Risk in Physiotherapy – How to Mitigate

Risk is inherent in healthcare. In today’s world a physiotherapist must be aware of their professional legal obligations and responsibilities. These obligations are considerations directed towards the patient, themselves, and the setting in which they work. The role of the Physiotherapist and their employer is to provide a safe environment to all involved and minimise risk. The presenters who are Expert Witnesses will share their experiences from actual case vignettes. Discussions will include the importance of dynamic history taking, report writing and consent.

Presenters

Dr Peter Selvaratnam is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (2007), an Associate Clinical Professor at The University of Melbourne and a Visiting Lecturer at La Trobe University. Peter is the Principal at the Melbourne Spinal and Sports Medicine Clinic, the Headache Centre of Victoria, the Laser Pain Clinic Australia and runs educational programmes for Backtolife. Peter initially studied acupuncture in Sri Lanka.  He subsequently commenced the Level 1 Dry Needling programme for the APA in 2004 and now teaches dry needling for the APA Level 1 courses and previously for The University of Melbourne Masters and Clinical doctoral programme.  Peter was the inaugural Chairperson for the Victorian ADNG in 2007 and was the national ADNG representative for Victoria.  Peter was an invited speaker for the APA winter breakfast on the application of dry needling in patients with chronic low back pain, sciatic nerve conditions and sympathetic nervous system mediated pain. Peter has a PhD in Medicine in Functional Anatomy of the cervical spine and the upper limb neurodynamic tests in patients with sports injuries, musculoskeletal conditions and in post-mortem cadavers.

Jennifer Hynes is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (As awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2009) and is the director of both Spine and Pelvis Physiotherapy and Keilor Rd Physiotherapy Centres in Melbourne. Jenny is a passionate specialist clinician and educator with over 30 years of expertise in the management of low back, pelvic girdle and hip pain and pathology. She has presented at a postgraduate level for many years and integrates this into a compact and entertaining 2 day course, dispelling myths and bursting belief bubbles that sometimes surround beliefs around this region.

Host

Business National Group

Date of Live Event

06/09/2022 

CPD Hours

1.0 Hours

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