Session 2:

Finish the Year Strong: Reflect, Review and Grow Your Practice for 2026

Date and Time

Monday 10 November 2025; 1:01:05 hours

Speaker

Dr Kent Hungerford (BHlthSci, MPodPrac, DClinPod, MACPS), Specialist Podiatric Surgeon at South Coast Foot Surgery

Intended Audience

This series is designed for practitioners who are ready to grow through reflective practice, including allied health providers, practice managers, physiotherapists, podiatrists, chiropractors, occupational therapists, and rehabilitation practitioners, as well as anyone considering or already offering MLS® laser therapy.

Purpose

The purpose of this second webinar in the “Finish the Year Strong: Reflect, Review and Grow Your Practice for 2026” series by Heal With Laser is to deepen practitioners’ engagement with MLS® laser therapy through interactive reflection, clinical audit, and peer sharing.

The session aims to build clinical confidence and operational knowledge to effectively integrate laser therapy in multidisciplinary clinics across Australia and New Zealand.

The webinar focuses on analysing clinical outcomes, patient flow, and treatment protocols, while addressing practical challenges such as staffing, return on investment, and patient education.

It emphasises the importance of leveraging evidence-based practices and clinical governance to enhance safety, effectiveness, and patient trust.

Additionally, the session introduces a practical workbook that guides you through reviewing clinical audits and patient outcomes, updating practice protocols, collecting peer feedback, and mapping MLS laser treatments. It helps ensure high-quality, consistent care in your practice.

Key takeaways include:

1. The importance of mapping patient pathways and reflecting on treatment consistency through case audits with specific outcome measures, such as pain scales and functional questionnaires, to identify successful protocols and areas that need adjustment.
2. Clinical insights on managing nerve injuries, chronic pain, and wound healing with MLS® laser, including expected treatment durations and factors that influence responsiveness, such as comorbidities like diabetes.
3. The value of multimodal approaches combining laser therapy with orthotics, shockwave therapy, injections, and other modalities to enhance patient recovery and accelerate return to activities of daily living.
4. Practical implementation tips for managing clinic workflow, such as allocating dedicated appointment blocks for laser therapy, engaging reception staff in patient education, and utilising digital marketing channels, including Google My Business and social media, to attract the right patient demographic.
5. Ongoing clinical governance needs, such as maintaining up-to-date protocols, consent forms, training, device calibration, and legal compliance, particularly in varied practice settings, including public hospitals.

Overall, the webinar reinforces that successful integration of MLS laser therapy relies on evidence-based clinical practice, operational planning, patient education, and a supportive professional community to realise better outcomes and sustainable growth.

Workbook Session 2