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Claire Langdon is currently a senior dysphagia specialist
at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Nedlands, WA, with
an acute care caseload. She also lectures at Curtin Uni­
versity. She has a Master of Applied Epidemiology and
completed a PhD entitled “Pneumonia in Acute Stroke:
What are the Clinical and Demographic Factors?” Claire
has presented at national and international conferences,
and has several publications in peer-reviewed journals.
She is also a Fellow of the Australian College of Health
Service Executives.
Correspondence to
Claire Langdon
Senior Dysphagia Specialist
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Hospital Avenue, Nedlands WA 6009
email:
Planning for Speech Pathology Australia National Conference in Adelaide from 17 – 21 May 2009 is well underway.
In fact the online Conference registration is now available at
The Conference theme is
Aspire
Advancing Speech Pathology Innovation, Research and E xcellence.
We are delighted that Travis Threats PhD Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication Sciences and
Disorders at Saint Louis University and Laura Justice PhD a clinical speech-language pathologist and applied
researcher in early childhood language and literacy development, communication disorders, and educational
interventions and Professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University have
agreed to be the keynote speakers for the Conference and Associate Professor Janet Baker Coordinator of the
Graduate Entry Master of Speech Pathology program at Flinders University in SA has accepted the invitation to
present the Elizabeth Usher Memorial Lecture.
You can read more about their presentations together with the full Conference program at
Attendees will have the opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences with colleagues in the speech
pathology field, during the Conference and at the social functions.
If you have any questions please email .
The 2009 Conference Planning Committee looks forward to seeing you in Adelaide.