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Featured Presenters
Emeritus Professor Pamela (Pam)
Enderby
Pamela (Pam) Enderby is Emeritus
Professor of Community Rehabilitation
at the University of Sheffield, UK. She
qualified as a Speech and Language
Therapist in 1970 and from an early stage
in her career combined research with
clinical practice. She worked in the NHS in
London and Bristol where she was District Therapist and set up
the first Communication Aids Centre in the UK and the Speech
and Language Research Unit. In 1995 she moved to Sheffield to
a combined NHS and University research post. At the University
she has held the positions of Head of Department and Dean
of the Faculty of Medicine. More recently she has completed
three years as the Clinical Director of the South Yorkshire
Comprehensive Local Research Network and one year as Chair
of Sheffield Healthwatch on whose board she still serves. She
is also a trustee of the Royal College of Speech and Language
Therapists.
Pam was the lead in the Equal Pay case which, after 14 years,
was found in favour of Speech and Language Therapists in the
European Court of Human Justice.
She was awarded a Fellowship of the College of Speech
Therapists and was honoured with an MBE for services to speech
and language therapy. A DSc was awarded by the University of
the West of England in 2000. In 2012 she was awarded the Robin
Tavistock for her contribution to Aphasia.
Pam has been the lead supervisor for 26 successful doctoral
students, the principal investigator on in excess of 50 research
projects spanning three decades totalling in excess of £7.5
million, been the principal author of 14 books and published
more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles.
We enter our profession with the aim of assisting those with
communication and swallowing disorders to have a better
quality of life. Thus we should be restless to continue to
improve our services in order to achieve the best influence and
outcomes by changing our recipes and ingredients.
Thus we have to consider:
• the recipients
• who judges
• the budget
• the resources available
• who is doing better than we are
• what can help us improve
• what is the appetite, and
• what is best?
This presentation will look at the value of understanding and
using information on incidence and prevalence, evidence
based practice and outcome measurement. We should be
blending technical, clinical, academic and personal skills to
result in an award-winning menu!
Monday 16 May 9.20am – 10.30am
MKP – Keynote Presentation:
Speech pathology as the Masterchef: Getting the right
ingredients and stirring the pot
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