Media Releases

The APA plays an important role in Australian health and public policy development, and in promoting the role of physiotherapy in the health and wellbeing of Australians. One way we send our message is through media release distribution.

We can provide physiotherapists specifically for comment or advice on a variety of issues including those listed below. Please contact the APA's national office to arrange interviews and request images for publication.

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

 

2012

May 21
Controversial GP Super Clinics program no health panacea
May 11
APA and Thermoskin to support Mother's Day 'milers'
May 10
Budget a 'missed opportunity' for true blue health equality in the bush
April 27
APA army rallies to back the National Disability Insurance Scheme
April 24
Australian and Singapore physiotherapy associations enter landmark agreement
April 20
On the Way to Ageing Well
April 12
Continued funding positive but more must be done to meet challenges
April 11
eHealth + funding 4 physiotherapists = enhanced healthcare
March 7
Recognising the legacies of physiotherapy's leading women
February 2
APA Honoured Member Patricia Trott, FACP, receives AM
January 24
APA strategic plan released—a blueprint for the physiotherapy profession

2011

December 23
Summer exercise safety
December 19
APA welcomes latest General Practice activity reports
$3m boost to Brisbane economy from physiotherapy conference
November 29
Helping kids move well, play well and stay well this festive season and beyond
November 25
New study reveals unmet need for Medicare-funded physiotherapy services
October 27
Local and international physiotherapists take centre stage in Brisbane for third biennial APA Physiotherapy Conference
October 11
APA physiotherapists support Ride to Work Day 2011 participants
September 29
APA President Melissa Locke appointed to National Lead Clinicians Group
September 23
Upgrade required to provide physiotherapy treatment for patients at Royal Darwin Hospital
September 5
World Physiotherapy Day Thursday 8 September 2011
August 25
Plain tobacco packaging will support smoking cessation
August 10
APA Applauds Announcement on National Disability Insurance Scheme
August 10
"Reablement" a better approach to supporting older Australians
August 2
The Australian Physiotherapy Association supports DisabiliTea Campaign
July 8
The Australian Physiotherapy Association commits to the development of a Reconciliation Action Plan
June 22
Continence issues - we know the cost, now it's time for solutions
June 03
APA Welcomes Senate Committee's report on AHPRA
May 26
Privacy and legal concerns over health professional rating website
May 13
Removing barriers to innovative practice an important focus in the healthcare skills crisis
May 12
Diagnostic imaging reform a lost opportunity for budget savings
May 6
Thermoskin Proud Sponsors of the Mother's Day Classic 2011
February 14
New CEO for the Australian Physiotherapy Association
January 4
New APA President signals disability reform as major priority for next two years

2010

November 19
Physiotherapists applaud action on prevention
October 19
Medicare red tape will make life for sporting Australians more expensive on November 1
October 13
Historic increase in clinical placements for physiotherapists
October 1
International Day for Older Persons: More flexible funding required within aged care
September 16
Development of a National Rehabilitation Strategy is critical to effective management of stroke says APA
September 8
World Physical Therapy Day: Physiotherapy vital to supporting an ageing population
August 5
Coalition health policy will not deliver a better, more efficient health system
August 3
Aged care beds no use if older Australians can't get out of them
July 29
Kids with Disabilities Win Access to Essential Physiotherapy Under Medicare
July 27
Australians Deserve Timely and Affordable Access to Diagnostic Imaging
July 27
More Doctors, Nurses and Money not the Only Solution to Emergency Department Wait
July 22
Gillard Government Double Standard on Red Tape
July 12
Physiotherapists Central to Diabetes Prevention and Management
July 8
Roxon Breaks Red-Tape Promise
June 8
Physiotherapists Outraged at Unnecessary Government Delays
May 14
Budget a historic win for the subacute sector
April 8
Physios Launch Campaign to Protect Specialisation
31 March
Finally Australians with Diabetes Gain Access to Physiotherapy
3 March
APA Gives a Partial Grade to Rudd Health Reform
18 February
Don't Let Reform Stand in the Way of Efficient and Effective Change
28 January
APA Mourns the Passing of Outstanding Physiotherapist

2009

8 December
Australian Governments Must Deliver on Health
3 December
APA Calls for Greater Investment in Children with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
16 November
Sports and Exercise Medicine Specialty Could Increase Costs and Reduce Clinical Partnerships
11 November
Physios Can Reduce Impact of Chronic Disease In Indigenous Communities
10 November
Study Supports Increased Role for Physiotherapy
26 October
APA Board Welcomes New Director
1 September
APA Strongly Endorses Draft Primary Health Care Strategy
31 August
APA Welcomes Inaugural Physiotherapy Board
27 July
Physiotherapists - NHHRC Final Report is Real Reform
17 June
Take Action on Back and Joint Pain – for works sake!
11 June
Resource for Regional, Rural and Remote Physiotherapists Launched
2 June
New AMA President Welcomed by Physiotherapists
14 May
Three Physiotherapists Snap a Win
12 May
Private Physiotherapy Essential to Public Health
17 February
Physiotherapists Welcome Progress – But GenuineReform Still Needed
6 February
Australian Physiotherapy Association Welcomes New President
28 January
APA Welcomes Announcement of Rural Allied Health Scholarships
27 January
2009 Federal Budget – Reform the System to Improve Patient Care

2008

18 December
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review critical for effective health reform
10 December
APA Supports Rudd Government's Medicare Reform Agenda
3 December
Study Provides Further Evidence of Value of Physiotherapy in Accident and Emergency Departments
23 October
NSW Shadow Health Minister Launches Physiotherapy Conference with Debate on Evidence and Health Outcomes
21 October
Multidisciplinary teams the key to helping overworked tired and dangerous doctors
30 September
National Registration and Accreditation Process Supported by APA
22 September
APA Supports Rudd Government's Health Reform Agenda
6 August
Concern over Physiotherapy Staffing Levels in Residential Aged Care Facilities
27 June
Resignation of APA CEO
1 February
Physiotherapists Issuing Sick Certificates a Success
22 January
APA Federal Budget Submission 2008 – 2009

For access to media releases published prior to 2008, please contact APA National office.
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