Applications are now closed for the 2019 Physiotherapy scholarships with the Māori clinical leadership programme Ngā Manukura o Āpōpō. The eight‐day clinical leadership training programme consists of four two‐day wānanga spread over a four‐month period with programme sessions designed to stimulate learning, discussion, debate and action.
Our April newsletter has been emailed to all Registered Physiotherapists. You can access it online by clicking here.
Last year, 2018, marked the first year the Physiotherapy Board has offered scholarships to the Ngā Manukura o Āpōpō Māori leadership programme. The aim is to build Māori leadership in Physiotherapy to help reduce the significant gap between health outcomes for Māori and non‐Māori.
The Board has worked with Physiotherapy New Zealand to create translated welcome signs and consent forms for you to use if you are treating patients who have been victims of the mosque shootings. The following resources are available:
Our February newsletter has been emailed to all Registered Physiotherapists. You can access it online by clicking here.
Our Registrar Ross Johnston talks about the appropriate use of the term specialist. https://www.facebook.com/physioboard/videos/714114798961106/?t=0
https://www.facebook.com/physioboard/videos/2277221682499298/ Physiotherapy Specialist, Dr Ben Darlow, talks about what the specialist scope entails and his views on how the profession’s grown and where it could head in the future.
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Our December newsletter has been emailed to all Registered Physiotherapists. You can access it online by clicking here.
With online medical practitioner rating site, Whitecoat recently launching in New Zealand, the Physiotherapy Board has worked with Physiotherapy New Zealand to provide practitioners with the guidance on what to be aware of regarding the online directory.
Our Deputy Registrar Lisa Mansfield explains the key points for overseas registered physiotherapists who want to practise in New Zealand. https://www.facebook.com/physioboard/videos/261071307891252/
Are you a NZ new grad, or are you planning on hiring one? Take a look at our video which gives an overview of the process.
