Allied health professionals

RAP-eL – e-learning for physiotherapists

RAP-eL is an e-learning program developed to provide practising physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and students of other disciplines with essential disease-specific knowledge and clinical practice strategies to help optimally co-manage people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

The effectiveness of RAP-eL has been demonstrated in a randomised controlled trial among practising physiotherapists and from implementation research among physiotherapy and medical students. RAP-eL is used worldwide as a resource for health professionals to improve their knowledge and skills in RA care.

Click here to access RAP-eL.

Arthritis Essentials

Arthritis Essentials is a nationally accredited unit of competency, designed to provide healthcare professionals working with or supporting people with arthritis and related musculoskeletal conditions, with an easily accessible means of professional development. This course is run online by Arthritis & Osteoporosis Tasmania.

Click here to access Arthritis Essentials.

Local educational events

For information on upcoming educational events for health care professionals in your area contact your local Arthritis office.