Speak Out April 2020 DIGITAL VERSION. pdf

in practice

Professional Practice Seminar On 14 and 15 February the first Professional Practice Seminar was held in Canberra. It was a great opportunity for national office staff to hear about local issues impacting members in the ACT. The two workshops that formed part of the seminar gave members practical advice and support that can be directly translated into clinical and professional practice. Professor Pamela Snow discussed pseudoscience and provided practical information about how to appraise research, identify pseudoscience and deal with issues arising from pseudoscience. She also discussed the impact of this on clinical practice and how speech pathologists can talk about a range of potential therapy interventions and the evidence that supports their use with clients, colleagues and other professionals. Dr Jennifer Arnold-Levy provided a practical workshop about how to navigate a range of challenging conversations and then impact positive change with clients, colleagues and other professionals— a valuable skill to add to the clinical toolbox! SPA X Realise Business course New course to start Tuesday 23 June 2020 The Association has once again collaborated with Realise Business, a not-for-profit government funded organisation to run an eight-month virtual e-learning course to support coach and advise Speech Pathology Australia members wishing to start or grow their business. Participants will also receive a one-on-one coaching session, access to an online portal of resources and recorded webinars. This course can be accessed by members all over Australia by viewing the live or recorded webinars. Numbers are strictly limited so book now on the Association website. Fore more information and to register please contact Nichola Harris, Manager Professional Practice. nharris@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

Anna Pannuzzo talked about employee arrangements in public and private sectors

including pay, awards, EBAs, HR policies and procedures. Invaluable

knowledge for employers and employees alike! Members who attended this event provided some fabulous feedback about all speakers!

"Jennifer was an amazing speaker and provided great frameworks to make sense of what we do.” Member comment from ACT Professional Practice Seminar February 2020 NB: Similar events were planned for other locations around Australia in 2020. Covid-19 has impacted this and staff are working on plans to provide members with similar experience.

Electronic claiming codes used by Hicaps and Health Point Many thanks to the many providers who completed the recent survey about proposed changes to the codes. An overwhelming 77% of members indicated they would prefer there be no change to current item numbers and associated descriptors. This feedback will be provided by the Association to Hicaps and Health Point. If you want to know more about electronic claiming codes and service descriptors please see the Association's information sheet for members: Private health funds—registration, claiming and audits. Information about telehealth codes introduced by private health funds as a result of COVID-19 can be found at: COVID -19: Medicare, DVA and Private Health funds.

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