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He is currently a consultant to the ETHC Nirvana Group Network in Auckland, and advisor to the Integrative Health Options Clinic in Auckland. For six years, he chaired the RNZCGP M ā ori Faculty: Te

She has many productive and enjoyable collaborations with speech language therapists, paediatricians, audiologists, neuropsychologists and other researchers and members of the community. Invited speaker Dr Tane Taylor (Tainui, Te Aroha and Takitimu) is a Distinguished Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, Tane is a critical thinker and strategic advisor to private health organisations and

PRIMEX examiner, Fellowship and Cornerstone Assessor. Tane is of M ā ori and European descent and whakapapa to Tainui, Te Aroha and Takitimu waka.

Akoranga a Maui. He is a member of the college’s Education Advisory Group, a former Chair of the RNZCGP National Advisory Council, a member of the Advisory Council of the RACP and is the Republic of Albania Honorary Consul to New Zealand. Tane was re-elected as chair of the Wonca

Indigenous and Minority Groups Health Issues Working Party. As an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Auckland and with many years’ experience in the teaching, mentoring and supervision of medical students, house surgeons and registrars, Tane’s main focus is on building, supporting and facilitating integrated learning environments within primary healthcare. He believes that through open and

honest collaboration among all stakeholders: PHOs, DHBs, government agencies, universities, general practices, SLT’s, Physio, OT’s and communities, it is possible to deliver a high- quality, efficient and fit for purpose medical workforce ready and willing to serve diverse peoples and communities.

cognition and speech perception in people who use cochlear implants, diagnosis and treatment of auditory processing disorder, and language and hearing in children starting school in an area experiencing high levels of deprivation.

government agencies in New Zealand and internationally. He is a GP teacher,

Elizabeth Usher Memorial Award Recipient Professor David Copland is a Professorial Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, School of

rehabilitation including the use of neuroimaging to predict aphasia treatment response and examining whether music listening boosts subacute aphasia recovery. Grace Gane Memorial Award Recipient Professor Suzanne Purdy (Te Rarawa, Ngai Takoto) is Head of

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. He leads the Language Neuroscience Lab and is group leader at The University of

Queensland Centre for Clinical Research. His research seeks to improve outcomes for people with aphasia through the development of new assessments and

treatments and identifying better predictors of recovery and treatment response.

David developed The University of Queensland LIFT program for aphasia with Professor Linda Worrall and his research also seeks to improve aphasia management through

testing principles of neuroplasticity and understanding the neurobiological basis of language recovery and treatment using neuroimaging. He is currently an investigator on 5 NHMRC trials investigating various aspects of aphasia

School of Psychology at the University of Auckland and Principal Investigator in the University of Auckland Centre for Brain Research (CBR) and the Brain Research New Zealand Centre of Research

Excellence. Previously she was head of the Discipline Speech Science from the time of its establishment at the University of Auckland in 2003. Her academic background is in psychology, audiology and speech science and she has research interests in

communication disorders, auditory processing, hearing and neurological conditions. She is engaged in a wide range of research. Current research includes two population

studies of hearing and auditory processing, investigations of sensory function in adults with mild cognitive impairment,

Keynote and invited speakers ENGAGING COLLABORATING EMPOWERING : The 2019 Conference Planning Committee (CPC) warmly invites you to Brisbane to connect with others, discover new evidence and build your enthusiasm to look to future opportunities in your professional work. We look forward to seeing you there! Professor Marian Brady is a speech Government) funded Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit since 2000 and has worked in community and hospital settings in Ireland and Scotland. Marian’s research is known for tackling highly relevant clinical uncertainties in the face of methodological complexity and championing co-operation and efficiency in the research process. Her Cochrane reviews have been in the top ten most accessed reviews in the world and regularly appear amongst Cochrane Group’s most accessed and most cited reviews. She leads a dynamic multidisciplinary research team from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, optometry, psychology, nursing and neurosciences backgrounds the team delivers high quality evidence which improves the stroke care and rehabilitation experienced by stroke survivors. Professor Susan Rvachew is a professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill University. Her research focuses on early infant speech development, speech sound disorders in preschool aged children, and designing more effective interventions to treat

Please visit the Joint Conference website for the abstracts of our keynote and invited speakers.

2 – 5 June 2019

Joint Conference Brisbane and language therapist and Professor of Stroke Care and Rehabilitation at Glasgow Caledonian University. She is the founding Director of the Stroke Rehabilitation Research program at the Chief Scientist Office (Scottish

speech sound disorders in children and prevent reading disability in this population. Susan is the author of over 80 papers, two blogs, and two books on phonological development and disorders. She has developed three software tools to facilitate speech-language assessment and intervention. Awards include three Editors’ Awards for best annual paper, Fellowship in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the Eve Kassirer Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement (Speech-Language and Audiology Canada).

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