Essential skills for the early career physiotherapist. Learn while you work with our series of short micro-learning modules.

Cost: $150 NZD (SAVE $70 NZD!)
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Empower Your Early-Career Journey with Essential Skills

A series of concise, high-impact courses designed for newly qualified and early-career physiotherapists. Delivered through expert micro-learning modules, this bundle equips you to confidently navigate common clinical and professional challenges.

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Courses included in Practice Foundations

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Covering Key Clinical and Professional Topics

Our most popular topics to help you keep yourself and your patients safe, build effective therapeutic relationships, improve your communication and your confidence! You'll cover:

  • Red flags - how to identify and action red flags.

  • Master the subjective examination

  • Developing an effective treatment plan

  • Informed consent and shared decision-making

  • How to communicate when you are uncertain.

  • Communicating important information to the patient

  • Managing your own workload to avoid burnout

  • Professional boundaries when working with sports teams - what to watch out for.

  • and LOTS more!...

Confidence is only a click away!....

Your short-cut to mastering the things we all wish someone had told us sooner!

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Learning activitites in this bundle

  • Video presentations

    Self-paced, video and audio enhanced presentations. Stop, start, rewind and review anytime.

  • Course eBooks

    Download the course eBooks to keep for future reference.

  • Quizzes

    Test your understanding and find areas for review.

  • Clinical Resources

    Downloadable clinical resources for use in your practice. Latest evidence and research articles to keep you up to date.

  • Case Studues

    Clinical reasoning, diagnosis and treatment with real patient case studies.

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Instructor(s)

Practice Foundations

Ben Ardagh – Ben is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist working in private practice and high-performance sport, with expertise in rehabilitation, complex injuries, and performance optimisation. He is passionate about learning and helping new graduates improve their practice.

Dr Angela Cadogan – Angela is a NZ Physiotherapy Specialist with a Ph.D. in Musculoskeletal Diagnostics, specialising in shoulder pain. She runs a private practice, works with Canterbury District Health Board, and teaches shoulder management courses.

Margaret Campbell – Margaret, a 1991 AUT graduate, has worked internationally and has 15 years of teaching experience. Her research focuses on the McKenzie Approach and health professional education. She is a Professional Practice Fellow at Otago and an instructor for the McKenzie Institute.

Ciaran Regan – Ciaran is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with training from AUT, specialising in motor learning and neurological assessment. He teaches workshops and has a strong interest in strength, conditioning, and neurological injuries.

Anne Wilson – Anne is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist with experience working with sports teams and athletes. She specialises in gym rehabilitation for chronic pain and athletes. Passionate about exercise, she aims to elevate physiotherapy skills and support new graduates in problem-solving, decision-making, and client management.