Upcoming webinars
We are currently consulting on the 2025 webinar programme and would greatly appreciate your thoughts on what topics we should cover.
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Webinar – Return to Practice
(Note: this replaced the Cultural Competence webinar which will now be held early next year)
14 November 2024 1:00pm – 1:50pm
Our professional advisors, Damon and Kathryn join RTP supervisor Jessie Snowdon to discuss what the Return to Practice programme involves for both the physiotherapist and the supervisor. More information about return to practice is available here.
Webinar – He kawa whakaruruhau ā matatau Māori
22 August 2024 1:20pm – 2:10pm
Our Professional Advisors Maarama Davis and Kathryn Hutchinson talk about incorporating He kawa whakaruruhau ā matatau Māori: Māori cultural safety and competence standard in your practice.
We look at the purpose of this standard and highlight the important details about how to implement it in your day-to-day practice.
You can read this standard (including a useful self-assessment tool) here.
Webinar – The Framework in practice
30 April 2024 12pm-12:45pm
Our Professional Advisors Damon and Maarama are joined by Megan Bishop and Kathryn Hutchinson to discuss how they incorporate the Standards Framework into their practice.
The Framework comprises the Thresholds, the Code of ethics and the Physiotherapy standards and can be found here.
Webinar – Cultural safety and awareness
16 November 2023 1:30pm-2:10pm
A panel discusses cultural safety and awareness from different perspectives. Ahead of the webinar, you can read about the panel participants here, and refamiliarise yourself with the Cultural competence standard here.
Webinar – Professional Boundaries
15 June 2023 1:30pm-2:10pm
About this event
What do professional boundaries mean in the delivery of physiotherapy services, how do we identify when they are being challenged?
Webinar – Informed consent
16 March 2023 1:30pm-2:10pm
About this event
Informed consent is an important part of the physiotherapist- ngā kiritaki hauora (health consumer) relationship. In this webinar we explore the key components that make up informed consent and how they apply in different physiotherapy contexts.
Webinar – Regulating Practice
27 October 2022 1:30pm-2:10pm
About this event
Our Registrar James discusses what Fitness to Practise means, when and how to make a health declaration and what happens afterwards, and takes a look at how our complaints process works.
Webinar – Standards Framework and Scopes of practice
25 August 2022 1:30pm-2:10pm
About this event
Physiotherapy in Aotearoa New Zealand is underpinned by three key regulatory documents: The Standards, The Code of Ethics, and the Practise Thresholds. In this webinar we’ll outline what they are, how they work, and what they mean for practitioners.
We’ll also be talking about scopes of practice, what are they, what do they mean for physiotherapists and how do they relate to the ‘Physiotherapists Practicing in a Defined Field Standard.
Webinar – Recertification Programme
Recertification Audit
30 June 2022 1:30pm-2:10pm
About this event
Our Professional Advisors and Registrar discuss the components of the Recertification Programme and the requirements of a Recertification Audit.
The Recertification Programme Guidelines are available on our website here