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The consumer panel (pictured above); also conducted at the
2016 conference in Perth was a valuable addition to the program,
so the 2017 CPC worked to include this special session in the
busy program again this year. Presenters on the panel came from
diverse backgrounds and shared their stories about their journey
and experiences of speech pathology services. The 2017 CPC
would like to sincerely thank the panellists – Wallace Clark, Jim
Egan, Caitlin Hall, Henry Harding, Tansy Mayhew, John Steggles,
Alison Vella and Rachel Vella. Special thanks to Brigid Kitchin for
expertly conducting the panel session, Dr Andy Smidt for her
oversight of the session preparation and to Cathie Matthews,
Chrissy Edwards and Fiona Littlejohn for helping us to include the
voices of rural and remote consumers.
Pep talks and posters (ePosters)
The response to the 2017 Call for Papers almost doubled that
received in previous years and as it was not possible to accept
all submissions, the CPC, rather than reject many, found an
innovative way (in line with the conference theme) to include as
many as possible. This was as a Presented ePoster (PeP) Talk.
The CPC modified the types of sessions on offer so they could
keep concepts together and give more time to the best quality
papers (as judged by two independent reviewers). PeP Talk
presenters were given three minutes (included within a conference
session) to present their work. This format was very well received
by the PeP Talk presenters and conference delegates.
The 2017 CPC also decided to introduce ePosters instead of the
traditional posters displayed on a board. ePosters were available
for view on large monitors in the exhibition hall, or alternatively
delegates could view them at leisure on the Conference app.
Congratulations to all authors on the high calibre of the work
presented. However, a special congratulations goes to the Best
Pep Poster Award prize winners – ‘Fast mapping and word
learning in children with developmental language disorder –
Exploring the impact of increased exposures to a new word’ -
Stephanie Sullivan, Suze Leitao, Mary Claessen; ‘Unheard voices:
The patient experience of people with communication disability’
Robyn O’Halloran, Madeline Cruice, Kathryn McKinley, Bronwyn
Davidson, Jacinta Douglas, Chris Bigby; and the Best Poster
Award prize winners ‘Cocktail party effect in alaryngeal speech
of Cantonese’ – Manwa Ng, C. K. Tsang, Ka Man Karen Yu;
and ‘The role of speech-language pathologists in food services:
A survey’ – Kate Swan, Rachel Wenke, Marie Hopper, Melissa
Lawrie.
Best student presentation award
This year the CPC would like to congratulate Eleanor Sugden for
her presentation ‘The value of home practice for speech sound
disorders: What do parents think?’
Conference app
The Conference app was popular this year. Delegates were able
to view the sessions, speakers, their bio, social events, ePosters,
exhibitors and keynote speaker handouts. The CPC enjoyed
seeing so many delegates tweeting about sessions and making
contact with others at the conference and they would like to thank
Colleen Moloney, Rebecca David, Lisa Petrov and Rebecca Faltyn
for doing a great job to produce the app.
Pre-registration
Many delegates took the opportunity to register, enjoy a cocktail
and catch up with friends and colleagues while visiting the
exhibitors’ stands.
Welcome reception Luna Park
What a way to welcome delegates to Sydney and to the 2017
SPA conference! With Vivid Sydney Festival in bright, full swing
delegates were treated to some of the most spectacular views of
the city and the harbour. Delegates also indulged in some frivolity,
enjoying rides on the famous ferris wheel, the nostalgic carousel
and the adrenaline-pumping dodgem cars. Delegates all left with
grins as large as the famous Luna Park smile!
Delegates who had entered
the Bridge Climb gift
voucher competition went
into the draw and the lucky
winner was Yogeshni Rao
(pictured right). We hope
she enjoyed the view.
Annual general meeting
Congratulations to all the deserving award winners announced at
the AGM. It is always a wonderful occasion to share the amazing
achievements of our colleagues. To those recipients of awards,
our most sincere congratulations.
Conference proceedings
Under the co-editorship of Dr Kate Crowe, Dr Sarah Masso and
Suzanne Hopf, the keynote presentations and selected research
papers will comprise the Conference Proceedings to be published
in the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
The special issue is the third issue each year. The papers from
the 2017 conference will appear in the 2018 Volume 20 Issue
3; articles will appear early online as soon as they have been
accepted.
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