Speak Out October 2018

National Conference

Keynote and invited speakers The CPC is pleased to introduce to you the second of our two keynote speakers, Professor Marian Brady BSc (Hons), PhD, Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Research Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit.

The abstracts for all keynote and invited speaker presentations can be viewed from the Keynote and invited speaker section on the conference website. Call for Papers Closing date has passed and the reviewers are busy assessing each abstract. The CPC would like to thank everyone who submitted an abstract and looks forward to developing an engaging, collaborative and empowering conference program. Following completion of the review process authors of abstracts accepted into the conference program will be contacted in mid to late November 2018 and asked to confirm their participation. In the week of December 17, we will notify all those who submitted

Information about the presentations by the keynote speakers will be available in the coming months. Professor Marian Brady, PhD is a speech and language therapist and Professor of Stroke Care and Rehabilitation at Glasgow Caledonian University. She is the founding Director of the Stroke Rehabilitation Research program at

to advise the outcome of their submission. Sponsorship and Exhibition

The Sponsorship and Exhibition Invitation is now available from our web site. Please visit www.speechpathologyaustralia.org. au/nzspaconf for full details. The CPC would like to welcome the first confirmed sponsors and exhibitors:

the Chief Scientist Office (Scottish Government) funded Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit since 2000 and has worked in community and hospital settings in Ireland and Scotland. Marian’s research is known for tackling key clinical uncertainties in the face of methodological complexity and championing co-operation and efficiency in the research process. Her Cochrane reviews have been among the top ten most accessed reviews in the world and regularly appear among the Cochrane Stroke Group’s most cited reviews. She leads a dynamic multidisciplinary research team from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, optometry, psychology, nursing and neurosciences backgrounds. The team delivers high quality evidence which improves the stroke care and rehabilitation experienced by stroke survivors and is supported by a range of funders including the National Institute for Health Research, EU Cooperation in Science and Technology, the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland and the Stroke Association.Marian has authored over 100 academic research articles in addition to articles on stroke rehabilitation for professionals and members of the public. She an Editor for the Cochrane Stroke Group and an Associate Editor since 2016. Over her research career she has secured funding of £7Million.

Sponsors:

Guild Insurance has confirmed sponsorship of the Conference Dinner and photo booth

Flavour Creations has confirmed bronze sponsorship for the Tuesday lunch.

Exhibitors: Oral 7, Pro-Ed Australia, Reading Doctor, Wise Words Australia. Accommodation Details regarding accommodation options for the 2019 Joint conference will be available from the conference website shortly.

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