'Let's talk about whose role it is to prepare a student for work.' says @johnfitzphysio MACP as he discusses the importance of bridging the gap between education and practice.

Concurrent session 1 at FOCUS24 starts now. Delegates have a wide array of sessions to choose from across our three streams covering business, practice and leadership and management.

'Things are changing. We're seeing new roles, new technology and new models. I think to remain in demand, we need to stay ahead of these trends.' ~ @johnfitzphysio

'We need to be looking at different models. We need to consider the structure of physio. We need to think beyond what we're currently doing.' says @johnfitzphysio. 'As leaders in physio, we have the responsibility to drive change.'

Jess Ellison encourages the delegates to approach their businesses goals in the same breath as the practitioner goals in terms of how many patients they want to see per day. Ultimately, if your practitioners are hitting 80% of their goals, you'll be positioned well.

Next up in concurrent session 7 is APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist John Fitzgerald MACP with a session on establishing a successful private practice within the hospital system. Join us in Astral 1 for this one📍

SA Branch President Aaron Beck and SA Manager Casey Garnett met with the state's Health Minister Chris Picton MP and CAHO Ingrid Lenisik yesterday. A great discussion was had on publicly funded First Contact Physiotherapy services for the five proposed Urgent Care Clinics in SA.

We are proud to announce that last night the APA took out the 2022 Association of the Year Award! Thank you to @AssocForumAU and all the outstanding nominees across categories. The awards recognise excellence and accomplishment by associations in Australia.

A massive thank you to Uncle Ian Hunter for Welcoming us to Wurundjeri Country today at #FOCUS2022. A really beautiful tribute to elders past, present, future and emerging @APAConference – at Melbourne, Victoria