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Speak Out
October 2015
Speech Pathology Australia
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august board meeting
The third Board meeting
for 2015 was held on Friday
21 and Saturday 22 August 2015.
Some highlights from the meeting include:
•
The 2015
Book of the Year
ceremony will be hosted at
the Queensland State Library. The award ceremony will
be aligned with the State Library of Queensland’s First 5
Forever project, aimed at creating stronger language and
literacy environments for 0–5 year old children.
•
Mr Grant Meredith’s appointment as Community
Representative on the
Ethics Board
was extended for a
further three-year term.
•
A number of changes to
Ethics Board procedures
, to be in
line with current practice, were presented and accepted.
•
While representative meetings regarding the
Senate Inquiry
have now concluded, pressure is being maintained on the
Government to provide a response. The Government’s
response will determine the Association’s future actions.
•
University Accreditation Fees
were reviewed, with a
significant pricing increase to be implemented in January
2016. It is anticipated that the new pricing model will assist
in covering costs associated with the program, as well as
supporting developments in accreditation processes and
clinical education.
•
The Board approved the production of a
Laryngology
Clinical Guideline and Position Statement
, with a project
officer to be sought.
•
Completion of the
Transdisciplinary Practice Position
Statement
has been placed on hold pending the imminent
release of the National Guidelines for Best Practice in Early
Childhood Intervention paper, which will further inform the
Association's position statement.
•
Project reports were received on a range of strategic
areas,
including: Development of a CPD framework;
Speech Pathology 2025 Blueprint; Disability; Aged Care;
Clinical Placement models; and Embedding Simulation in
Clinical Training.
•
A
Communications and Marketing discussion paper
was
presented which included projected plans for enhancements
to both internal and external communications.
The next Board meeting will be held on 20–21 November 2015
and will include approval of the 2016 budget.
Gail mulcair
Chief Executive Officer
August 2015 Board of Directors meeting report