Speak Out April 2018

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April 2018

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From the President

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Swallowing Awareness Day recap

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Policy and advocacy update

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The NDIA’s National Quality and Safeguarding Framework

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Communication Milestones project update

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Private practice news

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Spotlight on professional support

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Indigenous Allied Health conference

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Principles-based reasoning decision making protocol

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Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) scheme

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Branch news

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