Would you trust a fireman who is afraid to see fire or a surgeon who is afraid to see blood? Are you an #SLP who is afraid to see aspiration? Unclench your sphincters! Learn swallowing physiology so that you can address the CAUSE! Happy Halloween 🎃

The primary swallowing impairment in was identified 67% of the time for the easy swallow, 6% for the moderate swallow, and 6% for the complex swallow. #SLP mislabeled 8 or more swallowing events as impaired that were within the normal physiologic range jslhr.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?a…

You can't see it during a bedside evaluation! But if you're reporting "prolonged oral preparation", maybe its just vallecular aggregation. This. Is. Normal.

Happy Speech Pathology Week!

Celebrating #SPweek here at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. The theme this year is often what our consumers identify as their own goal: Communicating with Confidence! Speech Pathology Australia

🤤A Bake Sale to celebrate #SPweek among our allied health staff at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, with all proceeds being donated to Australian Aphasia Association

Oh I love this! What a positive and incredible story to share, and just in time for #SPweek here in Australia! Proud of our roles as Speech-Language Pathologists to faciliate and support others in communicating with confidence! 💬💪🏼👏

"The seven habits of highly effective aphasia therapists: The perspective of people living with aphasia" An absolute must read for all clinicians - whatever your caseload or area of practice! Emeritus Professor Linda Worrall AM - adopting the 'SMARTER acronym' Read it here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

It's #DementiaActionWeek! We're proud to have a talented Neuropsychiatary Team @NWMentalHealth working hard to improve treatment and care for people living with #dementia, both in clinical and research settings. Dr Anita Goh 🧠 🇦🇺 🇲🇾 She/her. Own views. @melb_neuropsych Wendy Kelso Associate Professor Samantha Loi, MD, PhD

The RMH has become the first Australian hospital to implement a networked glucose meter system allowing for electronic monitoring and surveillance of all patients with #diabetes during their entire hospital stay. Read more: thermh.org.au/news/royal-mel…

Fin and Zoe give valuable insight into the impact of Fin's Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) diagnosis (and previous lack of diagnosis!) on their family. Please share their extremely informative video! #DLDYouandMe #DevLangDis

New article published! Implementation of speech pathology telepractice services for clinical swallowing assessments. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… Prof Liz Ward #Speechpathology #telehealth #qhealth

Have a great CAPE day new grads. Has it really been a year?!

Thank you @Nearly_SP_Zoe for your candid and practical advice for our completing #slp2bs!! So lovely for you to record your message for our 2019 cohorts, thanks! #slpeeps @USydFHS Sydney Health

All the best to all the new grads!

Regarding adult acute/ subacute SP Practice... Does anyone have any suggestions or thoughts on ways to change our service delivery during these uncertain times? For example, videos of how to thicken fluids to minimise face to face contact. Thanks in advance. Please share 🙏

Love my job

#PatientCare Engaging patients to their interests and motivations is a win-win. A smile and engagement are good tools too. #PediatricSurvivir David had therapists like this! Water guns, fake glasses, and candy made him smile. #LPAA #SLP #Aphasia

Advocating for access to funded allied health services in aged care with Allied Health Professions Australia, OTA and Australian Physiotherapy Association in Canberra last week. The response was incredible, with significant interest from all major parties and key Independents. #AusPol #SpeechPathology

As a proud member of the 2025 Conference Program Advisory Committee (CPAC), I'm thrilled to share that call for submissions is now open! Don't miss your opportunity to present at the SPA 2025 Conference! Speech Pathology Australia