Speak Out February 2019

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National simulation project completion and availability of simulation resources

AFTER FOUR YEARS the national Embedding Simulation in Clinical Training in Speech Pathology project was successfully completed in November 2018. Funding from this project was received from the Department of Health (Commonwealth) under the Simulated Learning Environments Program with support from Speech Pathology Australia as the funded organisation. A collaboration of researchers from six universities across Australia, led by Dr Anne Hill from The University of Queensland, conducted a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether students could achieve a comparable level of competency if a portion of their traditional clinical placement was replaced with simulation-based learning activities. The results of the RCT indicated that student competency outcomes were similar in both traditional placements and placements which included a five day simulation-based learning program. Research outcomes from this project are being prepared for publication.

In addition, a significant outcome of this project is the development of resources for implementation of the simulation-based learning program. The project team are proud to have these resources now freely available to you on the Speech Pathology Australia website to enable the embedding of simulation into other programs. Please visit this link to access all resources: https://www. speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Resources_ For_Speech_Pathologists/Simulation-based_Learning_ Program The project team would like to acknowledge the Department of Health (Commonwealth) and Speech Pathology Australia for their ongoing support of this project over the past four years. Questions regarding the project or resources can be directed to Dr Anne Hill ae.hill@uq.edu.au

The TIMS system - VFSS & FEES recording & reviewing in high definition at 30fps Giving control back to Speech Pathologists

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