Your Membership

To join using an online form click here or to download an application form click here.

What’s new in 2012?

After significant member consultation, we have taken your feedback on board and now proudly present our new and exciting membership packages for 2012.
Featured under our three pillars, your 2012 membership package will include:

Your value

Early bird price
Renew your membership by Monday 12 December and take advantage of 2011 member rates.

Relevant membership categories
Categories separating private practice employees from public, community and education sectors to allow for future products to be aligned with your working environment.

APA member lifestyle program
Save hundreds of dollars as the APA partners with Frequent Values™, creating a members program that will have you saving throughout the year on dining and leisure in Australia and New Zealand.

Your knowledge

Member-only webinars
A complimentary ‘member-only’ webinar series featuring National and International presenters with 10 CPD hours.

myLearning
New physiotherapy content on our recently launched online learning platform designed specifically for the industry.

Courses, programs and events
Over 150 professional development courses, including 20 for rural based members and more than 450 lectures and forums across Australia.
Our Branches and strategic partners will also be offering more webinars, courses, lectures and career contact opportunities for students in 2012.

Your voice

Raising the industry’s profile
The APA has committed resources to aggressively promote the benefits of physiotherapy to the wider community.

Member recognition
Re-introduction of the member post nominal, APAM, giving members formal recognition.

Why join?

In addition to the new initiatives for 2012, you also receive:

Your value

National Group Membership
National Groups offer members information and support in specific clinical and occupational fields of practice and provide members with invaluable formal and informal learning and networking opportunities.

Discounts
Our partners give members access to products and services at discounted rates, including insurance premiums, fleet vehicle pricing, APA American Express card and Yellow Pages advertising, just to name a few. See the full list at www.physiotherapy.asn.au/partners.

Support for rural and remote physiotherapists
The APA recognises that rural physiotherapists work in a unique healthcare environment with distinct strengths and challenges and has created support programs specifically dedicated to these needs.

Support for students and Physiotherapy Assistants (PTAs)
The APA is committed to supporting students and PTAs by providing special membership categories for both.

Local support and networking
APA Branches assist and host a range of activities that allow members to network and share ideas with peers.

Your knowledge

Professional development program
The APA’s innovative range of 450 courses and lectures encourage and enable professional excellence through each stage of your career from graduation through to retirement. All APA courses pass an accreditation process to ensure solid educational frameworks and optimal quality. APA members have access to member-only activities and significantly discounted fees.

Titling, Specialisation and our College
APA’s learning pathway enables members to hone their skills from being a student through to the recognition of specialist physiotherapist.

Online library
Members receive access to the APA’s online library, giving access to hundreds of 70 scientific journals and online research databases.

Your voice

United voice for advocacy
The APA is the only organisation in Australia that advocates exclusively for the interests of APA physiotherapists and physiotherapy patients. Policy development, lobbying activities, education forums, and media activities are all critical components of the APA advocacy agenda.

Publications and resources
APA members receive:
- InMotion – Australia’s pre-eminent physiotherapy magazine;
- National Group publications and newsletters (dependent on group membership); and
- Journal of Physiotherapy – an internationally respected, peer-reviewed research publication created by the APA.

Join the Australia Physiotherapy Association
Join online or download an application form on the link above

Australian Physiotherapy Association
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Last Updated ( Friday, 30 December 2011 19:40 )