The ASPA Physical Activity in Healthcare SIG is hosting a webinar and bringing together an expert panel representing diverse healthcare disciplines to discuss the question “is it feasible for all healthcare professions to promote physical activity?”. The webinar will begin with a presentation from Emily Lehman, PhD candidate from The University of Queensland, who will present the consensus-based competencies for clinicians promoting physical activity in healthcare, developed from a recently published Delphi study. Emily’s presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with audience Q&A which will explore and reflect on the feasibility of promoting physical activity in healthcare across different disciplines and settings. Attendees will be invited to ask panel members questions on the topic, which can be submitted prior to, as well as during the webinar. The panel includes healthcare professionals who are leaders in their disciplines, representing occupational therapy, general medical practice, exercise physiology, and nursing.

Event co-chairs:

• Associate Professor Nicole Freene: University of Canberra (Physical Activity in Healthcare SIG Co-Chair)
• Tahlia Alsop: The University of Queensland

Presentation ‘What should all health professionals know about movement behaviour change? An international Delphi-based consensus statement’

• Emily Lehman, The University of Queensland

Panel members

• Dr Merrill Turpin: Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, The University of Queensland
• Associate Professor Emma Beckman: Vice President, Exercise and Sports Science Australia
• Dr John Vaughan, OAM: Supervisor Liaison Officer, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
• Ms Bronwyn Jennings: Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA): Chair of Gynaecology Specialist Practice Network, Mater Hospital Brisbane

Speaker Bios

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Members can view the recording of the webinar below. Please ensure you are logged into your ASPA account in order to view.