This webinar will provide an overview of the Advanced Practice Physiotherapist role within a spinal clinic, including how an Advanced Practice Spinal Clinic runs and the role Physiotherapists play within this model of care. The session will focus on the clinical decision-making involved in assessing and managing patients with spinal conditions, using case studies to illustrate clinical reasoning and management decisions in practice. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of the clinical reasoning that underpins the assessment and management of complex spinal presentations, and how these decisions guide patient care.
Catherine Syme, MACP, APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, is the Physiotherapy Outpatient Team Leader at Westmead Hospital and a casual academic at the University of Technology, Sydney. She completed her Masters of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland in 2022 and a Graduate Certificate of Health Professional Research at the University of New England in 2020.
She leads the Physiotherapy Outpatient and Emergency Department teams at Westmead Hospital, where they have Physiotherapists working in Advanced Practice roles in Emergency, Neurosurgery Spine Clinics and Orthopaedic Fracture Clinics.
Cath is passionate about innovating in service design, developing and supporting high-performing clinical teams, and implementing high-value models of care that improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.
Advanced Practice (including Emergency Department) National Group
7/9/2026
1.0 hour
Please note: The content of this Lecture on Demand (LOD) was captured via a recording of a live lecture at the APA premises. Due to the nature of the event and the recording method, this LOD may not have captured some of the questions/comments from live audience. Your purchase of this module indicates your acceptance of this.
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