Speak Out April 2016

over to you Celebrating speech pathologists making a difference

"I was an enthusiastic early recruit to the idea as I was well aware of the frustration as a speech pathologist working on the wards..."

particularly the option of a reliable very small, very slow flow teat will no doubt be a boon. The teats are commercially available through the website www.sepal. com.au and also at the Kids Health Info bookshop at RCH. There are plans to widen the commercial availability but this is now in the hands of the firm who manufacture the teats (APS formed a company SEPAL to produce innovations and market the teats and bottles). How long did the project take? From beginning to end the project took just on five years. How long have you been an SPA member? I have been a SPA member for 34 years! That’s a long time!

from Kay Gibbons who was at that time, the Manager of Nutrition and Food Services at RCH. She was responsible for the supply of teats and bottles to the wards and was well aware of the frustration experienced due to poorly functioning teats. I was an enthusiastic early recruit to the idea as I was well aware of the frustration as a speech pathologist working on the wards and not being able to rely on the equipment that you had at hand. One surprising aspect of the project was the discovery along the way of the relative dearth of research into the actual structure and design of infant feeding teats. How will other speech pathologists be able to use the teat in their own practice? And will the teats be commercially available? Speech Pathologists will be able to use the teats in their practice, and for those working in the area of neonatal care

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