Heath Williams and Wade Brennan Present at Physio Symposium 2026 – Gold Coast

The event attracted more than 400 attendees from across Australia, providing clinicians with the opportunity to hear from experienced speakers and explore new ideas across a range of areas including clinical practice, performance, pain science, strength and conditioning, and business development for health professionals.

The symposium featured an excellent lineup of presenters who shared insights on topics such as sports rehabilitation, injury management, building successful health practices, and expanding career opportunities for clinicians.

Heath and Wade were honoured to contribute to the event by presenting on occupational health and workplace injury prevention, an area of growing interest for physiotherapists and allied health professionals.

Sharing Real-World Experience in Occupational Health

Through Corporate Work Health Australia, Heath Williams and Wade Brennan have spent many years working with organisations across Australia delivering practical workplace health and injury prevention services.

These services include:

• Ergonomic workstation assessments

• Vehicle ergonomic assessments

• Manual task risk assessments

• Manual handling training programs

• Workplace injury prevention strategies

• Workplace health and wellbeing programs

Their work spans a wide range of industries including corporate workplaces, government departments, manufacturing, utilities and community services.

At the symposium, Heath and Wade shared real-world insights from their work with organisations, highlighting how allied health professionals can successfully expand into occupational health and workplace injury prevention.

Key Topics Covered in the Presentation

Heath and Wade focused on several key areas relevant to clinicians interested in occupational health.

The Growing Demand for Occupational Health Services

Across Australia, organisations are increasingly seeking support to reduce workplace injuries and improve employee wellbeing.

This has created strong opportunities for allied health professionals to work in areas such as:

• ergonomic risk assessments

• manual task risk assessments

• workplace injury prevention programs

• job task analysis and functional assessments

Bridging Clinical Skills with Workplace Health

Many clinicians already have the core skills required to work effectively in occupational health.

Heath and Wade discussed how allied health professionals can apply their expertise in biomechanics, movement assessment and injury management to workplace environments.

This includes helping organisations identify risk factors, improve work practices and support employees returning to work following injury.

Building a Career in Occupational Health

With the symposium also covering business development for health professionals, Heath and Wade highlighted how occupational health can provide clinicians with opportunities to:

• diversify their clinical services

• work with organisations and corporate clients

• develop new professional pathways beyond traditional clinical practice

Education and Training for Health Professionals

In addition to delivering workplace services, Corporate Work Health Australia also provides education and professional development opportunities for allied health professionals interested in occupational health.

Our online training courses include:

Workstation Ergonomic Risk Assessment Training for Health Professionals
https://cwha.thinkific.com/courses/office-ergonomic-risk-assessment-training-for-allied-health-professionals

Manual Handling Training for Health Professionals
https://cwha.thinkific.com/courses/manualhandlingtrainingforthehealthprofessional

Vehicle Ergonomic Considerations for Health Professionals
https://corporateworkhealth.com.au/training/ergonomics/health-professionals/

These courses provide practical guidance on how clinicians can confidently deliver ergonomic assessments, workplace risk assessments and injury prevention services.

Mentoring for Clinicians Interested in Occupational Health

Heath and Wade also provide mentoring for physiotherapists, osteopaths, exercise physiologists and other allied health professionals who want to develop skills in occupational health.

Mentoring can cover topics such as:

• conducting ergonomic assessments

• delivering manual handling training

• working with organisations and corporate clients

• building occupational health services within your practice

If you are interested in mentoring or learning more about occupational health opportunities, please contact:

Heath Williams
heathwilliams@corporateworkhealth.com

Wade Brennan
wadebrennan@corporateworkhealth.com