COVID-19 infection control training The Australian Government has recently released a free 30-minute online training module, designed for health care workers in all settings. It covers the fundamentals of infection prevention and control for COVID-19. BTFA members can claim 5 … Read more
All Bowen therapists must be aware of the potential health implications of the extremely serious coronavirus (COVID-19) currently spreading worldwide, including Australia. Think about how the virus could affect your clinic and take necessary precautions as advised by the Australian … Read more
Take part in a UniSA PhD student survey and help CAM researchers and practitioners in the conduct and application of research Yasamin Veziari, a registered nurse, naturopath and PhD student at the University of South Australia, is currently conducting a … Read more
Update 18th March 2020 The BAA and BTFA have issued a joint letter from both associations addressed to the Health and Finance Ministers. The letter outlines a request for support packages for industry and individuals in therapeutic roles to assist … Read more
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! As part of the BTFA-ARCCIM Research Capacity Building Program partnership, applications are now open for the BTFA Bowen Therapy CM Leadership program within the UTS:ARCCIM International Complementary and Integrative Medicine Research Leadership and Capacity Building Program. The … Read more
* IMPORTANT NOTICE * The 23rd BTFA Annual Conference to be held at the Pullman Hotel, Sydney has unfortunately been postponed until 2021 due to the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Our conference organisers have decided for public health reasons and … Read more
On 7 April 2019, the Minister for Health announced an updated review of natural therapies to be led by the Australian Government Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Brendan Murphy, and supported by the Natural Therapies Review Expert Advisory Panel (NTREAP). … Read more
The BTFA is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with the Australian Research Centre for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) at the University of Technology (UTS) in Sydney, NSW. The BTFA Board has recently approved the industry partnership with ARCCIM … Read more
On 7 April 2019, the Minister for Health announced an updated review of natural therapies. The review will be led by the Australian Government Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Brendan Murphy, and be supported by the Natural Therapies Review Expert Advisory Panel … Read more
The BTFA has been advised that the South Australian Department of Education have made changes to the Childsafe Environment legislation that take place immediately (from July 1st 2019). From 1 July, for anyone working with children in SA a new … Read more
November 8th-10th, 2019 Mantra Tullamarine Hotel, Melbourne ‘Research Matters: Next Steps in Growing Bowen Therapy’ DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE PROGRAM About the conference The annual two day BTFA Bowen Therapy Conference provides a unique opportunity for all participants to … Read more
What do the health fund reforms mean for Bowen therapists? By Zoe Porter, BTFA In October 2017, the Australian Federal Government announced major changes to health insurance coming into effect from 1st April, 2019. Private health insurance will no longer … Read more