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Povider Numbers

Look What I found on the Medicare website (1/3/2016) “We are experiencing a peak in provider number applications. We are currently processing applications received on 4 February 2016 from Allied Health Professionals. ” Then once you receive your new provider number you send it to HICAPS and wait some more Continue reading

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wanted: supervised clinic program (remote or city) to enable re-registration

I have had 3 years out of the profession and would like to re-register. In order to satisfy re-registration and become clinic ready i am required to undergo a program of supervised clinics and professional development Continue reading

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Medicare audit questions

Apologies if I’ve posted this in the wrong sub forum. Whilst I have never been audited by Medicare, I would like to know a bit about the auditing process if possible please- just in case I do get audited. Continue reading

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New health care complaints set up in Vic

Media Release: New Laws To Crack Down On Dodgy Health Providers Minister for Health 9 February 2016 Quote: Victoria?s health complaints watchdog will be given greater powers to name and shame dodgy health service providers and practitioners, and protect the public by banning them from practising. The Andrews Labor Government will today introduce the Health Complaints Bill 2016 into Parliament, to establish a tough new complaints system to crack down on dangerous unregistered health practitioners Continue reading

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DVA Transport Victoria

The DVA Victoria transport office and other services have recently moved again. . Of course they failed to notify anyone. It would appear that several support functions have been shifted to Queensland and NSW Continue reading

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Final year UK Podiatry student contemplating moving to Australia

Hi all, I am a final year student from the Uk and I am thinking about moving to Australia. Continue reading

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AHPRA Handling of Advertising Complaints

This is about chiropractors, but they must adhere to the same advertising standard and complaints processes that we do. The Chiropractic Board has been taking some heat today: Overnight there was this story in the MJA: Chiropractic board in firing line that was followed up this morning by this in The Conversation : Is the Chiropractic Board of Australia doing enough to protect consumers from pseudoscience? Social media has been going berserk all day on this! .. Continue reading

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Video of shoe manufacturing

We have just uploaded a video of our Australian made school shoe manufacturing. To keep it short we have chopped out a few things , like you only see underlay skiving of one vamp, no back part moulding, roughing, sole production or cleaning but its enough to give you an overview. We use New Zealand leather @1.6mm to 1.8mm for the uppers and 1.2mm leather for the lining, 1.1mm heel stiffener and a 0.9mm spring steel shank, they are built to last Continue reading

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Sensomotoric in sports workshop

Sensomotorics in Sports Lothar Jarling is an international authority on the use of Sensomotoric orthoses and will be here in Australia January 2016 as a consulting clinician to one of the worlds top tennis players, Lothar is also a consulting clinician to many elite sports people and teams in Europe. As a result of Lothar being here in Australia, he has made himself available for the 22nd of January to speak to us on the use of sensomotorics in sports and neurological conditions such as CP and CMT. This international speaker is not to be missed, Limited numbers available, bookings are essential. Continue reading

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Autoclave Advice

Hi all, We are buying our first Autoclave and wants something that is of good quality and reliable. We are currently considering 2 models: 1 Continue reading

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