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#9 APA President, Scott Willis' take on burnout, longevity & drivers behind physiotherapists

February 16, 2022 Trevor Keen Season 2 Episode 1
#9 APA President, Scott Willis' take on burnout, longevity & drivers behind physiotherapists
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The Journey to Conscious Healthcare
#9 APA President, Scott Willis' take on burnout, longevity & drivers behind physiotherapists
Feb 16, 2022 Season 2 Episode 1
Trevor Keen

Series 2 is upon us…

We’re now going to sprinkle these episodes with Presidents of Allied Health Professional bodies every couple weeks amongst closing out series one podcast on Support Coordination.

This series is called “From burnout to longevity, what drivers allied health professions & what does the future hold”

This week's podcast on “The Journey to Conscious Healthcare” features Scott Willis GAICD, President of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) and senior physiotherapist at Coastal Physiotherapy (Tasmania).

This episode is called...

"APA President, Scott Willis' take on burnout, longevity & drivers behind physiotherapists"


Today we Discuss:

- First APA Indigenous President & Peak Medical Body

- What physiotherapy is…quick tip it’s not massage!

- How a sporting injury took him down the physio pathway

- Expectations of being a physio vs reality

- What drives physiotherapists from the inside (learning, growth, stimulation)

- Being culturally safe isn’t enough, it’s about being culturally brave

- Diversity of caseload to keep physiotherapists engaged

- Best words of advice for new graduates

- Soft skills and the importance of rapport 

- Aryan's question about market opportunities in the sector

(women's & men’s pelvic health)

- Scott's question on morally right practices (practices who aren’t ethical will weed themselves out)

- Burnout and how to prevent it (importance of career pathway)

- Talking money for new graduates, expectations vs reality & what do you really want?

- Mindset shift from Healthcare Based Industry to being a Service Based Industry

- If cash is king, culture is queen! Making sure your workplace fits your values & lifestyles

- Telehealth, who’s laughing now? It’s the future…move with the times

- Expanding scope of practice, who should be allowed to do functional capacity evaluations?

- Success story, the APA has proven the economic benefit of physiotherapy as discussed with Hon Greg Hunt MP
- Scott the APA president’s vision for the future of physiotherapy 


Thought provoking ideas and conversations:

- What did you think you’d do when you got qualified as a physiotherapist and how does it compare with reality?

- National Disability Insurance Agency, who should be allowed to do functional capacity evaluations? 

- What’s your thoughts on productisation of health services into the future? 


Special Mentions:

Phil Calvert - Immediate Past APA President

Cris Massis MAICD - Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators CEO

Anja Nikolic - CEO APA

Jenny Aiken - APA Board

Marilyn Morgan - 1st Indigenous Physiotherapist


Upcoming Guests:

Carol McKinstry - OTA

Aefre (Katharine) Annear MAICD - DEAI


Where to look: 

Physiotherapy Journal

Daniel Pink - Book called ‘Drive’ 


#NDIS #Physiotherapy #SupportCoordination #Healthcare #CHSA

Show Notes

Series 2 is upon us…

We’re now going to sprinkle these episodes with Presidents of Allied Health Professional bodies every couple weeks amongst closing out series one podcast on Support Coordination.

This series is called “From burnout to longevity, what drivers allied health professions & what does the future hold”

This week's podcast on “The Journey to Conscious Healthcare” features Scott Willis GAICD, President of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) and senior physiotherapist at Coastal Physiotherapy (Tasmania).

This episode is called...

"APA President, Scott Willis' take on burnout, longevity & drivers behind physiotherapists"


Today we Discuss:

- First APA Indigenous President & Peak Medical Body

- What physiotherapy is…quick tip it’s not massage!

- How a sporting injury took him down the physio pathway

- Expectations of being a physio vs reality

- What drives physiotherapists from the inside (learning, growth, stimulation)

- Being culturally safe isn’t enough, it’s about being culturally brave

- Diversity of caseload to keep physiotherapists engaged

- Best words of advice for new graduates

- Soft skills and the importance of rapport 

- Aryan's question about market opportunities in the sector

(women's & men’s pelvic health)

- Scott's question on morally right practices (practices who aren’t ethical will weed themselves out)

- Burnout and how to prevent it (importance of career pathway)

- Talking money for new graduates, expectations vs reality & what do you really want?

- Mindset shift from Healthcare Based Industry to being a Service Based Industry

- If cash is king, culture is queen! Making sure your workplace fits your values & lifestyles

- Telehealth, who’s laughing now? It’s the future…move with the times

- Expanding scope of practice, who should be allowed to do functional capacity evaluations?

- Success story, the APA has proven the economic benefit of physiotherapy as discussed with Hon Greg Hunt MP
- Scott the APA president’s vision for the future of physiotherapy 


Thought provoking ideas and conversations:

- What did you think you’d do when you got qualified as a physiotherapist and how does it compare with reality?

- National Disability Insurance Agency, who should be allowed to do functional capacity evaluations? 

- What’s your thoughts on productisation of health services into the future? 


Special Mentions:

Phil Calvert - Immediate Past APA President

Cris Massis MAICD - Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators CEO

Anja Nikolic - CEO APA

Jenny Aiken - APA Board

Marilyn Morgan - 1st Indigenous Physiotherapist


Upcoming Guests:

Carol McKinstry - OTA

Aefre (Katharine) Annear MAICD - DEAI


Where to look: 

Physiotherapy Journal

Daniel Pink - Book called ‘Drive’ 


#NDIS #Physiotherapy #SupportCoordination #Healthcare #CHSA