenary Session 1 Musculoskeletal Concurrent (This session Session 1 will be in room 10.30am – 12.30pm Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 2 Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 3 209 208 Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 4 Leadership Plenary Session 1 12.30 – 1.30pm 1.30 – 3.00pm 3.00 – 3.30pm 3.30 – 5.00pm 5.30 – 7.30pm 8 Exhibition 210/211) Lunch (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Cardiorespiratory Cardiorespiratory Musculoskeletal Concurrent Concurrent Plenary Session 1 Session 1 Session 2 Leadership Plenary Session 2 Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Cardiorespiratory Cardiorespiratory Musculoskeletal Concurrent Concurrent Concurrent Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 6 Welcome Reception (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 7 Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 8 Leadership Plenary Session 3 Thursday 17 October Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) 220 Neurology Plenary Session 1 (10.30 – 11.30) Neurology Concurrent Session 1 206 216 217 212 213 214 8.30 – 10.00am Morning Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) 10.00 – 10.30am Occupational Health Plenary 1 Sports Plenary Session 1 Paediatric Plenary Session 1 10.30am – 12.30pm (This session will be in room 212/213) Neurology Concurrent Session 2 Lunch (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Neurology Concurrent Session 3 Neurology Concurrent Session 4 (2.00 – 3.00) Occupational Health Plenary 2 Paediatric Concurrent Session 1 Paediatric Concurrent Session 2 Sports Concurrent Session 1 Sports Concurrent Session 2 Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Neurology Concurrent Session 5 Neurology Concurrent Session 6 Room Opening Plenary – All Groups (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) Speakers Prep 219 7.30 onwards Occupational Health Plenary 3 Paediatric Concurrent Session 3 Paediatric Concurrent Session 4 Sports Concurrent Session 3 Sports Concurrent Session 4 Welcome Reception (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) 12.30 – 1.30pm 1.30 – 3.00pm 3.00 – 3.30pm 3.30 – 5.00pm 5.30 – 7.30pm 9 Program at a glance Friday 18 October 7.30 onwards Room Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) Exhibition Hall 10.00 – 10.30am 3.00 – 3.30pm 3.30 – 5.00pm 5.30 – 7.30pm 10 220 207 209 Continence & Women’s Health Plenary Session 1 Educators Plenary Session 1 208 Plenary 2 Gerontology Plenary Session 1 Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 2 Gerontology Plenary Session 2 Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 9 218 Morning Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Cardiorespiratory Plenary Cardiorespiratory Session 3 Concurrent (10.30 – 11.45) Session 6 Concurrent (11.45 – 12.30) Session 5 (11.45 – 12.30) Exhibition 10.30 – 12.30pm 1.30 – 3.00pm 211 Cardiorespiratory Plenary Session 2 8.30 – 10.00am 12.30 – 1.30pm 210 Continence & Women’s Health Plenary Session 2 (11.00 – 12.30) Educators Concurrent Session 1 Musculoskeletal Members Forum 12.30–1.30pm Lunch (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Cardiorespiratory Cardiorespiratory Concurrent Concurrent Session 7 Session 8 Continence & Women’s Health Plenary Session 3 Educators Concurrent Session 2 Educators Concurrent Session 3 Educators Concurrent Session 4 Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 10 Gerontology Concurrent Session 1 Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 3 Gerontology Plenary Session 3 Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 4 Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Cardiorespiratory Cardiorespiratory Concurrent Concurrent Session 9 Session 10 GROUP COCKTAIL FUNCTIONS Continence & Women’s Health Plenary Session 4 Educators Plenary Session 2 Gerontology Concurrent Session 2 (Joint session with Neuro – Room 219) CARDIO COCKTAIL FUNCTION CONTINENCE & WOMEN’S HEALTH COCKTAIL FUNCTION GERONTOLOGY COCKTAIL FUNCTION (OFF SITE AT BOATBUILDERS BAR) (ROOM 209) (ROOM 215) Friday 18 October Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) 205 219 217 206 216 212 213 Neurology Concurrent Session 7 Neurology Concurrent Session 8 Occupational Health Plenary 4 Paediatric Plenary Session 2 Sports Concurrent Session 5 Sports Concurrent Session 6 215 214 10.00 – 10.30am Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 11 Occupational Health Plenary 5 Paediatric Plenary Session 3 Sports Concurrent Session 7 Sports Concurrent Session 8 Lunch (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Animal Workshop Neurology Plenary Session 3 Neurology Plenary Session 4 (3.30 – 5.15) MUSCULOSKELETAL COCKTAIL FUNCTION (ROOM 213) Occupational Health Plenary 6 Paediatric Concurrent Session 6 Occupational Health Plenary 7 NEUROLOGY COCKTAIL FUNCTION (ROOM 218) Sports Concurrent Session 9 10.30 – 12.30pm Workshop “Grant writing and what the Physiotherapy Research Foundation is looking for” (12.30 – 1.00pm) Speakers Prep Neurology Plenary Session 2 Room 8.30 – 10.00am Morning Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Musculoskeletal Concurrent Session 12 7.30 onwards 12.30 – 1.30pm Workshop JoP Writing for Publication (1.30 – 2.30) 1.30 – 3.00pm Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) 3.00 – 3.30pm Paediatric Plenary Session 4 Paediatric Concurrent Session 5 (Joint session with MusculoRoom Plenary 2) Sports Concurrent Session 10 Sports Plenary Session 2 3.30 – 5.00pm OCC HEALTH COCKTAIL FUNCTION SPORTS COCKTAIL FUNCTION (OFF SITE AT WHARF HOTEL, SOUTH WHARF) (OFF SITE AT MELBOURNE PUBLIC BAR) 5.30 – 7.30pm 11 Program at a glance Saturday 19 October 7.00 – 8.15am Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) Breakfast sessions 6.30 onwards Room Room Animal Breakfast 6.45am start 6.45am start Neurology Breakfast Paediatric Breakfast Sports Breakfast 208 216 206 215 213 207 209 205 208 210/211 220 218 Opening Joint Plenary – All Groups (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 10.00 – 10.30am Morning Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) 10.30 – 12.30pm Joint Plenary Session – All Groups (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 1.30 – 3.00pm 3.00 – 3.30pm 3.30 – 5.00pm Exhibition and “Weekend Warriors” Consumer Expo 8.30 – 10.00am 12.30 – 1.30pm 12 Exhibition Hall Cardiorespiratory Cardiorespiratory Breakfast 1 Breakfast 2 206 Lunch (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Joint Plenary Session – All Groups (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Acupuncture & Dry Needling Plenary Session 1 Animal Plenary Session 1 Aquatic Plenary Session 1 Cardiorespiratory Plenary Session 4 Continence & Women’s Health Plenary Session 5 Gerontology Concurrent Session 3 Gerontology Concurrent 4 (Joint session with Sports – Room 212) 5.00 – 6.00pm Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 7.00 – 11.30pm Conference Dinner (Melbourne Room, Melbourne Convention Centre) Theme: Masquerade Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 5 Workshop 1 Saturday 19 October Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) 6.30 onwards 7.00 – 8.15am Room 215 217 219/220 216 212 213 214 Room Opening Joint Plenary – All Groups (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 8.30 – 10.00am Morning Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) 10.00 – 10.30am Joint Plenary Session – All Groups (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 10.30 – 12.30pm Lunch (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) 12.30 – 1.30pm Joint Plenary Session – All Groups (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 1.30 – 3.00pm Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 5 Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 5 Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 5 Workshop 2 Workshop 3 Workshop 4 Neurology Plenary Session 5 Paediatric Plenary Session 5 Sports Concurrent Session 11 Sports Concurrent Session 12 Speakers Prep 207 3.00 – 3.30pm 3.30 – 5.00pm Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 5.00 – 6.00pm Conference Dinner (Melbourne Room, Melbourne Convention Centre) Theme: Masquerade 7.00 – 11.30pm 13 Program at a glance Sunday 20 October 7.30 onwards Room Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) Exhibition Hall 209 205 208 210/211 Aquatic Plenary Session 2 Cardiorespiratory Plenary Session 5 (9.00 start) Animal Plenary 2 (8.30 – 9.00) Acupuncture & Dry Needling 8.30 – 10.00am Plenary Session 2 (Joint session with Sports – Room 212/213) Animal Plenary 3 (9.05 – 10.00) 10.00 – 10.30am Plenary Session 3 10.30 – 12.30pm Plenary Session 4 Exhibition 11.30 – 12.30 Aquatic Plenary Session 3 (Joint session with Musculoskeletal Room Plenary 2) Cardiorespiratory Plenary Session 7 (11.30 – 1.00) Lunch (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) 12.30 – 1.30pm College General Meeting – (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 3.30 – 5.00pm 14 Animal Plenary 4 Cardiorespiratory Plenary Session 6 (10.30 – 11.30) 12.30 – 1.30pm 3.00 – 3.30pm Continence & Women’s Health Plenary Session 6 (Joint session with Musculoskeletal Room Plenary 2) Morning Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Acupuncture & Dry Needling 1.30 – 3.00pm 220 Acupuncture & Dry Needling Plenary Session 5 Animal Plenary 5 Aquatic Plenary Session 4 Continence & Women’s Health Plenary Session 7 Continence & Women’s Health Plenary Session 8 Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Acupuncture & Dry Needling Plenary Session 6 Animal Plenary 6 Aquatic Plenary Session 5 Continence & Women’s Health Plenary Session 9 Sunday 20 October Registration (Ground Level of MCEC) 218 217 Gerontology Concurrent Session 5 (9.00am start) Gerontology Concurrent Session 6 Plenary 2 Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 6 212/213 215 Sports Plenary 3 (8.30 – 9.00) Gerontology Plenary Session 4 Gerontology Concurrent Session 8 Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 7 Sports Plenary Session 5 Room 8.30 – 10.00am Sports Plenary 4 (9.05–10.00) Morning Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) Gerontology Concurrent Session 7 7.30 onwards Workshop JoP Writing for Publication (10.30 – 11.30) 10.00 – 10.30am 10.30 – 12.30pm Lunch (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) 12.30 – 1.30pm College General Meeting – (Plenary Hall 2, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention Centre) 12.30 – 1.30pm Musculoskeletal Plenary Session 8 Sports Plenary Session 6 (Joint session with Musculo- Room Plenary 2) Afternoon Tea (Exhibition Hall, Melbourne Exhibition Centre) 1.30 – 3.00pm 3.00 – 3.30pm 3.30 – 5.00pm 15 APA Member Insurance Program Nobody understands your needs more than the APA, and that means your hands are in good hands. 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Acupuncture & Dry Needling Seeing the forest and the trees: Broadening your dry needling approach to consider indirect structures and physiological factors contributing to pain sensitivity. Doug Cary, dry needling educator and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Specialist and Andrew Hutton, dry needling educator and titled Sports Physiotherapist have between them over 40 years experience incorporating dry needling in the physiotherapy clinic. Both active clinicians and dry needling teachers, they bring with them expertise in anatomical trigger point needling, dnp: integrated neuro-myofascial dry needling and traditional oriental acupuncture approaches. With a lumbopelvic and lower quadrant focus, this 1 day workshop incorporates surface and depth anatomy, palpation skills refreshment, advanced needling techniques and a series of live case studies in which the immediate physiological and functional effects of needling will be demonstrated. This will provide a platform for discussion to consider the different dry needling approaches or acupuncture techniques in different clinical presentations. Physiotherapists with experience in any of the dry needling/acupuncture disciplines will find this workshop offers opportunity to ask clinical questions and expand both needling and clinical reasoning skills. Animal The equine athlete – neurological examination and imaging. This half day workshop will provide animal physiotherapists with an overview of the neurological examination of the equine athlete from a veterinary perspective. There will be a lecture (including video) and practical session. There will also be a demonstration of ultrasound imaging of the equine back and pelvis. Dr Cathy McGowan will be presenting this workshop. She is a highly experienced Veterinarian and a Diplomate of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine. She is an RCVS recognised specialist in equine internal medicine and is currently Director of Veterinary CPD at the University of Liverpool in the UK. This will be a great practical opportunity to learn and share knowledge with fellow animal physiotherapists and presenting veterinarian. Pre-requisite: Masters / Animal Level 1 Venue: University of Melbourne, Equine Centre – 250 Princes Highway, Werribee Time/Date: Afternoon session 1.00 – 4.00pm (Friday 18 October) Business Building a 21st Century practice. In this year’s Business Pre-conference workshop, we aim to provide you insights into business practices from great leaders, both outside and inside the Physiotherapy industry, to foster thinking larger, bigger and beyond our current practices, to really look at the potential of building the 21st Century Practice. Speakers include: • Tim Costello, AO – CEO, World Vision • Mike McCarthy – CEO, Barry Plant • Mark Werman – Managing Director, Wentworth • Tristan White – CEO, PhysioCo Topics covered will include: • Marketing from the front line • Current changes to HR legislation and the award • Managing staff • Customer Journey management • Social Media in heavily regulated industries • “The Great Debate – Are preferred provider schemes lethal for the profession”, debated by leaders in the Physiotherapy profession, such as Marcus Dripps, President APA and Sue Vincent. Cardiorespiratory Get your sick patients fit! This one day workshop is primarily focused on exercise training and principles for clinical cardiorespiratory practice bringing together both current clinical and evidence based recommendations. 17 The workshop will encompass (but is not limited to): • Physiological and training principles behind exercise prescription and the effect on the cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal systems • Exercise training in different patient populations across the continuum of care and strategies for rehabilitation of the very weak through to higher functioning individuals • Outcome measures for the evaluation and progression of exercise training in the cardiorespiratory patient 8.30am – 5.00pm Sponsored by: ED Network Emergency physiotherapy in practice. This one day workshop will provide emergency physiotherapists and those with an interest in emergency physiotherapy with an overview of the latest management of the lumbar and thoracic spine, acute and sub acute hand injuries and the shoulder. This workshop will teach participants how to manage the acute dizzy patient in ED and will provide the latest update from HWA regarding their current expanded scope of practice projects. The workshop will have a large focus on the practical management skills for common musculoskeletal conditions in ED, clinical tests, pathology, differential diagnosis and cases not to miss. Case studies will be utilised to assist with the clinical reasoning behind effectively managing patients in the emergency department. Educators Part one – Translating education into practice: Bridging the great divide. Continence & Women’s Health Persistent Pelvic Pain – a biopsychosocial and pain science approach to management. This one day workshop aims to provide continence and women’s health physiotherapists with an understanding of the physiotherapy management of persistent pelvic pain (PPP) within a biopsychosocial framework. Professor Lorimer Moseley, will explore some of the pertinent concepts of modern pain science and interpret the evidence for the management of PPP from a pain science perspective. Mr Mark Jones, Director of Physiotherapy Postgraduate Coursework Masters Programs at UniSA, will present the importance of a biopsychosocial approach to PPP and the theory of its application. Dr Trish Neumann and Dr Judith Thompson, CWHPA Specialists, will develop an understanding of the diagnostic and psychosocial clinical reasoning required to manage PPP within a biopsychosocial and pain science framework through the presentation and discussion of case studies. Participants will explore a range of management options for PPP and learn to apply a clinically reasoned approach to their implementation. This is not a hands-on workshop. Please note: Available to group members only. 18 Sponsored by: Advantage Health Speakers: Caroline Bills and Janette Gale Part two – Clinical Assessment: What works, what doesn’t. This workshop will review various approaches to clinical assessment, with a view to using the evidence about reliability and validity to make informed choices among different methods. Professor Norman will discuss methods both old (essay, viva, multiple choice, global ratings (ITER)) and new (Key Features, OSCE, mini-CEX) and examine a) whether each is effective in assessing students and residents, and b) what are the important underlying characteristics that contribute to its effectiveness . Participants should, at the end of the workshop, have a better understanding of how to design an assessment system. Musculoskeletal Differential Diagnosis: Which clinical tests are the best? In clinical practice, physical therapists use tests and measures for a probabilistic approach to clinical decision making. This decision making approach requires that the tests and measures provide tangible value and can alter the post-test probability of diagnosis or prognosis. Recent evidence also dictates that selected tests should be used either early in the examination process to rule out contenders or late in the examination process to confirm hypotheses. Use of diagnostic accuracy values such as sensitivity, specificity, and positive likelihood ratios has improved our ability to discriminate tests’ strengths. The focus of this course is to provide those tests and measures and the appropriate order within an examination that improves probability of a correct diagnosis or outcome. Speaker: Professor Chad Cook Neurology Moving mountains: Translating evidence into practice. This half-day workshop will provide participants with an understanding of evidence implementation relevant to their clinical setting. At the end of the workshop participants will have a well thought out implementation plan, and be ready to commence a practice improvement project. Workshop content will include: • An overview of strategies for implementing evidence into clinical practice • Work modules to address the various stages of implementation: identifying the need for change, forming the implementation team, identifying broader stakeholders, designing the development & roll-out of the project, potential barriers & strategies to overcome them, measuring outcomes, building ongoing management and sustainability Speaker: Dr Julie Luker Occupational Health Ergonomics 2013 – Challenging Issues, Emerging Opportunities. Speaker: Alan Hedge Future implications of changing work organizational arrangements on the physical and psychological needs of the workforce. Speaker: David Caple Paediatric Putting the ‘early’ into early intervention. Whilst there is increasing evidence that commencing intervention early for at-risk infants is important due to brain plasticity, many infants are not receiving intervention in a timely manner due to limited services. This session will focus on assessment tools to identify those infants most at risk of motor problems very early in development, with a strong focus on preterm infants. Professor Suzann Campbell, author of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP), will introduce her assessment tool and discuss how it can be used in clinical decision making. The role of other assessment tools and research on early intervention for preterm infants will be presented, followed by a panel discussion. Speakers: Professor Suzann Campbell, Dr Alicia Spittle and Jane Orton Sports The athlete’s shoulder. The SPA Shoulder Workshop brings together the World’s best Shoulder Physiotherapy Expert Clinician/ Researchers, including: Dr Ann Cools, Belgium Ann is our conference keynote and will take us through New Moves for the Scapula in Overhead Sports Lyn Watson, Melbourne Lyn is one of Australia’s most recognized shoulder experts and will explore Multi-directional shoulder instability in athletes from a clinical and research perspective. Dr Craig Boettcher, Newcastle Craig’s workshop will focus on swimmer’s shoulder, from biomechanical and physical assessment, to rehabilitation and current and future directions of research. Craig was on the 2102 London Olympic Team with swimming. Dr Rod Whiteley, FACP ASPETAR, Qatar Bruce Rawson, FACP, Gold Coast The Throwing Athlete’s Shoulder: the disabled thrower’s shoulder presents a number of difficulties in management and especially in ensuring successful and durable return to play. The workshop will include: • Throwing (pitching) mechanics assessment (theory/prac) • Key features of the musculoskeletal examination of the healthy and injured throwing shoulder (theory/prac) • Routine care exercises for throwers (theory/prac) • A special live demonstration of throwing technique by elite athletes. 19 20 Pre-Conference Workshops Pre conference workshop – Acupuncture Theme: Seeing the Forest and the Trees WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Session 1 8.30 – 10.00 Doug gives an overview of his background and evolution as a Physiotherapist using dry needling and the way this has been integrated into his practice. Lumbo Pelvic Anatomy and Needling This practical session includes a review of surface (boney muscular) anatomy of lumbar spine/pelvis. Treatment options including needling will be discussed and demonstrated. As this is a practical session please bring appropriate clothing, pillow. Speaker: Doug Cary Assistant: Andrew Hutton Chair: Anne Sammells 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 207 Morning tea Session 2 11.00 – 12.30 Andrew gives an overview of his background and evolution as a physiotherapist using dry needling and the way this has been integrated into his practice. An overview of the rationale for palpation and movement based needling and its importance. How its indication and effectiveness are assessed. Speaker: Andrew Hutton Chair: Anne Sammells 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 207 Lunch Session 3 1.30 – 3.00 This practical session will focus on anatomically non-specific (palpation and movement guided) dry needling. Speaker: Andrew Hutton Assistant: Doug Cary Chair: Anne Sammells 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 207 Afternoon tea Session 4 3.30 – 4.30 Clinical Case Studies and Discussion This session will focus on a mix of live case studies from participants with ‘problems’ or prepared case studies with an emphasis on clinical reasoning and management. Discussion regarding incorporation of oriental medicine into the musculoskeletal clinic. Speaker: Doug Cary Assistant: Andrew Hutton Chair: Anne Sammells Room: 207 21 Pre conference workshop – Animal Theme: The equine athlete, Neurological examination and imaging. Venue: University of Melbourne, Equine Centre – 250 Princes Highway, Werribee FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 – 1.30pm 12.30 – 1.30 Registration Lunch Session 1 1.30 – 3.00 3.00 – 3.30 Pre requisite: Masters or Level 1 This half day workshop will provide animal physiotherapists with an overview of the neurological examination of the equine athlete from a veterinary perspective. There will be a lecture (including video) and practical session. There will also be a demonstration of ultrasound imaging of the equine back and pelvis. Speaker: Cathy McGowan Afternoon tea Session 2 3.30 – 5.00 Pre requisite: Masters or Level 1 This half day workshop will provide animal physiotherapists with an overview of the neurological examination of the equine athlete from a veterinary perspective. There will be a lecture (including video) and practical session. There will also be a demonstration of ultrasound imaging of the equine back and pelvis. Speaker: Cathy McGowan Pre conference workshop – Business Theme: Building a 21st Century practice. WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Session 1 9.00 – 10.00 Health Services on the frontier and how do you sell it to the public. At every level from the local to the global communities make choices about how health care is organised and resourced. In many parts of the world resources are scarce and the choices are difficult. Everywhere communities face ever-growing demand and competing priorities. Good solutions are not always easy to sell to governments or citizens. Based on his extensive experience both at the grassroots community level and at the tables of power, Tim Costello will explore some of the dilemmas facing decision-makers both in Australia and in the developing world. He will connect the questions surrounding health care provision to wider issues of human development and the wellbeing of future generations. Speaker: Tim Costello Chair: Darrin Neumann 10.00 – 10.15 Room: 212 Morning tea Session 2 10.15 – 12.45 10.15 – 11.15 They just don’t do what I ask. How often have you felt this about staff, children – perhaps even your partner? Spend a valuable 60 minutes: • Understand up-to-date psychological findings about the human brain and why these research insights are so important for a leader to embed in her/his communication approach? • Learn and practise straight forward, practical communications techniques that you can apply immediately to make your leadership communication far more effective. • Discuss cases from real life where communication challenges have been replaced by co-operation and mutual understanding. It’s not complicated theory – just insightful observations. The practices are based on world leading research from, among others, our own Monash university but, most importantly IT REALLY WORKS. Speaker: Simon Moss 11.15 – 12.15 A Day in the Life of an APA member: A Case Study of the Workplace Issues & Human Resource Challenges Impacting Members. Speaker: Mark Werman 22 12.15 – 12.45 The Ideal Patient Journey – The 7 keys for maximising patient satisfaction and improving average return visits. Speaker: Justin Steer Chair: Michael Dermansky Room: 212 12.45 – 1.15 Lunch Session 3 1.15 – 1.45 Advocacy Speaker: Marcus Dripps 1.15 – 3.15 1.45 – 2.45 Marketing from the front line. All businesses rely on sales and sales are driven by marketing. Whilst residential real estate is a huge industry with sales of around $180 billion generating nearly $4 billion in commissions, most real estate businesses are small, privately owned and face the same challenges of every small business There are few industries that are more competitive than real estate. When it comes to selecting an agent, you have an abundance of choice and they are continuously clamoring for your business . . . even if you don’t want them to! So what makes one stand out over another? When you come to sell your home – why do you invite some agents to give you an appraisal and not others? The key to an agent being on your mental ‘shopping list’ is marketing. But what is marketing? What are the marketing activities that real estate agents undertake to get on to your ‘shopping list’ and win your business? How does this relate to your business and how you can improve your marketing and sales? The best practices adopted by the leading agents will apply for any business and we will share those with you in this presentation. Speaker: Mike McCarthy 2.45 – 3.15 Marketing – Marketing for the recruitment and retention of staff Speaker: Tristan White Chair: Jason Smith 3.15 – 3.30 Room: 212 Afternoon tea Session 4 3.30 – 4.30 Using Social Media and Content Marketing to Build Your Brand (and Your Practice). The advent of social media and simple-to-use online publishing tools has changed the marketing landscape forever. Today, rather than get your message out through the media (or worse, not at all), practices can become their own TV channel (YouTube), their own radio station (podcast) and online magazine (blog). In this special presentation, Trevor Young (aka The PR Warrior) will explain how practice owners can develop their own platform as a way of growing their personal brand as well as the profile of their business. The session will cover the ‘twin towers’ of new marketing – content creation and social media participation, and include examples of small businesses that are ‘doing’ social media well. Speaker: Trevor Young 3.30 – 5.30 4.30 – 5.30 The Great Debate – Preferred Provider Schemes. This formal debate involves two teams of three, who will discuss the pros and cons of Preferred Provider Schemes (PPS). These schemes can work well for some practices where in others they are dead against them. Why is this so? Not sure whether to be a preferred-provider? Here is an opportunity to hear both sides of the story from experienced physiotherapists. Why would you join or why wouldn’t you? More importantly, what are PPS’s doing to our profession – good or bad? Find out answers to all those questions and more by attending “The Great Debate”. Convenor: David Hall Speaker: Marcus Dripps, Jon Ford, Craig Allingham, Tony Schneider, Sue Vincent and Michael Vediveloo Chair: Mark Latimer Room: 212 23 Pre conference workshop – Cardiorespiratory Meeting room 204 WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 – 8.30am Registration Session 1 8.30 – 10.00 8.30 – 9.15 Understanding physiological principles of exercise Speaker: Alison Harmer 9.15 – 10.00 Exercise prescription and training – designing a program to achieve your aims Speaker: Adam Bryant 10.00 – 10.30 Morning tea Session 2 10.30 – 10.35 Sponsor Presentation 10.35 – 11.00 The importance of nutrition and metabolic demands of illness Speaker: Kate Fetterplace 10.30 – 12.30 11.00 – 11.30 Exercising the very weak patient and the critically ill Speaker: Sue Berney 11.30 – 12.00 Exercise with ECMO Speaker: George Ntoumenopoulos 12.00 – 12.25 Exercise in End Stage Liver Disease Speaker: Jacqui Luke 12.25 – 12.30 Sponsor Presentation 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch Session 3 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.00 The importance of exercise in cancer Speaker: Catherine Granger 2.00 – 2.30 Exercise in cardiac conditions Speaker: Andrew Hirschhorn 2.30 – 3.00 Exercise in the elderly comorbid medical patient – considerations and implementing culture change Speaker: Cathy Said 3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon tea Session 4 3.30 – 5.00 3.30 – 4.15 Measuring outcomes in the acute setting Speaker: Claire Baldwin 4.15 – 5.00 New technologies and advances in measurement techniques Speaker: TBA 24 Pre conference workshop – Continence and Women’s Health Chronic Pelvic Pain: Integrating modern pain science and clinical reasoning to optimise assessment and treatment – from theory to case studies WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Session 1 Introduction Speaker: Patricia Neumann 8.30 – 10.00 Pain science and its relevance in chronic pelvic pain Speaker: Professor Lorimer Moseley Overview of the evidence for physiotherapy management of CPP interpreted through the prism of neuroscience Speaker: Professor Lorimer Moseley Chair: Shan Morrison 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 218 Morning tea Session 2 Clinical reasoning – Biopsychosocial assessment theory Speaker: Mark Jones Application to CPP Speaker: Judith Thompson 11.00 – 12.30 Case study 1: Provoked vestibulodynia: subjective & objective assessment Speaker: Judith Thompson and Mark Jones Case study 2: Bladder pain syndrome: subjective & objective assessment Speaker: Patricia Neumann and Mark Jones Discussion Chair: Shan Morrison 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 218 Lunch Session 3 1.30 – 3.00 Management options for CPP – Physiotherapy & Multidisciplinary Speaker: Judith Thompson and Patricia Neumann Chair: Shan Morrison 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 218 Afternoon tea Session 4 Clinical Case Studies and Discussion Case study 1: Management Speaker: Judith Thompson and Mark Jones 3.30 – 4.30 Case study 2: Management Speaker: Patricia Neumann and Mark Jones Discussion Chair: Shan Morrison Room: 218 25 Pre conference workshop – Emergency Department Network Theme: Emergency physiotherapy in practice WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Session 1 8.30 – 10.00 Thoracic and low back pain – management in ED. Comprehensive assessment to exclude pathology, Differential diagnosis of low back pain in ED and the acute management of common conditions. ‘Do not miss cases” Speaker: Rob Laird Chair: Matt Woronczak 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 219 Morning tea Session 2 10.30 – 12.30 Management of acute and subacute hand injuries in ED. Carmel will discuss the anatomy, common mechanisms of injury and principles of management of conditions such as mallet finger, PIP Joint sprains and dislocations and Skiers Thumb. Hand Fractures such as Bennett’s and Boxer’s fractures will also be presented. Indications for a surgical opinion will be discussed. Speaker: Carmel Bohan Chair: Leanne Roddy 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 219 Lunch Session 3 1.30 – 3.00 The Management of Shoulder Injuries in the Emergency Department This workshop will provide physiotherapists with a detailed and systematic approach to assessing, diagnosing and managing acute shoulder injuries in the emergency setting. Speaker: Tania Pizzari and Ross Lenssen Chair: Su Thomson 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 219 Afternoon tea Session 4 3.30 – 4.15 Assessment and management of the acute dizzy patient in ED. Speaker: Arimbi Winoto 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 5.00 HWA Update Professional issues: presentation by the APA or HWA. Where are we up to with advocacy for the emergency physiotherapist, where to from here. HWA project update. Speaker: Etienne Scheepers Chair: Katherine Maka 26 Room: 219 Pre conference workshop – Educators WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Session 1 9.00 – 10.00 Translating education into practice: Bridging the great divide. (Part One) Speakers: Caroline Bills and Janette Gale Chair: Elizabeth Molloy 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 215 Morning tea Session 2 10.30 – 12.30 Translating education into practice: Bridging the great divide. (Part Two) Speaker: Caroline Bills and Janette Gale Chair: Elizabeth Molloy 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 215 Lunch Session 3 1.30 – 3.00 Clinical Assessment: What Works, What Doesn’t. (Part One) Speaker: Professor Geoff Norman Chair: Andrea Bialocerkowski 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 215 Afternoon tea Session 4 3.30 – 5.00 Clinical Assessment: What Works, What Doesn’t. (Part Two) Speaker: Professor Geoff Norman Chair: Andrea Bialocerkowski Room: 215 27 Pre conference workshop – Musculoskeletal WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 – 9.00 Registration Session 1 9.00 – 9.20 Defining Differential Diagnosis. In this session, the process of decision making is de-constructed and the components of each are described in terms of critical decision making Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset Room: 213 Session 2 9.20 – 9.45 How does study design influence test metrics? Dr. Cook describes how diagnostic accuracy designs are often riddled with bias which can elevate the influence of the individual test and measure’s abilities in decision making. He categorizes the necessary elements for a high quality study and outlines the most notable areas of bias. Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset Room: 213 Session 3 9.45 – 10.00 The language of diagnostic accuracy. In this session, the statistical metrics that are used in defining the diagnostic accuracy of a test and measure are discussed. The role of these measures toward influencing post-test decision making are presented; with tangible examples. Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 213 Morning Tea Session 4 10.30 – 10.45 A rating system for “best” test. Dr. Cook provides a comprehensive rating system for defining best tests. The system includes 1) strong internal diagnostic metrics, 2) strong bias control, 3) potential influence in clinical practice, 4) potential to influence post-test decision making, and 5) abundance of evidence to support concepts. Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset Session 5 10.45 – 11.30 Best Tests using Patient History/Subjective Examination. In this session, the most diagnostic tests used during a typical patient history/subjective interview, which meet the majority of the criteria from session 4 are discussed. Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset Room: 213 Session 6 11.30 – 12.30 Best Tests for Medical Screening. In this session, the most diagnostic tests used to rule out general medical conditions that are often beyond the scope of physiotherapists are introduced. Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 213 Lunch Session 7 1.30 – 2.00 Best Test for Neurological Screening In this session, the most diagnostic tests used to rule out and rule in neurological conditions are introduced and described. Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset Room: 213 Session 8 2.00 – 3.00 Best Tests for Orthopaedic Conditions In this session, the most diagnostic tests used to rule out and rule in orthopedic related conditions are described. Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset Room: 213 3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon Tea 3.30 – 4.00 Best Tests for Orthopaedic Conditions In this session, the most diagnostic tests used to rule out and rule in orthopedic related conditions are described. Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset Room: 213 Session 9 4.00 – 5.00 Clinical Decision Making in Physiotherapy Dr. Cook introduces the multiple forms of clinical decision making models including treatment by guidelines, classification, patient-response mechanisms, heurism and other forms of modelling. Speaker: Chad Cook Chair: Leanne Bisset 28 Room: 213 Pre conference workshop – Neurology The: Moving Mountains -Translating Evidence into Practice WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 12.00 – 1.00 Registration Session 1 1.00 – 3.00 Identifying the need for change – measuring the problem Implementation teams & broader stakeholders Strategies for translating evidence into clinical practice (project examples) Practical: drafting your project aims, project team, steering group. Speaker: Julie Luker Chair: Suzanne Kuys 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 209 Afternoon Tea Session 2 3.30 – 5.00 Identifying potential barriers & strategies to overcome them Measuring outcomes Developing & rolling out your project Building-in sustainability Practical: applying these to your project draft Speaker: Julie Luker Chair: Suzanne Kuys Room: 209 Pre conference workshop – Occupational Health WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Session 1 8.30 – 10.00 Ergonomics 2013 – Challenging Issues, Emerging Opportunities – Part 1 This workshop will summarize current trends for Ergonomics in the USA, with some contrast to the practice of the discipline in the UK and Australia. It will also address a series of issues that are presenting challenges to the future development of ergonomics, including the role of ergonomics in healthcare information technology, ergonomic concerns for new computer interfaces (e.g. gestural input), and the implications of the move to dynamic working (sit-stand, mobile work etc.). In addition it will explore the opportunities that “green ergonomics” presents for expanding the role of ergonomics in facilities design and in promoting the value of comprehensive ergonomics programs and services. Speaker: Alan Hedge 10.00 – 10.30 Morning tea Chair: Cassandra Zaina Room: 205 Session 2 10.30 – 12.30 Ergonomics 2013 – Challenging Issues, Emerging Opportunities – Part 2 Speaker: Alan Hedge 2 Chair: Cassandra Zaina 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 205 Lunch Session 3 1.30 – 3.00 Future implications of changing work organizational arrangements on the physical and psychological needs of the workforce – Part 1 The transition of ergonomics into practice for office based work in driven by the opportunities provided by new technologies that enable remote access to the internet and new approaches to work organization arrangements. This is most evident with new corporate buildings in major cities. These are now moving away from Open Plan designs to Activity Based Workplaces (ABW). These provide a range of work settings based on the functions required. These include individual work points in quiet areas together with collaborative work spaces for small or large groups; teleconferencing and computer based group interaction areas. The focus of ergonomics is on the suitability of the holistic work environment and not to a specific work point design. Evaluation of the suitability of the work environment is based on the psychosocial needs of the workers as well as the function performance of the systems of work. This workshop will explore the future implications of changing work organizational arrangements on the physical and psychological needs of the workforce. Speaker: David Caple Chair: Maree Webber 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 205 Afternoon tea Session 4 3.30 – 5.00 Future implications of changing work organizational arrangements on the physical and psychological needs of the workforce – Part 2 Speaker: David Caple Chair: Maree Webber Room: 205 29 Pre conference workshop – Paediatrics WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Session 1 8.30 – 10.00 Overview of the TIMP (Test of Infant Motor Performance) including video demonstration Speaker: Professor Suzann Campbell Chair: Alicia Spittle 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 210 Morning tea Session 2 11.00 – 12.30 The evidence base for the TIMP Speaker: Professor Suzann Campbell Chair: Jane Orton 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 210 Lunch Session 3 1.30 – 2.15 Neurobehavioural evaluation in the pre-term and term infant Speaker: Dr Alicia Spittle 1.30 – 3.00 2.15 – 3.00 The role of assessment in clinical decision making Speaker: Professor Suzann Campbell Chair: Alicia Spittle 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 210 Afternoon tea Session 4 3.30 – 4.00 Early intervention experiences of very preterm children up to two years – the lucky dip Speaker: Dr Jane Orton 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.30 Rethinking the key worker and transdisciplinary model – what do families really want from early childhood intervention service? Speaker: Sarah Foley 4.30 – 5.00 Panel Speakers: Professor Suzann Campbell, Dr Alicia Spittle, Jane Orton, Sarah Foley, Laura Morell Chair: Alicia Spittle 30 Room: 210 Pre conference workshop – Sports Theme: The Athlete’s Shoulder: New Moves WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Session 1 8.30 – 10.00 New Moves for Rehabilitation of the Shoulder in Overhead Athletes Anne will take you through New Moves for the Scapula in Overhead Sports. Speaker: Professor Ann Cools 10.00 – 10.30 Morning tea Chair: Henry Wajswelner Room: 217 Session 2 10.30 – 12.30 Swimming: New Moves for Shoulder Injury in Elite Swimmers This workshop will focus on swimmer’s shoulder, from biomechanical and physical assessment, to rehabilitation and current and future directions of research. Craig was on the 2012 London Olympic swimming team. Speaker: Craig Boettcher Chair: Marilyn Webster 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 217 Lunch Session 3 1.30 – 3.00 Multi-directional instability in Athletes: New Moves This workshop will explore multi-directional shoulder instability in athletes from a clinical and research perspective. Speaker: Lyn Watson 3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon tea Chair: Henry Wajswelner Room: 217 Session 4 3.30 – 5.00 Throwing Athletes: New Moves to Optimise Shoulder Function in Throwers The Throwing Athlete’s Shoulder: the disabled thrower’s shoulder presents a number of difficulties in management and especially in ensuring successful and durable return to play. This workshop will include throwing mechanics assessment, routine care exercises for throwers, a live demonstration of throwing technique by elite athletes, and more. Speaker: Rod Whiteley and Bruce Rawson Chair: Marilyn Webster Ph: 1300 770 921 Fax: 1300 770 945 Email: [email protected] Room: 217 Australian Owned and Run Specialists in Physiotherapy Equipment and Supplies “Helping customers deliver better patient outcomes through innovative, reliable and quality products.” Australian Medical Supplies is a leading manufacturer and distributor of top branded medical products and equipment to the hospital, physiotherapy, sports medicine and other allied health sectors. We are the manufacturer of: AMSportz Rigid Tape and EAB Tape AMS Cansin Fix Tape and AMSensifix Tape AMSole Insoles AMS Compression Bandages and Fleb Sets AMS Resistive Exercise Band and Tubing by Sanctband AMS Hot/Cold Packs AMSportz Foam Rollers and Exercise Equipment These products are backed by an experienced team with a genuine commitment to customer service 31 Breakfast sessions All breakfast sessions will be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre, Saturday 19 October 2013, 7.00 – 8.15am (unless otherwise stated below). Animal Paediatric Humans to animals: Kinesio taping and its applications. New perspectives for functional hand use in children with hemiplegia. The Kinesio Taping Method has been used on humans for a more than 30 years. Manual ability is not simply the way by which we move our arms and hands but is a complex interplay between the task, individual and environment. This session will focus on significant developments in knowledge relating to factors impacting on a child’s ability to use their upper limbs. It will explore the influence of the ICF, the Manual Ability Classification System and other assessments. With a particular focus on upper limb bimanual performance, the session will provide understanding on what is the role of an effective assisting hand and what constitutes functional hand use for children with unilateral disability. As the knowledge base and deeper understanding of the “hows and whys” behind Kinesio Tape grew, it was realised that the basic applications of muscle relaxation and activation could readily be transferred from humans to other animals. In recent years specific equine courses in the Kinesio Taping Method have been delivered around the world. This lecture will discuss the basic principles of Kinesio Tape and how it can apply to: – restoring muscle imbalances or deficiencies – the flow-on effect for targeting specific muscles during training in both humans and animals. Speakers: Dr Brian Hoare and Dr Susan Greaves Sponsored by: Speaker: Thuy (Twee) Bridges Cardiorespiratory OPTION 1 – Developments and challenges in physical activity assessment in chronic disease. Sports Physiotherapy Titling and Specialisation update. OPTION 2 – Dyspnoea: Old dog, new tricks. “A Career in Sports Physiotherapy – all the Right Moves” Time: 6.45 – 8.15am Neurology It’s your move: Getting started in clinical research ‘From clinical hunch to research question’ The best clinical research often comes from astute clinical observations. In fact every clinical encounter is probably a mini-research study in itself: “ how is this person today – lets try something – how have they changed?”. That is the basic research paradigm. So if you have some burning clinical hunches or curiosities, how can you turn this into an answerable research question? Come to breakfast with your ideas and find out. Speaker: A/Professor Susan Hillier 32 Sports This session will bring together a number of Physiotherapists who have walked the various journeys in Sports Physiotherapy. Speakers will present on where they are in their career path, reflecting on how they arrived at this point, and a personal plan for their future in our profession. From a starting point in the Titleholder program through the interim pathway to Specialization and the Olympic Team, to the Trainees currently doing the Program, the first cohort of Trainees to successfully complete the program, and end with a Sports Fellow on the College Board of Censors. A panel session Q&A will conclude the session, giving delegates an opportunity to interact with the speakers. Sponsored by: Lifecare Programs APA Conference 2013 ‘New Moves’ offers more than 150 invited speakers and a variety of thought-provoking sessions developed by your peers to inform, educate and inspire. Leadership With 13 groups offering 13 programs over the four days, delegates have the opportunity to attend any stream / session / presentation of interest. • Acupuncture and • Leadership Dry Needling • Gerontology • Animal • Musculoskeletal • Aquatic • Neurology • Cardiorespiratory • Occupational Health • Continence and • Paediatric Women’s Health • Sports • Educators Cardiorespiratory (Business and Emergency Department groups are represented at the Pre-Conference Workshops on Wednesday 16 October.) Aquatic Neurology Occupational Health Paediatric Musculoskeletal Sports Educators Continence & Women’s Health Gerontology Acupuncture & Dry Needling Animal Thursday 17 October Thursday 17 – Saturday 19 October Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 October Friday 18 October Friday 18 – Sunday 20 October Saturday 19 – Sunday 20 October 33 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Acupuncture and Dry Needling SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Invited Speaker: Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop – Physiodirect UK *Video link up 8:30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based Coaching Invited Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Invited Speaker: Maureen Robinson Chair: Ross Iles 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Invited Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Invited Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 13.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice - ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 34 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Room: Plenary Hall 2 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER Plenary Session 1 3.30 – 3.35 Opening Address Speaker: Anne Sammells 3.30 – 5.00 3.35 – 4.10 Keynote Address – Acupuncturist’s Trial Collaboration International Keynote Speaker: Dr Andrew Vickers 4.10 – 4.35 Can acupuncture treatment affect acute inflammation Speaker: Hamish Ashton 4.35 – 5.00 Dry needling as a treatment for lateral epicondylalgia Speaker: Danielle O’Sullivan Chair: Anne Sammells Room: 209 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 2 8.30 – 9.00 The future of clinical trials. “How should we be doing clinical trials on acupuncture or other physical therapy interventions?” International Keynote Speaker: Dr Andrew Vickers 8.30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.25 Needling for Plantar Fasciitis. Invited Speaker: Matthew Cotchett 9.25 – 9.50 Acupuncture and Dry Needling to the Deep Posterior Compartment Invited Speaker: Leigh McCutcheon 9.50 – 10.00 A systematic review of acupuncture and dry needling for Phantom limb pain. Speaker: Paula O’Neill Chair: David Kelly 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 209 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 3 10.30 – 11.25 10.30 – 11.05 The RCT of dry-needling for chronic WAD Invited Speaker: Professor Michelle Sterling 11.05 – 11.25 Needling for neck ROM Speaker: Philip Gabel Chair: Rebecca Fagan Room: 209 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 10.30 – 11.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins Room: 215 Plenary Session 4 Combined Session with Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Group 11.30 – 12.30 11.30 – 12.30 Panel discussion: The role of Acupuncture and Dry needling in the Management of Whiplash Associated Disorders Invited Speaker: Michelle Sterling and Leigh McCutcheon Chair: Peter Selvaratnam 12.30 – 1.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 5 1.30 – 3.00 1.30 – 2.00 Relationship of Autonomic Nervous System and Dry needling Speaker: Doug Cary 2.00 – 3.00 Panel Discussion- Incorporating needling into the management of chronic LBP Panel Members: Stuart Canavan, Doug Cary and Nick Economous Chair: Peter Selvaratnam 3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall 3.30 – 5.00 Plenary Session 6 Room: 209 35 3.30 – 5.00 Lecture and Practical session: Needling in Tendonopathies Invited Speaker: Leigh McCutcheon Chair: Jane Rooney Room: 209 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Animal THEME: The Sporting Animal SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards 7.00 – 8.15 Registration Breakfast Session 7.00 – 8.15 Humans to animals: Kinesio Taping and its applications Invited Speaker: Thuy Bridges Chair: Brooke Marsh Room: 208 Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Invited Speaker: Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop 8.30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based Coaching Invited Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Invited Speaker: Maureen Robinson Chair: Ross Iles 10:00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Invited Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Invited Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Invited Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 36 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Room: Plenary Hall 2 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice – ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 1 3.30 – 3.35 Welcome – Brooke Marsh 3.35 – 4.35 Training the competition horse International Keynote Speaker: Dr Cathy McGowan 3.30 – 5.00 4.35 – 4.40 Fibrotic Contracture of infraspinatus in canines Speaker: Annette Bowen 4.40 – 5.00 The Importance of Fitness Speaker: Jeff Coombes Chair: Lesley Goff Room: 205 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 2 Combined Session with National Sports Physiotherapy Group 8.30 – 9.00 8.30 – 9.00 Integration of sports science / sports medicine and coaching in high performance equestrian sport Invited Speakers: Victoria Kahn and Julia Battams Chair: Katrina Varcoe-Cocks Room: 212/213 Plenary Session 3 The Canine Sporting Shoulder 9.05 – 9.50 Canine and sporting shoulder Invited Speaker: James Simcock 9.05 – 10.00 9.50 – 9.55 Use of functional electrical stimulation in spinal injured dogs Speaker: Louise Steinman 9.55 – 10.00 Physiotherapy rehabilitation of a great dane following snake bite Invited Speaker: Lesley Goff Chair: Katrina Varcoe-Cocks 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 205 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall 37 SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER Plenary Session 4 10.30 – 11.00 Stem cell therapy in equine tendon injury Invited Speaker : Lesley Goff 11.00 – 11.45 Diagnosing lameness in the equine athlete Invited Speaker: Chris Whitton 10.30 – 12.30 11.45 – 12.15 Common conditions in agility dogs Invited Speaker: Charlotte Steed 12.15 – 12.20 Review of post-graduate training in UK for animal physiotherapy Speaker: Annette Bowen, Fiona Winchester 12.20 – 12.25 Update of animal physiotherapy practice in Australia Speaker: Brooke Marsh 12.25 – 12.30 Question time Chair: Brooke Marsh Room: 205 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 10.30 – 11.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch – Exhibition Hall 1.30 – 3.00 Plenary Session 5 Room: 215 1.30 – 2.30 Difficult to diagnose causes of poor performance International Keynote Speaker: Dr Cathy McGowan 2.30 – 3.00 The impact of sport on equine joints Invited Speaker: Kirsten Neil Chair: Michelle Monk 3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall 3.30 – 5.00 Plenary Session 6 Room: 205 3.30 – 4.00 Physiotherapy management of the equine athlete Invited Speaker: Katrina Varcoe-Cocks 4.00 – 4.30 The use of custom orthotics and prosthetics to restore mobility in the small animal patient Invited Speaker: Michelle Monk 4.30 – 5.00 Rehabilitation of working dogs. Invited Speaker: Brooke Marsh Close and Thanks Invited Speaker: Brooke Marsh Chair: Charlotte Steed 38 Room: 205 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Aquatic SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Invited Speaker: Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop 8.30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based Coaching Invited Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based Postoperative Rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a Physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Invited Speaker: Maureen Robinson Chair: Ross Illes 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Invited Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Invited Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice – ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall 39 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER Plenary Session 1 Physiology of Immersion: clinical implications related to sensory input, sympathetic nervous system and complex interactions 3.30 – 3.35 Welcome 3.30 – 5.00 3.35 – 4.10 To dip or not to dip in acute, chronic and neuropathic pain – does one size fit all? Invited Speaker: Lorimer Moseley 4.10 – 4.45 Immersion and the Autonomic Nervous System: Effects and Clinical Implications International Keynote Speaker: Dr Bruce Becker 4.45 – 5.00 Questions Chair: Anne Daly Room: 208 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 2 Clinical practice in Aquatic Physiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Video observations of upper limb Aquatic Physiotherapy Invited Speaker: Jenny Geytenbeek 8.55 – 9.00 An Ai Chi based aquatic group improves balance and reduces falls in community dwelling adults: an observational cohort study Speaker: Melissa Hewitt 8.30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.05 A Neuro Developmental Treatment approach in aquatic physiotherapy: a paediatric case study Speaker: Shayna Gavin 9.05 – 9.35 Parkinson’s disease and water based therapy. Lessons from Venice Speaker: Meg Morris 9.35 – 9.55 Aquatic Practices Across the Globe-Is It the Water or The Culture? International Keynote Speaker: Dr Bruce Becker 9.55 – 10.00 Questions Chair: Ross Piper 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 208 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 3 How to work with pain: research, hypothesis and clinical ideas 10.30 – 10.35 Introduction 10.35 – 11.05 The biology and implementation of graded exposure for pain Invited Speaker: Professor Lorimer Moseley 11.05 – 11.10 A comparison of land exercise and aquatic physiotherapy in the treatment of chronic low back pain Speaker: Juliet Massarany 10.30 – 12.30 11.10 – 11.15 Does aquatic physiotherapy reduce low back/pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy? Speaker: Claire Oaten 11.15 – 11.20 Commitment to prescribed aquatic exercises assisted pain management and function in diffuse degenerative condition of peripheral joints and spine Speaker: Judy Shepherd 11.20 – 11.50 How to successfully integrate a pain management approach into an aquatic physiotherapy program Speaker: Anne Daly 40 11.50 – 12.20 Brain boosting for therapy: enhancing brain plasticity in and out of the water Invited Speaker: Siobhan Schabrun Questions Chair: Diana Howell Room: 208 SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 10.30 – 11.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 215 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 4 Aquatic cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, cardiovascular fitness and management of arthritic conditions in aquatic physiotherapy. 1.30 – 1.35 Introduction 1.35 – 1.55 Aquatic cardiopulmonary rehabilitation: Evidenced based practice and clinical implications Invited Speaker: Renae McNamara 1.55 – 2.15 Practical considerations for aqua fitness: working with groups, planning and clinical progressions Invited Speaker: Lisa Westlake 1.30 – 3.00 2.15 – 2.30 Early aquatic physical therapy improves function and does not increase risk of wound-related adverse events for adults after orthopaedic surgery Speaker: Elizabeth Villalta 2.30 – 2.45 The benefits of aquatic exercise for people with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions: A systematic review with meta-analysis Speaker: Anna Barker 2.45 – 2.50 The effectiveness of pre-operative aquatic therapy for hip and knee joint replacements Speaker: Cath O’Brien 2.50 – 2.55 In patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis does aquatic physiotherapy make a difference to pain, stiffness and fatigue? Speaker: Wendy Philpotts 2.55 – 3.00 Characteristics of Arthritis and Osteoporosis Victoria’s peer led warm water exercise program – A model that works! Speaker: Christopher Eastham Chair: Sophie Heywood 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 208 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 5 Aquatic research, education and professional guidelines 3.30 – 3.35 Introduction 3.35 – 3.55 APA aquatic physiotherapy guidelines for physiotherapists working in and/or managing hydrotherapy pools (2013) Speaker: Maureen MacMahon 3.30 – 5.00 3.55 – 4.15 Aquatic physiotherapy professional development: modifying core concepts to new education interfaces, evolving clinical priorities and improving risk management awareness Speaker: Sophie Heywood 4.15 – 4.30 Research Needs in Aquatic Therapy: What do we know and what do we need to know? International Keynote Speaker: Dr Bruce Becker 4.30 – 4.45 Awards Chair: Miriam Fletcher Room: 208 41 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Cardiorespiratory THEME: Exercise across the trajectory of cardiorespiratory illness THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) 8.30 – 8.40 Welcome to Country by a Wurundjeri Elder 8.40 – 8.50 Cris Massis, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Physiotherapy Association 8.50 – 9.00 Sponsor Presentation 8.30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.10 Marcus Dripps, President, Australian Physiotherapy Association 9.10 – 9.30 Invited Speaker: The Honourable Peter Dutton, Minister for Health and Minister for Sport. 9.30 – 10.00 Primary Care Reforms and the Physiotherapy Profession Invited Speaker: Jim Birch, Managing Partner, Health and Human Services, Ernst and Young, and Deputy Chair of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Chair: Marcus Dripps 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 1 10.30 – 10.40 Welcome: Catherine Granger, Cardiorespiratory Scientific Committee 10.30 – 12.30 10.40 – 11.35 Why should patients with cardiorespiratory impairment exercise? International Keynote Speaker: Professor Thierry Troosters 11.35 – 12.30 An overview of physiotherapy and exercise intervention in cardio-respiratory patient populations – what is the evidence, where have we come from and what needs to be done in the future? Invited Speaker: Linda Denehy Chair: Catherine Granger 12.30 – 13.30 Room: 210/211 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 1 Intensive Care Exercise and Delirium 1.30 – 2.00 Intensive care year in review Invited Speaker: Jennifer Paratz 2.00 – 2.15 Trial of Early Activity and Mobility in Intensive Care: Prospective Observational Study Preliminary (Interim) Results Speaker: Carol Hodgson 1.30 – 3.00 2.15 – 2.30 Early exercise in patients with sepsis syndromes improves tissue oxygenation Speaker: Jennifer Paratz 2.30 – 2.45 Functional electrical stimulation-assisted cycling in the critically ill: a pilot case-matched control study of safety, feasibility and effectiveness Speaker: Selina Parry 2.45 – 3.00 An investigation of sedation, agitation and delirium levels in general intensive care patients Speaker: Elizabeth Skinner Chair: Sue Berney and Lisa Beach 42 Room: 210 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 2 Respiratory Conditions 1.30 – 1.45 Patients Expectations and Experiences of rehabilitation after lung transplantation: a qualitative study Speaker: Lou Fuller 1.45 – 2.00 A quantitative and qualitative examination of the impact of home mechanical in-exsufflation in children with neuromuscular disease and their families Speaker: Fiona Moran 2.00 – 2.15 The effect of positive expiratory pressure for airway clearance on ventilation inhomogeneity in individuals with stable COPD and chronic sputum expectoration Speaker: Christian Osadnik 1.30 – 3.00 2.15 – 2.30 Minimal important difference in six-minute walk distance and incremental shuttle walk distance in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis Speaker: Anne-Marie Lee 2.30 – 2.35 Patient and physiotherapist reported adherence to airway clearance therapy, inhalations and exercise together with lung function outcomes in cystic fibrosis Speaker: Erica Kotowicz 2.35 – 2.40 Using EZPAP positive pressure device as a respiratory physiotherapy treatment within a district general hospital (DGH) Speaker: Sarah Elliott 2.40 – 2.45 Pressures generated by the bubble positive expiratory pressure device: a bench-top study Speaker: Mary Santos 2.45 – 3.00 Discussion Chair: Mark Elkins and Ruth Dentice 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 211 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 3 Respiratory Disease 3.30 – 4.00 Respiratory: Year in Review Invited Speaker: Anne Holland 4.00 – 4.15 Adherence to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines for inpatients with acute exacerbation of COPD Speaker: Clarice Tang 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 4.30 Upper limb strength and lung function are determinants of upper limb work capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Speaker: Jennifer Alison 4.30 – 4.45 Four years after the completion of a maintenance exercise program: have quality of life and exercise capacity been maintained? Speaker: Lissa Spencer 4.45 – 5.00 Sensation of breathlessness: Associations between severity of impairment, the Dyspnoea-12 and the Multidimensional Dyspnoea Profile Speaker: Marie Williams Chair: Anne Holland and Christian Osadnik Room: 210 43 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 4 Education/Simulation Training 3.30 – 4.10 Simulation Training – Evidence based update Invited Speaker: Felicity Blackstock 4.10 – 4.25 The reliability of an audit tool to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of cardiorespiratory weekend interventions of junior physiotherapists Speaker: Christine Polmear 3.30 – 5.00 4.25 – 4.30 Does a structured training program improve junior physiotherapists’ confidence, safety and effectiveness in cardiorespiratory skills for weekend work? Speaker: Christine Polmear 4.30 – 4.45 The use of simulated learning to enhance cardiorespiratory acute paediatric physiotherapy Speaker: Sarah Wright 4.45 – 4.50 Acute care weekend physiotherapy at a major metropolitan teaching hospital Speaker: Kimberley Haines 4.50 – 5.00 The development of education in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy in China Speaker: Alice Jones Chair: Laura Browning and Elizabeth Skinner 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 211 Conference Welcome Reception Venue: Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Exhibition Hall Proudly sponsored by HESTA FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 2 Physical Activity and Wellness 8.30 – 9.10 Boosting physical activity – new insights and remaining challenges International Keynote Speaker: Professor Thierry Troosters 8.30 – 10.00 9.10 – 9.35 Sedentary behaviour and health outcomes Invited Speaker: David Dunstan 9.35 – 10.00 Using E-Health in cardiorespiratory patient care Invited Speaker: Julie Redfern Chair: Catherine Granger 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 210/211 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 3 Jill Nosworthy Award for Excellence in Research Prize 10.30 – 10.45 Mobilisation during renal replacement therapy via vascath in patients who are critically ill is safe and feasible Speaker: Yi Tian Wang 10.45 – 11.00 A new two-tier approach for measurement of strength in critically ill patients Speaker: Selina Parry 10.30 – 11.45 11.00 – 11.15 Low physical activity levels and functional decline in individuals with non-small cell lung cancer Speaker: Catherine Granger 11.15 – 11.30 Does short-form Sun-style Tai chi improve exercise capacity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? A single-blind, randomised controlled trial Speaker: Regina Leung 11.30 – 11.45 Pulmonary rehabilitation versus self-management for people with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial Speaker: Allison Mandrusiak Chair: Julie Redfern and Linda Denehy 44 Room: 210 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 5 Exercise Training in COPD 11.45 – 12.00 Pulmonary rehabilitation: can we predict who responds if the program includes an education component? Speaker: Felicity Blackstock 12.00 – 12.05 Are equipped home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs superior to non-equipped programs for clients with severe respiratory disease? A systematic review Speaker: Sharon Kwiatkowski 11.45 – 12.30 12.05 – 12.10 The effects of pulmonary rehabilitation block programs in a community setting Speaker: Mr Chi-Keung Lee 12.10 – 12.15 Unwell inpatients admitted to hospital with acute exacerbation of COPD have positive experiences of exercise Speaker: Clarice Tang 12.15 – 12.20 Acceptability of short-form Sun-style Tai Chi in people with COPD Speaker: Regina Leung 12.20 – 12.30 Discussion Chair: Doa El-Ansary Room: 210 Concurrent Session 6 Validity of Outcome Measures in Respiratory Conditions 11.45 – 12.00 Reliability and validity of the Multimedia Activity Recall in Children and Adults in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Speaker: Marie Williams 11.45 – 12.30 12.00 – 12.15 The validity of three commonly used physical activity questionnaires as compared with accelerometry in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Speaker: Quan Nguyen 12.15 – 12.20 Validation of the chronic respiratory disease questionnaire in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis Speaker: Domagoj Vodanovich 12.20 – 12.30 Discussion Chair: Lisa Beach and Helen Seale 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 211 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 7 Surgery 1.30 – 2.00 Surgery Year in Review Invited Speaker: Doa El-Ansary 2.00 – 2.15 Physical activity in the inpatient period after cardiac surgery: an observational study Speaker: Andrew Hirschhorn 1.30 – 3.00 2.15 – 2.30 An investigation of mobilization practices in abdominal, cardiothoracic and general surgical patients Speaker: Bill Zafiropoulos 2.30 – 2.45 Is ultrasound a reliable measure of sternal micromotion during functional tasks in patients following cardiac surgery? Speaker: Sulakshana Balachandran 2.45 – 3.00 Inspiratory muscle training before cardiothoracic and upper abdominal surgery to prevent post-operative pulmonary complications: a systematic review Speaker: Mark Elkins Chair: Doa El-Ansary and Laura Browning Room: 210 45 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 8 Physical Activity in Respiratory Disease 1.30 – 1:45 Physical activity in obesity hypoventilation syndrome Speaker: Angela Burge 1.45 – 2:00 Global positioning system tracking in non-small cell lung cancer: comparison of physical activity behaviour to healthy controls Speaker: Catherine Granger 2.00 – 2:15 Sedentary behaviours in adults with and without chronic disease: How much time is spent and what are they doing? Speaker: Lucy Lewis 1.30 – 3.00 2.15 – 2.20 Physical activity levels in people hospitalised with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Speaker: Ling Tsai 2.20 – 2.35 Physical activity levels improve in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease following hospitalisation for an acute exacerbation Speaker: Ling Tsai 2.35 – 2.50 Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Speaker: Marie Williams 2.50 – 2.55 Laying down the truth – sedentary behaviour in people with COPD with physical comorbidities Speaker: Renae McNamara 2.55 – 3.00 Discussion Chair: Jennifer Allison and Norman Morris Room: 211 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 1.30 – 2.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 215 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 9 Intensive Care 3.30 – 3.45 Translating strength to function in survivors of a critical illness: an observational investigation of dynamometry, mobility and discharge destination Speaker: Claire Baldwin 3.45 – 4.00 The distribution of muscle weakness in patients recently discharged from intensive care Speaker: Jenny Mackney 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.15 Discordance between distance ambulated as part of usual care and functional exercise capacity in critical illness survivors Speaker: Angela Ricardo 4.15 – 4.30 The six-minute-walk-distance: a useful metric for inpatient rehabilitation Speaker: Jenny Mackney 4.30 – 4.45 The impact of physical activity levels and sedation on physical function and strength at intensive care unit (ICU) discharge Speaker: Lisa Beach 4.45 – 5.00 The physical and psychological outcomes of Australian survivors of intensive care at five years: preliminary results Speaker: Kimberley Haines Chair: Jennifer Paratz and Selina Parry 46 Room: 210 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 10 Cardiorespiratory Conditions 3.30 – 3.45 Effect of exercise training on vascular health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Speaker: Ben Noteboom 3.45 – 3.50 Cardiopulmonary responses during six minute walk test differentiates functional in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a tertiary centre experience Speaker: Helen Seale 3.50 – 3.55 The effect of a reduction in exercise sessions on 6-minute-walk-test outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation Speaker: Nicole Bellet 3.30 – 5.00 3.55 – 4.00 Discussion 4.00 – 4.15 Cardiopulmonary responses during six minute walk test are related to echocardiographic measures of disease severity in pulmonary hypertension Speaker: Norman Morris 4.15 – 4.30 Falls, falls risk and musculoskeletal pain in older adults with chronic heart failure Speaker: Rita Hwang 4.30 – 4.45 Screening Education And Recognition in Community pharmacies of Atrial Fibrillation to prevent stroke (SEARCH-AF stroke prevention study) Speaker: Nicole Lowres 4.45 – 5.00 Discussion Chair: Julie Redfern and Helen Seale 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 211 Cardiorespiratory cocktail function proudly sponsored by Fisher and Paykel Healthcare Venue: Boatbuilders Yard, South Warf *Please note this is a ticketed event and pre-registration is required. SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards Registration Breakfast Session 1 6.45 – 8.15 Developments and challenges in physical activity assessment in chronic disease International Keynote Speaker: Professor Thierry Troosters Chair: Catherine Granger 6.45 – 8.15 Room: 216 Breakfast Session 2 6.45 – 8.15 Dyspnoea: Old dog, new tricks Description: Dyspnoea is a perceptual experience and as such, the way this symptom is experienced differs between people. This session will present current thinking concerning mechanisms underpinning the sensation of breathlessness, how dyspnoea might be assessed and implications for management. Invited Speaker: Marie Williams Chair: Fiona Moran Room: 206 Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Invited Speaker: * Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop – Physiodirect UK * Video link up 8.30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based coaching Invited Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Invited Speaker: Maureen Robinson Chair: Ross Iles 10:00 – 10.30 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Room: Plenary Hall 2 47 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Invited Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Invited Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice - ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 4 – Intensive Care 3.30 – 3.45 Ventilator hyperinflations – lessons learnt from a bench-top analysis Speaker: Peter Thomas 3.45 – 4.00 The effect of chest physiotherapy on regional lung volume changes in ventilated children using electrical impedance tomography Speaker: Bronagh Mcalinden 4.00 – 4.15 Treatment of potential organ donors using lung management protocols increases the incidence of successful lung transplantation Speaker: Cassandra Raios 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 4.30 Psychological morbidity of Australian informal caregivers at five year following intensive care unit discharge is low: preliminary results Speaker: Kimberley Haines 4.30 – 4.45 Health-related quality of life in mechanically ventilated Australasian survivors of H1N1 influenza is comparable to population norms one-year following discharge Speaker: Elizabeth Skinner 4.45 – 5.00 How well can intensive care clinicians predict longer-term outcomes for their patients? Speaker: Kimberley Haines Chair: George Ntoumenopoulos and Selina Parry 48 Room: 210/211 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 5 Evidence Translation and Service Re-design 9.00 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.40 Synthesizing best evidence and translation within cardiorespiratory physiotherapy Invited Speaker: Sally Green 9.40 – 10.00 Transforming an outdated service into a contemporary and sustainable one: A practical tale of survival and new found opportunities Invited Speaker: Kylie Houlihan Chair: Elizabeth Skinner and Andrew Hirschhorn 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 210/211 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 6 PRF Orations and Nicole Turney Recipient presentation 10.30 – 10.45 Use of the Bottle/Bubble Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) device by Physiotherapists in Australian hospitals Speaker: Nicole Turney Recipient Mary Santos 10.30 – 11.30 10.45 – 11.00 PRF one: A multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of positive expiratory pressure therapy for inpatients with acute exacerbations of COPD and sputum expectoration Speaker: Christian Osadnik 11.00 – 11.15 PRF two: Responses to supplemental oxygen in obesity hypoventilation syndrome: before and after positive airway pressure Speaker: Carly Hollier 11.15 – 11.30 PRF three: Smallest worthwhile effect of ultrasound for sinusitis in people with cystic fibrosis Speaker: Mark Elkins Chair: Shane Patman and Ruth Dentice Room: 210/211 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 10.30 – 11.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins Room: 215 Plenary Session 7 11.30 – 12.15 Debate: ‘The weakest link: functional rehab is superior to specificity’’ Speakers: TBC 11.30 – 1.00 12.15 – 12.30 Update from National CRPA Chair Speaker: Ruth Dentice 12.30 – 1.00 Prizes and closing remarks Speaker: Ruth Dentice and Catherine Granger Chair: (no Chair for this session) 12.30 – 1.30 College General Meeting – Plenary Hall 2 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Room: 210/211 49 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Continence and Women’s Health FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 1 8.30 – 8.32 Welcome Speaker: Heather Pierce, Acting Chair of CWHG 8.30 – 10.00 8.32 – 9.15 Continence and Womens Health Physiotherapy: Through the Looking Glass Invited Speaker: Pauline Chiarelli 9.15 – 10.00 Association between pelvic girdle pain and pelvic floor muscle function International Keynote Speaker: Dr Britt Stuge Chair: Heather Pierce and Libby Oldfield 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 220 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 2 10.30 – 11.00 Badly Behaved Bladders Invited Speaker: Rebekah Das 11.00 – 11.15 A vaginal tampon in situ reduces female stress incontinence leakage, patient-reported symptoms and bladder neck mobility during physical activities. Speaker: Margaret Sherburn 11.15 – 11.30 Do dimensions of sensation differ between individuals with and without overactive bladder? A pilot study. Invited Speaker: Rebekah Das 10.30 – 12.30 11.30 – 11.45 Strategy of urethral/bladder neck motion during a voluntary contraction is related to that during an evoked, but not voluntary cough Speaker: Paul Hodges 11.45 – 12.00 An investigation of the barriers to implement continence screening and pelvic floor muscle training guidelines in primary maternity care. Speaker: Helena Frawley 12.00 – 12.15 The effect of pool temperature on body temperature during aqua-aerobic exercise in pregnancy. Speaker: Amanda Brearley 12.15 – 12.30 Expectation, fears and pain experience: identifying external and internal threats to perceived safety of women in two birthing environments. Speaker: Lester Jones Chair: Ginny Gill and Pauline Chiarelli 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 220 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 3 1.30 – 2.10 Movement and Physical Activity– the Physiotherapist’s Role in promoting Health and Well-being for the Oncology Patient Invited Speaker: Robyn Box 2.10 – 2.15 Does low level laser therapy reduce pain from cracked or grazed nipples in breastfeeding Western Australian women? Speaker: Anne Andrews 1.30 – 3.00 2.15 – 2.20 Effective implementation of an exercise program post breast cancer surgery Speaker: Dragana Ceprnja 2.20 – 2.25 The barriers and facilitators to physical activity participation in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Speaker: Nikki Milne 2.25 – 2.30 Physical activity and anthropometry of women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Speaker: Nikki Milne 50 2.30 – 3.00 PeArLS Presentation Working with female survivors of torture. Speaker: David Kelly Chair: Debra Virtue and Taryn Hallam Room: 220 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 1.30 – 2.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 215 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 4 3.30 – 4.00 Interpreting the evidence on chronic pelvic pain from a neuroscience perspective Invited Speaker: Lorimer Moseley 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.30 Biopsychosocial assessment in continence and women’s health – understanding the person and the problem Invited Speaker: Mark Jones 4.30 – 5.00 PeArLs Presentation Pelvic pain: developing a tool to enhance education and assist clinical reasoning Speaker: Lester Jones Chair: Trish Neumann and Anne Andrews 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 220 Continence and Women’s Health cocktail function proudly sponsored by TENA Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre (Room 209) *Please note this is a ticketed event and pre-registration is required. SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Invited Speaker: * Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop – Physiodirect UK * Video link up 8.30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based coaching Invited Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Invited Speaker: Maureen Robinson Chair: Ross Iles 10:00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall 51 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Invited Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Invited Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice – ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 5 Men and pelvic floor dysfunction 3.30 – 3.50 Male Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome; outcomes of a clinical audit Invited Speaker: Shan Morrison 3.50 – 4.10 New insight into the male pelvic floor: moving towards a better understanding Invited Speaker: Ryan Stafford 3.30 – 5.00 4.10 – 4.25 A multicomponent theory-based intervention improves uptake of pelvic floor muscle training before radical prostatectomy Speaker: Andrew Hirschhorn 4.25 – 4.45 Pre-operative radical prostate surgery: do men ‘get it’ with verbal pelvic floor muscle instructions? Invited Speaker: Trish Neumann 4.45 – 5.00 Early pelvic floor motor control training utilising RTUS for biofeedback in men with prostate cancer – a new protocol. Speaker: Stuart Doorbar-Baptist Chair: Melissa Martin and Tara O’Reilly 52 Room: 220 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 6 Combined Session with Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Group 8.30 – 9.00 Development and measurement properties of the condition–specific pelvic girdle questionnaire International Keynote speaker: Dr Britt Stuge 8.30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.15 Should women with pelvic floor dysfunction do sit-ups? Invited Speaker: Judith Thompson 9.15 – 9.30 Sleep, catastrophising and disturbed body schema are related to disability in chronic pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain Speaker: Darren Beales 9.30 – 10.00 New Moves in Musculoskeletal assessment: what value can a PF physio add? Panel: Trish Neumann, Judith Thompson, Margaret Sherburn Chair: Gen McGlashan and Martin Rabey 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 7 10.30 – 11.30 To treat or not to treat pelvic girdle pain with stabilizing exercises? International Keynote Speaker: Dr Britt Stuge 11.30 – 11.35 Pregnancy-related disability is related with lumbopelvic pain and facilitates the outcome of the active straight leg raise test Speaker: Darren Beales 11.35 – 11.40 Incontinence, body image, pelvic floor dysfunction and lumbo-pelvic pain in post-natal women with diastases of the rectus abdominus. Speaker: Alesha Southy 11.40 – 11.45 How should we measure diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle (DRAM): a systematic review and reliability meta-analysis Speaker: Deenika Benjamin 10.30 – 12.30 11.45 – 11.50 Effects of exercise on diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle (DRAM) in the ante-natal and post-natal period: a systematic review. Speaker: Deenika Benjamin 11.50 – 11.55 Wearing a simple abdominal support garment postnatally reduces associated bother in women with Rectus Abdominis Diastasis Speaker: Tracey Cragg 11.55 – 12.15 Physiotherapy for pelvic organ prolapse: the Australian ‘POPPY’ experience Invited Speaker: Helena Frawley 12.15 – 12.20 Changing clinical practice to include support pessaries for the management of pelvic organ prolapse: the impact of a one-day training program Speaker: Ali Burnett 12.20 – 12.25 Barriers to the provision of pessary care in Australian Continence and Women’s Health Physiotherapy practice following a pessary training workshop. Speaker: Anna Scammell Chairs: Margaret Sherburn and Alex Lopes Room: 220 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 10.30 – 11.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 215 Lunch – Exhibition Hall 53 SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER College General Meeting – Plenary Hall 2 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch Plenary Session 1.00 – 1.30 1.00 – 1.30 PeArLs Presentation Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Thinking from the outside in Speaker: Margaret Sherburn *This session is for Titled and Specialist members only Plenary Session 8 1.30 – 1.50 When Nature Calls: The effects of nutrients and natural chemicals on gut function Invited Speaker: Alyssa Tait 1.50 – 2.10 Physiotherapy in Adult Chronic Constipation Invited Speaker: Angela Khera 1.30 – 3.00 2.10 – 2.30 Management of constipation in children, preventive medicine? Invited Speaker: Janet Chase 2.30 – 2.45 Whole-body vibration versus proprioceptive training on postural and neuromuscular performance in post-menopausal osteopenic women Speaker: Daniel Belavy 2.45 – 3.00 Panel Discussion Chair: Helena Frawley and Marita Davis 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 220 Afternoon tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 9 3.30 – 3.55 Implementing pelvic floor muscle training clinical practice guidelines into practice: a translational research experience Invited Speaker: Helena Frawley 3.30 – 5.00 3.55 – 4.20 “MOVES for Life” – putting evidence into practice for the management of physical sequelae of treatments for Oncology Patients. Invited Speaker: Robyn Box 4.20 – 4.45 Osteoporosis: a new slant on an old problem Invited Speaker: Pauline Chiarelli 4.45 – 5.00 Presentation of paper prizes Chair: Judith Thomson and Helen Edwards 54 Room: 220 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Educators FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary session 1 8.30 – 10.00 The role of experience in clinical expertise International Keynote Speaker: Professor Geoff Norman Chair: Suzanne Snodgrass 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 207 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 1 10.30 – 10.45 An effective and efficient blended learning approach for supporting practical skill development of the adult learner Speaker: Stephen Maloney 10.45 – 11.00 Student and educator experiences with using a remotely accessed simulated learning environment during musculoskeletal clinical education placements: a pilot study Speaker: Andrea Bialocerkowski 11.00 – 11.15 Working with patients and technology to promote clinical reasoning and assessment skills in student seminars Speaker: Marilyn Webster 10.30 – 12.30 11.15 – 11.30 Using technology to enhance clinical supervision: The Electronically-Facilitated Feedback Initiative (EFFI) Speaker: Suzanne Snodgrass 11.30 – 11.45 Simulated learning in paediatric physiotherapy – targeting paediatric capability in the emerging workforce Speaker: Meg Moller 11.45 – 12.00 The characteristics of a well prepared student for clinical learning: A Delphi study of clinical educators Speaker: Lucy Chipchase 12.00 – 12.15 Promoting Resilience to enhance Physiotherapy Clinical Learning and Performance; an Action Research Project Speaker: Clare Delany 12.15 – 12.30 Traditional versus peer-assisted models of clinical education for paired physiotherapy students: a randomised trial Speaker: Samantha Sevenhuysen Chair: Elizabeth Molloy Room: 207 55 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 2 10.30 – 10.45 Constructively aligned subject evaluation: The CASE for evaluation of student learning Speaker: Louisa Remedios 10.45 – 11.00 A systematic review of instruments for the assessment of professional competence of physiotherapy students Speaker: Megan Dalton 11.00 – 11.05 An evaluation of the delivery of stream-specific clinical training to junior physiotherapists in a tertiary Australian public hospital Speaker: Emma Bastick 11.05 – 11.10 How do physiotherapy students spend their time on clinical placement? Speaker: Katrine Nehyba 11.10 – 11.15 Targeted simulation training to improve teaching skills of physiotherapy clinical educators Speaker: Clare Holdsworth 11.15 – 11.20 New technologies in physiotherapy education Speaker: Leo Ng 10.30 – 12.30 11.30 – 11.35 What should be reported when describing educational processes to teach EBP: a delphi survey Speaker: Anna Phillips 11.35 – 11.40 Diminishing effect sizes with repeated exposure to evidence based practice training in health professional undergraduates Speaker: Lucy Lewis 11.40 – 11.45 The New South Wales Allied Health Workplace Learning Study: Barriers and enablers to learning in the workplace Speaker: Bradley Lloyd 11.45 – 11.50 Changes in back pain beliefs in post-graduate Masters musculoskeletal physiotherapy students Speaker: Darren Beales 12.00 – 12.05 Lead or be led? Should electrotherapy be taught in a contemporary entry-level physiotherapy curriculum? Speaker: William Gibson 12.05 – 12.10 Use of electrophysical agents by physiotherapists in Papua New Guinea: a developing country context. Speaker: Karthikeyan P Ramalingam 12.10 – 12.15 Use of the ICF in Indigenous healthcare and for understanding people’s experiences with chronic conditions from the person perspective Speaker: Vanessa Alford 12.15 – 12.20 Patient satisfaction in a student-run physiotherapy clinic Speaker: Alan Reubenson Chair: Maureen McEvoy 12.30 – 1.30 56 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Room: 209 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 3 1.30 – 2.00 PeArLs Presentation Supervising students with fitness to practice issues – how do we support clinicians more effectively? Speaker: Kristin Lo 2.00 – 2.30 PeArLs Presentation ersitas 21 UNMDG group; Collaborative Millennium Development Goals project Speaker: Jessica Lees 2.30 – 3.00 PeArLs Presentation Reflective and effective: theory, tools and experiences to support learner||physiotherapists Speaker: Sarah Barradell Chair: Sara Carroll Room: 207 Concurrent Session 4 1.30 – 3.00 1.30 – 1.45 Evaluating patients’ attitudes towards being assessed and treated by undergraduate physiotherapy students in a rehabilitation centre Speaker: Kathy Stiller 1.45 – 2.00 Attitudes of physiotherapy students towards mental health, psychiatry and the||undergraduate curriculum Speaker: William Gibson 2.00 – 2.15 Patient and educator perceptions of student involvement in private practice||consultations Speaker: Fiona Kent 2.15 – 2.30 Decision making for assessment: factors impacting on physiotherapy educators’assessment practice Speaker: Elizabeth Molloy 2.30 – 2.45 Physiotherapy clinical educators and students spend the majority of clinical||education time providing patient treatment and completing administrative tasks Speaker: Elizabeth Skinner 2.45 – 3.00 Community moves: enhancing physiotherapy students experiences on clinical placement through community engagement Speaker: Luke Wakely Chair: Megan Dalton Room: 209 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 1.30 – 2.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 215 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 2 Embedding indigenous perspectives into entry level physiotherapy curricula 3.30 – 5.00 Panel session Speaker: Sue Jones, Shaun Ewen, Vanessa Alford, Candice Liddy Chair: Gillian Webb Room: 207 57 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Gerontology FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 1 Evidence based management of Arthritis 8.45 – 10.00 8.45 – 9.00 Welcome Speaker: Jan Taylor and Stephanie Fu 9.00 – 10.00 Updating the evidence for management of osteoarthritis & rheumatoid arthritis. International Keynote Speaker: Professor Lucie Brosseau Chair: Stephanie Fu 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 208 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 2 Key Issues for aging Australia 10.30 – 11.30 The Opportunities and Challenges of Ageing Australia National Keynote Speaker: Professor Hal Kendig 10.30 – 12.30 11.30 – 12.00 Meeting the imminent challenges in gerontology and physiotherapy Invited Speaker: Terry Haines 12.00 – 12.30 The ageing foot and ankle: implications for treatment Invited Speaker: Hylton Menz Chair: Jan Taylor 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 208 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 1 Rehabilitation 1.30 – 1.45 Additional Saturday rehabilitation improves functional independence and quality of life and reduces length of stay in inpatient rehabilitation Speaker: Casey Peiris 1.45 – 2.00 Age did not influence improvement in gait performance among older adults undergoing in-hospital rehabilitation for orthopaedic conditions Speaker: Stephen McPhail 2.00 – 2.15 Aetiology influences outcomes following lower limb amputation Speaker: Heather Batten 1.30 – 3.00 2.15 – 2.30 Gender influence on physical functioning and recovery among older people after hip fracture Speaker: Lynda Woodward 2.30 – 2.45 A case study comparing usual care exercise and brain training exercises in the management of knee osteoarthritis Speaker: Anton Harms 2.45 – 2.50 Differences in outcomes for clinical diagnostic groups undertaking an inpatient rehabilitation program Speaker: Rachael Williams 2.50 – 2.55 Providing timely home based rehabilitation to improve functional independence and ability to manage at home following hospital discharge Speaker: Jessica Gale Chair: Jenny Nitz Room: 208 Concurrent Session 2 1.30 – 3.00 National Disability Insurance Scheme Panel Speaker: Barby Singer, Liz Shannon, Kirsten Deane, Michael Burke via video See National Neurology Group Program This session is now scheduled for Friday 18th October 3.30pm – 5.15pm, Room 219. Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 1.30 – 2.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 58 3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Room: 215 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Plenary Session 3 Falls and E Health 3.30 – 4.00 Falls in people with dementia and cognitive impairment Invited Speaker: Morag Taylor 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.30 Tele-rehabilitation in cardiorespiratory disease – new ways to deliver effective therapies Invited Speaker: Anne Holland 4.30 – 5.00 Tele-health and physiotherapy assessment in the primary care sector Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell Chair: Cathie Sherrington 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 208 Gerontology cocktail function Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre (Room 215) *Please note this is a ticketed event and pre-registration is required. SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Invited Speaker: Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop * Video link up 8.30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based coaching Invited Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a Physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Invited Speaker: Maureen Robinson Chair: Ross Iles 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Invited Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Invited Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice - ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall 59 Room: Plenary Hall 2 SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 3 Falls Prevention 3.30 – 3.45 Tailored education for older patients to facilitate engagement in falls prevention strategies after hospital discharge–a pilot randomized controlled trial Speaker: Anne-Marie Hill 3.45 – 4.00 Falls in the first month following discharge from rehabilitation Speaker: Catherine Said 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.15 Physiological function modifies the effect of cognitive function on the risk of multiple falls – a population-based study Speaker: Michele Callisaya 4.15 – 4.30 Increased falls with home exercise for older people after hospital stays: exploration of an unexpected finding from a randomised trial Speaker: Cathie Sherrington 4.30-4.45 Preparing people at high risk of falls for discharge home following rehabilitation: Do we meet the guidelines? Speaker: Catherine Said 4.45 – 5.00 Home exercise for older people after hospital stays: exploration of intervention dose mobility and falls in a randomised trial Speaker: Cathie Sherrington Chair: Ting Lio Room: 218 Concurrent Session 4 Combined session with National Sports Group – The Masters Athlete 3.30 – 3.50 Rotator cuff degeneration in the Masters Athlete International Keynote Speaker: Dr Ann Cools 3.50 – 4.10 Injuries in Athletes at the Australian Masters Games Invited Speaker: Geoff Thompson 3.30 – 5.00 4.10 – 4.30 Sports Physiotherapy at the Australian Masters Games Invited Speaker: Pippa Tessman 4.30 – 4.40 Consumer Presentation: The role of physiotherapy in sustained performance Speaker: Pat Galvin and Chris Wardlaw 4.40 – 5.00 Panel Chair: Shylie Mackintosh Room: 212 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Workshop 1 8.00 – 9.00 Understanding and undertaking research Panel and discussion session Speakers: Terry Haines, Cathie Sherrington and Ann-Marie Hill Chair: Sze-Ee Soh Room: 218 Concurrent session 5 Physiotherapy delivery and participation 9.00 – 9.15 Evaluation of a physiotherapy service delivered to post-acute community rehabilitation clients through a Transition Care Program Speaker: Samantha Goodwin 9.00 – 10.00 9.15 – 9.30 Physical activity behaviour in older people living in retirement villages Speaker: Frances Moran 9.30 – 9.45 Factors limiting adherence to a 12-month home exercise intervention as reported by participants and therapists Speaker: Catherine Kirkham 60 9.45 – 10.00 Physiotherapy provided by carers can improve patient outcomes: a systematic review Speaker: Katherine Lawler Chair: Ileanne Au Room: 218 SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER Concurrent session 6 Outcome measures 9.00 – 9.15 Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of ultrasound measures of lateral abdominal and lumbar multifidus muscle thickness in older adults Speaker: Anitra Wilson 9.00 – 10.00 9.15 – 9.30 Systematic review of the literature on abdominal and multifidus muscle function, assessment methods and their measurement reliability in older adults Speaker: William Cuellar 9.30 – 9.45 The Berg Balance Scale has high intra- inter-rater reliability, but absolute reliability varies across the scale: a systematic review Speaker: Stephen Downs 9.45 – 10.00 Normal values of the Berg Balance Scale in healthy elderly people: a systematic review Speaker: Stephen Downs Chair: Sarah Tan 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 217 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 10.30 – 11.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins Room: 215 Concurrent Session 7 Aged Care, community and the older person’s perspective 10.30 – 10.45 Does the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) lead physiotherapy away from evidenced based practice? Speaker: Amy Hill 10.45 – 11.00 Physiotherapy student clinical placements in the aged care setting: practitioner attitudes and support needs Speaker: Clint Newstead 11.00 – 11.05 Nursing home residents’ preferences and perceptions when engaging in semi-structured activity with student volunteers. Speaker: Alana Charron 11.05 – 11.10 Does physiotherapy (directed towards mobility) improve function in older people with dementia? Speaker: Shakira Simon 10.30 – 12.30 11.10 – 11.15 Factors effecting participation rates in chronic disease self-management programmes Speaker: Allan Abbot 11.15 – 11.30 Strategies used to stand up: comparisons between older people with and without dementia Speaker: Urszula Doleka 11.30 – 11.45 Older people’s perspectives on participation in exercise: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature Speaker: Marcia Franco 11.45 – 12.00 Patient-reported decision support software for monitoring global status and functional recovery in a stroke patient from inpatient to home Speaker: Philip Gabel 12.00 – 12.15 Patient perceived readiness for discharge from hospital based rehabilitation to home Speaker: Sarah Mattin Chair: Rik Dawson Room: 218 61 SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER Concurrent session 8 Balance and functional ability 10.30 – 10.45 Does balance strategy training improve function in people with myasthenia gravis? Speaker: Katrina Williams 10.45 – 11.00 Pilates exercise for improving balance and decreasing falls risk Speaker: Anna Barker 11.00 – 11.05 PRIME : improving the journey to hip and joint arthroplasty for the elderly with co-morbidities and higher risk of complications 5x5 Speaker: Edmund Leahy 11.05 – 11.10 Falls trends within physiotherapy: a retrospective analysis Speaker: Julie Lam 10.30 – 12.30 11.10 – 11.15 Comparing balance outcomes of adding a home-based exercise program to a group exercise program in Community Therapy Services Speaker: Kenneth Koh 11.15 – 11.30 Health and community services in older adults recently discharged from hospital: utilisation, costs and impact of a homeexercise intervention Speaker: Inez Farag 11.30 – 11.45 Effects of early standing and walking on function, mobility and walk-speed at discharge, for people following surgery for hip fracture Speaker: Rebecca Ferrier 11.45 – 11.50 Developing a discharge predictor tool for fractured neck of femurs Speaker: Catherine Senserrick 11.50 – 11.55 Commitment to prescribed aquatic exercises assisted pain and function in diffuse degenerative condition of peripheral joints and spine Speaker: Judith Shepherd Chair: Anne-Marie Hill 12.30 – 1.30 12.30 – 13.30 Room: 217 College General Meeting – Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 4 Arthritis and Dizziness 1.30 – 2.00 The use of the Knowledge-To-Action Cycle model to implement the Ottawa Panel clinical practice guidelines in the management of arthritis. International Keynote Speaker: Professor Lucie Brosseau 1.30 – 3.00 2.00 – 2.30 Differential diagnosis of dizziness in older Invited Speaker: Kate Murray 2.30 – 3.00 Cervicogenic dizziness and sensorimotor problems in older adults Invited Speaker: Julia Treleaven Chair: Nancy Low Choy Close 62 3.00 – 3.30 Conclusion and awards Speaker: Jan Taylor and Stephanie Fu 3.30 – 4.00 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Room: 218 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Leadership THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) 8.30 – 8.40 Welcome to Country by a Wurundjeri Elder 8.40 – 8.50 Cris Massis, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Physiotherapy Association 8.50 – 9.00 Sponsor Presentation 8:30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.10 Marcus Dripps, President, Australian Physiotherapy Association 9.10 – 9.30 Invited Speaker: The Honourable Peter Dutton, Minister for Health and Minister for Sport. 9.30 – 10.00 Primary Care Reforms and the Physiotherapy Profession Invited Speaker: Jim Birch, Managing Partner, Health and Human Services, Ernst and Young, and Deputy Chair of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Chair: Marcus Dripps 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 1 10.30 – 11.30 (+ 10 minutes of question time) Activity Based Funding – The Impact on Physiotherapy Invited Speaker: Jim Birch, Deputy Chair from Independent Hospital Pricing Authority 10.30 – 12.30 11.40 – 11.55 Building capacity and leadership in physiotherapy research: the Tasmanian Physiotherapy Research Group Speaker: Tania Wizenberg 11.55 – 12.10 An investigation of physiotherapy research activity in Australian tertiary hospitals. Speaker: Elizabeth Skinner 12.10 – 12.25 Trial of a computer-based program that provides length of stay benchmark figures at a rehabilitation centre. Speaker: Kathy Stiller Chair: Jim Sayer 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch – Exhibition Hall 5.30 – 7.30 Conference Welcome Reception Venue: Melbourne Exhibition Centre - Exhibition Hall Proudly sponsored by HESTA Room: 208 63 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Plenary Session 2 1.30 – 1.50 Developing Sustainable Models for Extended Scope of Practice – the ED experience Invited Speaker: Pat Maher – Health Workforce Australia 1.50 – 2.05 Providing a framework for the planning, implementation, evaluation and integration of Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy services within a health service. Speaker: Paula Harding & Jonathon Prescott 1.30 – 3.00 2.05 – 2.20 Extended scope physiotherapy services in ACT Health Directorate: Key stakeholder perspectives Speaker: Joanne Morris 2.20 – 2.35 Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Clinical Education Framework Speaker: Andrea Pearce & Paula Harding 2.35 – 2.50 Predictors of prolonged emergency department length of stay (over 4 hours) in patients presenting with musculoskeletal back pain. Speaker: Peter Schulz Chair: Debbie Schulz 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 208 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 3 3.30 – 3.45 Developing future roles for Physiotherapy Assistants Speaker: Lisa Somerville 3.45 – 4.00 Physiotherapy department workplace culture: can you measure it and is a workplace charter useful? Speaker: Lisa Gilmore 4.00 – 4.15 Is culture change in intensive care possible? The experience of one physiotherapy department in implementing evidence based practice Speaker: Vince Mazarno 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 4.30 Group clinical supervision : demonstrating high levels of satisfaction with an ongoing innovative program for physiotherapists at Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick Speaker: Debra Grech 4.30 – 4.35 The influence of a short message service appointment reminder system on failure to attend rates in an outpatient physiotherapy department Speaker: Chris Barnett 4.35 – 4.50 The national Clinical Framework demonstrates physiotherapy leadership in healthcare delivery Speaker: Paul Coburn Chair: Bill Brennan 64 Room: 208 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Musculoskeletal THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) 8.30 – 8.40 Welcome to Country by a Wurundjeri Elder 8.40 – 8.50 Cris Massis, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Physiotherapy Association 8.50 – 9.00 Sponsor Presentation 8.30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.10 Marcus Dripps, President, Australian Physiotherapy Association 9.10 – 9.30 Invited Speaker: The Honourable Peter Dutton, Minister for Health and Minister for Sport. 9.30 – 10.00 Primary Care Reforms and the Physiotherapy Profession Invited Speaker: Jim Birch, Managing Partner, Health and Human Services, Ernst and Young, and Deputy Chair of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Chair: Marcus Dripps 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 1 Cervical spine 10.30 – 10.45 The effect of selected manual therapy interventions for mechanical neck pain on vertebral and internal carotid arterial blood flow and cerebral inflow Speaker: Lucy Thomas 10.45 – 11.00 Investigation of the effective dose of mobilisation for patients with chronic non-specific neck pain (The DOSE Study) Speaker: Suzanne Snodgrass 11.00 – 11.15 Characteristic features of headache in chronic whiplash Speaker: Julia Treleaven 11.15 – 11.30 The treatment of cervicogenic dizziness with Mulligan sustained natural apophyseal glides and Maitland mobilisations: which is more effective? Speaker: Sue Reid 11.30 – 11.35 How do you and your colleagues treat cervical radiculopathy? A nationwide survey of MPA members. Speaker: Michel Coppieters 10.30 – 12.30 11.35 – 11.40 Recognition of patients presenting with or at risk of craniocervical arterial dissection: Preliminary results of a prospective study. Speaker: Lucy Thomas 11.45 – 12.00 Is a 12-week comprehensive physiotherapy exercise program more effective than||advice for people with a chronic whiplash injury? Speaker: Zoe Michaleff 12.00 – 12.05 Limited effect of inhibitory taping on upper trapezius muscle activity during a standardized typing task. Speaker: Blane Delbridge 12.05 – 12.10 The effect of neck torsion on joint position error in subjects with chronic neck pain. Speaker: Julia Treleaven 12.15 – 12.20 Outcome and prediction questionnaires: What are the optimal musculoskeletal tools for clinical use? How do we know what is appropriate? Speaker: Philip Gabel 12.20 – 12.25 ‘The Calendar Test’: a simple clinical test to facilitate assessment and management of deficient cervical proprioception post whiplash associated disorder. Speaker: Philip Gabel Chair: Amy Hiller Room: Plenary Hall 2 65 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 2 Orthopaedics 10.30 – 10.45 Quadriceps muscle force control is related to knee function 12 months after||anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Speaker: Luke Perraton 10.45 – 11.00 Physical activity following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a quantitative study Speaker: Paula Harding 11.00 – 11.15 Orthopaedic in-patients’ ability to reproduce partial weight bearing orders:factors influencing this and effect on clinical outcomes Speaker: Serena Yu 11.15 – 11.30 The relationship of physical and psychosocial impairments to stair climbing ability in patients following total knee arthroplasty Speaker: Tara Whitchelo 10.30 – 12.30 11.30 – 11.35 Timing of active range of motion commencement following open reduction and internal fixation of distal radius fractures: An observational study. Speaker: Steven McPhail 11.35 – 11.40 Prognosis of physical function following ankle fracture – a systematic review with meta-analysis. Speaker: Paula Beckenkamp 11.40 – 11.45 Life impacts following ankle fractures: Analysis of patient and clinician experiences for development of an ankle-fracture specific patient reported outcome Speaker: Steven McPhail 11.45 – 12.00 Patients with knee replacement adopt abnormal movement strategies to negotiate stairs Speaker: Jodie McClellan 12.00 – 12.15 Lower limb strength following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review. Speaker: Margie Schache 12.15 – 12.30 Physical activity perceptions and beliefs following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a qualitative study Speaker: Paula Harding Chair: Adam Culvenor Room: 218 Concurrent Session 3 Pain and psychosocial function 10.30 – 10.45 Cervical facet joint nociception modulates physical and psychological features of chronic whiplash symptoms Speaker: Ashley Smith 10.45 – 11.00 Clinical ratings of pain sensitivity correlate with quantitative measures: A comparison between patients with chronic neck pain and healthy controls. Speaker: Trudy Rebbeck 11.00 – 11.15 Question time 11.15 – 11.30 Primary motor cortex function in complex regional pain syndrome: a systematic review & meta-analysis Speaker: Flavia Di Pietro 11.30 – 11.35 Sensory characteristics of chronic non-specific low back pain: a subgroup investigation Speaker: Peter O’Sullivan 10.30 – 12.30 11.40 – 11.45 Can targeting body perception reduce pain? The effect of multisensory illusions in painful knee osteoarthritis Speaker: Tasha Stanton 11.45 – 12.00 Identification of psychosocial factors in musculoskeletal pain subjects: physiotherapists versus the Short Form Orebro questionnaire. Speaker: Darren Beales 12.00 – 12.15 Survivors of torture: where is the pain coming from? Speaker: Melanie Block 12.15 – 12.20 “I’m just scared of the pain.” A qualitative investigation of avoidance behaviour in chronic low back pain. Speaker: Samantha Bunzli 12.20 – 12.25 Low patient recovery expectations in low back pain: pessimism or a realistic appraisal? Speaker: Ross Iles 66 12.25 – 12.30 Physiotherapists and insurance workers perceptions and beliefs of roles in the West Australian Workers’ Compensation System. Speaker: Darren Beales Chair: Bernadette Brady Room: 207 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 4 Lumbar Spine 10.30 – 10.45 Classification based cognitive functional therapy for nonspecific chronic low back pain: what explains the reductions in disability? Invited Speaker: Peter O’Sullivan 10.45 – 11.00 Predicting rapid recovery from acute low back pain: a validation study Speaker: Mark Hancock 11.00 – 11.15 A physiotherapy program with specific manual therapy versus advice for patients with subacute low back pain: a randomised controlled trial Speaker: Sarah Slater 11.15 – 11.30 Multimodal physiotherapy functional restoration versus advice for people with subacute lumbar disc herniation and associated radiculopathy: A randomised controlled trial. Speaker: Andrew Hahne 10.30 – 12.30 11.30 – 11.35 Do levels of leisure time physical activity predict clinical outcomes in people seeking care for chronic and persistent low back pain? Speaker: Rafael Zambelli Pinto 11.35 – 11.40 Do people who report low back pain with sitting, sit in a different posture to those without pain? An observational study Speaker: Andrew Claus 11.45 – 12.00 Efficacy of epidural injections in the management of sciatica: a systematic review with meta-analysis Speaker: Rafael Zambelli Pinto 12.00 – 12.15 Subgroup specific physiotherapy versus advice for people with subacute low back disorders: a randomised controlled trial Speaker: Jon Ford 12.15 – 12.20 Care Track Australia – How appropriate is low back pain care in Australia? Speaker: Chris Maher 12.20 – 12.25 The validity of assessment of low back pain via telerehabilitation in a clinical setting Speaker: Piers Truter 12.25 – 12.30 The complex nature of clinical interview data: learning from acute low back pain accounts Speaker: Carol McCrum Chair: Tom McMillan 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 209 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 1 1.30 – 1.40 MPA Conference Opening 1.40 – 2.10 Navigating the troubling waters of differential diagnosis International Keynote Speaker: Professor Chad Cook 1.30 – 3.00 2.10 – 2.30 From motor units to movement, what’s new in neuroscience of moving well? Invited Speaker: Paul Hodges 2.30 – 3.00 What is the evidence of stratified care for low back pain? International Keynote Speaker: Dr Jonathan Hill Chair: Leanne Bisset and James Debenham 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall 67 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 5 Orthopaedics and Osteoarthritis 3.30 – 3.45 Physiotherapist-delivered exercise and pain coping skills training is more effective than either intervention alone in knee osteoarthritis. Speaker: Yasmin Ahamed 3.45 – 4.00 Recommended performance-based tests to assess physical function in people diagnosed with hip or knee osteoarthritis Speaker: Fiona Dobson 4.00 – 4.15 An Australian consensus statement: exercise for ankylosing spondylitis Speaker: Errol Lim 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 4.20 Does the level of activity in an acute inpatient admission following surgical intervention of a fractured neck of femur vary across days of the week Speaker: Meaghan Arnold 4.20 – 4.25 Knee osteoarthritis pain and the weather. Speaker: Robin Haskins 4.25 – 4.30 Moving from anterior cruciate ligament deficiency to knee osteoarthritis. Which factors influence this development? Speaker: Susan Keays 4.30 – 4.45 Exploring barriers to accessing treatment for hip and knee osteoarthritis in Australia Speaker: Ilana Ackerman 4.45 – 5.00 The effect of prehabilitation compared to usual care on functional outcome and health service resource use in clients eight weeks following total knee or hip arthroplasty: a pilot randomised controlled trial Speaker: Elisabeth Skinner Chair: Drew Dewan Room: Plenary Hall 2 Concurrent Session 6 Upper Limbs 3.30 – 3.45 A novel way to train subscapularis Speaker: Charlotte Ganderton 3.45 – 4.00 The effect of exercise based management for multidirectional instability of the glenohumeral joint: A systematic review Speaker: Sarh Warby 4.00 – 4.15 The Shoulder Function Index (SFInX): a new way to measure function after shoulder fracture Speaker: Alexander Van De Water 4.15 – 4.20 Cold hyperalgesia predicts slower recovery in lateral epicondylalgia: a 12-month prospective study of prognosis Speaker: Leanne Bisset 3.30 – 5.00 4.20 – 4.25 Wrist and finger extensor muscle activity during resisted middle and index finger extension in non-symptomatic people: a repeated measures laboratory study Speaker: Luke Heales 4.30 – 4.45 Diagnostic utility of ultrasound imaging in people with lateral epicondylalgia: A case control study. Speaker: Luke Heales 4.45 – 4.50 Movement and pain patterns in early stage primary/idiopathic adhesive capsulitis Speaker: Sarah Walmsley 4.50 – 4.55 Validation of a set of clinical identifiers for the early stage of primary/idiopathic adhesive capsulitis Speaker: Sarah Walmsley 4.55 – 5.00 Isolation of infraspinatus in clinical test positions Speaker: Phillip Hughes Chair: Judith Henderson 68 Room: 218 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 7 Spinal physiology and cortical control of movement 3.30 – 3.45 Differential changes in muscle composition exist in traumatic and non-traumatic neck pain Speaker: Shaun O’Leary 3.45 – 4.00 Changing movement/motor control patterns using biofeedback with motion sensor technology in people with back pain – a pilot trial Speaker: Rob Laird 4.00 – 4.15 The influence of neck posture on dorsal neck muscle activity when lifting. Speaker: Anneli Peolsson 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 4.20 New insights into neck pain-related postural control using wavelet analysis in older adults. Speaker: June Quek 4.20 – 4.25 Sensory innervation of the thoracolumbar fascia, erector spinae and transversospinales muscles. Speaker: Christine Barry 4.30 – 4.45 Cervical movement sense: Normative data for a clinical tool. Speaker: Michelle Pereira 4.45 – 5.00 The effectiveness of directional preference management versus advice for subacute reducible discogenic low back pain: a randomised controlled trial. Speaker: Luke Surkitt Chair: Nicola Hutchinson Room: 207 Concurrent Session 8 Lumbar Spine 3.30 – 3.45 Features indicative of discogenic low back pain: survey of an international physiotherapy expert panel with the Delphi technique Speaker: Jon Ford 3.45 – 4.00 Understanding the brain in the transition from acute to chronic low back pain Speaker: Siobhan Schabrun 4.00 – 4.15 Systematic review of red flags to screen for cancer and fracture in patients with low-back pain. Speaker: Aron Downie 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 4.20 Intra and inter-rater agreement of lumbar palpation technique for diagnosis of vertebral rotation. Speaker: Marcos De Noronha 4.20 – 4.25 The provision of weight management and healthy lifestyle advice by physical therapists Speaker: Suzanne Snodgrass 4.30 – 4.45 Recruiting patients to large clinical trials of low back pain Speaker: Jane Latimer 4.45 – 5.00 Combined brain and back stimulation improves pain and function in chronic low back pain Speaker: Siobhan Schabrun Chair: Sam Abbaszadeh 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 209 Conference Welcome Reception Venue: Melbourne Exhibition Centre – Exhibition Hall Proudly sponsored by HESTA FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 2 8.30 – 10.00 Great debate – To manipulate or not, that is the question! Affirmative: Darren Rivett Negative: Andrew Leaver Legal perspective: DLA Piper representative Chair: Zoe Michaleff 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall 69 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 9 Orthopaedics 10.30 – 10.45 How do we define radiographic knee osteoarthritis? A comparison between the Kellgren & Lawrence classification and OARSI atlas Speaker: Adam Culvenor 10.45 – 11.00 Day of surgery physiotherapy post joint replacement surgery – what is the evidence and the challenge of implementation. Speaker: Catherine Senserrick 11.00 – 11.15 Impact of mobilisation on the day of surgery on readiness for discharge and hospital stay following elective hip replacement Speaker: Ryan Ridley 11.15 – 11.20 Method of patient education prior to orthopaedic arthroplasty can influence healthcare outcomes Speaker: Joanne Kenny 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.25 ACL graft tensioning for optimal function. A randomised controlled trial. Speaker: Garry Kirwan 11.30 – 11.45 Postural activity of the psoas major and quadratus lumborum muscles differs between muscle regions based on the mechanical advantage Speaker: Rachel Jihyun Par 11.45 – 12.00 Predictors and prognosis of ankle syndesmosis injury Speaker: Katherine Rae 12.00 – 12.15 Health-related quality of life and health care utilisation and costs in severe hip and knee joint disease: A national study Speaker: Ilana Ackerman 12.15 – 12.20 What proportion of people with hip and knee osteoarthritis meet physical activity guidelines? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Speaker: Jason Wallis 12.20 – 12.25 Improving access to elective joint replacement surgery: a waitlist cohort Speaker: Danella Hackett Chair: Edmund Leahy Room: Plenary Hall 2 Concurrent Session 10 Physiotherapy Services and Outcomes 10.30 – 10.45 Streamlining the selection of patients for management within the Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Screening Clinic and Multidisciplinary Service in Queensland Health Speaker: Shaun O’Leary 10.45 – 11.00 An examination of the patient-physiotherapist interaction in private practice Speaker: Amy Hiller 11.00 – 11.15 Patients in the emergency department receive less imaging and medications, and are more satisfied when seen by a physiotherapist Speaker: Peter Schulz 11.15 – 11.20 Physical inactivity, health conditions and health-related quality of life in patients with musculoskeletal disorders accessing ambulatory hospital services Speaker: Steven McPhail 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.25 Advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy in public hospitals: competency based learning and assessment resource development – a qualitative study Speaker: Paula Harding 11.30 – 11.45 Do pain management programs keep working for compensable patients? A three year follow up. Speaker: Anne Daly 11.45 – 12.00 Evaluating the impact of introducing a physiotherapist led shoulder clinic Speaker: David Harding 12.00 – 12.05 Are physiotherapy led screening clinics cost effective? Speaker: Maree Raymer 12.05 – 12.10 Physiotherapists require professional development in order to provide safe and effective care to consumers with rheumatoid arthritis Speaker: Robyn Fary 12.15 – 12.20 What physiotherapist and general practitioner really want during inter-professional communication Speaker: Christopher Hayward 70 12.20 – 12.25 the painHEALTH initiative: development, evaluation and implementation of an evidence-based interactive web platform for Australian consumers with musculoskeletal pain Speaker: Helen Slater: Chair: Mark Matthews Room: 218 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 11 Lumbar Spine 10.30 – 10.45 Proprioceptive deficit at the ankle joint correlates with limb laterality recognition Speaker: Fereshteh Pourkazemi 10.45 – 11.00 Advice for subacute low back disorders: the patient’s perspective Speaker: Jon Ford 11.00 – 11.15 Upper limb neurodynamic testing: an observation of median, radial and ulnar nerve strain during variations of upper limb positioning. Speaker: Sue Reid 11.15 – 11.20 The left/right judgement task in people with & without shoulder pain: a pilot study Speaker: John Breckenridge 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.25 Digital photography is reliable for shoulder range of motion measurement Speaker: John Breckenridge 11.30 – 11.45 Improvement in Achilles tendon structure in elite Australian football players during preseason training. Speaker: Sean Docking 11.45 – 12.00 The process of change: a qualitative study investigating patient pathways through cognitive functional therapy for chronic low back pain Speaker: Samantha Bunzli 12.00 – 12.15 Barriers and facilitators relating to exercise rehabilitation among people with lumbar disc herniation and associated radiculopathy: A qualitative study. Speaker: Andrew Hahne 12.15 – 12.20 Searching for risk factors in low back pain: insights from a new twin case-control study Speaker: Alexandra Griffin 12.20 – 12.25 “My Back on Track, My Future”: developing story based patient information for Aboriginal people with low back pain. Speaker: Ivan Lin Chair: Luke Heales Room: 217 Concurrent Session 12 Cervical Spine 10.30 – 10.45 Is driving-related performance in persons with chronic whiplash-associated disorders sufficiently impaired to recommend fitness to drive assessment? Speaker: Hiroshi Takasaki 10.45 – 11.00 Dizziness and unsteadiness in patients with cervical disc disease, comparison of symptoms and signs pre and post-surgery. Speaker: Julia Treleaven 11.00 – 11.15 Interpreting a normal response to rotation stress testing for the alar ligaments. Speaker: Peter Osmotherly 11.15 – 11.20 The effect of three different exercise regimes on neck muscle endurance for chronic whiplash associated disorders. A randomised control trial. Speaker: Gunnel Peterson 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.25 Multidimensional assessment of pain related disability after Surgery for Cervical Disc Disease Speaker: Allan Abbott 11.25 – 11.30 Inter-rater Reliability of a Pilates Movement-Based Classification System Speaker: Kwan Kenny Yu 11.30 – 11.45 Derivation and validation of a clinical prediction rule to identify both chronicity and full recovery following whiplash injury Speaker: Michelle Sterling 11.45 – 12.00 The construct validity of the anterior shear and distraction tests for craniocervical instability. Speaker: Peter Osmotherly 12.00 – 12.15 Cervical kinematic training with and without interactive virtual reality training for chronic neck pain. Speaker: Hilla Sarig Bahat 12.15 – 12.30 Is neck-specific exercise better than general physical activity when managing chronic whiplash and is a behavioural approach of additional benefit? Speaker: Anneli Peolsson Chair: Karen Richards Room: 205 71 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 12.30 – 1.30 MPA Members Forum (Room 219) 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 3 Combined Session with Sports Physiotherapy Group The Knee 1.30 – 1.50 Knee and the use of Doppler Ultrasound in painful OSD in adolescents International Keynote Speaker: Dr Maitthieu Sailly 1.30 – 3.00 1.50 – 2.10 Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: consequences and costs Invited Speaker: Kay Crossley 2.10 – 2.30 Rehabilitation after ACL injury – surgery or rehab alone? Invited Speaker: May Arna Risberg 2.30 – 3.00 Geoffrey Maitland Oration – Musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice: what is its core business? Invited Speaker: Gwendolen Jull Chair: Natalie Collins Room: Plenary Hall 2 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 1.30 – 2.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 215 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 4 3.30 – 4.00 What are the implications of stratified care for back pain services? International Keynote Speaker: Dr Jonathan Hill 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.20 The Importance of Fitness Invited Speaker: Jeff Coombes 4.20 – 4.40 Load, complexity, and context: How similar are different exercise approaches for low back pain? Invited Speaker: David MacDonald 4.40 – 5.00 High Intensity Interval Training for Chronic Disease Invited Speaker: Jeff Coombes Chair: Andrew Claus 5.30 – 7.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Musculoskeletal cocktail function & awards, acknowledge Gwen Jull Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre (Room 213) *Please note this is a ticketed event and pre-registration is required. SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Invited Speaker: * Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop – Physiodirect UK * Video link up 8.30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based coaching Invited Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Invited Speaker: Maureen Robinson Chair: Ross Iles 72 10:00 – 10.30 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Room: Plenary Hall 2 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Invited Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Invited Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation– HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice – ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 5 (Workshops 1 – 4) 3.30 – 5.00 Workshop 1 – Clinical Prediction Rules: An Unbiased Critical Appraisal International Keynote Speaker: Professor Chad Cook Chair: Bill Vicenzino Room: 206 3.30 – 5.00 Workshop 2 – Stratified Care for Back Pain International Keynote Speaker: Dr Jonathan Hill 3.30 – 5.00 Chair: Rebecca Tweedy Room: 207 3.30 – 5.00 Workshop 3 – Rehabilitation program for patients with ACL injury – the NAR algorithm Invited Speaker: May Arna Risberg Chair: Kay Crossley Room: 215 3.30 – 5.00 Workshop 4 – Assessing and managing patient perspectives of their chronic pain experience (i.e. psychosocial status) – an interactive workshop using a videotaped case study Speaker: Mark Jones Chair: David MacDonald Room: 217 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue 73 SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 6 Combined Session with Continence and Women’s Health Physiotherapy Group 8.30 – 9.00 Development and measurement properties of the condition – specific pelvic girdle questionnaire International Keynote speaker: Dr Britt Stuge 8.30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.15 Should women with pelvic floor dysfunction do sit-ups? Speaker: Judith Thompson 9.15 – 9.30 Sleep, catastrophising and disturbed body schema are related to disability in chronic pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain Speaker: Darren Beales 9.30 – 10.00 New Moves in Musculoskeletal assessment: what value can a PF physio add? Panel: Trish Neumann, Judith Thompson, Margaret Sherburn Chair: Gen McGlashan and Martin Rabey 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 7 10.30 – 10.50 Masqueraders – looking under the mask Specialist 1: Doug Cary, MSK Specialist 10.50 – 11.10 Multidimensional Pain Profiles in People with Axial Low Back Pain: An Examination of Four Differing Cases Specialist 2: Martin Rabe, MSK specialist 10.30 – 12.30 11.10 – 11.30 Kinesiophobia in chronic low back pain – differentiating ‘fear of harm’ and ‘avoidance of pain’ in management. Specialist 3: Peter O’Sullivan, MSK specialist Combined session with Acupuncture and Dry needling Physiotherapy Group 11.30 – 12.30 Panel discussion: The role of Acupuncture and Dry needling in the Management of Whiplash Associated Disorders Speaker: Michelle Stirling and Leigh McCutcheon Chair: Peter Selvaratnam Room: Plenary Hall 2 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 10.30 – 11.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 12.30 – 1.30 College General Meeting – Plenary Hall 2 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Room: 215 Plenary Session 8 Combined session with the Sports Physiotherapy Group Back Injuries in Rowing: New Moves for Prevention Ivan Hooper – APA Sports Physiotherapist – QLD 1.30 – 3.00 Kellie Wilkie – APA Sports Physiotherapist – TAS JP Caneiro – APA Sports Physiotherapist – WA Australian Olympic Team Rowers: Kim Crowe and Josh Dunkley-Smith Live Demonstration of Corrections to Rowing Ergometer Techniques to Prevent Back Injury Australian Olympic Rowing Team Members Kim Crow & Josh Dunkley-Smith, Fergus Pragnall from Sykes Racing & Concept 2 Rowing Ergometers. Chair: Henry Wajswelner 3.00 – 3.30 74 Afternoon tea – Exhibition Hall Room: Plenary Hall 2 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Neurology THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) 8.30 – 8.40 Welcome to Country by a Wurundjeri Elder 8.40 – 8.50 Cris Massis, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Physiotherapy Association 8.50 – 9.00 Sponsor Presentation 8:30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.10 Marcus Dripps, President, Australian Physiotherapy Association 9.10 – 9.30 Invited Speaker: The Honourable Peter Dutton, Minister for Health and Minister for Sport. 9.30 – 10.00 Primary Care Reforms and the Physiotherapy Profession Invited Speaker: Jim Birch, Managing Partner, Health and Human Services, Ernst and Young, and Deputy Chair of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Chair: Marcus Dripps 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 1 10.30 – 11.30 Welcome to NNG conference Movement and brain: how does practice influence neuroplastic changes. International Keynote Speaker: A/Professor Lara Boyd Chair: Paul Bosisto and Barby Singer Room: 219 Concurrent Session 1 Practice 11.30 – 11.45 Do stroke survivors spend more time in active task practice in circuit class therapy session versus individual physiotherapy sessions? International KeynoteSpeaker: Dr Coralie English 11.30 – 12.30 11.45 – 12.00 Priming the brain: A single bout of aerobic exercise promotes motor cortical neuroplasticity. Speaker: Michelle McDonnell 12.00 – 12.15 Feedback received whilst practicing everyday activities during rehabilitation after stroke: an observational study Speaker: Rosalyn Stanton 12.15 – 12.20 What do people with stroke think about increasing intensity of rehabilitation? Invited Speaker: Susan Hillier 12.20 – 12.30 Question time Chair: Sheila Lennon and Sandra Brauer Room: 219 75 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 2 Professional Education and Practice 11.30 – 11.45 Demystifying dizziness: electronic learning to educate physiotherapists Speaker: Elizabeth Talbot 11.45 – 12.00 The quality of reports of randomised controlled trials in neurological physiotherapy Speaker: Anne Moseley 11.30 – 12.30 12.00 – 12.15 Barriers and facilitators to EBP use by physiotherapists working in stroke rehabilitation – development and implementation of a tool Speaker: Joanne Pugh 12.15 – 12.20 Does English proficiency impact on health outcomes for inpatients undergoing stroke rehabilitation? Speaker: Sarah Davies 12.20 – 12.25 Short-term outcomes of a student-assisted, inter-professional community rehabilitation service in regional Australia. Speaker: Kelsey Thorne 12.25 – 12.30 Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online resource improves performance of practical skills: a controlled trial Speaker: Elizabeth Preston Chair: Cathy Said and Julie Luker 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 220 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 3 Novel Games and New Approaches 1.30 – 2.00 Alternative therapies – is there a role? Invited Speaker: Susan Hillier 2.00 – 2.15 Will computer games revolutionise physical rehabilitation after stroke? Investigating the clinical feasibility of a suite of custom-designed games Speaker: Kelly Bower 2.15 – 2.30 Clinical feasibility of the Nintendo Wii for balance training post-stroke: A pilot randomised controlled trial in an inpatient rehabilitation setting Speaker: Kelly Bower 1.30 – 3.00 2.30 – 2.45 The use of Nintendo Wii as a physiotherapy intervention for people with intellectual disability Speaker: Alison Chung 2.45 – 2.50 A novel intervention to improve balance and activity participation for adults with intellectual disability: a feasibility study Speaker: Leigh Hale 2.50 – 2.55 Evaluation of a meditation based stress reduction (MBSR) program during acquired brain injury rehabilitation in an inpatient setting: a preliminary study Speaker: Maggie Killington 2.55 – 3.00 Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, is there a role for physiotherapists in management? Speaker: Ryan Gallagher Chair: Prue Morgan and Leanne Cormack Room: 219 Concurrent Session 4 Community Engagement 2.00 – 2.15 Family-supervised exercise programs for improving physical function of neurological inpatients: a systematic review Speaker: Caroline Fryer 2.00 – 3.00 2.15 – 2.30 Self-management programmes for people post stroke: a systematic review. Speaker: Sheila Lennon 2.30 – 2.45 Does a focus on participation and personal goal achievement have an impact on depression in the first year after stroke? Speaker: Chris Graven 2.45 – 3.00 Physical activity frequency and risk of incident stroke in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study Speaker: Michelle McDonnell 76 Chair: Fran Moran and Elizabeth Shannon 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 220 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall current Session 4 – Community Engagement THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 5 Parkinson’s Disease 3.30 – 4.00 Investigating the efficacy of individualised interventions based on the Bobathobath concept. Invited Speaker: Kim Brock 4.00 – 4.15 Predictors of health-related quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease Speaker: Sze-Ee Soh 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 4.30 Evidence of efficacy of leg muscle power training in Parkinson’s disease: a randomised controlled trial Speaker: Serene Paul 4.30 – 4.45 A 6-month exercise program for people with Parkinson’s disease: the participants’ perspective Speaker: Christine O’Brien 4.45 – 5.00 Does a 4-week dual-task walking training program in people with Parkinson’s disease improve actual mobility levels? Speaker: Sandra Brauer Chair: Ettie Ben Shabat and Niru Mahendran Room: 219 Concurrent Session 6 Physical Activity 3.30 – 4.00 Investigating the efficacy of individualised interventions based on the Bobathobath concept. Invited Speaker: Kim Brock *Should you wish to hear Kim’s presentation, this will be held in Concurrent Session 5, Parkinson’s Disease (Room 219) 4.00 – 4.15 Physical activity preferences and prejudices in the month prior to a first-ever stroke. Speaker: Michelle McDonnell 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 4.30 Physical activity and lower limb muscle mass within six months of stroke: an observational study Speaker: Karen Borschmann 4.30 – 4.45 Fatigue, physical performance and community ambulation in stroke survivors at discharge from hospital and one month later Speaker: Jacinta Weber 4.45 – 5.00 Which factors influence the physical activity levels of people with traumatic brain injury when they are discharged home from hospital? Speaker: Megan Hamilton Chair: Janette Blennerhassett and Natalie Fini 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 220 Conference Welcome Reception Venue: Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Exhibition Hall Proudly sponsored by HESTA FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Concurrent Session 7 Upper Limb 8.30 – 9.00 Contracture: Short of moving forward? Invited Speaker: Joanna Diong 9.00 – 9.15 Central processing and hemispheric dominance of wrist Proprioception Speaker: Ettie Ben-Shabat 9.15 – 9.30 Hemiplegic shoulder pain in acute stroke Speaker: Lucinda Marr 8.30 – 10.00 9.30 – 9.45 Electrical stimulation for contracture management after acquired brain injury: a randomised trial Speaker: Joan Leung 9.45 – 9.50 How accurate is proprioception? A psychophysical study of wrist proprioception Speaker: Ettie Ben-Shabat 9.50 – 9.55 Reliability of the Modified Tardieu Scale for the assessment of lower limb spasticity in adults with neurological injuries Speaker: Ettie Ben-Shabat 9.55 – 10.00 Shoulder pain overnight post stroke: an observational study. Speaker: Jannette Blennerhassett Chair: Frances Batchelor and Michelle McDonnell Room: 219 77 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 8 Electrical Stimulation and Gait 8.30 – 8.45 Can a clinically important improvement in function be achieved during inpatient rehabilitation by stroke survivors with severe motor disability? Speaker: Kate Hayward 8.45 – 9.00 Biofeedback gait training to reduce tripping probability in people with stroke: a case study. Speaker: Catherine Said 9.00 – 9.15 A preliminary study into the use of ankle foot orthoses in the early stages of stroke Speaker: Robert Mehan 8.30 – 10.00 9.15 – 9.20 Early application of portable peroneal electrical stimulation following stroke Speaker: Suzanne Kuys 9.20 – 9.25 Changes in walking performance in the chronic phase of stroke recovery using botulinum toxin, physiotherapy and orthotic management: two longitudinal case studies Speaker: Janine Simondson 9.25 – 9.30 Questions 9.30 – 10.00 Strength training for walking in neurological rehabilitation is not task-specific. Invited Speaker: Gavin Williams Chair: John Cannell and Michele Callisaya 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 217 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 2 Other Neurological Conditions 10.30 – 11.15 Circuit class therapy and 7-day a week therapy. Are they effective? International Keynote Speaker: Dr Coralie English 11.15 – 11.30 The impact of group circuit training for balance and mobility on falls in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. Speaker: Sheila Lennon 11.30 – 11.45 Comprehensive gait analysis in people with moderately disabled Multiple Sclerosis Speaker: James McLoughlin 10.30 – 12.30 11.45 – 12.00 Do gait and balance differ across Disease Steps in people with Multiple Sclerosis? Speaker: Katrina Williams 12.00 – 12.15 Gait training with rhythmic auditory cues to increase speed and reduce gait variability in Alzheimer’s disease – a pilot study. Speaker: Joanne Wittwer 12.15 – 12.20 Combined multidisciplinary early intervention for patients with impaired consciousness Speaker: Suzanne Kuys 12.20 – 12.25 An intensive physiotherapy program for a person with Locked In Syndrome: A case report. Speaker: Paul Bew 12.25 – 12.30 A pilot investigation of therapist-devised, family-supervised exercise programs to improve physical function for inpatient adults with acquired brain injury Speaker: Shylie Mackintosh Chair: Kate Hayward and Alison Chung 12.30 – 1.30 78 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Room: 219 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Plenary Session 3 Gait and Balance 1.30 – 2.00 Brain activity measures: use of TMS, MRI and functional MRI and EEG to index change in brain and function. International Keynote Speaker: A/Professor Lara Boyd 2.00 – 2.15 Classification of Gait Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury Speaker: Gavin Williams 2.15 – 2.30 Balance impairment in people with a history of migraine Speaker: Frances Batchelor 1.30 – 3.00 2.30 – 2.45 Falls and mobility decline in adults with cerebral palsy: impact on personal wellbeing and quality of life Speaker: Prue Morgan 2.45 – 2.50 Is minimum foot clearance during the swing phase of walking altered in people with stroke? Speaker: Cathy Said 2.50 – 2.55 Does hand held dynamometry for calf muscle strength reflect ankle power generation during walking? Speaker: Michelle Kahn 2.55 – 3.00 Running abnormalities after traumatic brain injury Invited Speaker: Gavin Williams Chair: Ruth Barker and Cath Dean Room: 219 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 1.30 – 2.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 215 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 4 3.30 – 4.45 National Disability Insurance Scheme Panel Speaker: Barby Singer, Liz Shannon, Kirsten Deane, Michael Burke via video 3.30 – 5.15 Chair: Kate Philips Room: 219 4.45 – 5.15 Ipsen Award and National Neurology Meeting Chair: Kate Hayward and Paul Bosisto 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 219 Neurology cocktail function Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre (Room 218) *Please note this is a ticketed event and pre-registration is required. SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards Registration Breakfast Session 1 7.00 – 8.15 It’s your move: Getting started in Clinical Research Invited Speaker: Susan Hillier Chair: Suzanne Kuys Room: 215 Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Invited Speaker: * Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop – Physiodirect UK * Video link up 8.30 –10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based coaching Invited Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Invited Speaker: Maureen Robinson Chair: Ross Iles 10.00 – 10.30 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Room: Plenary Hall 2 79 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Invited Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 –12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Invited Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice – ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 5 – Physical activity 3.30 – 3.45 Objective measurement of physical activity after stroke – are we there yet? Speaker: Natalie Fini 3.45 – 4.00 Walking capacity and activity levels after stroke Speaker: Niruthikha Mahendran 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.15 Do activity levels of stroke survivors change between one and three months following discharge from hospital? Speaker: Niruthikha Mahendran 4.15 – 4.45 Sit less, move more. Sedentary time in stroke survivors International Keynote Speaker: Dr Coralie English 4.45 – 5.00 Prizes Chair: Karen Borschmann and Katrina Williams 80 Room: 219/220 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Occupational Health THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) 8.30 – 8.40 Welcome to Country by Wurundjeri Elder 8.40 – 8.50 Cris Massis, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Physiotherapy Association 8.50 – 9.00 Sponsor Presentation 8.30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.10 Marcus Dripps, President, Australian Physiotherapy Association 9.10 – 9.30 Invited Speaker: The Honourable Peter Dutton, Minister for Health and Minister for Sport. 9.30 – 10.00 Primary Care Reforms and the Physiotherapy Profession Invited Speaker: Jim Birch, Managing Partner, Health and Human Services, Ernst and Young, and Deputy Chair of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Chair: Marcus Dripps 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea –Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 1 10.30 – 11.15 Economic impact of ergonomic interventions International Keynote Speaker: Professor Alan Hedge 11.15 – 11.30 Implementation of interventions to prevent musculoskeletal injury at work –a behaviour change approach Speaker: Paul Rothmore 10.30 – 12.30 11.30 – 12.00 Integration of MSD prevention into organisational culture Invited Speaker: David Caple 12.00 – 12.15 Fatigue in the mining industry Speaker: Bronwen Otto 12.15 – 12.30 Pre–employment functional capacity assessments predict musculoskeletal injury risk in healthy male coal mine workers Speaker: Jennifer Legge Chairs: Richard Fuller and Maree Webber 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 206 Lunch –Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 2 1.30 – 2.15 What lurks beneath the hidden dangers of office work? Speaker: Leon Straker 1.30 – 3.00 2.15 – 2.30 We should know better –rates of sedentary behaviours in a University workplace Speaker: Marie–Louise Bird 2.30 – 3.00 The stand-up Australia study Speaker: David Dunstan Chair: Martin Mackey 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 206 Afternoon Tea –Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 3 3.30 – 4.00 Impact of ageing and workability in an under-ground coal mine environment: implications for promoting healthy working life Invited Speaker: Martin Mackey 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.30 Bariatric Challenges in the Workplace: bigger ambulances, longer seat belts, stronger and wider furniture and increased risk of injury Invited Speaker: Helen Robertson 4.30 – 4.45 Factors related to work ability in patients with chronic whiplash associated disorders Invited Speaker: Venerina Johnston 4.45 – 5.00 Optimum biomechanics to reduce the slip risk in manual handling push tasks Speaker: Andrew Claus Chair: Paul Rothmore 5.30 – 7.30 Conference Welcome Reception Venue: Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Exhibition Hall Proudly sponsored by HESTA Room: 206 81 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 4 8.30 – 9.00 The Eyes Lead the Body: Visual ergonomics for modern computer workstations Invited Speaker: Jennifer Long 9.00 – 9.15 Grip strength is associated with marksmanship and defensive tactics, but not injuries, in police recruits Speaker: Robin Orr 8.30 – 10.00 9.15 – 9.30 Physiotherapy and the ageing Australian workforce Speaker: Richard Fuller 9.30 – 9.35 Does the use of surgical magnification (loupes) effect upper extremity pain, and disability among dental hygienists Speaker: Peter Osmotherly 9.35 – 9.40 The effect of surgical magnification (loupes) on neck pain and disability among dental hygienists. Speaker: Peter Osmotherly 9.45 – 10.00 Multifaceted claims management: reducing compensation costs of musculoskeletal work injuries Speaker: Ross Illes Chair: Cass Zaina 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 206 Morning Tea –Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 5 10.30 – 11.00 Interventions for the prevention and reduction of neck pain in office workers – what really works? Speaker: Venerina Johnston Invited Speaker: David Caple 11.00 – 11.30 Work–related musculoskeletal disorders: can we reduce risk below current levels? Invited Speaker: Wendy Macdonald 11.30 – 12.00 PeArLS Presentation Bringing work health and safety to the table: healthcare facility commissioning, occupation, operation and post occupancy evaluation Speaker: Karen Davies 10.30 – 12.30 12.00 – 12.15 Going upstream in health promotion: working with Auslan interpreters to improve communication access for the Victorian Deaf community Speaker: Sarah Jackwitz 12.15 – 12.20 AT Recognition Speaker: Richard Fuller 12.20 – 12.25 Respiratory Issues in Agriculture Speaker: Anne Taylor 12.25 – 12.30 Survey: Priority Importance of Codes of Practices for Agriculture by Agribusiness Professionals, farmers and their workers Speaker: Anne Taylor Chairs: Richard Fuller and Paul Rothmore 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 206 Lunch –Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 6 1.30 – 3.00 1.30 – 2.00 Australia has stalled on improving RTW: time to get back to basics? Invited Speaker: Niki Ellis 2.00 – 3.00 Behaviour change - motiving people Panel: Wendy McDonald, Niki Ellis and Venerina Johnston Chair: Martin Mackey and David Caple Room: 206 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 1.30 – 2.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 215 Afternoon Tea –Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 7 3.30 – 5.00 Professional issues in OHP discussion Speaker: Barb McPhee Chair: Barb McPhee 82 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 206 Occupational Health cocktail function proudly sponsored by JobFit Systems Venue: Wharf Hotel, South Wharf *Please note this is a ticketed event and pre–registration is required. SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Speaker: Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop 8.30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based Coaching Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a Physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Speaker: Maureen Robinson, Healthdirect Australia Chair: Ross Iles 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea –Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence–based practice –a marriage made in heaven Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch –Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice – ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps Room: Plenary Hall 2 3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon Tea –Exhibition Hall 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue 83 Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Paediatrics New Moves in paediatric physiotherapy THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) 8.30 – 8.40 Welcome to Country by a Wurundjeri Elder 8.40 – 8.50 Cris Massis, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Physiotherapy Association 8.50 – 9.00 Sponsor Presentation 8:30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.10 Marcus Dripps, President, Australian Physiotherapy Association 9.10 – 9.30 Invited Speaker: The Honourable Peter Dutton, Minister for Health and Minister for Sport. 9.30 – 10.00 Primary Care Reforms and the Physiotherapy Profession Invited Speaker: Jim Birch, Managing Partner, Health and Human Services, Ernst and Young, and Deputy Chair of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Chair: Marcus Dripps 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 1 10.30 – 12.30 Welcome Friend or foe? The impact of electronic games on children’s physical health. Invited Speaker: Professor Leon Straker How the science of adolescent development can promote the art of working with young people. Invited Speaker: Michelle Telfer Chair: Emily Ward 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 216 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 1 1.30 – 1.45 Measurement of team and preterm infant activity using accelerometry Speaker: Lyn Jensen 1.45 – 2.00 What is known about balance ability and postural stability in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – a systematic review Speaker: Jacqueline Carr 1.30 – 3.00 2.00 – 2.15 Postural control in very preterm compared with term preschool age children Speaker: Lucy Lorefice 2.15 – 2.30 Motor co-ordination and postural stability of extremely low birth weight preschool children following physiotherapy intervention: a randomised controlled trial Speaker: Laura Brown 2.30 – 2.45 Are behaviour problems in extremely low birth weight children related to their motor ability? Speaker: Kate Cherry 2.45 – 3.00 Do children with Developmental Coordination Disorder power gait the same way as typically developing children? Speaker: Nicola Diamond Chair: Alicia Spittle 84 Room 216 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 2 1.30 – 2.00 PeArLs Presentation The child with the unilateral weakness: dopamine responsive dystonia in disguise – a family case study Speaker: Melissa Locke 1.30 – 3.00 2.00 – 2.30 PeArLs Presentation Identifying dystonia in children with cerebral palsy Speaker: Kelly Reynolds 2.30 – 3.00 PeArLs Presentation Where are we going with robot assisted, partial body-weight supported treadmill training for children with cerebral palsy? Speaker: Rosemary Nelson Chair: Adrienne Harvey 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 217 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 3 3.30 – 4.00 Bringing the world of simulation to acute paediatrics Invited Speaker: Sarah Wright 4:00 – 4.15 Development and evaluation of a model to enhance physiotherapy skills in paediatrics – a preliminary report Speaker: Prue Morgan 3.30 – 5.00 4.15 – 4.30 Perceived training and professional development needs of Australian physiotherapists for working with overweight and obese children Speaker: Nikki Milne 4.30 – 4.45 Developmental outcomes and physical activity behaviour in children post major surgery compared with a healthy birth cohort Speaker: Genevieve Dwyer 4.45 – 5.00 Investigating the feasibility of slow vital capacity and cough peak flow versus traditional spirometry in children with a neuromuscular disorder Speaker: Madeline Caterina Chair: Hayley King Room: 216 Concurrent Session 4 3.30 – 4.00 Anyone can set up an advanced practice physiotherapy service…or can they? Invited Speaker: David Harding 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.30 Role reformation – reflections and recommendations. Invited Speaker: Sharon Vladusic 4.30 – 4.45 A randomised controlled trial of two exercise programmes for children with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome and knee pain Speaker: Verity Pacey 4.45 – 5.00 The functional limitations of school-aged children with joint hypermobility syndrome Speaker: Lyn Jensen Chair: Julianne Pegler 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 217 Conference Welcome Reception Venue: Melbourne Exhibition Centre – Exhibition Hall Proudly sponsored by HESTA 85 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 2 8.30 – 10.00 8.30 – 9.30 Them That’s Got Shall Get, Them Shall Not Shall Lose International Keynote Speaker: Professor Suzann Campbell 9.30 – 10.00 More children with disability, more active, more often Invited Speaker: Nora Shields Chair: Alicia Spittle 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 216 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 3 10.30 – 10.45 An outpatient low intensity locomotor training program for an adolescent with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury Speaker: Clare O’Donnell 10.45 – 11.00 Identification of Vincristine associated peripheral neuropathies in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Speaker: Elizabeth Nathan 11.00 – 11.15 Perceptions of idiopathic toe walking by paediatric physiotherapists: definition, assessment and treatment Speaker: Rachel Turley 11.15 – 11.30 Aerobic training for young people with cerebral palsy in specialist schools: a pilot randomised controlled trial Speaker: Stacey Carlon 11.30 – 11.45 Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and walking capacity in children with cerebral palsy: A descriptive study Speaker: Jane Butler 10.30 – 12.30 11.45 – 12.00 Children with cerebral palsy and periventricular white matter injury: does gestational age affect functional outcome? Speaker: Adrienne Harvey 12.00 – 12.05 Quantifying daily activities of term infants using a parent-report diary Speaker: Lynn Jensen 12.05 – 12.10 Fitness and health related quality of life in children with low motor competence Speaker: Anne Sullivan 12.10 – 12.15 Telehealth readiness factors in parents on King Island that may affect development of a paediatric physiotherapy drop in clinic Speaker: Cherie Hazlit 12.15 – 12.20 Is parent and teacher delivered intervention effective for four year old children with developmental coordination disorder? Speaker: Liz Pridham 12.20 – 12.25 Improving balance and strength in children using core stability group sessions – a pilot study Speaker: Rebecca Shirt 12.25 – 12.30 Physical outcomes post paediatric lung transplant – implications of extra corporeal membrane oxygenation Speaker: Benjamin Tarrant Chair: Nikki Milne and Adrienne Harvey 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 216 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 4 1.30 – 2.30 Unexplained signs and symptoms and chronic pain – evidence and challenges Invited Speaker: Phil Calvert and Marianne McCormick 1.30 – 3.00 2.30 – 2.45 The fatigue experience of children with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome: a parent and child’s perspective Speaker: Verity Pacey 2.45 – 3.00 Outcomes of multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for children and adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome Speaker: Amanda Apple Chair: Emily Ward Room: 216 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 1.30 – 2.30 86 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Room: 215 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 5 3.30 – 5.00 3.30 – 4.30 Nutting out Neuromuscular Kids: the what, why and how of assessment Invited Speaker: Kate Carroll, Katy de Valle, Rachel Kennedy 4.30 – 5.00 Prizes Chair: Julianne Pegler Room: 216 Concurrent Session 6 3.30 – 3.45 Functional motor skills in children with treated congenital talipes equinovarus Speaker: Angela Shearwood 3.30 – 4.30 3.45 – 4.00 Are bilateral and unilateral clubfeet comparable? Speaker: Kelly Gray 4.00 – 4.15 Gross motor assessment at 12 months of children with clubfoot undergoing Ponseti management Speaker: Alison Chivers 4.15 – 4.30 Objective assessment of tibialis anterior tendon transfer surgery in clubfoot Speaker: Kelly Gray Chair: Hayley King Room: 217 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards 7.00 – 8.15 Registration Breakfast Session New perspectives for functional hand use in children with hemiplegia. Sponsored by: Allergan Australia Pty Ltd Manual ability is not simply the way by which we move our arms and hands but is a complex interplay between the task, individual and environment. This session will focus on significant developments in knowledge relating to factors impacting on a child’s ability to use their upper limbs. It will explore the influence of the ICF, the Manual Ability Classification System and other assessments. With a particular focus on upper limb bimanual performance, the session will provide understanding on what is the role of an effective assisting hand and what constitutes functional hand use for children with unilateral disability. Invited Speaker: Dr Brian Hoare and Dr Susan Greaves Chair: Adrienne Harvey Room: 213 Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Invited Speaker: * Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop – Physiodirect UK * Video link up 8.30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based coaching Invited Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Invited Speaker: Maureen Robinson Chair: Ross Iles 10:00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall 87 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Invited Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Invited Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice – ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 5 Paediatrics in entry level physiotherapy – core ingredients or icing on the cake? 3.30 – 3.40 Keeping paediatric curriculum strong in entry level training of physiotherapists – the challenges we are facing. Speaker: Nikki Milne 3.40 – 4.00 The Great Debate: With the ever increasing demand for physiotherapy education and limited placement opportunities, paediatrics should be cut from entry level training and positioned as a specialty area in post graduate education. Negative side: Beverley Eldridge Affirmative side : TBC 3.30 – 5.30 4.00 – 4.20 What are the perceptions of physiotherapy clinicians relating to the priorities for paediatric curriculum in entry level training? Speaker: Nikki Milne 4.20 – 4.40 How do we achieve paediatric placement experiences for all students in a highly competitive environment? Speaker: Meg Moller 4.40 – 4.50 What does the APC (Australian Physiotherapy Council) have to say about university program requirements for Paediatric training and placements? Speaker: Gillian Webb 4.50 – 5.10 Setting the bar – the challenges when it is too high and the consequences when it is too low! Speaker: Meg Moller 5.10 – 5.30 Open Discussion Chair: Nikki Milne 88 Room: 216 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation 2013 – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Sports THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) 8.30 – 8.40 Welcome to Country by Wurundjeri Elder 8.40 – 8.50 Cris Massis, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Physiotherapy Association 8.50 – 9.00 Sponsor Presentation 8:30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.10 Marcus Dripps, President, Australian Physiotherapy Association 9.10 – 9.30 Invited Speaker: The Honourable Peter Dutton, Minister for Health and Minister for Sport. 9.30 – 10.00 Primary Care Reforms and the Physiotherapy Profession Speaker: Jim Birch, Managing Partner, Health and Human Services, Ernst and Young, and Deputy Chair of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Chair: Marcus Dripps 10.00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 1 10.30 – 12.30 Welcome New moves for the shoulder: correction of scapular dyskinesis in the overhead athlete International Keynote Speaker: Dr Ann Cools Chair: Henry Wajswelner 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 212/213 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 1 The Sporting Knee 1.30 – 1.45 The Melbourne Return to Sports Score (MRSS) – an assessment tool for return to sports following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Speaker: Randall Cooper 1.45 – 2.00 A randomised controlled trial of targeted physiotherapy for patellofemoral osteoarthritis Speaker: Kay Crossley 1.30 – 3.00 2.00 – 2.15 Knee biomechanics following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: implications for patellofemoral osteoarthritis Speaker: Adam Culvenor 2.15 – 2.30 Medially posted foot orthoses do not increase the knee adduction moment in individuals with patellofemoral osteoarthritis Speaker: Natalie Collins 2.30 – 2.45 Shoes elevate patellofemoral joint stress during running Speaker: Jason Bonacci 2.45 – 2.50 Sponsor presentation – Thermoskin Chair: Aidan Rich Room 212 89 THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 2 Muscles: Function, Atrophy and Injury Prediction in Sports 1.30 – 1.45 Differential atrophy in the lower-limb muscles after 90-days bed-rest? Speaker: Daniel Belavy 1.45 – 2.00 Bone density and neuromuscular function in older competitive athletes depend on running distance Speaker: Daniel Belavy 1.30 – 3.00 2.00 – 2.15 Predicting football injuries using a ratio of lumbo-pelvic muscle sizes Speaker: Julie Hides 2.15 – 2.30 Clinical measures of hip muscle strength, flexibility and function in elite Australian football league players Speaker: Dilani Mendis 2.30 – 2.45 Size and asymmetry of the hip abductor muscles are related to lower limb football injuries Speaker: Sharne Neill 2.45 – 2.50 Sponsor presentation – Australian Medical Supplies Speaker: Lisa Bozanich Chair: Paul Farmer 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 213 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 3 Martial and Performing Arts 3.30 – 5.00 3.30 – 4.15 MMA: multiple disciplines, one cage. How do you prepare? Invited Speaker: Tom Brydson 4.15 – 5.00 Why Vocally Unload? Tuning up a new move for Physiotherapy Invited Speaker: Annie Strauch Chair: Lauren Cain Room: 212 Concurrent Session 4 Rugby Union and the Upper Limb in Sports 3.30 – 3.45 Changes in sleep time and efficiency in professional rugby union players during home based training and games Speaker: Wayne Hing 3.45 – 4.00 Intratester reliability of diagnostic ultrasound assessment of the wrist and phalanges to determine skeletal maturity Speaker: Wayne Hing 3.30 – 5.00 4.00 – 4.15 Lateral epicondylalgia, symptom status and motor cortex changes Speaker: Lucy Chipchase 4.15 – 4.30 Injury prediction screening in young golfers: a convergent validity pilot study Speaker: Wayne Hing 4.30 – 4.45 Mulligan’s Mobilisation-with-Movement and exercise versus exercise alone for patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain: a pilot study Speaker: Pamela Teys Chair: Ben Mather 5.30 – 7.30 90 Conference Welcome Reception Venue: Melbourne Exhibition Centre – Exhibition Hall Proudly sponsored by HESTA Room: 213 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Concurrent Session 5 The Hip 8.30 – 8.45 Hip chondropathy at arthroscopy is associated with labral pathology; and is more prevalent and associated with worse outcomes in women Speaker: Joanne Kemp 8.45 – 9.00 Predictors of outcome in people with chondropathy post-hip arthroscopy Speaker: Joanne Kemp 8.30 – 10.00 9.00 – 9.15 Physical impairments in hip range and strength are greater in those with chondropathy and in females following hip arthroscopy Speaker: Joanne Kemp 9.15 – 9.30 Hip pathomechanics associated with single leg squat are related to dorsiflexion restriction in people with patellofemoral pain Speaker: Natalie Collins 9.30 – 9.45 Can knee osteoarthritis occur as early as one year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A magnetic resonance imaging evaluation Speaker: Adam Culvenor Chair: Alan Gray Room: 212 Concurrent Session 6 Football Injuries 8.30 – 8.45 A targeted pre-season exercise program improves Functional Movement Screen performance in sub-elite Australian Football players Speaker: Craig Soley 8.30 – 10.00 8.45 – 9.00 The relationship between the mechanism of hamstring injury, the location of injury and return to play. Speaker: Tania Pizzari 9.00 – 9.15 Are the risk factors for hamstring muscle strain injuries in the AFL changing? Speaker: Richard Taylor 9.15 – 9.30 Risk factors for hamstring and quadriceps strain injury in soccer and rugby league players Speaker: Phoebe Freeman 9.30 – 9.45 Question time Chair: Maria Constantinou 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 213 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 7 Gymnastics and Circus Arts, New Moves 10.30 – 11.00 Shoulder Injuries in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Invited Speaker: Phil Cossens 10.30 – 12.30 11.00 – 11.30 Code of Points Effects on Injuries in Women’s Gymnastics Invited Speaker: Kathy Yu 11.30 – 12.00 Injury Prevention in Women’s Gymnastics Invited Speaker: Wendy Braybon 12.00 – 12.30 Injury rates and patterns amongst students at NICA Invited Speaker: David Munro, Physiotherapist Circus Arts Chair: Luise Hollmann Room: 212 91 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Concurrent Session 8 10.30 – 10.45 The Effect of Mulligan’s Bent Leg Raise Speaker: Wayne Hing 10.45 – 11.00 Intra- and interrater reliability of allied health professionals using the Anterior Line Method to assess subtalar neutral Speaker: Wayne Hing 11.00 – 11.15 “Slacklining” – a self-generated, graded training program for lower limb rehabilitation Speaker: Philip Gabel 11.15 – 11.20 Risk factors for acute and chronic injury in recreational and competitive surfers Speaker: James Furness 11.20 – 11.25 Increased acute lower limb injuries are associated with completing aerial manoeuvres in surfing Speaker: James Furness 10.30 – 12.35 11.25 – 11.30 Health-related quality of life following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review Speaker: Stephanie Filbay 11.30 – 11.35 Question time 11.35 – 11.40 Early proprioception and neuromuscular education post anterior cruciate ligament autograft revision yields analogous results versus traditional rehabilitation in professional athlete Speaker: Luke Bongiorno 11.40 – 11.45 Myofascial injury as a differential diagnosis to muscle strain: implications to management and rehabilitation Speaker: Emidio Pacecca 11.45 – 11.50 The relationship between muscle strength and size, physical activity levels and function in hip osteoarthritis; a cross sectional study Speaker: Maria Constantinou 11.50 – 12.35 – PeArLS Presentation Predicting the outcome of patient specific exercise interventions, do we need conscious input to make motor control changes? Speaker: Craig Phillips Chair: Kylie Turton 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 213 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 9 Combined Session with Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Group The Knee 1.30 – 1.50 Knee and the use of Doppler Ultrasound in painful OSD in adolescents International Keynote Speaker: Dr Maitthieu Sailly 1.30 – 3.00 1.50 – 2.10 Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: consequences and costs Invited Speaker: Kay Crossley 2.10 – 2.30 Rehabilitation after ACL injury – surgery or rehab alone? Invited Speaker: May Arna Risberg 2.30 – 3.00 Geoffrey Maitland Oration – Musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice: what is its core business? Invited Speaker: Gwendolen Jull Chair: Natalie Collins Room: Plenary 2 Concurrent Session 10 1.30 – 1.45 Cognitive functional therapy reduces low back pain and disability in adolescent male rowers: a randomised controlled trial Speaker: Leo Ng 1.45 – 2.00 Health, postural and rowing-related predictors of back pain in adolescent female rowers Speaker: Gillian Johnson 1.30 – 3.00 2.00 – 2.15 Classification-based cognitive functional therapy in the management of a footballer with low back pain: a case study Invited Speaker: JP Caneiro 2.15 – 2.30 The influence of ‘Slacklining’ on quadriceps rehabilitation, activation and intensity Speaker: Philip Gabel 2.30 – 2.45 Management of hamstring muscle strain injuries in the Australian Football League: A survey of current practice Speaker: Tania Pizzari Chair: Catherine Worsnop 92 Room: 213 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 1.30 – 2.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 3.00 – 3.30 Room: 215 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 2 3.30 – 5.00 Surf Sand and Sea Surfing Injuries: New Moves Invited Speaker: Phil Walshe Slacklining for surfing injury rehabilitation and management Invited Speaker: Phil Gabel Stand up Paddling Invited Speaker: Bruce Rawson Chair: Phil Gabel 5.30 – 7.30 Room: 212 Sports cocktail function Venue: Melbourne Public, South Warf *Please note this is a ticketed event and pre-registration is required. SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 6.30 onwards Registration Breakfast Session 7.00 – 8.15 Sports Physiotherapy Australia Breakfast – Member Forum Pathways to APA Sports Titling and Specialisation Sponsored by: Lifecare Speaker: Mark Kenna FACP Speaker: Keren Faulkner FACP Chair: Aidan Rich Room: 207 Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Telephysiotherapy 8.30 – 8.35 Introduction 8.35 – 8.55 Phone based Physiotherapy Consultations Speaker: Jill Gamlin and Annette Bishop 8.30 – 10.00 8.55 – 9.15 Phone based Coaching Speaker: Rana Hinman 9.15 – 9.35 Video based postoperative rehabilitation Speaker: Trevor Russell 9.35 – 9.55 When setting up a service, what a Physiotherapist needs to consider from a Clinical Governance perspective Speaker: Maureen Robinson, Healthdirect Australia Chair: Ross Illes 10:00 – 10.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Current Workforce Reform Projects: Way of the Future 10.30 – 11.00 Physiotherapy Workforce Reform Speaker: Kath Phillips 11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Physiotherapy – where are we now and where to from here? Speaker: Paula Harding 10.30 – 12.30 11.20 – 11.30 TBA Speaker: 11.30 – 11.45 Creating an active and socially engaged older population Invited Speaker: Noeline Brown Journal of Physiotherapy Oration 11.45 – 12.30 Evidence-based practice – a marriage made in heaven Speaker: Sue Jenkins Chair: Nicki Doyle 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Room: Plenary Hall 2 93 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER Joint Plenary Session (ALL GROUPS) Evidence based practice – a philosophy not really a practice 1.30 – 1.35 Sponsor Presentation – HESTA 1.30 – 3.00 1.35 – 2.15 Informed decisions: opportunities for physiotherapy in achieving a vision toward better health. Invited Speaker: Sally Green 2.15 – 2.35 EBP and private practice – ideal or impossible? Invited Speaker: Jon Ford 2.35 – 3.00 Evidence based opportunity. Panel: Sally Green, Jon Ford and Steve Milanese Chair: Marcus Dripps 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary Hall 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall Concurrent Session 11 Combined Session with Gerontology Physiotherapy Group- The Masters Athlete 3.30 – 3.50 Rotator cuff degeneration in the Masters Athlete International Keynote Speaker: Dr Ann Cools 3.50 – 4.10 Injuries in Athletes at the Australian Masters Games Invited Speaker: Geoff Thompson 3.30 – 5.00 4.10 – 4.30 Sports Physiotherapy at the Australian Masters Games Invited Speaker: Pippa Tessman 4.30 – 4.40 Masters Athlete; The role of physiotherapy in sustained performance Speakers: Pat Galvin and Chris Wardlaw 4.40 – 5.00 Panel: Dr Ann Cools, Geoff Thompson, Pippa Tessman, Chris Wardlaw and Pat Galvin Chair: Shylie Mackintosh Room: 212 Concurrent Session 12 3.30 – 3.45 Achilles and patellar tendinopathy exercise programmes: a systematic review comparing clinical outcomes and identifying potential mechanisms for effectiveness Speaker: Christian Barton 3.45 – 4.00 The effect of ankle bracing on knee kinetics and kinematics during volleyball specific tasks Speaker: Tara West 4.00 – 4.05 Assessing upper limb to lower limb muscle strength ratios in rowers, using hand-held isometric dynamometry Speaker: Erin Smyth 3.30 – 5.00 4.05 – 4.10 The effect of trunk muscle morphology on upper body injury in elite Australian Football League players Speaker: Alex Clarke 4.10 – 4.15 Management of a scaphoid fracture by percutaneous screw fixation: case study of an elite road cyclist. Speaker: Emidio Pacecca 4.15 – 4.20 A Systematic Video Analysis of hamstring Injuries in Australian Rules Football – a Pilot Study Speaker: Diana Perriman 4.20 – 4.25 The effects of a varus unloader brace for lateral tibiofemoral osteoarthritis and valgus malalignment after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Speaker: Natalie Collins 4.30 – 4.35 A prospective study of groin pain and low back pain in athletes in an Australian Football League team Speaker: Kerrie Evans Chair: John Fitzgerald 94 5.00 – 6.00 Honoured Members and College Graduation – Plenary Hall 2 7.00 – 11.30 Conference Dinner Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Room Theme: Masquerade Ball Proudly sponsored by SteelBlue Room: 213 SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 7.30 onwards Registration Plenary Session 3 Combined Session with Animal Physiotherapy Group 8.30 – 9.00 8.30 – 9.00 Integration of sports science/sports medicine and coaching in high performance equestrian sports Chair: Katrina Varcoe-Cocks Room: 212/213 Plenary Session 4 9.00 – 10.00 Taping Workshop Beiersdorf Australia: Sports Taping Masterclass Speaker: Andrew Hughes and Maria Constantinou Chair: 10.00 – 10.30 Room: 212/213 Morning Tea – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 5 Athletic Pubalgia, Groin and Adductor Injury: New Moves 10.30 – 11.00 Central public pain classifications and their relationship to movement Invited Speaker: Andrew Wallis 10.30 – 12.30 11.00 – 11.30 Growth and maturation of the pubic symphysis – implications to the adolescent athlete International Keynote Speaker: Dr Matthieu Sailly 11.30 – 12.00 Movement variability in athletes with a history of groin pain Speaker: Suzi Edwards 12.00 – 12.30 Panel: Andrew Wallis, Dr Mathieu Sailly, Suzi Edwards Chair: Mick Drew Room: 212/213 Workshop – JoP Writing for Publication 10.30 – 11.30 Writing Skills Workshop Speaker: Editorial Board members, Journal of Physiotherapy Chair: Mark Elkins 12.30 – 1.30 Room: 215 Lunch – Exhibition Hall Plenary Session 6 Combined session with the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Group Back Injuries in Rowing: New Moves for Prevention Ivan Hooper – APA Sports Physiotherapist – QLD 1.30 – 3.00 Kellie Wilkie – APA Sports Physiotherapist – TAS JP Caneiro – APA Sports Physiotherapist – WA Australian Olympic Team Rowers: Kim Crow and Josh Dunkley-Smith Live Demonstration of Corrections to Rowing Ergometer Techniques to Prevent Back Injury Australian Olympic Rowing Team Members Kim Crow & Josh Dunkley-Smith, Fergus Pragnall from Sykes Racing & Concept 2 Rowing Ergometers. Chair: Henry Wajswelner 3.00 – 3.30 Room: Plenary 2 Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Hall 95 Graduate Certificate (Physiotherapy) 40CP Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Physiotherapists in Aged/ Neurological Fields Research Unit 1: A literature review with critical analysis (Aged/neurological fields) Aged and Neurological Disorders I: Holistic Management Inter-professional practice for Hospital and Community Contexts Graduate Diploma (Physiotherapy) 80CP Management of Chronic Disease and Disability in Community Contexts Research Unit II: Preparation of Ethical Proposal for a Clinical Research Activity Aged and Neurological Disorders II: Maximising Outcomes and Participation Advanced Physiotherapy Practice for Neurological or Gerontological fields Master of Rehabilitation: (Neurological or Gerontological Physiotherapy) 120CP Physiotherapy Rehabilitation of Balance and Gait Disorders of older adults or following ABI Clinical Research Project for Physiotherapists: (Individualised clinical projects in the fields of aged or neurological rehabilitation) Physiotherapy Rehabilitation of adults with Vestibular Disorders or following Stroke/ABI *Subject to final approval by the Australian Catholic University this program will commence part-time in 2015† and be available full-time in 2016. 96 KEYNOTES AND INVITED SPEAKERS Keynote speakers Dr Bruce Becker A graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr. Becker completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Washington. Dr. Becker was an Associate Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine, serving as Vice President of Medical Affairs for the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan from 1992 until 1998 when he moved to Spokane, WA to serve as Medical Director of St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute. Since 2006 he has served as Director of the National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute at Washington State University, pursuing physiologic research during aquatic activity. He holds clinical appointments as Clinical Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and also Research Professor at Washington State University. In 1997, Dr. Becker and Andrew Cole, MD co-authored the textbook Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy published by Butterworth-Heinemann, which was also published in Portuguese and German. Elsevier published the second edition of the textbook in 2002, and a third edition was just published in February 2011 by Washington State University Press. He has published chapters on aquatic therapy in most of the leading textbooks in rehabilitation, authored aquatic research articles in numerous journals and lectured nationally and internationally in the area of aquatics. In recent years the Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation Institute, The U.S. Water Fitness Association and Aquatics Magazine, the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Aquatics International Magazine and The National Swimming Pool Foundation have honored him for his pioneering support and research into the health value of aquatic activity and exercise. Dr Lucie Brosseau Dr. Lucie Brosseau is a rehabilitation epidemiologist. She holds a Bachelor of Physiotherapy, a Master of Clinical Science, a Master of Kinanthropology (neurokinetics) and a Doctorate in Public Health (Epidemiology). She is currently a full professor at the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Ottawa. She holds a University Research Chair in Evidence based Practice in Rehabilitation. She is also a member of the musculoskeletal group at Collaboration Cochrane. She co-developed the Ottawa Panel guidelines methodology. A/Professor Lara Boyd Dr. Lara Boyd is the Canada Research Chair in Neurobiology of Motor Learning, a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Career Investigator, a Peter Wall Scholar, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, at the University of British Columbia. She is a Neuroscientist and Physical Therapist. Dr. Boyd directs the Brain Behaviour Lab at the University of British Columbia, which performs research designed to advance theoretical conceptualizations of how brain function relates to behaviour during learning. She is an expert in neuroimaging and neurophysiology, and uses a variety of cutting edge technology in her research. Dr. Boyd also directs the Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine. Professor Suzann Campbell Suzann K. Campbell, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Campbell is senior editor of Physical Therapy for Children and has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles. Her group’s research on assessment of infants with movement disorders resulted in publication of the Test of Infant Motor Performance, a functional motor scale for newborns which was normed on 990 U.S. infants. Recent research has demonstrated the value of the TIMP for educating parents of premature babies about their infant’s motor development. Most recently she completed a study of the effects of exercise for infants with perinatal brain injury on motor outcomes and brain development as measured with MRI. Dr. Campbell holds the BS and MS in Physical Therapy and a PhD in Neurophysiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, the Jonas Salk Award for Leadership in Research from the March of Dimes, and numerous awards from the American Physical Therapy Association, including the Mary McMillan Lecture Award, the Marion Williams Award for Research, and the Section on Pediatrics Research Award. 97 Dr Chad Cook Dr. Cook is a Professor and Chair for the doctor of physical therapy division at Walsh University in the United States. Dr. Cook received his Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy in 1990, and a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in 2003. Dr. Cook has been an academician for 14 years, having taught at Texas Tech University (1999-2004), Duke University (2004-2010) and Walsh University (2010 to present) and has been a research consultant with the Hawkins Foundation of the Carolinas for the last 7 years. Within his tenure as a research clinician he has published 2 books (in their 2nd edition), 150 peer-reviewed papers, and has presented nationally/internationally at over 145 presentations/ conferences. He has been the principle investigator of multiple randomized trials and has served as an editor in chief/ associate editor for 5 peer-reviewed journals for the last 8 years. Dr. Cook has won numerous teaching awards locally, was the 2009 winner of the top educator award for the American Physical Therapy Association, the 2011 excellence in research award at AAOMPT, is the 2008 recipient of the Helen Bradley career achievement award and is the 2005 winner of the J Warren Perry Distinguished Authorship Award. Dr Ann Cools Dr. Cools is a physiotherapist, working as an associate professor at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy at the Ghent University, Belgium. After graduation from the University of Leuven in 1986, she worked in a general physiotherapy practice for several years. Since 1998, she has a teaching and research assignment at the Ghent University, in basic education as well as in advanced courses. Her topic of research and teaching expertise, as well as her clinical work is shoulder rehabilitation in general, and sport specific approach and scapular involvement in particular. She has published numerous papers in international journals, wrote contributions and chapters in several international recognized books, and gives courses on a national and international level. She is at present head of the Physical Therapy Education at the Ghent University, and was founding member and president of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Rehabilitation (EUSSER) 2008-2012. Dr Linda Denehy A/Prof Denehy is a PhD-qualified physiotherapist who is Head of the Department of Physiotherapy at The University of Melbourne, Australia. She was employed as a teaching and research academic since 1993 and obtained her PhD in 2002. Linda has supervised 25 research higher degree students to completion and has extensive research expertise in the area of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy particularly in patient populations who are acutely unwell. She has over 70 research publications in peer reviewed journal papers, invited papers and book chapters. A/ Prof Denehy has been successful in obtaining funding from 30 applications of over $6million for research into physiotherapy related topics, including as chief investigator on a nationally competitive grant investigating rehabilitation after critical illness. Her other main research areas are acute surgical physiotherapy and exercise-oncology. She has been invited to speak at 12 national and international conferences, reviews for nationally competitive granting bodies internationally and for several international scientific journals. Dr Coralie English Dr English is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia and an NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Florey Neurosciences Institute. She is an experienced clinician, having worked for many years predominately in the area of stroke and neurological rehabilitation prior to taking on a research career. Her research work has focused around maximizing physical activity levels of stroke survivors to optimize functional outcomes. Much of her work has centered around the use of circuit class therapy for stroke survivors. She is one of the Chief Investigators and the Trial Manager for the CIRCIT trial which aimed to compare the effectiveness of circuit class therapy and 7-day a week therapy against usual care for stroke survivors in rehabilitation centres. Her postdoctoral fellowship work focusses on the negative health effects of prolonged sitting time in community-dwelling stroke survivors and how we might be able to encourage stroke survivors to sit less during the day. Professor Alan Hedge Alan Hedge is a Professor in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University and a Research Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse University. He directs the Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics laboratory. His research and teaching activities focus on ergonomic designs that promote health, comfort and productivity, especially in healthcare and office workplaces. 98 He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and he was awarded the 2003 Alexander Williams Design Award and the 2009 Oliver Hansen Outreach award. He is also a Fellow of the Institute for Ergonomics and Human Factors, a Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association, and a Certified Professional Ergonomist. He has published 3 books and more than 30 chapters and 200 articles on these topics. He is on the editorial board of several ergonomics and related journals and actively involved in professional societies and activities. He frequently appears as an ergonomics expert in the media, including TV, radio, newspaper and magazine articles. Dr Jonathan Hill Dr Jonathan Hill holds a full time research post at the Arthritis Research UK (ARUK) Primary Care Centre, Keele University, UK where he started as a physiotherapy research assistant in 1999, conducted a PhD from 2004 to 2008, and was then awarded a competitive 5 year post–doctoral research fellowship. The focus of his research is to provide evidence that has a direct benefit for musculoskeletal patients in primary care and he is currently the principal investigator for three research programmes: 1) Ongoing work on stratified care following the STarT Back randomised clinical trial (Hill et al, 2011 published in The Lancet) and the IMPaCT Back implementation study; 2) Developing a new musculoskeletal patient reported outcome measure; 3) Investigating which factors mediate treatment outcome in physiotherapy interventions. Professor Hal Kendig Professor Hal Kendig is Director of the Ageing, Work, and Health Research Unit in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney. As a sociologist and gerontologist, he is a Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) for which he leads research on healthy and productive ageing and related policies. He served as National Convenor of the ARC/ NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well 2005–2010, contributed to the Prime Minister’s PMSEIC Working Group on Healthy Ageing, and contributed to the 2020 Summit. He was elected as an ASSA Fellow in 1989. Cathy McGowan Cathy graduated from the University of Sydney in 1991 as a veterinary surgeon and went on to do both her internship in equine medicine and surgery and PhD in equine exercise physiology at Sydney University. She then spent several years in private equine practice before starting a clinical academic career at the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1999. There she continued her research in muscle disease and started research into Equine Cushing’s Syndrome, Equine Metabolic Syndrome and laminitis which has continued through her various academic posts in Queensland Australia, Helsinki, Finland and now back in the UK at Liverpool. Cathy has been involved in post graduate Master’s level education for Physiotherapists since 1999 when she developed the Royal Veterinary College Masters and Post Graduate Diploma programs in Veterinary Physiotherapy which commenced in 2000. At the University of Queensland she developed an online distance education Animal Physiotherapy MSc program for physiotherapists. Following the closure of the programme at the Royal Veterinary College, London, Cathy started a new online postgraduate PGDip/MSc programme in veterinary physiotherapy at the University of Liverpool in 2012, directed by Dr Tracy Crook. Professor Lorimer Moseley Lorimer has written 120 articles, three books and numerous book chapters on pain. He won the 2008 Ulf Lindblom award for the outstanding clinical scientist working in a pain-related field, was runner up for the 2012 Australian Science Ministers Prize for Life Sciences and won the 2013 Marshall & Warren award for Best Innovative NHMRC Project. He leads a group of 30 researchers investigating the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain. Professor Geoff Norman Geoff Norman is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University. He received a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from McMaster University in 1971, and subsequently a M.A. in educational psychology form Michigan State University in 1977. He is the author of 10 books in education, measurement and statistics, and 300 journal articles. His primary research interest is in cognitive psychology applied to problems of learning and reasoning. He presently holds a Canada Research Chair. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2007. In 2008, he won the prestigious Karolinska Prize for lifetime achievement in medical education research. He received an honorary degree from Erasmus University in 2010. In 2012, he was appointed the Querido Chair at Erasmus University. 99 Professor Leon Straker Professor Straker’s first clinical job was as a paediatric physiotherapist in a major children’s hospital. Since then he has worked as a community physiotherapist providing preventative education programs to schools and healthy lifestyle programs to overweight children. Over the past 15 years he has been conducting research on the interaction of children and technology within an ergonomics framework. His research has included: laboratory studies on the impact of various workstation and computer designs on posture, movement and muscle activity whilst children use computers and on the energy expenditure, physiological load, movement and muscle activity whilst children play electronic and real world games; field studies on the experience of musculoskeletal discomfort associated with computer use and on the variability of posture and movement of children across whole days as they interact with various types of technologies; longitudinal large cohort studies on spinal pain, activity, technology use across adolescence; multi-disciplinary intervention studies targeting movement skills and social skills in pre-school children, physical activity in primary school children, healthy lifestyle behaviours in teenagers who are obese and motor coordination in children with developmental coordination disorder. Other projects have included musculoskeletal disorders in children learning musical instruments and musculoskeletal loading during in young elite tennis players and gymnasts. Dr Britt Stuge Britt Stuge has been a physiotherapist since 1982. She completed her Master of Science in 2001 and her PhD in 2005, at University of Oslo, Section for Health Science, Norway. Since 2006 she has served as a senior researcher at Division for Neuroscience and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway where she is supervising health professionals for master’s degrees and postgraduate studies. She is a specialized physiotherapist in women’s health, and she also works part-time at a clinical practise, especially seeing patients with pelvic girdle pain. Britt has published a couple of book chapters and numerous research articles, especially on pelvic girdle pain. She has been an invited speaker at several national and international conferences and gives courses on a national and international level. Her work has been honored with national and international awards. Britt has been a member of EEC Cost Commission Group, for European guidelines for pelvic girdle pain, and a member of the Norwegian Bone & Joint Decade’s 2000-2010 professional group. Professor Thierry Troosters Professor Thierry Troosters is the Head of the Research Group for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Rehabilitation at The University of Leuven in Belgium. He is a physiotherapist and Research Professor in the field of rehabilitation sciences. Prof Troosters conducts research on physical activity and non respiratory consequences of lung diseases (muscle weakness, exercise capacity) and pulmonary rehabilitation. He has over 100 publications and presentations worldwide and is an internationally renowned leader in physical activity research. Dr Andrew Vickers Andrew Vickers is on faculty in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. His research focus is the detection and initial treatment of prostate cancer, in three broad areas: randomized trials, surgical outcomes research and molecular marker studies. He has a special interest in the use of PSA to predict long-term risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Dr Vickers is also the Chair of the Acupuncture Trialists’ Collaboration, a group that conducts individual patient data meta-analyses on acupuncture pain trials. 100 Invited speakers Vanessa Alford Vanessa Alford is a physiotherapist and nutritionist who is currently a PhD candidate at the Physiotherapy, School of Heath Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Vanessa has previously worked as a musculoskeletal physiotherapy lecturer at Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore and has had various tutoring roles at The University of Melbourne. The focus of her thesis is on examining the relevance of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to the Australian Indigenous health experience. Vanessa has always had a strong interest in under-represented minorities, having travelled extensively around developing countries since her adolescent years. Vanessa believes in taking a holistic and a person-centered approach to healthcare and understands how important this is in an Indigenous context. Julia Battams Julia Battams is Equestrian Australia’s National Performance Director for Dressage and Para Equestrian. In this role she is responsible for the development and implementation of both domestic and international programmes for able bodied and disabled competitors towards performance at World Championships and Olympic/Paralympic level. Julia has competed herself at National Grand Prix level for many years and currently has several young horses competing at Prix St George’s level. Jim Birch Jim is currently Ernst & Young’s Lead Partner in Health and Human Services for Asia Pacific, and Government and Public Sector Leader, Oceania. He has over thirty years experience in planning, leading and implementing change in complex organisations transcending such areas as Health Care, Justice and Human Services. Jim has been a Chief Executive of the Human Services and Health Department (South Australia), Deputy Chief Executive of Justice, and Chief Executive of major health service delivery organisations, including teaching hospitals. At a national level he has been Chair of the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council, led the establishment of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and was a Board Member of the National E Health Transition Authority. Since 2006, Jim has delivered or led major consultancies in areas such as organisational review, infrastructure, program evaluation, policy development, strategic planning, financial turnaround and change management. Jim was appointed as the Deputy Chair of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority in 2011, is a member of the Board of the National Health Call Centre Network Ltd and Chair of Rural Health Workforce Australia. Jim has also been a Board Director of a number of State based and national boards. Jim’s clients have included most of the Health Departments in Australia and also many private sector and nongovernment organisations. Jim has also consulted internationally in the Middle East and South East Asia. Jim holds a Bachelor of Health Administration from the University of New South Wales. Felicity Blackstock Felicity Blackstock is a senior lecturer in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy practice and course coordinator at La Trobe University. Her interest in simulated learning environments commenced in 2006 when she travelled to the USA on a Ian Potter Travel Fellowship to attend the international simulation in healthcare conference and explore opportunities for simulation in physiotherapy education. Since this time, Felicity has conducted systematic reviews on simulation for health professional education, been involved in the cardiorespiratory arm of the large national randomised controlled trial evaluating simulated learning environments for physiotherapy clinical education, and implemented standardised patients in the new pre-clinical curriculum of La Trobe University receiving a La Trobe Teaching and Learning Citation for Excellence. Craig Boettcher Craig Boettcher graduated with First Class Honours from physiotherapy at The University of Sydney in 1992. He has owned and run a private practice in Newcastle for over 14 years. Craig was awarded his PhD in 2010 by the Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, for his research into shoulder muscle activity, and is currently an Honorary Associate researcher with the Faculty. 101 He is a Titled Sports Physiotherapist and has worked with many elite athletes throughout his career, with a particular interest in swimmers. He has worked closely with the Australian swim team for the past 5 years, being a chosen therapist at many events including the Delhi Commonwealth Games and last year’s London Olympics. He was an AIS swimming scholarship holder in the mid 80s and continues to enjoy a social swim and game of waterpolo when he gets time from work, study and his family of three active little children. Dr Robyn Box Graduating from the University of Queensland in 1982, Robyn has worked in the area of Oncology and Lymphoedema for over 25 years across health sectors in QLD and VIC. Having completed her Research PhD in Physiotherapy for Breast Cancer Rehabilitation, Robyn is principal of a private physiotherapy practice in Brisbane, focusing on providing care for people undergoing cancer treatment and with Lymphoedema. Committed to providing evidence-based best practice to optimize individual outcomes for patients, her particular clinical and research interests are: • physiotherapy rehabilitation after cancer treatment to prevent and minimize physical sequelae • optimizing health and well-being for patients diagnosed with cancer • assessment and early detection of secondary Lymphoedema • efficacy of treatment interventions to prevent and minimize secondary Lymphoedema, manage primary Lymphoedema and other chronic oedemas to optimize quality of life for individuals. Robyn is actively involved in the education of health professionals at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the area of Oncology and Lymphoedema. She has a number of publications, presents at national and international conferences (British Lymphology Society – Keynote Speaker, 2011; Australasian Lymphology Association Conference, 2012) and is a reviewer for a number of journals and research grant bodies. Wendy Braybon Wendy Braybon is a Specialist Sports Physiotherapist and APA titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. She has attended five Olympic Games working with the Australian team and in 2012 was Head Physiotherapist for the Australian Olympic Team at the London Olympic Games. She was also physiotherapist for the Australian Commonwealth Games team in 2010 and has attended many world championships with the Australian Softball team who travelled with for many years. She was recently elected to the Australian Softball Hall of Fame. She is currently the head Physiotherapist with the Australian Women’s Gymnastics team, who she has worked with for the past ten years. Wendy works in Private Practice in Melbourne as well as being Head Physiotherapist at the Victorian Institute of Sport where she is currently involved in research into factors leading to injury in young gymnasts. Thuy (Twee) Bridges Thuy (Twee) Bridges is the director of PhysioWISE with two physiotherapy clinics in Sydney. She is also a Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor, Anatomy Trains associate lecturer, a Certified Mulligans Practitioner, Trigenics practitioner and Pilates instructor. Thuy has presented her work at the International Fascia Research Congress (Canada), the Fascia Research Summer School (Germany), Kinesio Taping Research Symposiums (USA) and will be presenting at the Low Back Pain World Congress (Dubai) later this year. She also teaches courses and gives lectures across a wide range of disciplines relevant to physiotherapy. Dr Kim Brock Dr Kim Brock is a clinical physiotherapist and researcher in the field of neurological rehabilitation. In her clinical role, Kim provides clinical care and consultancy services to inpatient and community rehabilitation services at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. She is an internationally qualified tutor in the Bobath concept, and regularly teaches postgraduate courses throughout Australia and overseas. Kim holds the position of research co-ordinator for the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Departments at St Vincent’s and has facilitated a wide range of research endeavours from audits to randomized controlled trials. Kim completed her doctoral studies in 1999, addressing models for funding and evaluating stroke rehabilitation services. Current research interests include the effectiveness of interventions based on the Bobath concept for improving mobility and upper limb control post stroke, and recovery of postural control in contraversive pushing. Other research areas include access to rehabilitation for people with severe stroke, short term goal setting in rehabilitation, longer term community outcomes post stroke and effectiveness of Bobath based interventions for people with multiple sclerosis. 102 Kim was a member of the Stroke Expert Advisory Group responsible for developing the Stroke Care Strategy for Victoria and of the Victorian Stroke Clinical Network, charged with implementing the Strategy. Tom Brysdon Tom is an APA Sports Physio who has worked with professional mixed martial artists for almost 10 years. He is currently the physiotherapist for Team CFS – a team of professional mixed martial arts fighters, Team Regis and Team SRG – professional Muay Thai Boxers, as well as being the preferred Physio provider for Gracie Sydney – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Tom also has extensive experience working with elite level rugby league, rugby union, touch football, AFL players and elite swimmers. Tom graduated from the University of Sydney and completed his Master’s in Sports Physiotherapy out of the La Trobe University, Melbourne. Stuart Canavan Stuart has spent his entire 20 year career in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy. He is a former faculty member at the University of Kentucky and the Medical University of South Carolina. Over the last 15 years he has developed a special interest in the treatment and management of complex pain. He has conducted numerous lectures on this topic and has developed a reputation for innovative clinical reasoning models and treatment approaches for those patients experiencing complex pain. Many of these approaches include not only cortical remodelling techniques but also expanding clinical assessment to understand the influence of visceral and immunological factors in pain presentations. Joao Paulo Caneiro JP is an APA-Titled Sports Physiotherapist with a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy from Curtin University, Specialist Sports Physiotherapist and a fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapy He initially trained in Brazil where he also completed a Masters in Biomechanics. In Brazil he worked with a variety of sporting teams and was involved in physiotherapy education at a Post-Graduate level. In addition to his clinical work, JP is part of a research team at Curtin University led by Prof. Peter O’Sullivan. JP is currently involved in clinical research of spinal pain disorders and a new management approach for non-specific chronic lower back pain called: Cognitive Functional Therapy. JP has a particular interest in the diagnosis and management of chronic/persistent musculoskeletal disorders, in special lower back and anterior knee pain. JP is part of the Australian Rowing medical team, touring internationally for major competitions. David Caple David has been a Director of David Caple & Associates Pty Ltd since 1984 and manages major Work Health and Safety (WHS) research and practice projects funded by Governments and industry groups in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Latrobe University, Australia and a Senior Research Fellow at Ballarat University, Australia. Having completed his science studies in Australia and ergonomics at Loughborough University, UK, David has been a guest researcher in Sweden and USA. He is a Certified Practicing Ergonomist (CPE) in Australia, UK and USA. David Caple was the 16th President of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) 2006-2009. He was the Chair of the IEA International Development Committee and Past President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA). He was also the Chair of the IEA 2009 Congress International Advisory Committee in Beijing, China. Since 2006, David has represented the IEA at conferences and meetings in 30 countries. Published research papers have been in the areas of ergonomics and occupational health and safety relating to prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, and change management in small, medium and large enterprises. Since 2000 David has been involved in the development of the WHS Strategy for large government departments and private companies. In 2012 he was the facilitator for the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012 – 2022. David is an independent member of the Victorian Government OHS Advisory Committee (OSHAC) appointed by the Minister and a panel member for independent OHS advice to the Australian Government. 103 Kate Carroll Kate Carroll is a physiotherapist who has worked at The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne since 1996 and completed her PhD in 2008. In 2003 she joined the Children’s Neuroscience Centre as the founding coordinator and research physiotherapist for the Neuromuscular Team. The team now includes three physiotherapists and has taken part in a number of international trials for children with neuromuscular conditions in partnership with the Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group (CINRG) and pharmaceutical companies. In-house research projects are also undertaken. Kate is currently an elected member of the CINRG Outcomes Subcommittee, a member of the Australian Neuromuscular Network and a research associate with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. In addition to research responsibilities, Kate also works in the weekly Neuromuscular Clinic at The Royal Children’s Hospital that provides multidisciplinary care for more than 500 children and adolescents with a variety of neuromuscular conditions who come from all around Victoria and beyond. Dr Janet Chase Janet Chase is a physiotherapist whose chosen area of practice for 30 years has been the treatment of incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction in women, men and children, but now chooses to see only paediatric patients, and is committed to advancing the continence care of children. She has a strong interest in continence education and was one of the three-person committee that wrote the curriculum and set up the postgraduate course for physiotherapists at the University of Melbourne which now attracts interstate and international students. She teaches medical students, post-graduate physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary audiences interstate and internationally. Janet has been active in the Continence Foundation of Australia (CFA) since it was established and served on the Australian Government National Continence Management Strategy Advisory Committee. She is currently chair-person of the CFA Paediatric Advisory Sub-committee, Committee member of the physiotherapy group of CFA (Victoria Branch), Board member of the International Children?s Continence Society and a Director of CFA. She has completed her doctorate -her area of research being bowel dysfunction in children. Doug Cary “As a youngster I spent many summer holidays on my Uncle & Aunties farm in Kojonup. I am reminded (as I have no personal recollection) at family gatherings, how I expressed my love for the farm and not wanting to leave, by firstly planting a cricket stump in their new leather sofa and secondly, by hiding in the pump house for 7 hours till nightfall. Perhaps this is where my love for all things rural and acupuncture started. I qualified from Curtin University in 1987 and spent the next few years developing my career and pushing my boundaries. I spent a lot of time in the outdoors, learning skills and developing confidence in scuba, rock climbing, bush walking and triathlons in Tasmania, Canada, USA and Patagonia. Solo activities taught me to plan, be organised, respect the environment and look after my kit, never knowing what mother nature would toss my way. I returned to Australia in 1992 to complete my post graduate diploma in manipulative physiotherapy at Curtin University and in 1995, I completed a post graduate diploma in clinical acupuncture at the Australian Institute of Holistic Medicine, Perth. I am a gold member of the A.P.A., titled member of the M.P.A. and was the inaugural W.A. chair of the Acupuncture & Dry Needling Group. I was the WA representative on the A.P.A. Acupuncture Working Party which finalised the A.S.G.’ Guidelines for Safe Acupuncture’. I completed my Specialisation in musculoskeletal physiotherapy in 2009 and am now a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. I am currently completing my M. Philosophy (Physiotherapy) at Curtin University, studying sleep patterns and their relationship to pain and stiffness. I have created an iPhone home exercise wizard for clinicians and writing a forth coming book “Secretes of successful sleeping: maximising your horizontal time”. I now enjoy a mix of raising cattle, assisting physiotherapy clients, teaching professional courses and staying on track with my research. 104 A/Professor Pauline Chiarelli Associate Professor Pauline Chiarelli is currently the Convener of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy Program, University of Newcastle. A/Prof Chiarelli was a founding member of the Continence Foundation of Australia and first Australian Physiotherapist member of the International Continence Society. Pauline lays claim to being the first Australian Physiotherapist Continence Adviser. She is a Research Associate with Australian Longitudinal Women’s Health, immediate past Scientific Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal and a member of the steering committee of the Australian National Continence Management Program. Pauline has a Master degree in Medical Science in Health Promotion: a degree that has proven effective in her efforts to “dry up Australia”. She has over 50 papers published in peer reviewed journals, is the author of the international best-selling booklet “Women’s Waterworks”, many chapters in edited Texts and is a Fellow of Australian College of Physiotherapists. Early work as a childbirth educator led to her interest in postnatal pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation and continence promotion but more recently her research efforts involve men having treatment for prostate cancer. Her basic, introductory, practical workshops over many years have introduced almost 1000 Australian physiotherapists to the important role physiotherapists can play in continence promotion. Professor Jeff Coombes Professor Jeff Coombes is a teacher, researcher and accredited exercise physiologist in the School of Human Movement Studies at The University of Queensland. His research interests encompass the importance of fitness for health and optimising exercise in clinical populations. By assessing physiological, biochemical and molecular changes in response to exercise interventions, he also studies the mechanisms by which exercise provides health benefits. He has been researching clinical exercise for 10 years and conducted a number of large randomised trials in chronic disease populations. His recent interests are focused on high intensity interval training and is currently completing trials in participants with kidney disease, the metabolic syndrome and obese adolescents. Jeff has over 150 publications and recently coauthored two national position statements on the benefits of exercise in diabetes and kidney disease. Phil Cossens Phil is a Sports Physiotherapist who works in private practice in Canberra. He has been Physiotherapist to the Australian Men’s Gymnastics team since 2005. He is currently undertaking a longitudinal research project investigating shoulder injuries in elite men’s gymnastics, and has an interest in developing coaching practices to minimise injury risk and improve gymnasts’ performance. Matthew Cotchett Matthew graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1996, and a Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours) in 2000. He is a practicing Podiatrist, and a Lecturer in the Department of Podiatry, La Trobe Rural Health School in Bendigo. Matthew is due to submit his PhD in six months, which has focused on the effectiveness of trigger point dry needling for plantar heel pain. Matthew’s other research interests involve the evaluation of depression and anxiety in people with musculoskeletal pain of the foot. Dr Kay Crossley Dr Kay Crossley is an APA Sports Physiotherapist, who worked in in a large multi-disciplinary sports medicine centre in Melbourne for more than 20 years. She has contributed to a number of sports medicine and physiotherapy texts, including Clinical Sports Medicine. Kay obtained her PhD in 2002 in the School of Physiotherapy, the University of Melbourne. Her doctoral studies investigated the effects of physiotherapy in patellofemoral pain. Dr Crossley is an Associate Professor and Reader in Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland. Her main research focus is on the prevention and management of patellofemoral pain and early-onset osteoarthritis after sports-related injuries. 105 Kim Crow Kim Crow is an Olympic and World Championship medalist in rowing. Kim began her sporting career in track and field, where she was a World Youth silver medalist in the 400m hurdles. At 19, she had to cope with the burden of quitting her chosen sport of athletics as the result of a career debilitating foot injury. In learning about herself through this disappointment, she channeled her determination into recovery and then into her new sport of rowing. Kim won herself a seat in the Australian women’s eight within eight months of starting rowing, and went on to win a World Championships bronze medal that year. She has since raced internationally in all Olympic boat classes, culminating in a silver and bronze medal in the double and single sculls respectively at London 2012. She was the only rower from any country to attempt two rowing events at the London Olympics. Throughout her dedicated and arduous training regime, Kim has maintained her study and career, achieving a perfect score of 99.95 in her VCE and graduating from her Melbourne University Media and Communications / Law degree with first class honours and the top female graduate of her year. She interned at the Court of Arbitration of Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, and now works as a lawyer at Arete Group in Canberra. She was elected chair of the Australian Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission in 2012, and actively involves herself with various charity initiatives. Rebekah Das Rebekah Das is a physiotherapist, currently completing her PhD at the University of South Australia. Her research focus is to characterise the sensation of urinary urgency. Rebekah began her career as a rural physiotherapist and commenced teaching in physiotherapy at the University of South Australia in 2001. Pelvic floor function and continence management have become a particular interest and focus of clinical, teaching and academic roles. Katy de Valle Katy started work in the Physiotherapy Department at The Royal Children’s Hospital in 1998 and there developed an interest in the field of Neurology and muscle weakness. Katy has worked for the Neurology Department in the area of Neuromuscular Research for the past seven years. She has been involved in research both within the Neurology Department and in conjunction with The Cooperative International Research Group (CINRG) and various pharmaceutical companies. Her research team have be involved in numerous drug trials, natural history studies and other interventional studies for children with Neuromuscular Diseases. She works with a fabulous team both at The Royal Children’s Hospital and around the world. Kirsten Deane Kirsten Deane is the Deputy Chair of the National People with Disabilities and Carer Council and a member of the NDIS Expert Advisory Group on National Approach to Choice and Control. Until recently she was also the Executive Director of the National Disability and Carer Alliance and the Deputy Campaign Director of the Every Australian Counts campaign for the NDIS. She is a long-term board member of both Down Syndrome Victoria and Down Syndrome Australia. A former journalist turned academic, Kirsten has three children and as a result spends a lot of time running and not much time sleeping. Dr Joanna Diong Joanna Diong PhD BAppSc(Physio)(Hons) is Lecturer in musculoskeletal anatomy at the Discipline of Biomedical Science, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney. Jo has a broad background in clinical physiotherapy practice and completed a PhD in clinical epidemiology and clinical biomechanics at The George Institute for Global Health. Her research focused on the incidence and mechanisms of contracture after spinal cord injury and provided the first measures of gastrocnemius muscle length at known tension in people with spinal cord injury who had ankle contracture. She held post-doctoral appointments at The George Institute and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) where she continued her research on passive mechanical properties of muscles. She also supported the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) and contributed to evidence translation by adapting UK national guidelines on hip fracture management for endorsement by the Australian NHMRC. Jo has broad interests in muscle physiology, applied anatomy and clinical research, and continues to extend her work on the mechanical properties of muscles after stroke, gerontology and injury from falls, and evidence based practice. 106 Professor David Dunstan David is Head of the Physical Activity laboratory at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne and is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. He is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Sports Science, Exercise and Health at the University of Western Australia, an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland, an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University and an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine at Monash University. His research focuses on the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. His research program has attracted considerable external funding from the NHMRC, VicHealth and the National Heart Foundation. He has published over 100 peer reviewed papers, including publications in high impact journals such as Circulation, Diabetes Care, Diabetologia, Obesity Reviews, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Over the past 15 years David has established an extensive media profile including interviews with ABC Catalyst, National Public Radio, Wall Street Journal, CNN, the New York Times and the LA Times. Nick Economos Nick is a physiotherapist who currently works in private practice at Empower Rehab, an interdisciplinary clinic of physiotherapists and psychologists based in Heidelberg, Melbourne. They focus on the best practice management of complex and persistent pain conditions to achieve sustained functional outcomes. Nick also currently consults as a physiotherapy advisor and was the winner of the WorkSafe Treating Health Practitioner Achievement Award in 2012. Suzi Edwards Dr Suzi Edwards is a biomechanics lecturer within the School of Human Movement Studies at Charles Sturt University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise & Sport Science) from the University of Sydney in 1999, Masters of Science (Honours) in 2002 and PhD in 2010 at the University of Wollongong. During her studies, she sustained five knee and two shoulder reconstructions as a former athlete, which led to her research passion into the mechanics of sporting injuries. Her primary research area focuses on investigating the role of the lumbopelvic region within sporting injuries and performance, particular during dynamics lower limb landings and the role of movement variability in overuse injuries. This research aims to provide critical information that can be utilised in the design of practical intervention strategies for coaches and clinicians that assists in reducing the incidence and severity of sporting injuries, and/or improving athletic performance in a diverse variety of sporting communities. Professor Niki Ellis Professor Niki Ellis is an occupational and public health physician. She is the CEO of the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research, a partnership between WorkSafe Victoria, the Transport Accident Commission and Monash University. ISCRR has developed an innovative collaborative research model with the aim of undertaking research which has impact. Indeed it is accountable for the impact its work has on WorkSafe and TAC and their clients. Before taking up the role as foundation CEO of ISCRR, Niki set up the Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health at UQ. Before that she spent 10 years in the private sector and 10 years in the public service. Her book, Work and Health: management in Australia and New Zealand was published by Oxford University Press in 2001 and is still used in training in occupational health today. A/Professor Shaun Ewen Associate Professor Shaun Ewen is an Aboriginal academic at the Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, where he is also the Deputy Director of the Centre for Health and Society, a cross-faculty, multi-disciplinary Centre, located in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne. He has a Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy, a Master Degree in International Relations, and a Doctorate in Education (focusing on cultural competence at a School of Medicine). He is the inaugural Associate Dean (Indigenous Development), in the faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science. This position, established in 2010, is to enable and ensure that the Faculty is positioned to respond to the obligations the Faculty has in regards to Indigenous development, across the domains of teaching and learning, research, recruitment (staff and student), partnerships, and cultural recognition. His research interests and expertise is in Indigenous health workforce development, and Indigenous health teaching and learning in the health sciences. 107 Sarah Foley Sarah is a paediatric physiotherapist and cofounder of the Kids Plus Foundation in the Barwon region, a not for profit organisation providing innovative services for children with cerebral palsy and their families. She is also a co-director of Children’s Therapy Services in Geelong. Sarah is a qualified senior Bobath tutor and teaches extensively in Australia. Her clinical background is in the field of cerebral palsy and developmental follow up for babies at developmental risk. Dr Jon Ford Dr Jon Ford (PhD, M Physio, B App Sc Physio, Cred MDT – Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist) is the Clinical Director of Spinal Management Clinics; a multi-disciplinary group of practitioners providing evidence-based services for people with musculo-skeletal problems. He is also the Team Leader of the Low Back Research Team at La Trobe University where he is investigating the classification and specific treatment of low back disorders via the STOPS trials. Helena Frawley Helena Frawley is a physiotherapist with research, academic and clinical interests. She completed her PhD at The University of Melbourne in 2008, and gained Fellowship of the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2011, as a Specialist Continence and Women’s Health Physiotherapist. Helena is currently a National Health and Medical Research Council Research Fellow, and is undertaking translational research in the area of pelvic floor muscle training and continence advice for pregnant and postnatal women. Additional research interests include conservative therapies for women with pelvic organ prolapse, investigation of pelvic floor muscle tension in women with pelvic pain, and rehabilitation following pelvic cancer. Her current roles include: • Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at The University of Melbourne • Senior Consultant, Allied Health Research at Cabrini Hospital, Melbourne. • Helena is active internationally with scientific committees to promote continence and pelvic floor health: - Chair of the International Continence Society (ICS) Physiotherapy Committee - Mentor of joint ICS & IUGA Standardisation of Terminology Working Group for Conservative Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction - Member of ICS Standardisation of Terminology Working Group for Chronic Pelvic Pain - Member of the Scientific Committee of the 1st World Congress on Pelvic Pain, Amsterdam 2013. Philip Gabel Philip Gabel is a full time Sports and Spinal Physiotherapist with a small practice in Coolum on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.He has a PhD from the University of the Sunshine Coast investigating the link between bio-psychosocial screening and outcome measures and the prediction of recovery for compensation and sporting patients. He also completed a Research Masters on upper limb outcome measures and a Grad Dip by Research on Laser Therapy. Philip has published and in press papers on outcome measures for the upper and lower limbs and spine, the link between bio-psychosocial screening and outcome measurement for worker injury and whiplash and Slacklining as a rehabilitation modality for the lower limb and core stability. He is a Credentialed, McKenzie Therapist, Acupuncture and Aquatic Therapist, a Manual Handling instructor and former Research Fellow at James Cook and Griffith Universities. He has been a physiotherapist for the Organisations of the 2012 London Olympics and 2006 Commonwealth Games plus Australian World Championships teams. A former professional triathlete and Australian Team member he continues his sporting passions through body surfing, wine and chocolate and research into surfing injuries. He is the developer of ADVISE Rehabilitation Decision Support Software. Jenny Geytenbeek Jenny Geytenbeek is an aquatic physiotherapist with 20 years clinical experience particularly in musculoskeletal practice. She is currently employed in private practice including aquatic therapy for post-acute orthopaedic conditions and chronic pain. Jenny is a clinical educator with the University of South Australia’s post-graduate program in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, and teaches aquatic physiotherapy with the APA Level 1 and 3 courses. Her own master’s study included a systematic review of the evidence supporting aquatic physiotherapy. This work was later updated and expanded with support of the APA Aquatic Physiotherapy Group publishing an evidence-based practice guide linked to the APA website. 108 Jenny endeavours to keep up with the growing evidence supporting aquatic physiotherapy maintaining possibly the largest personal index of aquatic physiotherapy research in Australia. Dr Lesley Goff Dr. Lesley Goff is a titled Musculoskeletal and Animal Physiotherapist. Lesley is director of her private musculoskeletal physiotherapy clinic and her animal physiotherapy practice in Toowoomba, Queensland. She is consultant Animal Physiotherapist at University of Queensland Veterinary Medical Centre and Honorary lecturer at the School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, UK. Her areas of clinical interest are the human and animal sacroiliac joint – the subject of both masters and doctoral research and optimising the horse and rider’s athletic performance. Lesley is co–editor of the textbook Animal Physiotherapy, and has authored a chapter in Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, 2nd edition (edited by Hinchcliff, Kaneps and Geor). Lesley balances her clinical work with lecturing and presenting courses to veterinarians and physiotherapists in Australia as well as internationally. Lesley enjoys spending time with her family and competing in triathlon. Dr Susan Greaves Susan Greaves, B.App. Sc.(OT), MOT, PhD is the Senior Occupational Therapist for neurology/neurodevelopment at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne where she has worked for the past 13 years. She has a strong clinical background in the field of cerebral palsy and early intervention, especially assessment and management of the upper limb in children with hemiplegia. Sue recently completed a PhD program to develop a test called the Mini-Assisting Hand Assessment (Mini-AHA) that evaluates how well young children aged 8–18 months with unilateral CP use their affected upper limb during bimanual play. Sue has presented her findings from her research at both national and international conferences, as well as in journal articles and book chapters. Professor Sally Green Sally Green is Co-Director of the Australasian Cochrane Centre and a Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine from Monash University in addition to her clinical qualifications in Physiotherapy. Sally is an active Cochrane reviewer and has several competitively funded research projects which aim to improve health outcomes by investigating the most effective and efficient pathway of knowledge from research result to sustained change in clinical practice and policy. Professor Green is a practicing Manipulative Physiotherapist and APA member and is a member of the National Health Medical Research Council’s Health Care Committee. A/Professor Terry Haines A/Prof Terry Haines is Director of the Allied Health Research Unit (Southern Health and Monash University). He has published over 100 peer–reviewed papers and received over $8 million in research funding since completing his PhD in 2005. Terry’s research commenced in the field of falls prevention amongst older hospital patients, but his joint hospital/ university role has seen his research scope expand into chronic disease management, oncology, paediatrics, health professional education, and hospital systems design. Terry is currently the Chair of the Physiotherapy Research Foundation Grant Review Committee, President of the Australia New Zealand Falls Prevention Society, is a member of the Journal of Physiotherapy editorial board, and is supported by a Career Development Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council. David Harding David Harding (B.App. Sci (Phty), M.Manip Phty, Specialist Certificate in Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapy) is an APA titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist working at Monash Children’s Hospital, Monash Health. David had a leading role in developing advanced practice physiotherapy roles at Monash Health, including planning service delivery, instigating and evaluating services, and ensuring their ongoing viability. In 2006 he established the Physiotherapist Led Neurosurgery Clinic, the first physiotherapist led clinic at Monash Health, and went on to establish the Physiotherapist Led Paediatric Orthopaedic Assessment Clinic at Monash Children’s Hospital in 2009. David has over 24 years clinical experience in both the private and public sectors, working with both adults and children. He continues to have an active role in provision of advanced practice physiotherapy services in both neurosurgery and paediatrics at Monash Health, as well as ongoing involvement in the establishment of other physiotherapist led services. 109 Paula Harding Paula is a Grade 4 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne. Paula graduated from Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences in Melbourne and has over 20 years of experience working in the musculoskeletal area in both the private and public sector. In 2000, she completed a Masters of Manipulative Physiotherapy at La Trobe University and in 2012 completed a Clinical Doctorate of Physiotherapy at The University of Melbourne. Recent project manager roles at The Alfred have included the successful implementation of a primary practice musculoskeletal physiotherapy service into the Emergency and Trauma Centre and the introduction of a Physiotherapy Arthroplasty Review Clinic into the orthopaedic outpatient department. Paula is currently the project manager for the “Health Workforce Australia Expanding Scope of Practice for Physiotherapists in Emergency Departments” project of which the Alfred Hospital is a lead site, and project manager for the Victorian Department of Health “Advancing Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy” project. An area of interest for Paula has been developing the education and training program, and work-based competency assessment for Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy roles. A/Professor Susan Hillier Associate Professor Susan Hillier currently is Associate Head (Research) within the School of Health Science at the University of South Australia. She teaches and researches in the area of Clinical Neuroscience and rehabilitation. She also maintains a small private practice working predominantly with people who have movement difficulties. Her research activities cover a wide range of methods in both primary and secondary research, with a strong focus on translation and implementation work in clinical trials. She publishes widely and supervises students undertaking honours and PhD projects – all within the international Centre for Allied Health Evidence. A/Professor Rana Hinman Associate Professor Hinman is a physiotherapist and academic researcher at the Centre for Health Exercise & Sports Medicine, within the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne. Her primary area of research is knee osteoarthritis (OA). Her research aims to improve joint health via conservative non-drug interventions, and to understand the biomechanical and neuromuscular factors that are important in the genesis of disease and associated symptoms. She has expertise in a range of research methodologies, ranging from lab-based experiments through to randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews. Her research has evaluated a vast range of treatment strategies for knee OA, including multi-modal physiotherapy, exercise (strengthening, and neuromuscular), aquatic physiotherapy, knee taping, footwear, gait aids and gait retraining, shoe insoles and telephone coaching. Dr Brian Hoare Brian has been a full time occupational therapist (OT) at Monash Children’s, Southern Health since 2000 where he is currently the senior OT for the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS). While maintaining a full time clinical caseload, Brian completed his PhD in 2010. In 2011 he took leave from his clinical position to undertake a 9 month post-doctoral position at Karolinska Institute, Sweden with Professor Ann–Christin Eliasson and A/Professor Lena Krumlinde–Sundholm. Brian’s doctoral research evaluated the effects of upper limb therapy following Botulinum toxin–A in children aged 18 months to 6 years with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP). These research findings have been disseminated widely through publications in high quality, peer reviewed journals. Professor Paul Hodges Paul Hodges PhD MedDr DSc BPhty(Hons) FACP is an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow and the Director of the NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health (CCRE SPINE). Paul has 3 doctorates; one in Physiotherapy and two in Neuroscience. His research blends these skills to understand pain, control of movement, and the interaction between multiple functions of the trunk muscles including spine control, continence, respiration and balance. The large multidisciplinary Research Centre that Paul leads aims to bridge the gap between basic science and clinical practice. 110 He has received numerous international research awards (2006 and 2011 ISSLS Prize [premier international prize for spine research from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine]; Suzanne Klein-Vogelbach Prize), leadership awards (Emerging leader in Health [Next 100 Awards], Future Summit Australian Leadership Award), published >250 scientific papers and book chapters, presented >120 invited lectures at major conferences in 30 countries, and received >$AU22 million in research funds. He is the lead chief investigator on the first physiotherapy based NHMRC Program Grant (~$AU8 million) and received the 2011 NHMRC Achievement Award as the highest ranked NHMRC Research Fellow across disciplines in Australia. A/Professor Anne Holland Anne Holland is A/Professor of Physiotherapy at La Trobe University and Alfred Health in Melbourne. She leads the physiotherapy research program at Alfred Health, where she provides supervision and mentoring for research projects involving clinical staff, research staff and higher degree students who are conducting research across acute, subacute and community sectors. Anne’s own research program aims to optimise health and wellbeing for people with cardiorespiratory disease. In 2009 Anne was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study the use of telerehabilitation for people with chronic lung disease in Norway, Scotland, Canada and the USA. Her current research projects are investigating new models for pulmonary rehabilitation to improve access and uptake. This includes low cost home based models; in-home tele–rehabilitation using broadband technologies; and the use of web platforms to promote physical activity in people with chronic disease. Anne has published over 70 peer reviewed journal articles and her research program has received more than $2million in competitive grant funding. Ivan Hooper Ivan is an APA Sports Physiotherapist who has been working with the Australian Institute of Sport since 2005. He has degrees in physiotherapy and sports science, including a Master’s Degree in Sports Physiotherapy. He has just stepped down from the role of Sports Medicine Coordinator for the National Rowing Centre of Excellence. He is maintaining a small involvement with the NRCE, managing their injury & illness surveillance system. He currently is Sports Physiotherapist to the AIS Diving Program and the remainder of his time is spent with Queensland Sports Medicine Centre. Ivan is one of a small group of physiotherapists who have been a team physiotherapist at four Olympic Games. He has been a physiotherapist on Australian Rowing Teams since 1997, including Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games. He has also worked with Australian Kayaking teams including the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Ivan also sits on the National Committee for Sports Physiotherapy Australia being the Immediate Past Chair. Kylie Houlihan Currently the Contract Principal Project Officer for the Clinical Access and Redesign Unit for the Health Systems Innovation Division of the Queensland Department of Health, Kylie, has had a long and successful career in the provision of healthcare services. She is dedicated to effecting transformational change in patient care, particularly in the areas of chronic disease prevention and management. Kylie has an impressive track record of ensuring that strategic outcomes are achieved with efficiency and aligned with current best practice. Over the past eighteen months, Kylie has led the Cardiac Rehabilitation Reform Project for the Queensland Statewide Cardiac Clinical Network. To progress the key service improvement recommendations of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Reform Report, she established and led a peak advisory body, which included multidisciplinary representatives from Queensland Health, the National Heart Foundation, consumer groups and the Health Contact Centre. Project outcomes already include: the development of the HEART Online website, which is now hosted by the National Heart Foundation; securing the funding for the foundation of the Telehealth multidisciplinary education service, which will offer video based programs accessible throughout the state, including to rural areas; and authorisation and full ethics approval for a pilot program to introduce an Automated Referral Pathway and a Centralised Triage Service for Cardiac Rehabilitation. As a result of these successes, Kylie was invited by the Clinical Access Redesign Unit to progress the State-wide Chronic Disease Management Project with which Cardiac Rehabilitation is integrated. Andrew Hutton Andrew Hutton is an APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist currently sharing his professional time between lecturing on the dnp: integrated neuro-myofascial dry needling training programme courses and clinical time at Physiotherapy Solutions South, Kingston Beach, Tasmania. As a sports physiotherapist he has integrated acupuncture and dry needling into his management of mainstream sporting and musculoskeletal presentations since 1994. The use of various needling techniques has entirely replaced the use of electrotherapy agents and has reduced the majority of manual therapy techniques commonly used in such a clinical setting, preserving the clinicians resources for other aspects of the clinical intervention. 111 He completed the APA acupuncture training programme in 1990 and lectured on the APA Acupuncture training programme from 1997-2008. In response to the demands of physiotherapists with traditional acupuncture training finding integration into musculoskeletal physiotherapy difficult, Andrew developed workshops in musculoskeletal acupuncture which were well received and which evolved into the dnp: integrated neuro-myofascial dry needling approach practiced my many physiotherapists in Australia and New Zealand today. A/Professor Sue Jenkins Associate Professor Sue Jenkins is a distinguished respiratory physiotherapist holding both a clinical and an academic appointment. She is a member of the Physiotherapy Department at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where she jointly manages an out-patient pulmonary rehabilitation service, and is also Associate Professor of Cardiopulmonary Science in the School of Physiotherapy at Curtin University, WA. Other appointments include Head of the Physiotherapy Unit of the Lung Institute of Western Australia (LIWA). Her interests include pulmonary rehabilitation, self-management, airway clearance techniques and professional issues; she has published almost 100 papers, having received almost $2 million in research funding throughout her career. Sue is on the Editorial Board of a number of journals and is a regular reviewer. She is also a referee for major international funding bodies and a number of scientific meetings. Sue has received numerous awards for her publications and teaching and has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She has been involved in 170 conference presentations. Dr Venerina Johnston Dr Venerina Johnston is a researcher and lecturer in the Division of Physiotherapy at The University of Queensland. She has qualifications in physiotherapy, occupational health and safety and work disability prevention. Her research interests are in the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal problems, in particular, the neck and upper extremity and the prevention of disability following a workplace injury. Venerina has a rich background in occupational rehabilitation and injury management from the perspective of the insurer, provider and employer. She has published over 30 scholarly works and has been successful in obtaining over $1million in research funding. Mark Jones Mark Jones graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Psychology and then completed his Physical Therapy studies at the University of Iowa. Having developed an interest in manual therapy Mark travelled to Australia to study Manipulative Physiotherapy and after completing his Graduate Diploma in 1985 he completed his Masters by Research in 1989. The title of his thesis was “Facilitating Students’ Clinical Reasoning in Physiotherapy Education”. Mark has a special interest in biopsychosocial health care and the teaching and assessment of clinical reasoning in physiotherapy. Mark is currently Senior Lecturer and Program Director, Master of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia. He has conducted and supervised research in the areas of clinical reasoning and musculoskeletal physiotherapy with over 75 publications including the texts “Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions” and “Clinical Reasoning for Manual Therapists”. Mark lectures and runs continuing education courses in clinical reasoning and musculoskeletal physiotherapy regularly, both nationally and internationally. A/Professor Sue Jones Associate Professor Sue Jones is a physiotherapist and Chair of the Accreditation Committee of the Australian Physiotherapy Council. Sue is the Dean of Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, a position she has held for the last seven years. She was responsible for leading and ensuring interprofessional education and practice was embedded within health sciences curricula as part of the Faculty of Health Sciences Strategic Plan. As part of the Faculty of Health Sciences Interprofessional First Year, Sue led the inclusion of a core unit for over 2300 first year students across 19 disciplines on Indigenous Cultures and Health which has had exceptional student feedback. Sue was a Fieldwork Coordinator in the School of Physiotherapy for 15 years and has successfully led two ALTC leadership grants entitled Building Academic Leadership Capability at the Course Level: Developing Course Coordinators as Academic Leaders and Building Leadership Capacity for Work Integrated Learning: Developing Fieldwork Coordinators as Academic Leaders. She is currently a project team member on an OLT grant: Working together: Intercultural academic leadership for teaching and learning in Indigenous culture and health. 112 Dr Gwendolen Jull Dr Gwendolen Jull is Emeritus Professor in the Division of Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland, Australia. She is a Director of the NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health. Her research, teaching and clinical interests are cervicogenic headache, whiplash associated disorders, manual therapy and quantifying the dysfunction in the cervical motor and sensorimotor systems as a basis for therapeutic exercise in the rehabilitation of neck disorders. Gwen has published extensively in the field and has published a textbook on the management of neck pain. Professor Jull is a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists and Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. She is the co-editor of Manual Therapy, a leading international journal in Musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Victoria Kahn Victoria Kahn Victoria gained her Bachelor of Physiotherapy (hons) from University of Melbourne (2003) and completed her Masters in Sports Physiotherapy at La Trobe University (2010). She worked in private practice in Melbourne with a keen interest in AFL (local, state, representative and VFL levels) and cricket prior to equestrian. Victoria joined Equestrian Australia as the Team Physiotherapist and Sports Science/Sports Medicine (SSSM) manager for the Australian team at World Equestrian Games (Kentucky, USA, 2010) and worked as SSSM Manager for the Para-equestrian team following this event. This role was expanded to National SSSM Manager in September 2011, encompassing all equestrian disciplines. Her role includes developing a screening protocol specific and meaningful to equestrian athletes, establishing worldwide networks of service providers and assisting in facilitating individually tailored programs for riders which may include physiotherapy and manual therapies, hydration, nutrition, core stability, strength and conditioning and sports psychology. Rachel Kennedy Graduating in 1993 from La Trobe University, Rachel Kennedy is a physiotherapist who has worked in the field of paediatrics since 1996. She has worked in the hospital, community and education sectors, both public and private. As a member of the Neuromuscular Team in the Children’s Neuroscience Centre at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, she is primarily involved in research in the area of neuromuscular disorders in children and adolescents. Our team is involved in international studies through the Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group (CINRG) and in conjunction with pharmaceutical companies. We also have a number of in-house research projects currently in progress. Rachel is a member of the APA and National Paediatric Group, the Australian Neuromuscular Network (ANN) and a research associate with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Angela Khera Angela has over 20 years experience as a physiotherapist treating men & women with pelvic floor dysfunction. She has developed a special interest in the assessment and management of chronic bowel dysfunction, in particular constipation & defaecation disorders. Her current clinical position is as senior clinician, Caulfield Continence Service, Victoria. Over the last four years Angela has also worked in private practice with Professor Michael Kamm, one of the world’s leading gastroenterologists, renowned for his work in both functional gut disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. This has provided Angela with a unique opportunity to assess and manage a wide range of complex gut disorders and to also participate in weekly Gastro-Psychological Medicine multidisciplinary team meetings. Angela is an invited lecturer at the University of Melbourne (School of Physiotherapy) for the postgraduate Continence & Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation course and is a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Continence & Women’s Health Group and the Continence Foundation of Australia, Physiotherapy Group. 113 Rob Laird Rob Laird is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist, qualifying as a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapy in 2008. He has post graduate qualifications in both musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy (1986, 1997). Rob specializes in the management of lumbo-pelvic pain, working as a consultant specialist physiotherapist in private practice, and in an advanced practitioner role at the Austin Hospital, Melbourne,(neurosurgery and physiotherapy outpatient clinics). He is completing a PhD degree (Monash University), in developing assessment, diagnostic and treatment methods using motion sensor technology to measure and modify movement patterns that are associated with low back pain. He also lectures on lumbar spine management, motor control and clinical relevance of spinal imaging to Master degree physiotherapy students at LaTrobe University, and Australian Physiotherapy Association post graduate spinal courses in Victoria. Dr Andrew Leaver Andrew is lecturer in the Discipline of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. Andrew’s research is centred around the prevention and management of disability that is associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain. This research has a particular focus on neck pain, and Andrew’s investigations into the relative efficacy of cervical spine manipulation and mobilisation has ignited debate about benefits and risks of neck manipulation. Andrew’s clinical work is in the field of chronic pain management as consultant physiotherapist to a multidisciplinary pain clinic. Andrew is an Independent Physiotherapy Consultant appointed by WorkCover NSW and a Medical Assessor for the NSW Motor Accidents Authority. Candice Liddy I am an Indigenous woman and a descendant of the Maranunngu (Daly River) people. My Grandparents are from the stolen generation and gained little education. I am proud to represent them by completing my tertiary studies and graduating as a Physiotherapist from the University of Melbourne. I am a born and bred Darwin girl, I completed my schooling in Darwin. After finishing year 12 in 2008, I was accepted to study a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Melbourne University in 2009. Whilst completing my degree I was able to maintain a balanced life by playing hockey for Melbourne University, Trinity College, Melbourne Cricket club, and also representing the Northern Territory at National competitions. I completed my degree in 2012 and have recently returned home to Darwin. I am currently employed as a Physiotherapist at the Royal Darwin Hospital. I strongly believe that education is the key to a successful life. I would like to see more Indigenous students move forward to undergraduate study, especially in the health field, where we can make a difference and help to bridge the gap in Indigenous disadvantage and contribute to a better future for Indigenous people. Dr Jennifer Long Jennifer Long is an optometrist and a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE). For the past seven years she has been self-employed as a visual ergonomics consultant and has provided visual ergonomics advice to a range of industries including offices, retail, manufacturing and transport. Jennifer maintains her clinical optometry skills by working in a rural optometry practice. In 2012 Jennifer was appointed the Chairperson of the International Ergonomics Association Technical Committee for Visual Ergonomics. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW, where she teaches Colour Vision and Environmental Optometry to undergraduate optometry students. Dr Julie Luker Julie Luker is a physiotherapist with particular interests and expertise is in the fields of stroke management, the rehabilitation of older adults and inter-disciplinary models of team based care. Julie completed a Master of Physiotherapy in 2008 and a PhD in 2012 in which she investigated the implementation of acute stroke clinical guidelines by allied health staff, and the factors that influence the quality of care patients receive. Julie is actively involved in stroke service planning, clinical guideline development and implementation at national and state levels. In 2013 she commenced a four year NHMRC post-doctoral Australian Research Fellowship with the Florey Institute of Neurosciences in Melbourne in conjunction with the University of SA. 114 Dr David MacDonald David MacDonald was awarded his PhD from the University of Queensland in 2011 where he is currently a Lecturer in the Division of Physiotherapy. He has been a musculoskeletal physiotherapist since 1994 with a special interest in helping people manage chronic low back pain. He became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy in 2001. David’s doctoral research aimed to improve our understanding of why some people continue to hurt their back while others do not. The current theme of his research could be summed up best by this Mark Twain quote “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” He is currently investigating the integrity of commonly held beliefs in lifting instruction and the assessment of patients with lateral epicondylalgia. He is a communications consultant, panpacific jiu jitsu champion, and he enjoys making beer, soap and ice cream. His order of preference depends on the type of day he has had. Dr Wendy Macdonald Dr Wendy Macdonald is an Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University’s Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, and is Director of the Centre’s work for the World Health Organisation network of Collaborating Centres in Occupational Health. Internationally, she coordinates WHO network activities related to the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and as Co-Chair of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) Technical Committee on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) she is responsible on behalf of the IEA for developing an MSDs risk management toolkit for routine workplace use, following WHO specifications. She was recently awarded a Fellowship of the International Ergonomics Association, and is also a Fellow of the Safety Institute of Australia and the Ergonomics Society of Australia. Dr Martin Mackey Dr Martin Mackey is a senior lecturer and researcher in the Discipline of Physiotherapy and member of the Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit at The University of Sydney. Martin is Course Director of the undergraduate physiotherapy program, with special responsible for the occupational health curriculum. His doctoral research completed in 2005, evaluated ergonomic and exercise approaches for optimising performance of repetitive manual work. His current research interests are focussed on injury prevention, work ability and promotion of worker wellness in an ageing sedentary workforce. Martin has presented his research findings as an invited speaker at numerous local and international scientific conferences and was convenor of the Occupational Health Physiotherapy Australia Conference in 2009. Martin has over 25 peer reviewed publications and book chapters and has received over $A880,000 in research funding. He is a past chair of Occupational Health Physiotherapy Australia (NSW Chapter). Marianne McCormick Marianne McCormick, BApp Sc. Physiotherapy, is currently the Senior Physiotherapist for the Pain and Palliative Care unit at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Randwick. She graduated from the University of Sydney in 1991 and has extensive clinical experience in paediatric physiotherapy in both tertiary hospital settings, and in rural hospital and community settings in New South Wales and in the United Kingdom. Her current role as a member of the multidisciplinary pain team is in the clinical assessment, treatment and management of children with chronic pain disorders and clinical research into the best practice model of management for this population. She is also currently a Conjoint Associate Lecturer in the school of Women’s and Children’s Health at the University of New South Wales. Completed an NHMRC TRIP (evidence-translation) Fellowship, focused on improving uptake of preoperative pelvic floor muscle training by men undergoing radical prostatectomy. Brooke Marsh Brooke is a Titled Animal Physiotherapist who graduated from University of Qld with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 1997 and a Masters in Animal Studies (Physiotherapy) in 2005. As a human physiotherapist she worked in private practice combining her skills in pilates and acupuncture. She now works in a small animal specialist centre on the Sunshine Coast Qld where she rehabilitates a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions and enjoys providing holistic management to each of her clients. As the Chair of the Animal Physiotherapy Group of the APA she is highly motivated member of her field and presents at courses around Australia. 115 Leigh McCutcheon Ms Leigh McCutcheon graduated from Sydney University and has been in practice since 1991. Leigh is the senior partner of the Combined Health practice group and is the principal physiotherapist of the Robina Physiotherapy Clinic on the Gold Coast. In 1999 Leigh completed a Graduate Certificate in Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy and then went onto complete a Master of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (first class honours) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Western Acupuncture. Leigh lecturers on acupuncture and dry needling courses nationally and internationally and sessionally lectures at Griffith University and Bond University. She completed her PHCRED research fellowship at Griffith University in 2012. Leigh is presently the Queensland representative member for the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s Acupuncture and Dry Needling Group. She is a delegate on the APA Guild Risk Management Committee and was on the panel of physiotherapists that developed the Australian Society of Acupuncture Physiotherapist’s Acupuncture and Dry Needling Safety Guidelines. Renae McNamara Renae McNamara is a senior respiratory physiotherapist and clinical specialist in pulmonary rehabilitation at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney. Renae balances her clinical work with lecturing and presenting courses to physiotherapists and allied health professionals in Australia. She is currently completing her PhD through the University of Sydney investigating the effectiveness of waterbased exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with physical co-morbidities. Renae has won national and international awards and has been awarded numerous research grants and scholarships for this innovative work. Current research projects Renae is involved in include defining the smallest worthwhile effect of water-based exercise in people with COPD; examining physical activity in people with COPD with physical comorbidities; and investigating telerehabilitation as an alternative to traditional pulmonary rehabilitation. Pat Maher Pat Maher has worked as a clinician in acute care, rehabilitation and rural settings; he has policy, service purchasing and management experience in acute care, community health services and disability services; and has worked as a senior manager of health and community services multidisciplinary work units. He has experience in leading national health workforce reform projects in a variety of workforce areas. Pat has a Bachelor of Science (Honours), Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Master of Physiotherapy (Rural and Remote Health), and a Graduate Diploma of Public Sector Executive Management. He has served on a variety of health related bodies including the NT Physiotherapy Registration Board, the Australian Physiotherapy Council, NT Ministerial Health Advisory Council and the NT Health and Community Services Complaints Commission Review Committee. Pat has published in the area of Aboriginal health. He is currently a Program Manager, Workforce Innovation & Reform at Health Workforce Australia. Professor Hylton Menz Professor Hylton Menz is a podiatrist who graduated with first class Honours and the University Medal from La Trobe University in 1993, and completed his PhD focusing on gait patterns, balance and falls at the University of NSW in 2002. He is currently a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Fellow, and Leader of the Lower Extremity and Gait Studies Program at La Trobe University. Professor Menz’s broad research disciplines are human movement, rehabilitation and rheumatology, with a particular focus on musculoskeletal foot problems in older people. His research extends from laboratory-based biomechanical studies through to analysis of epidemiological datasets and the conduct of clinical trials. Professor Menz has published over 170 papers in podiatry, gerontology, rheumatology and biomechanics journals, and he is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research. He has won several awards for his research, including the Young Tall Poppy Award by the Australian Institute for Policy and Science, the La Trobe University Excellence in Research Award, first prize in the British Medical Association Book Awards for his textbook Foot Problems in Older People: Assessment and Management, and a Fulbright Senior Scholarship to Harvard University. 116 Steve Milanese Steve Milanese, B.App.Sc (Physiotherapy), Grad.Cert (Sports Physio), Grad.Dip. (Ergonomics), M.App.Sc. (Manipulative Physio), PhD, is a lecturer in the School of Health Science, University of South Australia. He currently teaches in the areas of biomechanics, evidence based practice, and the use of electrophysical agents. He has worked clinically in Australia and overseas, and as an academic in University of South Australia and James Cook University, Townsville. He coordinated pain management services in St Marys Hospital, West London, and worked in rural and city practices and coordinated on-site injury management clinics in industry in Australia. Steve has published over 50 peer reviewed papers, 8 book chapters and presented at 15 national and international conferences in a range of topics from adolescent ergonomics, evidence based practice, manual handling, use of electrophysical agents and clinical education. His current research focuses include learning styles and the clinical education experience, manual handling training of undergraduate students and sports injury epidemiology in Australian Rules football and netball. Michelle Monk Michelle has worked full time as a small animal physiotherapist in Melbourne for over 10 years. She graduated from the University of Queensland with a Master of Animal Studies (Animal Physiotherapy) in 2004. Her business – Dogs In Motion Canine Rehabilitation provides physiotherapy and underwater treadmill services across three specialist clinics in Melbourne. She has a special interest in the application of custom orthotics and prosthetics for animals and has been the Australian distributor for OrthoPets for over 3 years, fitting over 150 devices to her patients. Professor Meg Morris Professor Meg Morris is a world leader in research and clinical practice pertaining to physiotherapy, therapy outcome measures and technologies for older people, especially those living with neurological conditions such as parkinson’s disease, stroke, TBI and dystonia. She will lead CRE research related to how smart technologies can re–enable frail older Australians to live safely and well at home and in the community. She has particular expertise in how smart technologies can re-enable frail older Australians to live safely and well at home and in the community. She also leads research and clinical practice on physiotherapy for people with Parkinson’s disease, falls prevention, gait rehabilitation, physical activity and health related quality of life. Professor Morris has more than 200 publications and $12 million+ research grants to date and she has supervised more than 30 research higher degree students. She has successfully led several large research groups and major trials and is expert in the translation of science into evidence based practice. David Munro David Munro is a private practitioner and Head of Physiotherapy and Health Care at the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA). NICA is Australia’s only full-time Circus Training facility, attracting students not only from all over Australia, but also internationally. David has been involved at NICA since its inception in 2001. In 2004 David was awarded a prestigious Churchill Fellowship to study the role of physiotherapy in circus arts travelling to the USA, Canada and China. During the Fellowship he spent time with Cirque du Soleil and various international circus organisations. With very little published data regarding circus arts, the research being conducted at NICA represents some the world’s first evidence for the incidence, cause and treatment of circus injuries. Kate Murray Kate Murray graduated as a physiotherapist 25 years ago but has been specialising in the treatment of dizziness and vertigo for the past 17 years. She completed a PhD in the area of vestibular rehabilitation at the University of Melbourne in 2005 and has spent some time working in the UK with experts in this field. In 2006 she established Dizzy Day Clinics, which is private physiotherapy practice that specialises in the assessment and management of people with a range of vestibular disorders. She runs regular training courses for physiotherapists with an interest in this area and works closely with medical specialists at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. 117 Dr Kirsten Neil Dr Kirsten Neil graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1996. Kirsten is a specialist in equine medicine and FEI veterinarian. Over the past 17 years Kirsten has worked in equine hospitals in Victoria, at the Scone Veterinary Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, at Massey University in New Zealand and completed her specialist residency training at Michigan State University in the United States. Whilst at Michigan State, Kirsten also completed a Masters degree on the use of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate for equine osteoarthritis. Kirsten has been an FEI veterinarian for over 70 eventing, showjumping, and dressage competitions, and has been a treating and private veterinarian at numerous events including at the Sydney Olympics, Badminton and Rolex Three Day Events. In 2008 Kirsten decided to concentrate on her particular interest in performance horses and started Sporthorse Veterinary Specialists, a practice dedicated to sport and pleasure horses. Kirsten provides second opinion, medical and referral consultations for other veterinarians, and concentrates on problems in sporthorses, in particular lameness and poor performance. Kirsten has a special interest in musculoskeletal ultrasonography and regularly attends conferences overseas dedicated to advanced diagnosis and care of the equine athlete, and instructs veterinarians at conferences in Australia in musculoskeletal ultrasonography. In 2012 Kirsten obtained an advanced qualification in equine lameness, biomechanics and imaging by becoming a certified member of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP), and is currently the only veterinarian in Australia to have obtained this qualification. Kirsten is also planning on taking examinations in 2013 to become a specialist in equine sports medicine and rehabilitation with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Kirsten was recently appointed as one of the Australian Equestrian Team Veterinarians. Patricia Neumann Patricia Neumann is a Specialist Continence & Women’s Health Physiotherapist with a private practice in Adelaide, dedicated to the management of pelvic floor dysfunction in men and women. Her practice is part of a newly formed multidisciplinary pelvic pain collaboration, providing integrated services for persistent pelvic pain suffers. She completed her PhD at the University of South Australia where she has an ongoing association as an academic researcher with the International Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE). Her interests lie in extending the scope of C&WH physiotherapy clinical practice and the evidence-based management options available to patients with pelvic floor dysfunction, in particular those with pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse and post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. Jane Orton Jane Orton is a Physiotherapist who is currently completing her Clinical Doctorate in Physiotherapy. She has worked in the area of paediatrics and early development for 25 years in both the hospital and community setting. She has participated in the VIBeS Plus research project involving early intervention for preterm infants and is an author of a Cochrane systematic review on intervention programs for preterm infants. She currently works as a clinical specialist at the Royal Women’s Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Newborn Follow-Up Clinic for high-risk infants. Dr Peter O’Sullivan Peter as the Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at Curtin University, West Australia and is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at bodylogicphysiotherapy.com Peter and his team conduct clinical research investigating the development, classification and targeted management of persistent pain disorders. He has developed an innovative management approach called ‘classification based – cognitive functional therapy’. He has published over 120 papers with his team in international peer review journals, has been an invited speaker at more than 70 National and International conferences and has run clinical workshops in over 22 countries. Peter’s passion is translating research into practice (see: www.pain-ed.com). Dr Jennifer Paratz Jennifer is a fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapy specialising in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy. She also has a Masters in research and PhD, investigating intracranial dynamics in head injured adults and pre term neonates. 118 Jennifer has worked in a number of states and is currently chair of the Burns, Trauma & Critical Care Research Centre at Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia. She was previously director of a cardiopulmonary research centre at Alfred Hospital/La Trobe University, Melbourne and has a large amount of experience in clinical work, research and teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is frequently invited to speak at conferences nationally and internationally, published extensively and has contributed to many textbooks. Research interests include haemodynamics in intensive care, early rehabilitation in intensive care, myocardial function and sepsis in severe burns and exercise in disease states. Kathleen Philip Kathleen was appointed to the newly created role of Chief Allied Health Advisor of Victoria in 2013. She continues in her role as the Manager, Workforce Innovation and Allied Health team in the Health Workforce Unit of the Department of Health Victoria, a position she has held since 2008. Kathleen graduated as a physiotherapist in 1979 and worked as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist in a variety of settings, becoming a specialist and Fellow of the College of Physiotherapy in 2007. Having also completed qualifications in Public Health Health Economics and Health Policy in 2005, she joined the department in 2007. She is responsible for Victoria’s new health workforce reform implementation agenda (2012-16) as well as providing leadership and strategic direction to Victoria’s allied health workforce. Prior to joining the department she was involved in the establishing new service models and advanced practice physiotherapy roles in orthopedics, neurosurgery and Emergency. Tania Pizzari Tania Pizzari is a part-time Lecturer in the School of Physiotherapy at La Trobe University. She graduated from La Trobe University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy(Hons) in 1997 and with a PhD in 2002. Her research interests include rehabilitation for shoulder instability, EMG of the shoulder, groin pain and hamstring injuries in football, and hip muscle structure and function. She works part-time in her own private practice as a physiotherapist, presents lectures on knee, hamstring and shoulder management for the Australian Physiotherapy Association and consults to the Victorian worker’s compensation association. Martin Rabey Martin Rabey is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. He has worked as an Extended Scope Practitioner in a London teaching hospital, and more recently in the Spinal Surgery screening clinic at Royal Perth Hospital. He has lectured in the UK and Europe on neck pain, headache, and knee pain. He is currently lecturing in anatomy and pathology at Curtin University, where he is undertaking his doctoral degree on chronic low back pain. Martin currently practices at Body Logic Physiotherapy in Perth. Bruce Rawson Bruce Rawson is a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapy and has 24 years clinical experience that includes working as a physiotherapist in private practice along with working as Team Physiotherapist for many Professional, State Representative and Australian National teams including the Australian Olympic Team (2004) and also as Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation for the Gold Coast Titans Rugby League Team in the NRL (20062009). In 2004 Bruce traveled to Athens as Physiotherapist for the Australian Olympic Baseball team, 2004 Olympic Silver Medalists, where Bruce was responsible for maximizing performance and recovery as well as acting as team physiotherapist. Bruce’s experiences in sport combined with a degree and extensive background in exercise science have assisted him to develop significant expertise in the development of High Performance Sports Programs. Bruce continues with Australian Baseball as National Sports Medicine and Athlete Performance Manager as well as also consulting to the Australian Weightlifting Federation. Bruce has also been involved in the delivery of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Physiotherapy and Undergraduate Exercise Science degree programs at both Griffith University and Bond University on the Gold Coast. Bruce currently consults privately as a Specialist Sports Physiotherapist at Pindara Physiotherapy and Sports Medicine on the Gold Coast. Bruce also consults as a Clinical Leader in the Neurosurgical Screening Clinic and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Screening Clinic at Gold Coast Hospital, Qld. Julie Redfern Julie Redfern is a Senior Research Fellow in the Cardiovascular Division at The George Institute for International Health, a Clinical Senior Lecturer with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney and a Clinician Physiotherapist. She is currently the Allied Health representative on the Board of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and holds a NHMRC Postdoctoral Health Professional Fellowship that is co-funded by the National Heart Foundation. Julie is a leading Australian allied health professional working in the area of cardiovascular disease prevention and has won numerous rewards for her work including being a a NSW Tall Poppy. 119 Professor May Arna Risberg May Arna Risberg is a Professor in Sport Physical Therapy at the Norwegian School Sport Sciences and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital and Chair of the Norwegian research center for Active Rehabilitation (NAR). She has an extensive international collaboration and holds an Adjunct Clinical Professor position at the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Delaware, USA. She also holds a Chair of research position at the largest multidisciplinary, private sport medicine clinic, in Norway (Nimi), also with a clinical appointment. Her main research area is active rehabilitation within knee injuries and knee and hip osteoarthritis. She has been the main supervisor of 6 PhD students who have defended their thesis, and is currently the main supervisor of 6 PhD students, and has published more than 70 original research articles, systematic reviews, and book chapters. Professor Darren Rivett Professor Rivett is the Head of the School of Health Sciences and Foundation Professor of Physiotherapy at The University of Newcastle, Australia. He has been a recognised manipulative physiotherapist since 1986, and convened post-professional programs in manipulative physiotherapy at the University of Sydney and the University of Otago in New Zealand. Professor Rivett is the immediate-past Chairman of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia and has served on national and international professional standards bodies in the field of manipulative physiotherapy, including for the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT). Professor Rivett is the co-editor of the successful text ‘Clinical Reasoning for Manual Therapists’ and co-author of the new text ‘Mobilisation with Movement: The Art and the Science’. His main research interests are the benefits and risks of manual therapy in the cervical spine and clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, areas in which he has published extensively and is regularly invited to present internationally. Professor Rivett is co-author of the IFOMPT ‘International Framework for Examination of the Cervical Region for potential of Cervical Arterial Dysfunction prior to Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Intervention’. He is presently serving on the Board of Directors of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and supervising ten research higher degree candidates. Maureen Robinson Maureen Robinson is the General Manager, Clinical Governance for Healthdirect Australia. Prior to joining Healthdirect Australia, Maureen provided an extensive range of consultancy services in healthcare quality and clinical governance in both New Zealand and Australia. In her role at Healthdirect Australia Maureen is responsible for establishing, directing and managing our clinical governance research and analysis functions in order to promote and support patient safety and clinical governance within the company and for contracted services. The work that Maureen undertakes in her role at Healthdirect builds on her impressive track record of leading and creating reform in healthcare quality, including the development Australia’s first state based health quality and clinical governance framework, “The Framework for Managing the Quality of Health Services in NSW’ and the “Clinician’s Toolkit for Improving Patient Care”. Maureen designed and oversaw the implementation of the NSW Safety Improvement Program, the NSW Incident Information Management System, established the priorities for quality in the New Zealand health and disability sector and developed and implemented the New Zealand Incident Management policy and system. Hal Robertson Hal Robertson is a NZ trained physiotherapist who has a diploma in OHS. She works as part of the Workforce Health, WorkFit Services team and currently manages these services in the Western Suburbs, Breast Screen SA, Adelaide Dental hospital and New RAH. Hal is involved as a Work Health and Safety/WorkFit Services consultant for the New RAH project. She is currently treasurer and a long term member of Australian Association for the Manual handling of People. Published papers includes practical studies on using slide sheets to move patients and assessing other manual handling risks for nurses and care workers dating back to 1996. She has over 20 years’ experience working in health care and industrial settings. Her special interest is obesity and safe and dignified bariatric consumer management. She won a SA Health Award in 2011 for her work with bariatric patient management at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She is now located at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and was involved in setting up their Bariatric Working Party in August 2012. 120 A/Professor Trevor Russell Trevor Russell is an Associate Professor in the Division of Physiotherapy within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Queensland. He has a PhD in Telerehabilitation and co-directs the Telerehabilitation Research Unit at the University of Queensland. His primary research focus surrounds the use of mobile technologies and telecommunication tools for both clinical service provision and teaching and learning in the rehabilitation sciences. Specifically his research aims to develop innovative computer based hardware and software solutions to enable the provision of rehabilitation services remotely via the Internet; to further the evidence base of telerehabilitation through controlled clinical trials of telerehabilitation interventions; to evaluate the treatment efficacy of specific telerehabilitation interventions; investigate cost-benefit factors of telerehabilitation services; and develop best practice guidelines for the establishment of telemedicine services in the rehabilitation sciences. He has an extensive role in the teaching and coordination of the under-graduate, graduate and post-graduate physiotherapy programs at the University of Queensland including the role of coordinator of the graduate entry Masters of Physiotherapy Studies program. Dr Matthieu Sailly Dr Sailly Matthieu is a French sport physician with a specific interest in MSK ultrasound. He is graduated from Grenoble University. In his first position, he shared his time between a professional rugby team and a sport academy. He moved then to Doha, Qatar for several years to become chief of Aspire Academy medical centre. He had thus opportunity to work with highly trained adolescent athletes and shared knowledge with a multi-cultural medical staff. He developed his experience on growth related injuries or sport issues on immature athletes in various sports: football, athletics and squash. He took part on long term development athlete strategies. He is currently working back to the South West part of France at Pau in a sport medical centre developing PRGF use in sport injuries. He is also looking after a professional basketball team. He published several papers on apophysitis and MSK ultrasound. He is a former triathlete and swimmer. Professor Susan Sawyer Professor Susan Sawyer holds the inaugural Chair of Adolescent Health at the University of Melbourne and is the Director of the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia’s leading academic centre of excellence in adolescent health. A paediatrician by training, Professor Sawyer has helped establish the field of Adolescent Health and Medicine in Australia and within our region. With over 250 publications and 25 book chapters, her clinical and research interests focus on models of ‘adolescent friendly’ health care, especially for young people with chronic health conditions. She is an advisor to the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the World Bank on adolescent health, is the VicePresident of the International Association of Adolescent Health, and was recently inducted into the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll for her contributions to the Victorian community. Dr Siobhan Schabrun Dr Siobhan Schabrun is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Clinical Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, Australia. She studied Physiotherapy at The University of South Australia and completed a PhD in Neuroscience at The University of Adelaide. Her research focuses on cortical plasticity in musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Using powerful non–invasive brain stimulation techniques, Siobhan investigates how cortical plasticity might contribute to the development of chronic pain and tests new therapies with the potential to drive beneficial plasticity in a range of conditions. In 2011 she received a Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year Award for outstanding achievement in science and science communication. Professor Nora Shields Nora Shields is Professor of Clinical and Community Practice in the School of Allied Health at La Trobe University, a conjoint position with Northern Health. She is a member of the Physical Activity in Rehabilitation research group based at the Faculty of Health Sciences. She is recognized for her research on engaging people with disability in physical activity and exercise. She has received a number of research awards including the Community Research Prize from the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. She is a director on the board of Disability Sport and Recreation, the peak organisation for the disability sport and recreation sector in Victoria. 121 Anthony Schneider Tony lives in in Benalla with his wife and is involved in several community groups. Tony’s recreational interests include alpine skiing, cycling (officially a MAMIL) and more recently fly-fishing and flying. Even when unsolicited (and particularly over a bottle of red), Tony will share his opinions about the state of the physiotherapy profession and where it should be heading. He thinks that physiotherapy is and will become increasingly important in providing effective and affordable services that keep the community healthy. He doesn’t think that physiotherapists need to be price-takers or get involved in grubby deals with insurance companies. James Simcock James graduated from the University of Melbourne with honours in 2005. Following graduation he worked for 12 months in a busy small animal general practice. He has completed two, twelve month internships in both Small Animal Oncology and Small Animal Surgery along with a three year American College of Veterinary Surgeons residency program at Southpaws Specialty Surgery for Animals. In 2010 James achieved membership to the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists Internal Medicine Chapter. In 2013 he became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons by passing the certification examinations on his first attempt. This makes James one of the first Australian trained small animal surgeons to pass this examination. James has published on gastrointestinal and urogenital surgery and oncology and has presented a number of times at the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists, Science Week. James is an internship director and surgical residency advisor for the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He is also an instructor for veterinary post graduate education courses in surgery. James is particularly interested in orthopaedic and neurologic surgery. He is staff surgeon and a Co-Director of Southpaws Specialty Surgery for Animals. Professor Barby Singer Prof Barbara Singer is a physiotherapist with 25 years of clinical experience in a variety of neurological settings including acute and rehabilitation neurology and neurosurgery services. She currently co-ordinates postgraduate programmes for physiotherapists with an interest in neurological rehabilitation at the University of Western Australia. She was awarded Fellowship by Original Contribution of the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2011. During her time as the NNG representative on the National Advisory Council, she contributed to the APA’s position statement on Physiotherapy for people with disability and has been a strong advocate for the National Disability Insurance Scheme since the inception of the campaign – Every Australian Counts – in 2009. Dr Alicia Spittle Alicia is a paediatric physiotherapist who has a special interest in neonates and the development of preterm infants in early infancy. Alicia is a researcher with the Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS) team at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, works clinically in the neonatal intensive and special care nurseries at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne and lectures at the University of Melbourne. Alicia recently received a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship to continue her research on improving outcomes of children born preterm. She has received over $1.5 million in research funding and is currently a chief investigator on two NHMRC project grants investigating outcomes of children born preterm. In 2012 she received the Anne McCoy award from the Victorian Branch of the APA in recognition of her services to paediatric physiotherapy. Ryan Stafford Ryan Stafford is a PhD candidate within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Queensland and is supervised by Prof Paul Hodges (University of Queensland) and Prof James Ashton-Miller (University of Michigan, USA). Prior to enrolling in PhD studies he completed his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. His research involves development and implementation of novel techniques to investigate how the structures within the male pelvic floor coordinate and control urinary continence. Using these novel methods, he has been able to provide new insight into the dynamics of “normal” pelvic floor function and aims to investigate how these observations relate to dysfunction. Through this research he has won an international award for innovation and multiple awards for communication. 122 Charlotte Steed Charlotte Steed graduated with a BSc Hons in Physiotherapy in 1994 in England. She migrated to Australia in 1999, and graduated with a Masters in Animal Studies (Animal Physiotherapy) in 2005. She works part time for the public sector in Harvey, WA. She also runs her own private animal physiotherapy practice, Topline Physiotherapy and manages Fat 2 Fit Pets, an online self management program for pets and their owners. Charlotte lives with her husband, 2 children and various animals on 5 acres at her home in Gelorup WA. Professor Michele Sterling Michele Sterling is Professor in the School of Medicine and Associate Director of the Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine (CONROD), The University of Qld. She holds a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship and is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. Michele leads the Rehabilitation (Medicine and Allied Health) program at CONROD. Her research focuses are 1) the biological and psychological factors underlying chronic pain development following minor injury, particularly whiplash associated disorders 2) the prediction of outcome following whiplash injury 3) improving the timing and nature of interventions for musculoskeletal injury and pain and 4) translation of research findings to clinical practice. Michele has received over $13M in competitive research funding and has published over 100 papers and two books in the areas of whiplash and musculoskeletal pain. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Physiotherapy and Associate Editor of the European Journal of Physiotherapy. Michele is Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Australian Pain Society and has been a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Association for the Study of Pain. Annie Strauch Annie Strauch (B. Phty(Hons), M. Phty(Musc), M. Phty(Sports)) is an APA titled Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist holding a Masters in both Sports Physiotherapy and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. She has extensive experience in the dance, theatre and musical theatre industries and is the Australian pioneer of vocal unloading; physiotherapy treatment of the performance voice and dysfunctional voice. Annie’s passion for physiotherapy in performance and the performance voice developed on London’s West End where she managed performers in over 30 productions. Annie is currently the director of Performance Medicine, a Melbourne based dance and performance physiotherapy practice. As well as managing the physical health of performers, she consults in sustainable direction and choreography for musical theatre productions and is the resident physiotherapist for the Melbourne Theatre Company. Annie’s vocal unloading treatment aims to act as a neuromuscular cycle breaker to enhance the performance voice and to alleviate the pathological voice. She works in a multidisciplinary team in conjunction with ENT specialists, speech pathologists and vocal coaches. She has presented her vocal unloading work nationally at Speech Pathology, ENT and voice teacher conferences, and in 2013 she will be presenting internationally at the Voice Foundation (USA) and the International Congress of Voice Teachers. Alyssa Tait Alyssa Tait is passionate about helping women achieve optimal health. She has undergone specialised postgraduate training in pelvic floor dysfunction, and has a special interest in irritable bowel syndrome and all types of chronic pelvic pain, particularly vulvodynia. Alyssa worked for several years in the public health system in women’s health and was part of the project team that produced the clinical practice guidelines First and Second Steps in the Management of Urinary Incontinence in Older Community Dwelling People. She has also completed postgraduate qualifications in nutrition medicine, Western herbal medicine and naturopathy, and is an Accredited Teacher of the Billings Ovulation Method. Believing that the world of orthodox medicine and natural therapies are complementary, Alyssa founded Equilibria Physiotherapy & Nutrition, which uniquely bridges the gap between the two worlds. While working within a strong science-based framework, Alyssa incorporates the best of natural medicine into her work. 123 Morag Taylor Morag graduated from the University of Sydney in 1999 as a physiotherapist and has worked at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Aged Care Rehabilitation for 11 years. Morag has also been working part-time as a research physiotherapist examining falls in older people since 2005. More recently she has undertaken her PhD part-time investigating fall risk in cognitively impaired older people. The specific risk factors examined include demographic characteristics, medical history and medication use, as well as gait, neuropsychological, physiological and functional factors. To date she has five published manuscripts in this area and has presented her work nationally and internationally. Michelle Telfer Michelle Telfer is the Clinical Lead of Adolescent Medicine at The Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. As well as managing adolescents with general medical problems she works in the subspecialist areas of eating disorders and gender identity dysphoria. She has a keen interest in teaching medical students and junior medical staff about effective communication and engagement with adolescent patients within the clinical setting to maximise patient care. Prior to studying medicine Michelle was an elite gymnast with the Australian Artistic Gymnastics team, winning silver and bronze medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland and competing in the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. Pippa Tessman Pippa Tessmann, APA Sports Physiotherapist graduated as a Chartered Physiotherapist from the University of London, in 1983. She worked for 6 years in London before travelling to Australia & settling in the Red Centre. Alice Springs Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic was established in September 1994, by Pippa. The Clinic has been accredited since 1996. The clinic is highly respected in the local community and this has been enhanced by Pippa being named the NT Telstra Westpac Business Woman of the year in 2006 & in 2007 the Clinic won the NT Telstra Australian Government Micro-Business Award. Pippa was appointed as a professional member to the Physiotherapy Board of Australia in 2009 & in 2012 as the Deputy Chair. Pippa was appointed to the NT Physiotherapists Registration Board in 2002, and as Chair in 2006. Pippa was a Director of the Australian Physiotherapy Council, 2007-2009. Highlights of Pippa’s career as an APA Sports physiotherapist have included working with NT teams, Masters athletes & International athletes at the Arafura Games and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Dr Geoff Thompson Dr Thompson was born in South Australia in 1945, and completed his medical degree at Adelaide University Medical School, Royal Adelaide, and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, graduating with distinction in 1969. Dr Thompson completed a diploma of aviation medicine while working as a flight surgeon at RAAF bases East Sale and Darwin. He was responsible for leading, and coordinating the “stretcher case” evacuation of Darwin after Cyclone Tracey struck that city on Dec 24, 1974. Dr Thompson entered private General Practice in 1975, including clinics to remote Arnhemland, and, as a qualified professional pilot, using his own light aircraft. In 1978 he completed a Diploma in Child Health at Gt Ormond St Hospital, London, completed a training programme in Sports medicine at the Cooper clinic, Dallas, Texas. In 1980 he spent a year as Medical Director of RFDS, WA, and following further study, obtained his Fellowship of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians in 1990 He continues in private specialist Sport and Exercise Medicine at Territory Sportsmedicine in Darwin and Alice Springs, working in close collaberation with Sports Physiotherapists. From 1986, Dr Thompson has been the Medical Director for the Alice Springs Masters Games ,held alternate years, caring for over 35,000 Masters Athletes in that time. He has also been the Medical Director for the Arafura Games, held in Darwin, on alternate years. Dr Thompson was a Sports Physician at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Team Doctor for the Australian men’s hockey team. And since the Beijing Olympics, has been the Senior Medical Officer for the Australian Paralympic team in Vancouver, London, and next year, in Sochi, Russia. Dr Thompson is married to Sandy, has 2 children, 2 delightful grandchildren, is a keen bush walker, very enthusiastic cyclist, and, with Sandy, and avid adventure traveler. 124 Judith Thompson Judith qualified as Physiotherapist at Guy’s Hospital London 1980, practising in the area of Continence and Women’s Health since 1992 Completed post-graduate diploma in continence and women’s health at Curtin University 1994 Completed PhD at Curtin University in 2006 investigating the use of real time ultrasound as a method of assessment for women with pelvic floor dysfunction Current co-ordinator and lecturer on the post graduate masters program in clinical physiotherapy continence and women’s health major at Curtin University Currently practising as a specialist continence and women’s health physiotherapist in private practise at Body Logic Physiotherapy, Shenton Park, Perth WA. Chairperson of the Australian Physiotherapy Association Continence and Women’s Health professional practice standards committee since 2008 Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists in the area of Continence and Women’s Health in Nov 2009 On the Board of Directors of the Australian College of Physiotherapists Judith has presented at many national and international conferences, she has seven papers printed in international peer review journal. Dr Julia Treleaven Julia Treleaven is a Lecturer for the Division of Physiotherapy and a Senior Researcher in the Whiplash and Neck Pain Research Unit at the University of Queensland. She has been researching whiplash and neck pain since 2000 and in 2004 completed her PhD focusing on the necks influence on dizziness, head and eye movement control and postural stability in whiplash injuries. Since then she has continued her research in this area. She has published several papers in peer reviewed journals and has contributed to book chapters and is one of the authors of a recent book entitled Whiplash and Neck Pain. Julia works part-time as a physiotherapist in a private practice and is also the clinic manager and assessor at the Whiplash Physical Diagnostic Clinic at the University of Queensland. Katrina Varcoe-Cocks Katrina Varcoe-Cocks is a Titled Animal Physiotherapist. Katrina earned her Bachelor of Physiotherapy (hons) from Melbourne university (1998) and completed her Masters in Animal Studies at Queensland University (2004). She works on horses around Victoria ranging from pleasure to international level. She also enjoys working on the horse and rider in combination. Katrina now presents courses in Australia and has an interest in developing more objective measures for physiotherapy assessment and treatment on horses. Sharon Vladusic Sharon Vladusic is a Physiotherapist who has worked at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne for 15 years, and is currently employed by the Orthopaedic Department. Sharon and her colleague Prue Weigall are responsible for the physiotherapist-led paediatric orthopaedic assessment clinic (OAC). This involves the management of infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip and clubfoot; and in the assessment of children with normal postural variations, scoliosis and simple musculoskeletal conditions. She assisted in the development of Orthopaedic fact sheets for Royal Children’s Hospital Orthopaedic Department and Victorian Paediatric Orthopaedic Network (VPON) for parent and health professional education. Sharon completed her Post Graduate Certificate of Physiotherapy (Paediatrics) in 2005 and the Specialist Certificate in Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapy (SCiPOP) in 2009. She has previously worked with infants and children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy, spina bifida, and plagiocephaly, and assisted in the development of the educational poster and brochure – ‘Back to Sleep – Tummy Time To Play’ and ‘How To Protect Your Baby’s Head Shape’. Sharon is a co-author in a chapter in the book ‘Spina bifida: management and outcome’ and of several journal articles on plagiocephaly and obstetric brachial plexus palsy. 125 Andrew Wallis Andrew is a Sports and Manipulative physiotherapist who graduated from The University of South Australia in 1995. He went on to complete a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy and Masters in Manipulative Physiotherapy in 1999 and 2000. Andrew is currently employed as the head physiotherapist at St. Kilda Football Club (from 2007) and works privately in Melbourne at Malvern Sports Medicine Centre. Prior to his time at St. Kilda he worked at the Melbourne Victory Football Club from 2005-2007 . Working in the field of elite sport over the last 15 years, which has also included netball (Thunderbirds), cricket (Redbacks), triathlon and motor racing (DJR), Andrew has developed a special interest in hip and groin pathology. He is also a lecturer on hip and groin pain on the Masters program at La Trobe University. The above journey has led to the development of an evidence based assessment and treatment model that is the subject of further research attempting to validate this model Phil Walshe Phil Walshe graduated from Sydney University as a physiotherapist in 1990. He completed his Master of Sports physiotherapy at Griffith university in 1999 and following this taught in this programme until 2007. In 2007 he became a founding member of Bond University’s DPT clinical faculty and continues in this role today. Phil has been the owner operator of Byron Bay Physiotherapy for over fifteen years and has treated thousands of surfers from recreational level to WCT competitors. He was a member of Surfing Australia”s inaugural Science Advisory Board and is a consultant to Red Bull Internationals High Performance Sports Program. Phil is a qualified Olympic weightlifting coach and has worked improving high performance programmes for WCT, WQS surfers, athletes from the NRL and ARU and paralympic medallists. Lyn Watson Lyn Watson is a clinical Manipulative and Sports Physiotherapist who has been working exclusively in the diagnosis, assessment and rehabilitation of shoulder injuries for the past 25 years. She is the Clinical Shoulder Physiotherapy Specialist at LifeCare, Prahran Sports Medicine Centre and Melbourne Orthopaedic Group. Lyn has been conducting clinically relevant, published research since 1996. She has published her research on Taping Techniques, Frozen Shoulder, Hydrodilatation, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Glenohumeral Joint Instability, Scapula Biomechanics and Clinical Outcome Measures in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Manual Therapy and British Journal of Sports Medicine. She is the specialist shoulder physiotherapy consultant to a variety of national and international teams and individual athletes. She has been consulting to the Australian Cricket Team since 1994, and working with Australian Olympic Level Swimmers, Water Polo, Beach Volleyball, Sprint and Slalom Paddlers, Rowers and professional Tennis Players. Lyn is an internationally renowned lecturer, course presenter and clinician. Over the last 25 years she has developed a logical and progressive approach to the assessment, diagnosis, rehabilitation and management of the shoulder and shoulder girdle. She has been teaching this approach in her Shoulder Physiotherapy courses throughout Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, USA, South Africa and Asia since 1992. Lisa Westlake Lisa Westlake is a physiotherapist, fitness instructor, author and a highly regarded national and international presenter. Through her business, Physical Best, she combines physiotherapy and fitness instruction to provide a range of effective exercise programs for people of all ages and abilities. Lisa spreads the word on physiotherapy, health and fitness through numerous publications and her regular health and fitness segments on ABC radio. She was awarded Australian Fitness Leader of the year in 2000, Australian Fitness Presenter of the year in 2003 and Australian Fitness Author of the year in 2009. A/Professor Chris Whitton Chris is Head of the Equine Centre, University of Melbourne and leads equine orthopaedic research at the University of Melbourne. This involves a multidisciplinary approach using biomechanics, microstructural analysis and epidemiology. Chris brings a clinical focus to his research due to his role in investigating and treating lame horses as a specialist equine surgeon within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Chris completed a PhD at the University of Sydney in carpal joint disease of racing horses in 1997 before moving to the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, England, as a Senior Scientist until 1999. He ran his own referral practice at the Newcastle Equine Centre from 1999–2004 before returning to an academic position at the University of Melbourne. 126 Current research areas include musculoskeletal and finite element modelling of the equine forelimb and subchondral bone, microstructural analysis of subchondral bone and the epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in racehorses. Kellie Wilkie Kellie Wilkie is the current Rowing Australia Lead Physiotherapist. She has travelled with Rowing Australia for the last 6 years as part of a National Team and in 2012 was appointed Olympic Physiotherapist to the Australian Rowing Team. Previous to this Kellie travelled extensively with underage and open water National Swimming Teams. Kellie’s main areas of interest are shoulder injuries and physical performance optimisation for elite rowers. Kellie is a titled Sports Physiotherapist and is a Principal Physiotherapist and Director of BODYSYSTEM Physio in Hobart. Kellie is also a past recipient of the Marie Claire, Telstra Young Business Woman Award for the state of Tasmania. Dr Gavin Williams Gavin has worked in neurological rehabilitation for over 20 years. He currently combines clinical work at the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne and clinical research at the University of Melbourne. Since he began working at the Epworth Hospital 18 years ago, he has developed a program to teach advanced gait and running skills to people with neurological injuries. This program led to his doctoral studies titled ‘The development of a high-level mobility assessment tool (HiMAT) for people with traumatic brain injury’. Since that time he has been a Post-doctoral Research Fellow focusing on the assessment, classification and treatment of mobility limitations following traumatic brain injury. Gavin was awarded Fellowship to the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2011. He has over 30 peer-reviewed journal publications and over 50 international and national conference presentations. He was also involved in the development of a new classification system for Paralympic athletics which was implemented at the London Paralympics. Gavin currently holds a NHMRC post-doctoral research fellowship. A/Professor Marie Williams Associate Professor Marie T Williams (PhD, Grad Cert (Cardioresp Physio), B.App.Sc (Physio) is the Associate Head, School of Population Health and member of the Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia. Marie is a physiotherapy academic with over fifteen years’ experience in physiotherapy education and research training (honours and higher research degrees) including the design and completion of clinical rehabilitation research (primary and secondary studies). Her areas of research include the management of people with chronic respiratory disease with particular reference to the mechanisms underpinning the perceptual experience of dyspnoea and how (or whether) this sensation can be substantially altered. She is currently leading an NHMRC supported project to assess the effect of combining comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation with a cognitive behaviour program specific for the sensation of breathlessness. Sarah Wright Sarah is the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for Critical Care at Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane. For the past 20 years she has been working in the cardiorespiratory field and specialising in paediatrics. She has a keen interest in training and education and over the past 4yrs has used immersive simulation as a tool for staff competency in critical care. Sarah is currently working as the Simulation Consultant for the HWA initiative for simulated learning in paediatric allied health, introducing SLE into university paediatric curricula and clinical placements. Kathy Yu Kathy has been working in Sports Medicine for 20 years. Kathy is the Team Physician for the Victorian Men’s Gymnastics High Performance Centre, and has managed the medical needs of these athletes since 2000. She is the Chief Medical Officer of Gymnastics Australia, and Consultant Medical Officer at the National Institute of Circus Arts. As part of these roles, Kathy attends and arranges medical services for gymnastics competitions throughout Victoria and Nationally. Kathy is interested in all aspects of growing children’s health and wellbeing. She holds a Masters of Public Health in Occupational Medicine and Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine. 127 APA Conference 2013 ‘New Moves Green Moves’ Conference App E-Posters at the Internet Lounge APA Conference 2013 New Moves is our most intelligent event yet. New knowledge and experiences will be shared in ways that demonstrate our growing commitment to green and sustainability. For the first time, the APA Conference 2013 ‘New Moves’ will feature all posters as electronic posters! Incredible environmental efforts are being made across the globe encouraging people to “go green.” This initiative of our Conference App greatly reduces the amount of paper being used and wasted, and consequently makes a valuable contribution to the Australian environment. Our Conference App will enable you to: access the full program and session details; view speaker bios; create a personalised program; take notes; check venue maps, receive alerts, and much more! Our Conference App is compatible with iOs and android devices,and has many benefits for the user – YOU! • Personalisation – favourite lists and schedules can link to personal calendars • Live Audience polling, instant audience responses shared on-screen with voters • No need for app store downloads, easy access to the App via a URL or a QR code • Attendees can easily interact with each other • Offline version, attendees can download an offline version for times when there is limited or no internet connectivity Conference QR Code and App link address This exciting initiative will enable delegates to sit down and relax while viewing the e-posters of your peers. E-posters have an intuitive user interface and is simple to use. All E-Posters have a full text search, enabling delegates to search via keywords, author, and presentation title. You are able to easily communicate with authors – simply by contacting them via the in-built mail system. Please visit the Internet Lounge, sponsored by TAC& Worksafe, in the Exhibition area to view these e-posters. Abstract submissions for the e-posters are featured in the Abstract e-Book. Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre MCEC APA Conference 2013 New Moves will take place at the world’s first six star green environmentally rated venue, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC). Ingenious design, local suppliers and dedicated staff ensure that MCEC continues to set the standard for green. Read MCEC’s green credentials. As the first ‘6 Star Green Star’ environmentally rated convention centre in the world, the venue represents world leadership in best practice, innovation and sustainability and continues to raise standards to new heights in technology, imaginative catering and service options. Subscribe to MCEC’s blog and follow their food and wine team as they travel across Victoria, meeting with sustainable farmers, producers and winemakers. http://www.fromfarmtofork.net.au Melbourne – Transport me http://eventmobi.com/apaconference2013/ Melbourne is commuter-friendly with flexible, no-fuss ways to move around town. Bike tracks, waterways, trains, buses and trams can transport you through the city as you take it all in. Myki makes public transport even easier. Buy a visitor pack (includes Myki pass) Need wheels? Try Melbourne’s bike share initiative for short trips across the city. Let’s roll! 128 129 Exhibitors Exhibition Floor Plan The Exhibition will be held across the entire Conference, from Thursday 17 October to Sunday 20 October. The Exhibition will be located in Exhibition Hall, with entry via door 7. The exhibition consists of almost 100 booths. Loading 6 Loading 7 Bay 12 Bay 13 S to r a g e 96 20 95 Bay 14 S to r a g e Stage 94 93 92 91 Catering Catering Delegate Lounge 19 90 89 88 87 120 PAX 86 18 17 60 59 64 63 68 67 57 58 61 62 65 66 15 85 84 83 14 13 12 82 Catering Catering 52 51 56 55 48 47 49 50 53 54 45 46 11 10 80 79 Charge Bar 1 Catering 81 Catering 78 77 9 8 40 39 37 38 44 43 41 42 Internet Cafe 7 76 75 32 6 Catering 29 31 36 30 33 74 35 Catering 34 73 72 71 3 130 2 24 1 21 23 28 27 25 26 APA Booth Door 6 22 ENTRY / EXIT Door 7 70 Exhibitor Listing Companies are listed in alphabetical order Organisation Email address Logo Booth AbbVie PTY LTD http://www.abbvie.com 51 Access Health http://www.accesshealth.com.au 20 Adidas http://www.adidas.com.au Aidacare http://www.aidacare.com.au 93 Algeos http://www.algeos.com.au 73 AppVendo www.appvendo.com 41 Ascent Footwear http://www.ascentfootwear.com.au 88 ASICS http://www.asics.com.au 6&7 Ausmedic Australia http://www.ausmedic.com 8&9 Australian Medical Supplies (Bronze Sponsor) http://www.ausmedsupply.com.au 87 Back In Motion Health Group http://www.backinmotion.com.au 19 Beiersdorf Australia (Elastoplast) http://www.elastoplastsport.com 80 & 81 Blackmores http://www.blackmores.com.au Bodyflow (Charge bar Sponsor) http://www.bodyflow.com.au Church & Dwight Australia (Dencorub) http://www.dencorub.com.au 10 Club Warehouse http://www.clubwarehouse.com.au 61 Comfort & Fit Asia Pacific http://www.comfortandfit.com.au 3 CoreFitnessRoller PTY LTD http://www.corefitnessroller.com 21 35 & 36 CLUB WAREHOUSE 84 CLUB WAREHOUSE Charge Bar 131 132 Organisation Email address Logo Booth Dal + Brands (Bronze Sponsor) http://www.dalbrands.com.au/ 94 Department of Veterans’ Affairs http://www.dva.gov.au/ 85 Digital Orthotics (DOLA) http://www.dolaustralia.com.au 46 DJO Global http://www.dolaustralia.com.au 63 & 83 DMA Clinical Pilates & Physiotherapy http://www.clinicalpilates.com 31 DorsaVi http://www.dorsavi.com 68 Elsevier Australia http://www.elsevierhealth.com.au/ 18 ENoteFile http://www.enotefile.com 29 Flexi Pillow http://www.flexipillow.com.au/ 82 Flexi-Sports Australia http://www.flexi-sports.com.au 47 Gensolve Practice Manager http://www.gensolve.com 17 Health Workforce Australia (Bronze Sponsor) http://www.hwa.gov.au HealthEngine (Bronze Sponsor) http://www.healthengine.com.au 91 Hesta Super Fund (Gold Sponsor) http://www.hesta.com.au/ 45 HF Industries PTY LTD http://www.HF.com.au 53 Hicaps http://www.hicaps.com.au 42 Hotteeze PTY LTD http://www.hotteeze.com.au 78 HUR Health & Fitness Equipment http://www.huraustralia.com.au 89 ICB Medical Distributors http://www.icbmedical.com 49 Not exhibiting Organisation Email address Logo Booth Jobfit Systems International http://www.jobfitsystem.com 90 Kneewalker Oz Pty Ltd http://www.kneewalkeroz.com/ 60 Leisure Concepts http://www.leisureconcepts.com.au LifeHealthCare http://lifehealthcare.com.au/ Magic Mobility http://www.magicmobility.com.au 43 & 44 40 Magic TM 67 MOBILITY Mat-Tastic http://www.mat-tastic.com.au/ 54 Medeleq PTY LTD http://www.medeleq.com.au/ 76 Meditron PTY Limited http://www.meditron.com.au 48 Mizuno http://www.mizuno.com.au 32 Nordic Academy (Registration Sponsor) http://www.nordicacademy.com.au/ 50 Oapl http://www.oapl.com.au 57 OPC Health http://www.opchealth.com.au 66 Painfreeback.Net http://www.painfreeback.net 70 PhysioPulse http://www.physiopulse.com.au 30 Physiotec http://www.physiotec.net.au 55 Physipod http://www.physipod.com.au 75 PPMP http://www.ppmp.com.au 23 Practioner Supplies http://www.practitionersupplies.com.au 14 Premium Physio Solutions http://www.ppsoz.com.au 79 133 134 Organisation Email address Logo Booth TM2 Healthcare Solutions http://www.insidetm2.com.au 52 Tricycle (P3 Pillow) http://www.p3pillow.com 15 United Pacific Industries (Thermoskin) http://www.thermoskin.com 34 Vasyli Medical http://www.vasylimedical.com.au 58 Whiteley Allcare http://whiteleyallcare.com.au/ Your World Healthcare (Australia) http://www.yourworldhealthcare.com.au 37 & 38 86 Authorised Bodyflow Clinic ® 135 136 APA Conference 2013 Awards Group Award Animal Best new presenter award Acupuncture & Dry Needling Best free paper Best 5x5 Aquatic Best free paper Best 5x5 Cardiorespiratory CRPA ‘Jill Nosworthy’ Award for Excellence in Research Cardiorespiratory Rehabilitation Award Acute Cardiorespiratory Management Award CRPA ‘Elizabeth Ellis’ New Researcher’s Award Award for Best 5x5 Presentation Clinician Award for Best Presentation Continence and Women’s Health Best Student Research Presentation Best Research Presentation Educators Best Overall Research Paper Best Student Research Paper Gerontology Best presentation by a student researcher Academic Award for Best Podium (Oral) Presentation Clinician Award for Best Podium (Oral) Presentation Academic Award for Best 5x5 Presentation Student Award for Best 5x5 Presentation Musculoskeletal Best clinician free paper Best new investigator free paper Best clinician 5x5 Best new investigator 5x5 Neurology Best free paper by a student researcher Best free paper presentation for a researcher in a clinical practice Best overall free paper Innovation award Paediatric Yvonne Burns Award ‘Joanne Tubb’ award for best podium presentation by a clinician Best clinician podium presentation New rsearcher award Best 5x5 presentation Best rural/ remote physiotherapy presentation Leadership Best overall paper Innovation Award Sports Best Overall Paper Best Clinical Researcher Best New Researcher Award for Best 5x5 Presentation 137 College Graduation 2013 The 2013 Graduation Ceremony is the College’s showcase event at the APA Conference 2013 “New Moves”. The Graduation Ceremony will welcome eight new Fellows into the College with graduates across three disciplines of physiotherapy including our first in gerontology, as well as both musculoskeletal and sports. The College is also delighted to be adding to our pool of Fellows by Original Contribution, with two graduands set to take the stage at this, the College’s thirteenth presentation of Fellows. We welcome you to come along to celebrate our Fellows on Saturday 19 October from 5.30pm – 6.15pm in the Plenary Hall 2 at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Right: Newly graduated Fellows celebrate at Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, October 2011. www.dalbrands.com.au 1300 55 99 85 Sit stand furniture Ergonomic chairs Electric desks 24/7 chairs 138 General information Abstracts Communications Abstracts for this conference which have been accepted are published in the Abstract e-book. Keynote and invited speaker abstracts/presentation summaries are included in the Abstract e-book. M CONNECT – FREE WI-FI Atms & Banking ATMs are located adjacent to the Melbourne Convention Centre (MCC) entry, and on the Melbourne Exhibition Centre (MEC) concourse. Business Centre Public photocopy and fax services are available at the MEC Café in the Exhibition Centre. Photocopying services are available from the MCC Customer Service Desk. Public telephones are located on all levels of the MCC and in the MEC foyer and concourse. Catering All morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea breaks will be held in the Exhibition Area. Refreshments are included in the cost of your registration. Delegates who have identified a specific dietary requirement will be catered for. Identified tables and plates will be located in the Exhibition towards the stage area Cloak Room / Luggage Storage Located off the main Convention Centre foyer, providing storage for visitor and delegate belongings. Dress Code The APA encourages delegates & presenters to wear smart casual clothes for the Conference, Welcome Function, and Conference Dinner. Free limited wireless internet is available to all conference delegates, event attendees and general public at the MCEC during our event. The service: • Coverage extends throughout the venue, including meeting rooms, exhibition bays, the plenary and all other public spaces. • Is suitable for webmail, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and basic internet browsing • Is not suitable for services such as file sharing or video streaming • Has a maximum bandwidth of 512Kb/s per user, with actual bandwidth influenced by the number and density of concurrent users. • Requires users to subscribe (free of charge) via a login page, and agree to a set of terms and conditions. Users are able to re-subscribe (free of charge) for a 12 hour period or once a 100MB download limit is reached A charge-bar will be available on-site for smart phones and devices. Disabled Access Parking is available for people with disabilities in the Melbourne Exhibition Centre car park. Accessibility parking locations are near entry doors 1, 6 and 10, which have lift access to the concourse and exhibition area on Level 1. Easy access to trams and taxis is via a ramp outside the main Clarendon Street entrance. Accessibility access to the Convention Centre is via the four main entrances. To access all levels of the Convention Centre, lifts are located within the main foyer. Exhibition The exhibition will be open for delegates for the entire duration of the Conference, commencing on the morning of Thursday 17 October 2013, 8.30am, and closing at 3.30pm on Sunday 20 October 2013. The exhibition space will be located in Exhibition Bays 12 –14 (Door 7) of the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. 139 Emergency Evacuation Assembly Areas Evacuation Assembly Evacuation Assembly Evacuation Assembly Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 Melbourne Exhibition Centre Grassed area outside MEC Tea House Building Under Freeway Melbourne Convention Centre Under Freeway Grassed area outside MCC Flinders Wharf Park Area Emergency First Aid & Medical For ALL medical emergencies please contact event security. Emergency telephone numbers are: Ambulance: 000 Dental: 1300 360 054 Evacuation Procedures The MCEC has two alarms, which can be heard throughout the building if a fire alarm is activated or there is a pending emergency. The first alarm is the ALERT ALARM which is a BEEP-BEEP-BEEP sound (similar to a truck reversing). On hearing this alarm, all trained wardens will attend the Wardens Phones and await instruction from the Senior Warden. ALL OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AND OCCUPANTS WILL CONTINUE ON WITH THEIR NORMAL DUTIES. The second alarm is the EVACUATION ALARM which is a WHOOP-WHOOP-WHOOP sound (similar to an air raid siren). This is the signal for the wardens to evacuate the area via the fire stairs. LIFTS ARE NOT TO BE USED. You will then be guided to move quietly and calmly to the Assembly Areas. Evaluation Forms Evaluation forms will be available online after the conference for all delegates. 140 Insurance The APA encourages delegates to secure appropriate insurance. The APA will not be held liable for any loss. Message Board For any updates throughout Conference please check the notice boards located near registration desks. Alerts will be sent to those delegates using the Conference App. Mobile Phones For the convenience of delegates, all mobile phones should be turned to silent before Name Badges & Tickets Name badges must be worn by delegates and exhibitors at all times during the conferences. Delegates are permitted to attend any session/s on the day/s of registration (subject to room availability). Parking Wilson’s Car Park (under the Exhibition Centre) entry off Normanby Road. (Rates subject to change.) Weekend rate: $15.00, per exit, per day Early bird rate: $13.00, enter between 6am – 9am and exit between 3pm – midnight Monday – Friday Evening rate: Monday to Thursday- $12.00 entry from 6pm and exit before 6am Evening rate: Friday $15.00, entry from 6pm and exit before 6am Please note – All MEC car park patrons will be directed to car park Door 1 during overnight closure (8pm – 6am) to exit the car park. 141 Prayer Room APA Group Cocktail Functions Separated male and female prayer rooms including washing facilities are located in the MCC off the main foyer. Date: Friday 18 October 2013 Time: 5.30 – 7.30pm Location: various Registration Desk Additional Ticket Cost: refer to group programs The APA Registration Desk will be located on the Ground floor in the main foyer of Convention Centre. The Registration Desk will operate and be managed by Info Salons during the following hours: Refer to the group programs for information on additional social functions for various groups, including times and venues. These are ticketed events and require pre-registration. Thursday 17 October Friday 18 October Saturday 19 October Sunday 20 October Speaker Preparation 7.30am – 5.30pm 7.30am – 5:00pm 7.00am – 5.30pm 7.30am – 3.30pm Security The MCEC has 24 hour a day security presence. The security control room is located on the ground floor of the Melbourne Convention Centre. Security control room: 03 9235 8333. Smoking Policy The Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre has a strict “No Smoking” policy within all areas of the Venue. Social Program Tickets for the APA social functions will be provided at the Registration Desk when you pick up your name badge & satchel. You must present your ticket for entry to all social functions. APA Conference Welcome Reception Date: Time: Location: Thursday 17 October 2013 5.30pm – 7.30pm Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (Exhibition Hall, Door 7) Additional Ticket Cost: $90.00 Sponsored By: APA Conference Dinner Date: Time: Location: 142 Saturday 19 October 2013 7.30pm – 11.30pm Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (Melbourne Room ) Additional Ticket Cost: $130.00 Dinner Theme: Masquerade Sponsored By: Speakers are asked to report to the Speaker Preparation Room after reporting to the Registration Desk to collect their name badges. The Speaker Preparation Room is located on the second floor, in room 214. Opening times for the Speaker Preparation Room is 7.00am until 5.00pm daily. Trade Exhibition The trade exhibition is located in Exhibition Hall (Bays 12-14) at the Melbourne & Exhibition Centre, and is accessible via door 7. Opening hours for delegates: Thursday 17 October 2013 Exhibition Open 8.30am – 7.30pm Welcome Reception 5.30pm – 7.30pm Friday 18 October 2013 Exhibition Open 7.30am – 5.30pm Saturday 19 October 2013 Exhibition Open 7.30am – 5.30pm Sunday 20 October 2013 Exhibition Open 7.30am – 3.30pm Transport The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is conveniently located in the Melbourne CBD for visitors with easy and direct access to an efficient citywide transport network of buses, trains, trams and taxis. Map of Melbourne 143 Venue floorplans Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) 144 Melbourne Convention Centre (MCC) Ground level APA Conference 2013 Registration and Plenary Hall 2 APA Registration Area 145 Melbourne Convention Centre (MCC) Level two APA Conference 2013 Meeting Rooms 146 Melbourne Exhibition Centre (MEC) Ground level APA Conference 2013 Exhibition 147 Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing About PCC4U The Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U) project aims to promote and sustain the inclusion of the principles and practice of palliative care in all health care training. It supports the inclusion of palliative care through the provision of: • • suite of evidence-based student and facilitator learning resources capacity building and professional development activities. About the LEARNING RESOURCES A series of student-centred learning modules and focus topics are available online and on CD. The modules focus on developing graduate capabilities in palliative care. They include a case study, video vignettes and current references. The four modules are: • • • • principles of palliative care c ommunicating with people who have a life-limiting illness clinical assessment and intervention in palliative care optimising function in palliative care. The focus topics aim to support the care of specific populations with life limiting illness and the provision of palliative care in a variety of contexts. They include: • • • multidisciplinary care c aring for Aboriginal people with life-limiting conditions caring for children with life-limiting conditions. Access the resources at www.pcc4u.org Learning Modules – CD e care palliativ cula rri cluding es for in dergraduate cu 2012 in un Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing www.pcc4u.org Principl yrig January 2012 © Cop C ht P U C4 Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing nt www.pcc4u.org yrig January 2012 © Cop Governme Australian Ageing and by the Funded nt of Health Departme C ht P U C4 Video Vignettes – DVD Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing www.pcc4u.org yrig January 2012 © Cop Video Vignettes – DVD 148 by Prepared ing Enhanc ect Team ates Proj ergradu for Und iculum Curr iative care lity pall ide qua to prov ionals profess health ative Care the Palli all acity of the cap Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing www.pcc4u.org yrig January 2012 © Cop C ht P U C4 4U CC ht P CRICOS No. 00213J ent n Governm Australia lth and Ageing by the Funded artment of Hea Dep © QUT 2013 18531 Learning Modules – CD The Australian Physiotherapy Association and the Conference Committees would like to thank all the Sponsors of the APA Physiotherapy Conference 2013 Gold Sponsor Pre-Conference Workshop Sponsor (including Welcome Reception) Advantage Continence and Women’s Health Goup Cardiorespiratory Group Bronze Sponsors Cardiorespiratory Group Acupuncture and Dry Needling Group Cardiorespiratory Group Internet Lounge Sponsor Breakfast Sponsors Paediatric Group Lifecare Registration Sponsor Sports Group Cocktail FunctionSponsors Fisher & Paykel Conference Dinner Sponsor Cardiorespiratory Group Occupational Health Group Chargebar Sponsor Continence and Women’s Health Goup Morning Exercise Sponsor 149 We’re hitting the beach! 2014 Business and Leadership Symposium October 31 – November 2, Cairns, QLD 2015 APA Conference October 3 – October 6, Gold Coast, QLD For more information visit: physiotherapy.asn.au
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