Advocacy Guidance

Resources

The APodA offers the following guidelines and resources to provide support for podiatrists as well as those who interact with them.

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Reports	Links
Stepping Up - Podiatry 2030 Report This is a publicly accessible link	View
National Podiatry Workforce Summit Report 2022 This is a publicly accessible link	View
Australian Allied Health Leadership Alliance Position Paper on Allied Health Assistants This is a publicly accessible link	View
Telehealth By Allied Health Practitioners During The COVID-19 Pandemic - April 2021 This is an external link	View
Podiatry Scope of Practice This is an APodA member only link	View
APodA's Podiatry Scope of Practice Decision Tree - Empowering Podiatrists to Assess Their Own Professional Scope of Practice This is an APodA member only link	View
Telehealth Consultations Guide for Podiatrists 2020 This is an APodA member only link	View
Podiatry Guidelines in Residential Aged Care Homes 2019 This is an APodA member only link	View

Submissions

Submissions are produced in response to a discussion paper from an external organisation. These articulate the APodA's views on a given topic.

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Submissions	Links
2024 APodA Pre-Budget Submission	View
2024 A New Aged Care Act: Exposure Draft - Consultation Paper No.2	View
2024 Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce: Scope of Practice Review Issues Paper 1	View
2023 APodA 2023-2024 Pre-Budget Submission	View
2023 APodA’s Response to the Inquiry on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of All Forms of Diabetes and Obesity in Australia	View
2023 Public Consultation: Australia’s First National Health and Climate Strategy	View
2023 Public Consultation: Feedback on the New Version of the Provider Management Plan	View
Submission 2023 Draft version of the (updated) National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism in Australia	View
2023 Ahpra Submission - Draft Data Strategy	View
2023 NSQHS Submission - Sustainable Healthcare Module	View
Public Consultation: National Disability Insurance Agency 2022-23 Annual Pricing Review	View
2021 Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme - Inquiry on Independent Assessments	View
2021 Response to Draft Recommendations From the Primary Health Reform Steering Group	View
2020 Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety	View
Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Allied Health Reference Group Submission	View

Current consultations & surveys

This section outlines current opportunities to have your voice heard. Please feel free to review and respond to any of the below-noted consultations.

Should you wish for the APodA to contribute to a consultation or if you are aware of a current consultation not yet noted, please reach out to the advocacy team via email - advocacy@podiatry.org.au

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Consultations & surveys	Closure date
A new Aged Care Act exposure draft – Consultation Paper No. 2. The Department of Health and Care is looking for your input on the recently released New Aged Care Act (new Act). You can contribute in a number of ways: 1. Survey - https://consultations.health.gov.au/ageing-and-aged-care/new-aged-care-act-exposure-draft-consultation/ 2. Review the consultation paper and email your thoughts on the consultation questions for each chapter directly to the APodA (Advocacy@podiatry.org.au) - the following link will take you to the paper here. Further details regarding this draft Act can be found via the above link or via the following recent webinar here.	16/02/2024

Join the Advocacy Network

The APodA offers the following guidelines and resources to provide support for podiatrists as well as those who interact with them

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Opportunities	Email us
Seeking Expressions of Interest from members to participate and represent the profession in areas associated with Climate change and sustainability If you are interested in climate change and sustainability, the APodA would like to hear from you.	Email us
Seeking Expressions of Interest from members to participate and represent the profession in areas associated with Digital Health If you are interested in Digital Health, have a background in digital transformation or have been involved in Digital Health-related projects, we'd like to hear from you.	Email us
Seeking Expressions of Interest from members to participate and represent the profession in areas associated with Disability If you are interested in or presently work with NDIS participants if so we'd like to hear from you.	Email us
Seeking Expressions of Interest from members to participate and represent the profession in areas associated with Aged Care If you are interested in or presently work with Older patients (RACF, In-home or Community), we'd like to hear from you.	Email us