The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency hosts conversations and interviews with people in our community. We discuss current issues, address myths and common questions, and think about what we can do to best protect the public and support the safe delivery of healthcare in Australia.
E65 - Coming to a land down under: Australia as a destination for health practitioners
This episode of Ahpra’s Taking Care podcast examines the path overseas health workers must tread when wanting to work in Australia’s health system.
With the final recommendations of a wide-ranging review into Australia’s regulatory settings for international health workers being handed down soon, we look at what solutions are on the table, why they are needed, and what impact they may have in the areas health workers are most wanted.
"Sappheiros - Embrace" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license
"Neutrin05 - Timeless" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license
8/18/2023 • 21 minutes, 16 seconds
Physiotherapy and person-centred care
In this episode of Taking care, we explore the role of physiotherapists and the broad range of care they provide to patients over the course of their life. This is especially front of mind as we celebrate World Physiotherapy Day on 8 September.
Host Tash Miles is joined by Professor Kim Bennell, Director of the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne; Rachel Nelligan, clinical physiotherapist and research fellow at the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine; and Cherie Hearn, practitioner member of the Physiotherapy Board of Australia and Director of Physiotherapy at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.
