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8 Speak Out October 2016
Association news
The Australian contingent at the IALP dinner.
Representatives of the ICP Founding Members
at an ICP meeting. Opposite Page Anna Miles,
Annette Rotherham with National President
Gaenor Dixon and SPA Chief Exectutive Officer
Gail Mulcair after the announcement of NZSTA’s
successful 2022 IALP bid. Gaenor Dixon with the
SPA poster display.
The 30th World Congress of the International Association of
Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) was held in Dublin, Ireland from 21-
25 August, with a strong Australian presence. From the perspective of
Speech Pathology Australia the congress was a tremendous success,
including literally raising the Australian flag at the “Olympic-style” opening
ceremony.
Along with the Association’s National President, Gaenor Dixon, and
myself, as CEO, representing Speech Pathology Australia, there was a
strong contingent of Australians presenting excellent work.
Professor Linda Worrall was one of the principal keynote speakers and
presented on Neuroscientific Implications in Assessment and Intervention
for Aphasia, as well as additional aphasia related standing committee
sessions.
Other numerous standing committee topics and general sessions
presented by Australians included children's speech-language, motor
speech, application of the ICF, occupational voice disorders, telepractice,
simulated learning, cultural competence and global considerations on
SLP education, to name only a few.
Speech Pathology Australia itself was involved in two presentations
around the International Communication Project (ICP) alongside
other founding members of the ICP. A particular highlight was a panel
presentation on Global reach for, “Communication as a basic human
right” through the ICP involving the five presentations of: Dr Gloria
Weddington (Guyana); Dr Shyamani Hettiarachchi (Sri Lanka); Mr Dien
Le Khan, via video and represented by Professor Lindy McAllister on the
panel (Vietnam); Ms Nana Akua Owasu, via video and represented by Ms
Karen Wylie on the panel (Ghana); and Ms Sue Park (Fiji).
Other International Communication Project involvement at the congress,
included an all day meeting of members from all founding organisations
of the ICP to discuss a number of matters that we have only been able
to consider on early morning (for Australia) telephone conferences. It
was good therefore, to be able to debate a number of important matters
World Congress in Dublin a success