Advocacy Guidance

Resources

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


Report	Access
Podiatry Scope of Practice	APodA Members Only	Details
APodA's Podiatry Scope of Practice Decision Tree - Empowering Podiatrists to Assess Their Own Professional Scope of Practice	APodA Members Only	Details
TeleHealth Consultations Guide for Podiatrists 2020	APodA Members Only	Details
Podiatry Guidelines in Residential Aged Care Homes 2019	APodA Members Only	Details
TeleHealth By Allied Health Practitioners During The COVID-19 Pandemic - April 2021	External Link	Details
Stepping Up - Podiatry 2030 Report	Public Access	Details
National Podiatry Workforce Summit Report 2022	Public Access	Details
Australian Allied Health Leadership Alliance Position Paper on Allied Health Assistants	Public Access	Details
Use of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for children's foot, ankle and leg concerns position paper.	Public Access	Details

Submissions

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


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

Current Consultations and 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


Title	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. Reviewing the consultation paper and emailing your thoughts to 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's Advocacy team believes in supporting its members in advocating for the profession at a local level.

Are you interested in being involved in the APodA's advocacy efforts? If you're a current member, we would like to invite you to contact us.

To get involved, fill in a quick survey to let us know your areas of interest, and the Advocacy Team will connect with you to support your involvement.

If you're aware of current or upcoming opportunities or are already part of a council, committee or project focused on supporting the profession and the health of Australians, we'd like to hear from you - please email advocacy@podiatry.org.au to have a chat.


Opportunity	Closure Date
Join the Advocacy Network - 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
Join the Advocacy Network - 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
Join the Advocacy Network - 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
Join the Advocacy Network - 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