Speak Out April 2018

National Conference National Confer nce

National Conference Adelaide

27–30 May 2018 Adelaide Convention Centre, SA

Register for the 2018 National Conference

Conference opening Speech Pathology Australia is pleased to announce that The Hon Simon Birmingham, federal Minister for Education

We are now counting down the weeks until the National Conference with the conference program and online registration available from the conference website. The Conference Planning Committee (CPC) is encouraged by the number of registrations received to date. Registering for the conference Are you still procrastinating on registering to attend the most inspiring SPA conference yet? Selecting your sessions has never been easier! We advise that you read through the conference program, decide which sessions you wish to attend, and then proceed to the online registration to make your session selections. This will ensure a faster registration process and less chance of being logged out. Some workshops have limited attendance so avoid disappointment and register today! There will be NO waitlist for any sessions. So don’t leave it until the last minute. The CPC worked hard to make sure there is a diversity of areas in concurrent sessions so no matter which day or time you’re looking at there is bound to be something of interest to you. All sessions have a unique code that tells you the day and time it’s happening: • M = Monday; T = Tuesday; W = Wednesday • The number 1, 2 or 3 indicates the time slot. 1 = the morning session; 2 = after lunch and 3 = following afternoon tea • A-F indicates one of the 6 concurrent sessions Monday and then A-E on Tuesday and Wednesday • TB is the Tuesday Breakfast session on The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) Framework • All keynote presentations each morning are automatically included within your registration selection on those days. These are MKP, TEU and WKP. The opening on Monday and closing on Wednesday are also automatically included as applicable to your registration. You’ll also notice that some codes indicate continued sessions. These sessions are for three hours and presented in two parts of 1.5 hours each so you must select both sessions when registering. Any changes to the program will be made immediately to the online registration brochure, so it is suggested you visit the website from time to time. You will be contacted directly if any major change affects your registration. However if you wish to make a change to your registration please contact Caitlyn Rustem at conf2018@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au .

and Training, has accepted the invitation to formally open the conference. This will take place at the commencement of the program on Monday morning.The Welcome to Country will be by Jack Buckskin. Inspiring the future: Panel discussion The conference concludes with an engaging, interactive and inspiring session. A diverse panel will share their stories and reflections on the conference theme, evoking the 2030 vision for speech pathology and an ongoing commitment to the provision of quality services. It will include perspectives from within and beyond speech pathology, providing inspiration for continued development of a profession dedicated to innovation, research evidence and engagement.

The panel will be chaired by Rosalie (Rosie) Martin. Rosie, who graduated from Flinders University, is a criminologist, an accredited facilitator with the Centre for Courage & Renewal, and a clinical speech pathologist of more than 30 years. In 2013 Rosie founded a charity, Chatter Matters Tasmania, to bring literacy and parent–child attachment programs

to Tasmania’s Risdon Prison. She was awarded 2017 Tasmanian Australian of the Year for the work she began at the prison. Oral, forum, workshop, PeP talk and poster presenters The CPC would like to thank those who will be presenting an oral, forum, workshop, PeP talk or poster on display at the conference and remind that registration for the conference is required. Presenters at our 2018 National Conference are also reminded to complete and return by 2 May, 2018 the Speaker’s AV Checklist included within the confirmation letter sent in December. Event Technology is again managing the audio visual equipment for our conference so please ensure you return the completed form to them and not SPA. Poster prizes At the 2018 National Conference, prizes will be offered to the best poster presentations. Three poster prizes, each worth $50, are available. All poster presentations will be considered eligible for the prizes. There will be two prizes determined by two anonymous judges. For these prizes, posters will be rated on

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