Policy & Comms. News APA Honoured Member Patricia Trott, FACP, receives AM
APA Honoured Member Patricia Trott, FACP, receives AM |
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Honoured Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) member Adjunct Associate Professor Patricia Helen Trott FACP has joined esteemed company in becoming a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia during the 2012 Australia Day Honours. She has been recognized for her 'service to physiotherapy through administrative and academic roles and through professional associations at the state and national level'. APA National President Melissa Locke said the public recognition is most deserved and testament to the exceptional level of service and dedication that Adjunct A/Prof Trott has given to the physiotherapy profession over the course of her career. 'The APA truly appreciates the outstanding and generous contribution that Pat has made over many years to physiotherapy, both locally and abroad, through clinical practice, academic excellence and professional leadership. She has worked tirelessly in the promotion of the profession and in the improvement of physiotherapy education. 'Her achievements span 50 years and throughout this time she has made a sustained and significant contribution to the APA, of which the Association formally acknowledged in 2002 when Pat was presented with Honoured Membership,' explained Ms Locke. Protégée of The Maitland Concept creator and 'physiotherapy giant', Geoffrey Maitland, Adjunct A/Prof Trott taught on the first postgraduate course in manipulative therapy in the UK in 1965. Together with Maitland, Brian Edwards and Roger Wilson, she founded the Manipulative Therapists Association of Australia (MTAA) in 1966, now known as Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia (MPA). In 1984, she was one of the first three physiotherapists in Australia to become a Specialist Fellow in Manipulative Physiotherapy of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. Adjunct A/Prof Trott was APA National President from 1976 to 1977, represented the APA at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT), and served on the WCPT committee for four years. She was Head of the School of Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia from 1992 to 2000, and continues to guide the next generation of physiotherapists through her position as Adjunct Associate Professor in the Division of Health Sciences. 'Pat's passion for teaching and commitment to her students has undoubtedly changed the way physiotherapy is understood and practiced by those countless physiotherapist graduates she has inspired to the benefit of our profession and patients,' said Ms Locke Director of the Physiotherapy Research Foundation from 1997 to 2000, Adjunct A/Prof Trott has been actively involved in physiotherapy research, her primary interest being spinal health. She has published many research papers and authored several definitive book chapters, including three in Modern Manual Therapy of the Vertebral Column. The APA congratulates Adjunct A/Prof Trott on receiving this revered award, and acknowledges her legacy of hard work and extraordinary achievement. For more information Kate Price Click here to download this media release. |
| Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 February 2012 03:58 ) |
