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some clinicians as well as more recent
innovations will be reviewed. This will
be followed by a workshop on the use
of FEES in the evaluation and treatment
of dysphagia, a topic expected to be
highly valued by dysphagia clinicians.
Additionally, Dr Langmore will conduct
a Pre-Conference best-practice
Masterclass examining how to predict
and prevent aspiration pneumonia in
patients with stroke. This Masterclass is
a must for clinicians working in the area
of dysphagia.
Associate Professor Jacinta Douglas,
invited
presenter
of the 2014
Elizabeth
Usher
Memorial
Lecture,
will discuss
therapeutic
practice
within the context of one’s self-concept
and social connection. In particular,
Associate Professor Douglas will
present a framework developed
from her research that highlights
the necessity of clinicians to clearly
understand the perspective of the
client and their significant others, as
well as the importance of effective,
evidence-based interventions to
maintain a client’s social connections.
This presentation is highly anticipated
as the framework is applicable to all
populations that speech pathologists
engage with and thus will provide many
discussion points for all delegates.
Please visit the 2014 National
Conference webpage for more detailed
profiles of our Keynote and Invited
speakers and their abstracts, together
with all other information relevant to the
Conference.
Sponsorship and
Exhibitor Update
The CPC would like to welcome and
thank the Sponsors:
and Exhibitors: ACER, CR Kennedy,
Dart Products, ELR Software, Flavour
Creations, Guild Insurance, JCPSLP,
Liberator, Multimedia Speech
Pathology, Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition,
Olympus Australia, Pearson Clinical
Assessment, Pelican Talk & Love
and Reilly, Precise Thick-N, Pro-aid
Healthcare, Pro-Ed Australia, Safe
Swallowing, Sandpiper Publications,
Scope, Smiths Medical Australasia,
speechBITE, Speech Pathology
Australia, Teleflex Medical Australia,
Wise Words Australia and ZYTEQ.
Accommodation
PR Conference Consultants is
ready to take your booking. Please
visit the Conference webpage and
Accommodation link for the online
process.
Registration Brochure
and Conference
Registration Form
We are currently working through the
information needed for inclusion in
the online registration brochure and
Conference registration form. The
Conference flyer will be included in the
February 2014 edition of Speak Out,
which will also contain an overview
of the program format. Early bird
registration will commence on Friday 7
February 2014, so please ensure you
keep visiting the Conference webpage.
To view all the above
information please visit www.
.
au and the link to the 2014 National
Conference.
On behalf of the CPC, we wish you a
safe and happy festive season and look
forward to bringing you more National
Conference news in 2014.
Diane Jacobs
2014 Conference Convenor
Pamela Richards
National Conference Manager
Conference Dinner
Online Conference brochure and
registration
Conference Lanyards