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GUIDE
2017
SPEECH PATHOLOGY
The program for Speech Pathology Australia’s annual
conference has been finalised. This year’s program
is feature packed with plenty to inspire all speech
pathologists.
The conference will be held in Sydney and the full
Conference brochure is available online.
Registrations will be available from February with the
early bird rate due to close on 12 April. The keynote
speakers will include Professor Emily Plowman, Dr
Patricia McCabe and Dr Laura Justice.
To register visit the SPA website and follow the links to
the registration page.
National Conference Sydney
Professor Emily Plowman
completed a Bachelor’s in
Speech and Hearing Science
with First Class Honours from
Curtin University in 2000. Her
postgraduate studies were
completed in the US (Doctorate
in neurorehabilitation supervised
by Jay Rosenbek; post-doctoral
fellowship in basic neuroscience
with Jeffrey Kleim). Emily
holds the position of Associate
Professor in the departments
of Speech, Language, Hearing
Sciences, Physical Therapy
and Neurology at the University
of Florida, is clinical director
at the Center for Respiratory
Rehabilitation and Research,
and clinical director of speech
pathology services at specialised
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS) multidisciplinary clinics at
the University of South Florida
and the University of Florida.
Emily is an accomplished
clinician, teacher and an
internationally renowned speaker
in the area of critical thinking in
dysphagia management.
Dr Laura Justice
Many will remember Dr Laura
Justice who addressed our
conference delegates in 2009
in Adelaide and stimulated our
creativity and craftsmanship,
leaving us enthused and ready
to innovate. Laura now joins us
again to describe how she has
been working and investing in
innovative practices and will
challenge delegates to consider
one of the big questions for
most clinicians – treatment
dose! Laura’s investments in
early language and literacy have
resulted in an impressive career
that will stimulate innovation
across many other areas of
practice. She will examine
what “dose” involves, why it’s
important and examine the
evidence base to inform the
crucial decisions clinicians
make. Laura will challenge us
to look towards the future with
innovation and enthusiasm.
Dr Tricia McCabe
invited presenter of the 2017
Elizabeth Usher Memorial
Lecture, will enthuse delegates
with her innovative work on
interventions for speech
impairments in children and
adults. Tricia has been working
and investing in the evidence
base of our profession and will
challenge us all to reflect on our
practices – past, present, and
the changes we need to make
in the future. With a backdrop
of the Speech Pathology
2030: Making Futures Happen
project, this lecture will examine
where we have come from and
the investments we will need
to make in order to realise
the innovative futures of our
profession.
Keynote and invited speakers