Why join?

Why join the APA? As an APA member, you will be part of a 13 500-strong member association dedicated to advancing the physiotherapy profession. Actively influence change by being a part of a united physiotherapy community, and at the same time gain knowledge, reach better outcomes for your patients, and unlock your career potential with the tools an APA membership provides you. Becoming an APA member also means you become part of your state APA branch, which provides local and personalised support, and you can join any of our national special interest groups.

Benefits and services

Our commitment for 2012–14 is to focus on the priorities identified by our members:

  • Value
  • Knowledge
  • Voice

 

We have been working hard to build on the many improvements made in 2012, and continue to strive to bring you more for your membership—more value, more knowledge, and a stronger voice.

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Your Voice

  • Member Lifestyle Program

    For the second year running, the APA has partnered with Frequent Values™ to bring you the Member Lifestyle Program, an exclusive dining and leisure program for APA members with more than 3500 valuable dining and travel discounts all year round.

  • Professional Indemnity Insurance

    The APA has negotiated a range of policies with Guild Insurance, saving physiotherapists over $1 million in premiums compared to 2012. APA members will save hundreds of dollars on an insurance policy with the best conditions and claims service in the market.

  • Publications

    Members receive:

    and e-news (dependant on membership).

     

  • Workplace relations service

    HR in Practice is available to all premium principal and business affiliate members of the APA’s Business group in 2013. It provides unlimited direct access to expert HR support, leaving you with more time to focus on other areas of your practice. There are 250 new templates to support this service, which are legally binding and consistent with current awards and legislation.

  • No titled membership fees

    Knowledge and expertise no longer means higher group membership fees. As a titled member, you will now pay the same rate for national group membership as other members, while still being recognised for your titling accreditation.

  • New benefits for private practice

    For the first time ever, all members in private practice will receive an electronic copy of Business in Practice, APA’s quarterly magazine for physiotherapists working in the private sector, for no additional fee.

Your Value

  • Webinars

    We have your knowledge covered with our complimentary Member Value Webinar Series. Ten CPD hours in total, the series brings you respected national and international presenters, a broad range of interesting topics and a flexible viewing format.

  • APA Research Portal

    Comprehensive, full-text resources from world-class research databases, including the complete MEDLINE and CINAHL indexes, and over 3000 full-text journals.
    Free to all APA members.

  • Rehabilitation Reference Centre

    Accessible via the APA Research Portal, the RRC is the world’s premier evidence-based rehabilitation clinical decision support tool.

  • Professional Development

    APA members have access to over 150 courses and 450 lectures throughout the year. We are committed to helping maintain and extend your knowledge, with the latest research, course content, and up-to-date practice information.

  • Titling and Specialisation

    The APA titling and specialisation program promotes the highest possible clinical standards in Australia, by encouraging and facilitating postgraduate study and the process of specialisation.

  • MyLearning

    Our online learning centre, MyLearning, has a wide variety of online courses you will find useful on your professional development journey, with new content planned for 2013.

Your Knowledge

  • Advocacy

    The APA is the only organisation in Australia that advocates exclusively for the interests of APA physiotherapists and physiotherapy patients. Lobbying activities, education forums, and media activities are all critical components of the APA advocacy agenda.

  • Policy and professional standards

    APA policies support the highest standards of practice and behaviour. The development of policies, procedures and position statements to aid and guide best practice for physiotherapists is another key component in the APA's advocacy agenda.

  • Raising the profession's profile 

    The APA actively promotes the benefits of physiotherapy to the wider community through multiple channels including mainstream media, social media, contests, events, partnerships, and other marketing activities.

  • Member recognition 

    The APA has re-introduced the member postnominal APAM, to give members formal recognition. Members also receive APA branded stickers and access to the APA logo, increasing credibility and professional standing in the community.