Australian Podiatry Association

02/03/2026

Step into smarter prescribing this March with our 2026 Lunch & Learn webinar series focused on medicines and prescribing in podiatric practice.

Join us every Friday lunchtime in March for expert guidance on essential medications to enhance patient care safely and effectively.

📅 5 MAR | 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 🔗 https://apoda.au/l-l-5-march-fb/

📅 12 MAR | 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 🔗 https://apoda.au/l-l-12-march-fb/

📅 19 MAR | 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘆𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 🔗 https://apoda.au/l-l-19-march-fb/

📅 26 MAR | 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀: 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 🔗 https://apoda.au/l-l-26-march-fb/

🎟️ FREE for Medicines in Podiatry (MIP) SIG members
🎟️ $10 for APodA members
🎟️ $50 for non-members
📹 Recordings (MIP SIG members only)

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💻 We’ve also just confirmed a range of Podiatry in Business (PIB) SIG Lunch & Learn dates!

👉 👉 Scroll through to take a look at what we have lined up as well as a range of webinars coming up in April.

🔗 https://apoda.au/webinars2026-fb/

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👉 Want to learn more about joining your professional association and a special interest group (SIG)?

Find out how members save with APodA here >> https://www.podiatry.org.au/membership-info/membership

02/03/2026

Allied health professionals are increasingly required to demonstrate capability in digital documentation, information sharing and data security.

Register for Allied Health Professions Australia's FREE national webinar provides practical insight into how digital health tools are shaping everyday practice 👇👇.

𝖣𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗍𝗁 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖨𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗌𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗍𝗁 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾.

How care is delivered, coordinated and reimbursed is changing and allied health must be part of that shift.

Join AHPA for the first webinar in our 2026 Digital Health Series featuring:

🔹Anita Hobson-Powell, Commonwealth Chief Allied Health Officer
🔹Chen Li, Accredited Hand Therapist
🔹Bronwyn Morris-Donovan, AHPA CEO & Company Secretary
🔹Jackie O’Connor, AHPA Digital Health Program Manager

Together, they’ll explore what’s changing across the health system, why digital connection matters now, and how national digital health tools can enhance everyday allied health practice.

📅 4 March 2026 | 5–6pm AEDT | Online

Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for CPD purposes.

🔗 Find out more and register free today: https://www.ahpa.com.au/digital-health-webinar-march-4-2026



Australian Digital Health Agency Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

28/02/2026

"Effective podiatry care is not just about the work in the clinic. It is also about building understanding, connection and encouraging prevention."

👉 Read 'What I want more podiatrists to know: bridging clinical care + health promotion' – https://apoda.au/stride-dec25-kimberley/

25/02/2026

The APodA has lodged its annual 2026-2027 pre-budget submission on behalf of the podiatric profession.

👉 Read our recommendations – https://bit.ly/4s4HAid

23/02/2026

The workplace is changing rapidly, and recent updates to employment laws are reshaping the rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees.

Join us online on 25 February for our WEBINAR 💻 The Right to Disconnect, Parental Leave and Flexible Working Arrangements to unpack the major updates for podiatrists working privately, managing teams, or working in larger organisations.

🔗 https://apoda.au/right-to-disconnect-webinar-fb

21/02/2026

👣 Thank you to everyone for helping spread the word in our 2026 Back to School campaign, highlighting the vital role of properly fitted school footwear in supporting children’s foot health and overall wellbeing.

👉 Read the official wrap – https://apoda.au/news-b2s26-wrap-fb/

19/02/2026

Read a joint statement from Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) and allied health peak associations – including the APodA – in response to the Australian Government’s new framework planning for the NDIS, scheduled to commence in July 2026.

🔗 https://apoda.au/ahpa-ndis-joint-statement-fb/

18/02/2026

Informing national workforce analysis and supporting government decision-making on skills, migration, training and policy responses to shortages across Australia, Jobs and Skills Australia’s 2026 Occupation Shortage List (OSL) survey is currently open.

This is an important opportunity to ensure workforce pressures within podiatry are accurately captured.

Your on-the-ground experience with recruitment, workforce gaps and service demand helps strengthen the evidence base used to identify occupations in shortage.

If you are an employer or sole trader we encourage you to participate.

✍️ Learn more and complete the survey https://bit.ly/4al7mZx

16/02/2026