Speak Out February 2019

Joint Conference

2 – 5 June 2019: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland

Program Update The Conference Planning Committee (CPC) is pleased to announce that the 2019 Joint Conference – Engaging Collaborating Empowering program has been finalised. This was a particularly challenging process given the number of high- quality submissions that were received. The CPC has worked hard to produce a program with an excellent range of high standard presentations in a range of topics areas that will be of interest to a wide cross-section of the profession. The CPC is grateful for the assistance provided by the reviewers when selecting submissions to comprise the comprehensive program outlined in the online registration brochure, with six concurrent sessions on Monday, five on Tuesday morning with six in the afternoon and five on Wednesday. In addition to the presentations by the keynote and invited speakers the conference program features oral presentations, workshops, panels, presented e-posters (PePs) and posters. PePs will be five-minute presentations included within concurrent sessions and with the poster displayed. Authors can take questions in the time provided within the session. Posters will be on display within the exhibition hall each day of the conference, with dedicated times during lunch on Monday and Wednesday for the authors to speak to their posters and discuss their work with delegates. All authors who submitted abstracts to present at the conference have been emailed the CPC’s decision. If for some reason you have not been contacted, please email the National Conference Manager promptly on conference@speechpathologyaustralia. org.au. Conference program flyer Included within this issue of Speak Out you will find a copy of the conference program flyer. This is an overview of the sessions that will be presented.

Keynote and invited speakers Presentations by the keynote and invited speakers connect with the conference theme Engaging Collaborating Empowering . There are multiple ways that speech pathologists undertake work each day and our key note speakers will share their expertise in engaging, collaborating and empowering in their fields. Professor Marian Brady

Marian will challenge our thinking in our collaborative work in two ways. She will ask if we risk over simplifying what we do to facilitate communication at the cost of a better understanding of our work. She will share the efforts currently underway in the field of aphasia research to support better communication between international,

multilingual, multidisciplinary researchers and clinicians, journal editors and methodologists and the shared responsibility in this undertaking. Marian will also broaden our thinking in our work with our clients post stroke. Speech and language pathologists are well positioned to observe and report oral health issues identified during the course of their work with these clients. Oral health is an important component of overall and systematic health. Marian will share with us an understanding of the current best practice and clinical guidelines relating to oral health after stroke. She will engage us in the key role speech pathologists play within multidisciplinary teams in this work. Professor Susan Rvachew

Susan will commence her collaboration with us in the masterclass that will be offered before the conference begins. She will explore the why, when and how to implement an input-oriented approach to phonological intervention with children. For some children, there are many reasons to delay direct speech practice, and begin

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