In this podcast, Dr Don Hunter PhD (Osteopath) shares his journey of balancing clinical practice with research. Discover what sparked his interest in pursuing a PhD, how a key observation in practice evolved into a research-worthy question, and the studies that formed the foundation of his work. Don also reflects on the challenges of juggling research, clinical practice and everyday life - offering insights for practitioners considering a similar path.

In this podcast, Dr Don Hunter PhD (Osteopath) shares his journey of balancing clinical practice with research. Discover what sparked his interest in pursuing a PhD, how a key observation in practice evolved into a research-worthy question, and the studies that formed the foundation of his work. Don also reflects on the challenges of juggling research, clinical practice and everyday life - offering insights for practitioners considering a similar path.

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After a brief hiatus, Osteo Talk is making a welcome return! This podcast has always been about information and connection – now we are bringing members together through shared stories, professional insights, and engaging conversations.

To better serve our members, we’re introducing exciting changes such as revolving hosts and special interest content. Diversity is one of the strengths of our profession, and by incorporating different hosts, we can ensure the podcast reflects a wide range of experiences, specialties and perspectives – keeping the content dynamic.

Osteopathy Australia's Osteo Talk podcasts will continue to deliver clinically relevant education for osteopaths to learn, connect and collaborate and will now include special interest topics and profiles of many leading osteopaths. 

Each episode will explore real clinical issues through interviews and discussions with top practitioners in Australia and internationally and cover some thought-provoking topics. The aim is to inspire and be inspired by colleagues, helping to grow clinical and business knowledge among osteopaths to ensure better clinical practice. 

The content discussed in each episode is the participants' opinion only and should not be used as medical advice.

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Osteopathy Australia's Osteo Talk podcasts
After a brief hiatus, Osteo Talk is making a welcome return! This podcast has always been about information and connection – now we are bringing members together through shared stories, professional insights, and engaging conversations.
To better serve our members, we’re introducing exciting changes such as revolving hosts and special interest content. Diversity is one of the strengths of our profession, and by incorporating different hosts, we can ensure the podcast reflects a wide range of experiences, specialties and perspectives – keeping the content dynamic.
Osteopathy Australia's Osteo Talk podcasts will continue to deliver clinically relevant education for osteopaths to learn, connect and collaborate and will now include special interest topics and profiles of many leading osteopaths. 
Each episode will explore real clinical issues through interviews and discussions with top practitioners in Australia and internationally and cover some thought-provoking topics. The aim is to inspire and be inspired by colleagues, helping to grow clinical and business knowledge among osteopaths to ensure better clinical practice. 
The content discussed in each episode is the participants' opinion only and should not be used as medical advice.

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An osteopath's journey into research

The central aim of health regulation is to protect patients; the challenge is to do that while making our regulatory processes as humane as possible. Since 2017, Ahpra has been systematically gathering feedback from health practitioners (and notifiers) about their experience of being involved in an investigative or disciplinary process. 

Hear Susan Biggar talk to Stuart Hammond about the key findings and recommendations behind practitioner distress during a regulatory process and the actions Ahpra is now taking so that they can take action to decrease the risks, while maintaining a clear focus on patient safety.

Susan Biggar is the National Manager, Regulatory Experience and Engagement at Aphra. Since 2014 she has trained over 4000 health professionals in patient centred care and she has served for 15 years as a consumer representative on health-related committees.  Susan is a writer by background, with degrees from Duke and Stanford universities, Susan has written for publications such as The Age, Good Weekend and The Big Issue.

The central aim of health regulation is to protect patients; the challenge is to do that while making our regulatory processes as humane as possible. Since 2017, Ahpra has been systematically gathering feedback from health practitioners (and notifiers) about their experience of being involved in an investigative or disciplinary process.&nbsp;
Hear Susan Biggar talk to Stuart Hammond about the key findings and recommendations&nbsp;behind practitioner distress during a regulatory process&nbsp;and the actions Ahpra is&nbsp;now taking so that they can take action to decrease the risks, while maintaining a clear focus on patient safety.
Susan Biggar is the National Manager, Regulatory Experience and Engagement at Aphra. Since 2014 she has trained over 4000 health professionals in patient centred care and she has served for 15 years as a consumer representative on health-related committees.&nbsp; Susan is a writer by background, with degrees from Duke and Stanford universities, Susan has written for publications such as The Age, Good Weekend and The Big Issue.

Understanding practitioner distress: Should regulation be kinder

Welcome to the first in this series, 101 on women's health with Elizabeth Howard and Lorrae Griffiths. This informative and insightful series features Elizabeth and Lorrae covering women's health topics such as pregnancy and postpartum, paediatrics, chronic hip and chronic pelvic pain, breast care, breastfeeding, post-surgical pain, pelvic health therapy, menopause and much more. 

Elizabeth has over 25 years' experience as an osteopath and has the title Advanced Pain Management osteopath with roles as a clinical researcher, pain educator and as a clinician with a focus in sacral neuromodulation. 

Lorrae is a member of Osteopathy Australia's Women’s Health Committee and she has completed extensive training in the areas of pregnancy and post-partum, paediatrics, the lower back and the intricate workings of the hips and pelvis.

Welcome to the first in this series, 101 on women's health with Elizabeth Howard and Lorrae Griffiths. This informative and insightful series features Elizabeth and Lorrae covering women's health topics such as pregnancy and postpartum, paediatrics, chronic hip and chronic pelvic pain, breast care, breastfeeding, post-surgical pain, pelvic health therapy, menopause and much more.&nbsp;
Elizabeth has over 25 years' experience as an osteopath and has the title Advanced Pain Management osteopath with roles as a clinical researcher, pain educator and as a clinician with a focus in sacral neuromodulation.&nbsp;
Lorrae is a member of Osteopathy Australia's Women&rsquo;s Health Committee and she has completed extensive training in the areas of pregnancy and post-partum, paediatrics, the lower back and the intricate workings of the hips and pelvis.

101 on women's health with Elizabeth Howard and Lorrae Griffiths part one

Welcome to this special episode of Osteo Talk+, where we introduce you to the candidates running in the March 2025 Board Director election for Osteopathy Australia. In this episode, you’ll hear directly from the five candidates putting their names forward to represent and advocate for the osteopathy profession in Australia.

We believe in ensuring transparency and fairness in this election process, which is why all five candidates were given the same two questions to answer and each candidate was asked to limit their responses to no more than seven minutes.

All interviews were recorded on either the 15 or 17 March and to maintain fairness, the candidates appear in alphabetical order:
Tom Barry
Tayla Lane
Alana Lloyd
Mollie McCarthy
Heath Williams

Welcome to this special episode of Osteo Talk+, where we introduce you to the candidates running in the March 2025 Board Director election for Osteopathy Australia. In this episode, you&rsquo;ll hear directly from the five candidates putting their names forward to represent and advocate for the osteopathy profession in Australia.
We believe in ensuring transparency and fairness in this election process, which is why all five candidates were given the same two questions to answer and each candidate was asked to limit their responses to no more than seven minutes.
All interviews were recorded on either the 15 or 17 March and to maintain fairness, the candidates appear in alphabetical order:
<ul>
<li>Tom Barry</li>
<li>Tayla Lane</li>
<li>Alana Lloyd</li>
<li>Mollie McCarthy</li>
<li>Heath Williams</li>
</ul>

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