Speech pathology services for people with mental health needs

Tracks
60-minute presentations
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
Room 5 & 6, First Floor

Overview

Dr Victoria Sandham

Details

⏫ Panel discussion
⏲️ 2:30–3:30 pm
⌛ 60-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Intermediate (Some previous learning/working knowledge of topic e.g. treated a few cases)

Presenter

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Dr Melanie Johnston

Speech pathology services for people with mental health needs

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

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Dr Melanie Johnston is a consultant psychiatrist with the Queensland Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability and Autism Health where she contributes as a clinician, researcher, and medical educator. Melanie is focussed on building initiatives to upskill healthcare workers to adapt their practice for individuals with intellectual and developmental disability.
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Dr Victoria Sandham
Queensland Centre Of Excellence Intellectual Disability & Autism Health

Speech pathology services for people with mental health needs

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

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Victoria is a clinical researcher and Advanced speech pathologist at the Queensland Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability and Autism Health. She holds a Bachelor of Speech Pathology (2012) and a PhD (2025), both from the University of Queensland, where she also serves as a guest lecturer. Since 2013, Victoria has worked in both hospital and private practice settings, supporting individuals with communication and swallowing difficulties throughout the lifespan. Her current clinical focus is on providing care for people with co-occurring mental health conditions and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Session chair

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Anna Pritchard
NT Health

Student volunteer(s)

Elaina Emerson
University Of Sydney

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Catherine Mary Gatling

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