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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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	Wednesday 24 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Wednesday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM	🎛️ Wednesday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Smoking ceremony

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	Wednesday 24 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Wednesday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM	🎛️ Wednesday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Smoking ceremony

	. 1
	Wednesday 24 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Wednesday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM	🎛️ Wednesday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Smoking ceremony

Thursday, June 25, 2026

	60-minute presentations	60-minute presentations	60-minute presentations	20-minute presentations	20-minute presentations	10-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM1 \| 60-minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TM2 \| 60-minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor	TM3 \| 60-minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	TM4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TM5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TM6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Culturally responsive language supports \| Part one	Practical Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing: Getting maximum change for children with childhood apraxia of speech or dysarthria Professor Tricia McCabe	The value of best practice supervision: Practical strategies to enhance clinical excellence and thriving therapists Tania Teitzel, Michelle Bihary and Rachel Hull	“Communi Play: A Community-Based Tiered Model for Universal Early Communication Support” Nisrine El Choueifati	The response of adults with apraxia of speech to Rapid Syllable Transition (ReST) Treatment: A single-case experimental design Derus Kung	Applying a ‘yarn and play’ approach in children’s speech pathology and occupational therapy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in rural and remote communities Helen Sargison and William Bern
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM						Balancing act: Speech Pathologists and vestibular assessment in a paediatric Deaf and Hard of Hearing team Alison Burdon
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM				Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM				Collaboration with families in paediatric speech pathology settings: Where are we and where are we heading? Dr Katelyn Melvin	social-ABI-lity: Development of a social media and online communication assessment tool for people with acquired brain injury (ABI) Dr Melissa Brunner and Tamara Eide	Beyond barriers: Empowering Deaf students through evidence-based phonics Sarah Evans
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM						Auslan–Narrative Language Measure: Strengthening signed storytelling Mika Shimada and Sara King-Koi
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM				Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM				Building on our strengths: Sustaining the Hanen Learning Language and Loving It™ program in an Aboriginal community-led kindergarten Dr Hannah Stark, Prue Smeaton, Prue Kennedy, Bellah Bennett-Payne, Cheryl Lammonde and Jessica Stewart	Reading difficulties following right hemisphere stroke: Key findings from 50 years of research Dr Ronelle Hewetson	An exploration of whole-class AAC as a tool for accessible curriculum and inclusive practice Hannah Chidley
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Culturally responsive language supports \| Part two	They said "teach clusters" - here's how: Practical strategies for implementing the complexity approach Rebecca Reinking	Unpacking clinical reasoning in education contexts through an Evidence Based Practice-driven framework Dr Haley Tancredi, Dr Rebecca Armstrong, Donna Arulogun, Gaenor Dixon, Aoife Gallagher, Marie Ireland, Associate Professor Jane McCormack and Jennifer Peach			What drives design? Investigating SLPs’ AAC tool creation for paediatrics Dr Clancy Conlon
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM				Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM				Paediatric speech-language therapy services in New Zealand: Exploring speech-language therapist and parent perspectives Dr Lisa Furlong	Right care, right time: Managing community speech pathology demand for adults with progressive neurological conditions in a rural healthcare setting. Georgina Smith and Brooke Pay	Enhancing clinical and casework conversations with young people in Out of Home Care using Talking Mats Rosie Russell and Elisha Amos
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM						Unfamiliar but essential: The role of community communication partners in achieving functional AAC goals Catherine Collins
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM				Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM				Investigating the feasibility of a novel automated speech analysis application for assessing Australian children at risk of speech sound disorders Jingwei Hu	The SLP facial therapist: Extending our scope of practice in the management of facial palsy Jennifer Wills	Building AAC capacity in Majority World countries: 18-month results from a feasibility study in Ghana Dr Clancy Conlon
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM						Supporting every voice: The role of AAC in Autistic adults’ communication Emily McVeigh
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TA2 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor	TA3 \| 60 minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	TA4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TA5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TA6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Voice, Choice and Comfort: Speech-language pathologists in palliative care \| Part one	The AAC roundtable: One case, many approaches Dr Clancy Conlon and Associate Professor Andy Smidt	Mind the gap: Ethics, evidence and the evaluation of speech pathology in relation to mental health Karen James, Cate Barrett and Kate Fanning	Efficacy of the Launch to School Emergent Literacy Intervention for preschoolers with communication difficulties: A non-randomised control trial Professor Tricia McCabe and Jennie Cusiter	Equipping students for the ‘real’ world: partnering to address racism, discrimination and microaggressions and promote culturally safe environments Dr Elizabeth Bourne	Embedding telepractice in rural and remote service delivery: A decade of learning and innovation Susan Harrison and Nishani Algama
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM						Nine years of telepractice dysphagia service in rural hospitals: Outcomes and stakeholder voices Chaerim Kim
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM				Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM				Vocabulary Crunch: A mathematics vocabulary intervention for year one students Megan Gim and Violet Song	Evaluation of an interprofessional paediatric feeding simulation: The perspectives of undergraduate speech pathology and occupational therapy students. Lia McTaggart	Tier 2 telepractice literacy intervention for children with reading and spelling difficulties: Comparing the effectiveness of in-person and telepractice delivery Dr Lisa Furlong
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM						Artificial intelligence in practice education: Insights from Australasian speech-language pathology practice educators Dr Amanda Love and Dr Simone Howell
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM				Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM				School speech pathologists’ navigation of nine tensions regarding evaluation and eligibility in USA Dr Marie Ireland and Professor Sharynne McLeod	Innovative strategies for authentic assessment in online speech pathology education Dr Hamid Karimi	Finding the needle in the haystack: A quality appraisal of mobile applications for foundational literacy skills Dr Lisa Furlong
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Voice, Choice and Comfort: Speech-language pathologists in palliative care \| Part two	Working with minimally speaking children: Sparking joy through connection based practice Jade Telfer	Speech pathology services for people with mental health needs Dr Victoria Sandham			Stay tuned: Exploratory content and thematic analysis of traumatic brain injury content on YouTube and Instagram Charlene Lo and Sonia Tint
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM				Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM				Short lessons, big impact: Boosting language comprehension in classrooms using speech-language research insights Camryn Lettich, Kristi Jones, Dr Douglas Petersen and Trina Spencer	Hear, yarn, learn, play: Exploring the knowledge and confidence of speech pathology and occupational therapy clinicians and students working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experiencing conductive hearing loss following online learning Megan Tibbits and William Bern	From online to in-person: A mixed-methods study of early intervention professionals’ engagement and withdrawal from telepractice Dr Felipe Retamal and Dr Katelyn Melvin
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM						Artificial Intelligence (AI) in speech pathology practice: Opportunities, challenges and impact Courtney Barnes, Assoc Professor Jane McCormack and Kieran Flanagan
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM				Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM				Communicative participation in school entrants: An analysis across four profiles of language ability. Anna Taylor	Transfer of knowledge and skills in placements: Student perspectives Dr Elizabeth Bourne and Dr Simone Howells	Experience-based co-design and development of CommuniKey: A novel web-browser extension to support digital access for people with post-stroke aphasia Assoc Professor Sarah Wallace
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM						Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

	60-minute presentations	60-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM1 \| 60-minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TM2 \| 60-minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Culturally responsive language supports \| Part one	Practical Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing: Getting maximum change for children with childhood apraxia of speech or dysarthria Professor Tricia McCabe
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Culturally responsive language supports \| Part two	They said "teach clusters" - here's how: Practical strategies for implementing the complexity approach Rebecca Reinking
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TA2 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Voice, Choice and Comfort: Speech-language pathologists in palliative care \| Part one	The AAC roundtable: One case, many approaches Dr Clancy Conlon and Associate Professor Andy Smidt
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Voice, Choice and Comfort: Speech-language pathologists in palliative care \| Part two	Working with minimally speaking children: Sparking joy through connection based practice Jade Telfer
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

	60-minute presentations	20-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM3 \| 60-minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	TM4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	The value of best practice supervision: Practical strategies to enhance clinical excellence and thriving therapists Tania Teitzel, Michelle Bihary and Rachel Hull	“Communi Play: A Community-Based Tiered Model for Universal Early Communication Support” Nisrine El Choueifati
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM		Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM		Collaboration with families in paediatric speech pathology settings: Where are we and where are we heading? Dr Katelyn Melvin
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM		Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM		Building on our strengths: Sustaining the Hanen Learning Language and Loving It™ program in an Aboriginal community-led kindergarten Dr Hannah Stark, Prue Smeaton, Prue Kennedy, Bellah Bennett-Payne, Cheryl Lammonde and Jessica Stewart
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Unpacking clinical reasoning in education contexts through an Evidence Based Practice-driven framework Dr Haley Tancredi, Dr Rebecca Armstrong, Donna Arulogun, Gaenor Dixon, Aoife Gallagher, Marie Ireland, Associate Professor Jane McCormack and Jennifer Peach
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM		Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM		Paediatric speech-language therapy services in New Zealand: Exploring speech-language therapist and parent perspectives Dr Lisa Furlong
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM		Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM		Investigating the feasibility of a novel automated speech analysis application for assessing Australian children at risk of speech sound disorders Jingwei Hu
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA3 \| 60 minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	TA4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mind the gap: Ethics, evidence and the evaluation of speech pathology in relation to mental health Karen James, Cate Barrett and Kate Fanning	Efficacy of the Launch to School Emergent Literacy Intervention for preschoolers with communication difficulties: A non-randomised control trial Professor Tricia McCabe and Jennie Cusiter
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM		Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM		Vocabulary Crunch: A mathematics vocabulary intervention for year one students Megan Gim and Violet Song
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM		Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM		School speech pathologists’ navigation of nine tensions regarding evaluation and eligibility in USA Dr Marie Ireland and Professor Sharynne McLeod
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Speech pathology services for people with mental health needs Dr Victoria Sandham
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM		Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM		Short lessons, big impact: Boosting language comprehension in classrooms using speech-language research insights Camryn Lettich, Kristi Jones, Dr Douglas Petersen and Trina Spencer
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM		Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM		Communicative participation in school entrants: An analysis across four profiles of language ability. Anna Taylor
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

	20-minute presentations	10-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TM6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	The response of adults with apraxia of speech to Rapid Syllable Transition (ReST) Treatment: A single-case experimental design Derus Kung	Applying a ‘yarn and play’ approach in children’s speech pathology and occupational therapy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in rural and remote communities Helen Sargison and William Bern
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM		Balancing act: Speech Pathologists and vestibular assessment in a paediatric Deaf and Hard of Hearing team Alison Burdon
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	social-ABI-lity: Development of a social media and online communication assessment tool for people with acquired brain injury (ABI) Dr Melissa Brunner and Tamara Eide	Beyond barriers: Empowering Deaf students through evidence-based phonics Sarah Evans
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM		Auslan–Narrative Language Measure: Strengthening signed storytelling Mika Shimada and Sara King-Koi
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	Reading difficulties following right hemisphere stroke: Key findings from 50 years of research Dr Ronelle Hewetson	An exploration of whole-class AAC as a tool for accessible curriculum and inclusive practice Hannah Chidley
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM		What drives design? Investigating SLPs’ AAC tool creation for paediatrics Dr Clancy Conlon
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Right care, right time: Managing community speech pathology demand for adults with progressive neurological conditions in a rural healthcare setting. Georgina Smith and Brooke Pay	Enhancing clinical and casework conversations with young people in Out of Home Care using Talking Mats Rosie Russell and Elisha Amos
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM		Unfamiliar but essential: The role of community communication partners in achieving functional AAC goals Catherine Collins
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	The SLP facial therapist: Extending our scope of practice in the management of facial palsy Jennifer Wills	Building AAC capacity in Majority World countries: 18-month results from a feasibility study in Ghana Dr Clancy Conlon
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM		Supporting every voice: The role of AAC in Autistic adults’ communication Emily McVeigh
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	TA6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Equipping students for the ‘real’ world: partnering to address racism, discrimination and microaggressions and promote culturally safe environments Dr Elizabeth Bourne	Embedding telepractice in rural and remote service delivery: A decade of learning and innovation Susan Harrison and Nishani Algama
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM		Nine years of telepractice dysphagia service in rural hospitals: Outcomes and stakeholder voices Chaerim Kim
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM	Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM	Evaluation of an interprofessional paediatric feeding simulation: The perspectives of undergraduate speech pathology and occupational therapy students. Lia McTaggart	Tier 2 telepractice literacy intervention for children with reading and spelling difficulties: Comparing the effectiveness of in-person and telepractice delivery Dr Lisa Furlong
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM		Artificial intelligence in practice education: Insights from Australasian speech-language pathology practice educators Dr Amanda Love and Dr Simone Howell
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM	Innovative strategies for authentic assessment in online speech pathology education Dr Hamid Karimi	Finding the needle in the haystack: A quality appraisal of mobile applications for foundational literacy skills Dr Lisa Furlong
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM		Stay tuned: Exploratory content and thematic analysis of traumatic brain injury content on YouTube and Instagram Charlene Lo and Sonia Tint
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM	Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM	Hear, yarn, learn, play: Exploring the knowledge and confidence of speech pathology and occupational therapy clinicians and students working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experiencing conductive hearing loss following online learning Megan Tibbits and William Bern	From online to in-person: A mixed-methods study of early intervention professionals’ engagement and withdrawal from telepractice Dr Felipe Retamal and Dr Katelyn Melvin
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM		Artificial Intelligence (AI) in speech pathology practice: Opportunities, challenges and impact Courtney Barnes, Assoc Professor Jane McCormack and Kieran Flanagan
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM	Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM	Transfer of knowledge and skills in placements: Student perspectives Dr Elizabeth Bourne and Dr Simone Howells	Experience-based co-design and development of CommuniKey: A novel web-browser extension to support digital access for people with post-stroke aphasia Assoc Professor Sarah Wallace
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM		Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

	60-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM1 \| 60-minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Culturally responsive language supports \| Part one
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Culturally responsive language supports \| Part two
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Voice, Choice and Comfort: Speech-language pathologists in palliative care \| Part one
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Voice, Choice and Comfort: Speech-language pathologists in palliative care \| Part two
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

	60-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM2 \| 60-minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Practical Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing: Getting maximum change for children with childhood apraxia of speech or dysarthria Professor Tricia McCabe
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	They said "teach clusters" - here's how: Practical strategies for implementing the complexity approach Rebecca Reinking
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA2 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	The AAC roundtable: One case, many approaches Dr Clancy Conlon and Associate Professor Andy Smidt
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Working with minimally speaking children: Sparking joy through connection based practice Jade Telfer
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

	60-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM3 \| 60-minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	The value of best practice supervision: Practical strategies to enhance clinical excellence and thriving therapists Tania Teitzel, Michelle Bihary and Rachel Hull
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Unpacking clinical reasoning in education contexts through an Evidence Based Practice-driven framework Dr Haley Tancredi, Dr Rebecca Armstrong, Donna Arulogun, Gaenor Dixon, Aoife Gallagher, Marie Ireland, Associate Professor Jane McCormack and Jennifer Peach
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA3 \| 60 minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mind the gap: Ethics, evidence and the evaluation of speech pathology in relation to mental health Karen James, Cate Barrett and Kate Fanning
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Speech pathology services for people with mental health needs Dr Victoria Sandham
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

	20-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	“Communi Play: A Community-Based Tiered Model for Universal Early Communication Support” Nisrine El Choueifati
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	Collaboration with families in paediatric speech pathology settings: Where are we and where are we heading? Dr Katelyn Melvin
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	Building on our strengths: Sustaining the Hanen Learning Language and Loving It™ program in an Aboriginal community-led kindergarten Dr Hannah Stark, Prue Smeaton, Prue Kennedy, Bellah Bennett-Payne, Cheryl Lammonde and Jessica Stewart
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Paediatric speech-language therapy services in New Zealand: Exploring speech-language therapist and parent perspectives Dr Lisa Furlong
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	Investigating the feasibility of a novel automated speech analysis application for assessing Australian children at risk of speech sound disorders Jingwei Hu
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Efficacy of the Launch to School Emergent Literacy Intervention for preschoolers with communication difficulties: A non-randomised control trial Professor Tricia McCabe and Jennie Cusiter
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM	Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM	Vocabulary Crunch: A mathematics vocabulary intervention for year one students Megan Gim and Violet Song
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM	School speech pathologists’ navigation of nine tensions regarding evaluation and eligibility in USA Dr Marie Ireland and Professor Sharynne McLeod
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM	Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM	Short lessons, big impact: Boosting language comprehension in classrooms using speech-language research insights Camryn Lettich, Kristi Jones, Dr Douglas Petersen and Trina Spencer
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM	Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM	Communicative participation in school entrants: An analysis across four profiles of language ability. Anna Taylor
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

	20-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	The response of adults with apraxia of speech to Rapid Syllable Transition (ReST) Treatment: A single-case experimental design Derus Kung
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	social-ABI-lity: Development of a social media and online communication assessment tool for people with acquired brain injury (ABI) Dr Melissa Brunner and Tamara Eide
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	Reading difficulties following right hemisphere stroke: Key findings from 50 years of research Dr Ronelle Hewetson
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Right care, right time: Managing community speech pathology demand for adults with progressive neurological conditions in a rural healthcare setting. Georgina Smith and Brooke Pay
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	The SLP facial therapist: Extending our scope of practice in the management of facial palsy Jennifer Wills
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Equipping students for the ‘real’ world: partnering to address racism, discrimination and microaggressions and promote culturally safe environments Dr Elizabeth Bourne
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM	Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM	Evaluation of an interprofessional paediatric feeding simulation: The perspectives of undergraduate speech pathology and occupational therapy students. Lia McTaggart
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM	Innovative strategies for authentic assessment in online speech pathology education Dr Hamid Karimi
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM	Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM	Hear, yarn, learn, play: Exploring the knowledge and confidence of speech pathology and occupational therapy clinicians and students working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experiencing conductive hearing loss following online learning Megan Tibbits and William Bern
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM	Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM	Transfer of knowledge and skills in placements: Student perspectives Dr Elizabeth Bourne and Dr Simone Howells
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

	10-minute presentations
	Thursday 25 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Thursday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Thursday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Building firm foundations: designing early years systems to promote robust and equitable language development Professor Cristina McKean
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM	🏟️ Thursday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Thursday morning tea ☕
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	🤝 Northern Territory member meet-up 🤝 If you’re attending from the Northern Territory, come along to the NT Branch meetup during the break. Bring your morning tea, say hello, and hear about what’s happening across your state.
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	TM6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Applying a ‘yarn and play’ approach in children’s speech pathology and occupational therapy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in rural and remote communities Helen Sargison and William Bern
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM	Balancing act: Speech Pathologists and vestibular assessment in a paediatric Deaf and Hard of Hearing team Alison Burdon
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	Beyond barriers: Empowering Deaf students through evidence-based phonics Sarah Evans
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM	Auslan–Narrative Language Measure: Strengthening signed storytelling Mika Shimada and Sara King-Koi
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	An exploration of whole-class AAC as a tool for accessible curriculum and inclusive practice Hannah Chidley
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	What drives design? Investigating SLPs’ AAC tool creation for paediatrics Dr Clancy Conlon
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Enhancing clinical and casework conversations with young people in Out of Home Care using Talking Mats Rosie Russell and Elisha Amos
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM	Unfamiliar but essential: The role of community communication partners in achieving functional AAC goals Catherine Collins
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	Building AAC capacity in Majority World countries: 18-month results from a feasibility study in Ghana Dr Clancy Conlon
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM	Supporting every voice: The role of AAC in Autistic adults’ communication Emily McVeigh
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Thursday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Spectronics🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Speech Collective meet-up 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, join the Queer Speech Collective for a relaxed meetup during the break. This is a welcoming space to connect, share experiences, and build community with colleagues from across the profession.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Victoria member meet-up 🤝 If you’re a speech pathologist based in Victoria, bring your lunch along and join us for an informal catch-up during the break. It’s a relaxed way to meet others, ask questions, and find out what’s happening across the VIC Branch.
	TA6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Embedding telepractice in rural and remote service delivery: A decade of learning and innovation Susan Harrison and Nishani Algama
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM	Nine years of telepractice dysphagia service in rural hospitals: Outcomes and stakeholder voices Chaerim Kim
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM	Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM	Tier 2 telepractice literacy intervention for children with reading and spelling difficulties: Comparing the effectiveness of in-person and telepractice delivery Dr Lisa Furlong
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM	Artificial intelligence in practice education: Insights from Australasian speech-language pathology practice educators Dr Amanda Love and Dr Simone Howell
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM	Finding the needle in the haystack: A quality appraisal of mobile applications for foundational literacy skills Dr Lisa Furlong
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Stay tuned: Exploratory content and thematic analysis of traumatic brain injury content on YouTube and Instagram Charlene Lo and Sonia Tint
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM	Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM	From online to in-person: A mixed-methods study of early intervention professionals’ engagement and withdrawal from telepractice Dr Felipe Retamal and Dr Katelyn Melvin
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM	Artificial Intelligence (AI) in speech pathology practice: Opportunities, challenges and impact Courtney Barnes, Assoc Professor Jane McCormack and Kieran Flanagan
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM	Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM	Experience-based co-design and development of CommuniKey: A novel web-browser extension to support digital access for people with post-stroke aphasia Assoc Professor Sarah Wallace
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM	Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Thursday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 Western Australian member meet-up 🤝 Are you a speech pathologist in Western Australia and keen to connect? Join the WA Branch for a casual get-together during afternoon tea! It’s an opportunity to meet colleagues, share your perspectives, and hear about upcoming opportunities near you.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yarra Ngiyang (speaking words) Dr Anita Heiss
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	🤝 Welcome reception 🤝

Friday, June 26, 2026

	60-minute presentations	60-minute presentations	60-minute presentations	20-minute presentations	20-minute presentations	10-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FM2 \| 60-minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor	FM3 \| 60-minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	FM4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FM5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FM6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Conversations on neurodiversity \| Part one	Benchmarking impact: Evaluating oral narratives with a new clinical tool Melissa Ridd, Amy Southwood and Rebecca Kreuger	From coalface to code: clinicians building the future of digital health. Rebecca Keeley, Assoc Professor Kirrie Ballard and Dr Lisa Furlong	Evaluating a screener for word recognition and language comprehension for academically struggling high school students Camryn Lettich, Kristi Jones, and Dr Douglas Petersen	Clinical competencies for the burn speech-language pathologist: A multidisciplinary development and Delphi consensus study Dr Nicola Clayton	Measuring what parents hear: Normative data and clinical correlations for the Intelligibility in Context Scale in two- and three-year-olds Linda Orton
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM						The Speech Motor Learning for Toddlers (SMoLT) program: Speech and communication outcomes for a pre-emptive early intervention for toddlers at risk of CAS Laura Nelson
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM				Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM				Measuring the language of the law: Benchmarking legal vocabulary knowledge in adolescents Dr Rebecca Armstrong and Stella Martin	Implementing annual flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) surveillance: Enhancing late-stage dysphagia detection post head and neck cancer Professor Elizabeth Ward	Early intervention in childhood apraxia of speech: What do we know and what can we do? Dr Chantelle Highman
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM						Assessing children’s speech in unfamiliar languages: Acceptability of the Speech Assessment of Children’s Home Language(s) (SACHL) Professor Sharynne McLeod
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM				Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM				Exploring social isolation in adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing: Insights from clinicians and educators Professor Nerina Scarinci	Project ECHOE: Exploring cross-disciplinary health outcomes using expiratory muscle strength training Ornaith Henderson	Developing a speech production assessment task to meet service needs Bronwyn Wood
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Conversations on neurodiversity \| Part two	Continuity of care in cleft speech services: How do we work better together? Mikaela Bow	Beyond survival: Practical burnout solutions for early career SLPs across clinical contexts Dr Rebecca Waring and Jennifer Wills			Australian speech-language pathologists’ perspectives on using cervical auscultation in the detection of aspiration in infants and children Assoc Professor Thuy Frakking
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM				Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM				The Digital Dialogues Interview: An exploration of the social media experiences of adolescents with communication disability Nichola Shelton	ICU speech pathology staffing and post-ICU length of stay Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson	Assessment of paediatric feeding disorders by Australian speech pathologists: a survey within the Australian healthcare context Annelise Kyriakou
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM						Going home with a tube: The changing profile of a multidisciplinary paediatric home enteral nutrition program Monika Sekulov
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM				Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM				Personal narrative assessment and analysis in children and adolescents: insights for clinical caseloads Vani Gupta	Working from the outside in: applying cutaneous scar management principles and novel treatment approaches to laryngeal burn injury Dr Nicola Clayton	‘Food is just a thing I put in my mouth so I don’t die’: A content analysis of the experiences of people with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Dr Monique Waite
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM						Long-term experiences of Paediatric Feeding Disorder for children and their families Dr Jeanne Marshall
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FA2 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor	FA3 \| 60 minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	FA4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FA5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FA6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Paediatric feeding assessment and supports \| Part one	Structured literacy professional learning and development for teachers and speech-language therapists supporting children with complex communication and learning needs Assoc Professor Sally Clendon and Gail Gillon	Embedding health literacy into speech pathology practice: Reducing barriers and promoting access to understandable information for equitable outcomes Harmony Turnbull	Supporting voice and communication for Autistic, trans and gender diverse individuals: Bridging evidence, expertise and lived experience Bridgette Glanville	The voices of adults who stutter: Exploring perceptions of successful treatment Debra Kolomeitz	Co-designing CommSNAP: Using experience-based co-design to develop a communication profiling tool for older adults in aged care Dr Lauren Fothergill
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM						Enhancing saliva management in people living with Motor Neurone Disease Dr Shana Taubert
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM				Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM				Beyond attention: Practical strategies for speech pathologists working with ADHD and communication disorders Natalie Manley	Enhancing speech fluency in adults who stutter: A randomised controlled trial of anodal tDCS combined with fluency-shaping intervention Dr Hamid Karimi	Evaluating Tremella fuciformis as a natural thickener for dysphagia management: A study using the IDDSI framework and consistometry Hang Chi Yue
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM						Finding a voice in voluntary assisted dying: The case for speech-language pathology Dr Laura Chahda, Anthony Bach, Lindsay Carey, Joan Lim and Pram Ranganathan
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM				Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM				Emerging self advocacy in neurodivergent teens and young adults Heidi Ryan	Experiences and support needs of speech-language pathologists in managing stuttering: Insights from clinicians working in Australia Emma Alegre	Speak Clearly Together: A novel online treatment for dysarthria in Huntington disease Dr Shana Taubert
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Paediatric feeding assessment and supports \| Part two	Collaborative communication: Enhancing SLP reports for educational impact Dr Sharon Klieve and Dr Hannah Stark	Making outcomes matter: Practical use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in speech pathology Assoc Professor Hans Bogaardt, Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson and Katina Swan			Communication is care: Embedding visual supports in aged care under strengthened standards Jennifer Winstone
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM				Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM				Beyond "social skills": Redefining social connection through neurodiversity-affirming practice Cath Fernando	Scalable and sustainable stuttering services in Queensland state schools: Embracing stuttering within multi-tiered systems of support Carrie Fisher and Susan Walsh	Communication support needs in aged care: Impacts on care quality and service delivery Dr Michelle King
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM						Reflection
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM				Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM				Language preferences in the Autistic community Emily McVeigh	Voices that matter: A collaborative group pilot program supporting school-aged children who stutter with their mental health and wellbeing Dr Rachael Unicomb and Joanne Walters
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

	60-minute presentations	60-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FM2 \| 60-minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Conversations on neurodiversity \| Part one	Benchmarking impact: Evaluating oral narratives with a new clinical tool Melissa Ridd, Amy Southwood and Rebecca Kreuger
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Conversations on neurodiversity \| Part two	Continuity of care in cleft speech services: How do we work better together? Mikaela Bow
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FA2 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Paediatric feeding assessment and supports \| Part one	Structured literacy professional learning and development for teachers and speech-language therapists supporting children with complex communication and learning needs Assoc Professor Sally Clendon and Gail Gillon
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Paediatric feeding assessment and supports \| Part two	Collaborative communication: Enhancing SLP reports for educational impact Dr Sharon Klieve and Dr Hannah Stark
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

	60-minute presentations	20-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM3 \| 60-minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	FM4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	From coalface to code: clinicians building the future of digital health. Rebecca Keeley, Assoc Professor Kirrie Ballard and Dr Lisa Furlong	Evaluating a screener for word recognition and language comprehension for academically struggling high school students Camryn Lettich, Kristi Jones, and Dr Douglas Petersen
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM		Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM		Measuring the language of the law: Benchmarking legal vocabulary knowledge in adolescents Dr Rebecca Armstrong and Stella Martin
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM		Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM		Exploring social isolation in adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing: Insights from clinicians and educators Professor Nerina Scarinci
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Beyond survival: Practical burnout solutions for early career SLPs across clinical contexts Dr Rebecca Waring and Jennifer Wills
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM		Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM		The Digital Dialogues Interview: An exploration of the social media experiences of adolescents with communication disability Nichola Shelton
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM		Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM		Personal narrative assessment and analysis in children and adolescents: insights for clinical caseloads Vani Gupta
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA3 \| 60 minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	FA4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Embedding health literacy into speech pathology practice: Reducing barriers and promoting access to understandable information for equitable outcomes Harmony Turnbull	Supporting voice and communication for Autistic, trans and gender diverse individuals: Bridging evidence, expertise and lived experience Bridgette Glanville
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM		Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM		Beyond attention: Practical strategies for speech pathologists working with ADHD and communication disorders Natalie Manley
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM		Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM		Emerging self advocacy in neurodivergent teens and young adults Heidi Ryan
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Making outcomes matter: Practical use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in speech pathology Assoc Professor Hans Bogaardt, Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson and Katina Swan
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM		Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM		Beyond "social skills": Redefining social connection through neurodiversity-affirming practice Cath Fernando
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM		Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM		Language preferences in the Autistic community Emily McVeigh
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

	20-minute presentations	10-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FM6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Clinical competencies for the burn speech-language pathologist: A multidisciplinary development and Delphi consensus study Dr Nicola Clayton	Measuring what parents hear: Normative data and clinical correlations for the Intelligibility in Context Scale in two- and three-year-olds Linda Orton
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM		The Speech Motor Learning for Toddlers (SMoLT) program: Speech and communication outcomes for a pre-emptive early intervention for toddlers at risk of CAS Laura Nelson
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	Implementing annual flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) surveillance: Enhancing late-stage dysphagia detection post head and neck cancer Professor Elizabeth Ward	Early intervention in childhood apraxia of speech: What do we know and what can we do? Dr Chantelle Highman
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM		Assessing children’s speech in unfamiliar languages: Acceptability of the Speech Assessment of Children’s Home Language(s) (SACHL) Professor Sharynne McLeod
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	Project ECHOE: Exploring cross-disciplinary health outcomes using expiratory muscle strength training Ornaith Henderson	Developing a speech production assessment task to meet service needs Bronwyn Wood
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM		Australian speech-language pathologists’ perspectives on using cervical auscultation in the detection of aspiration in infants and children Assoc Professor Thuy Frakking
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	ICU speech pathology staffing and post-ICU length of stay Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson	Assessment of paediatric feeding disorders by Australian speech pathologists: a survey within the Australian healthcare context Annelise Kyriakou
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM		Going home with a tube: The changing profile of a multidisciplinary paediatric home enteral nutrition program Monika Sekulov
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	Working from the outside in: applying cutaneous scar management principles and novel treatment approaches to laryngeal burn injury Dr Nicola Clayton	‘Food is just a thing I put in my mouth so I don’t die’: A content analysis of the experiences of people with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Dr Monique Waite
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM		Long-term experiences of Paediatric Feeding Disorder for children and their families Dr Jeanne Marshall
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	FA6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	The voices of adults who stutter: Exploring perceptions of successful treatment Debra Kolomeitz	Co-designing CommSNAP: Using experience-based co-design to develop a communication profiling tool for older adults in aged care Dr Lauren Fothergill
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM		Enhancing saliva management in people living with Motor Neurone Disease Dr Shana Taubert
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM	Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM	Enhancing speech fluency in adults who stutter: A randomised controlled trial of anodal tDCS combined with fluency-shaping intervention Dr Hamid Karimi	Evaluating Tremella fuciformis as a natural thickener for dysphagia management: A study using the IDDSI framework and consistometry Hang Chi Yue
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM		Finding a voice in voluntary assisted dying: The case for speech-language pathology Dr Laura Chahda, Anthony Bach, Lindsay Carey, Joan Lim and Pram Ranganathan
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM	Experiences and support needs of speech-language pathologists in managing stuttering: Insights from clinicians working in Australia Emma Alegre	Speak Clearly Together: A novel online treatment for dysarthria in Huntington disease Dr Shana Taubert
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM		Communication is care: Embedding visual supports in aged care under strengthened standards Jennifer Winstone
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM	Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM	Scalable and sustainable stuttering services in Queensland state schools: Embracing stuttering within multi-tiered systems of support Carrie Fisher and Susan Walsh	Communication support needs in aged care: Impacts on care quality and service delivery Dr Michelle King
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM		Reflection
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM	Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM	Voices that matter: A collaborative group pilot program supporting school-aged children who stutter with their mental health and wellbeing Dr Rachael Unicomb and Joanne Walters
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

	60-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Conversations on neurodiversity \| Part one
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Conversations on neurodiversity \| Part two
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Paediatric feeding assessment and supports \| Part one
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Paediatric feeding assessment and supports \| Part two
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

	60-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM2 \| 60-minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Benchmarking impact: Evaluating oral narratives with a new clinical tool Melissa Ridd, Amy Southwood and Rebecca Kreuger
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Continuity of care in cleft speech services: How do we work better together? Mikaela Bow
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA2 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Structured literacy professional learning and development for teachers and speech-language therapists supporting children with complex communication and learning needs Assoc Professor Sally Clendon and Gail Gillon
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Collaborative communication: Enhancing SLP reports for educational impact Dr Sharon Klieve and Dr Hannah Stark
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

	60-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM3 \| 60-minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	From coalface to code: clinicians building the future of digital health. Rebecca Keeley, Assoc Professor Kirrie Ballard and Dr Lisa Furlong
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Beyond survival: Practical burnout solutions for early career SLPs across clinical contexts Dr Rebecca Waring and Jennifer Wills
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA3 \| 60 minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Embedding health literacy into speech pathology practice: Reducing barriers and promoting access to understandable information for equitable outcomes Harmony Turnbull
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Making outcomes matter: Practical use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in speech pathology Assoc Professor Hans Bogaardt, Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson and Katina Swan
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

	20-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Evaluating a screener for word recognition and language comprehension for academically struggling high school students Camryn Lettich, Kristi Jones, and Dr Douglas Petersen
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	Measuring the language of the law: Benchmarking legal vocabulary knowledge in adolescents Dr Rebecca Armstrong and Stella Martin
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	Exploring social isolation in adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing: Insights from clinicians and educators Professor Nerina Scarinci
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	The Digital Dialogues Interview: An exploration of the social media experiences of adolescents with communication disability Nichola Shelton
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	Personal narrative assessment and analysis in children and adolescents: insights for clinical caseloads Vani Gupta
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Supporting voice and communication for Autistic, trans and gender diverse individuals: Bridging evidence, expertise and lived experience Bridgette Glanville
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM	Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM	Beyond attention: Practical strategies for speech pathologists working with ADHD and communication disorders Natalie Manley
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM	Emerging self advocacy in neurodivergent teens and young adults Heidi Ryan
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM	Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM	Beyond "social skills": Redefining social connection through neurodiversity-affirming practice Cath Fernando
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM	Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM	Language preferences in the Autistic community Emily McVeigh
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

	20-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Clinical competencies for the burn speech-language pathologist: A multidisciplinary development and Delphi consensus study Dr Nicola Clayton
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	Implementing annual flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) surveillance: Enhancing late-stage dysphagia detection post head and neck cancer Professor Elizabeth Ward
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	Project ECHOE: Exploring cross-disciplinary health outcomes using expiratory muscle strength training Ornaith Henderson
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	ICU speech pathology staffing and post-ICU length of stay Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	Working from the outside in: applying cutaneous scar management principles and novel treatment approaches to laryngeal burn injury Dr Nicola Clayton
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	The voices of adults who stutter: Exploring perceptions of successful treatment Debra Kolomeitz
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM	Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM	Enhancing speech fluency in adults who stutter: A randomised controlled trial of anodal tDCS combined with fluency-shaping intervention Dr Hamid Karimi
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM	Experiences and support needs of speech-language pathologists in managing stuttering: Insights from clinicians working in Australia Emma Alegre
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM	Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM	Scalable and sustainable stuttering services in Queensland state schools: Embracing stuttering within multi-tiered systems of support Carrie Fisher and Susan Walsh
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM	Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM	Voices that matter: A collaborative group pilot program supporting school-aged children who stutter with their mental health and wellbeing Dr Rachael Unicomb and Joanne Walters
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

	10-minute presentations
	Friday 26 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	ℹ️ Friday registration & information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	☀️ Beach walk☀️
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	🎛️ Friday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Friday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	TBC TBC
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM	🏟️ Friday Exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Friday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: SPA Policy and Advocacy 🧠
	FM6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Measuring what parents hear: Normative data and clinical correlations for the Intelligibility in Context Scale in two- and three-year-olds Linda Orton
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM	The Speech Motor Learning for Toddlers (SMoLT) program: Speech and communication outcomes for a pre-emptive early intervention for toddlers at risk of CAS Laura Nelson
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	Early intervention in childhood apraxia of speech: What do we know and what can we do? Dr Chantelle Highman
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM	Assessing children’s speech in unfamiliar languages: Acceptability of the Speech Assessment of Children’s Home Language(s) (SACHL) Professor Sharynne McLeod
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	Developing a speech production assessment task to meet service needs Bronwyn Wood
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Australian speech-language pathologists’ perspectives on using cervical auscultation in the detection of aspiration in infants and children Assoc Professor Thuy Frakking
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Assessment of paediatric feeding disorders by Australian speech pathologists: a survey within the Australian healthcare context Annelise Kyriakou
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM	Going home with a tube: The changing profile of a multidisciplinary paediatric home enteral nutrition program Monika Sekulov
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	‘Food is just a thing I put in my mouth so I don’t die’: A content analysis of the experiences of people with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Dr Monique Waite
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM	Long-term experiences of Paediatric Feeding Disorder for children and their families Dr Jeanne Marshall
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	🍽️ Friday lunch 🍽️
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Guild🧠
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 Queensland member meet-up 🤝 If you're a Queensland-based speech pathologist and curious about the QLD Branch, grab your lunch and join us for a casual meetup during the break. It’s a great chance to connect, ask questions, and hear what’s happening in your state.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	🤝 South Australia member meet-up 🤝 Looking to connect with other speech pathologists from South Australia? Join the SA Branch for a relaxed lunchtime meetup — a great chance to share ideas and hear the latest updates.
	FA6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Co-designing CommSNAP: Using experience-based co-design to develop a communication profiling tool for older adults in aged care Dr Lauren Fothergill
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM	Enhancing saliva management in people living with Motor Neurone Disease Dr Shana Taubert
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM	Transition time
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM	Evaluating Tremella fuciformis as a natural thickener for dysphagia management: A study using the IDDSI framework and consistometry Hang Chi Yue
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM	Finding a voice in voluntary assisted dying: The case for speech-language pathology Dr Laura Chahda, Anthony Bach, Lindsay Carey, Joan Lim and Pram Ranganathan
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Transition time
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM	Speak Clearly Together: A novel online treatment for dysarthria in Huntington disease Dr Shana Taubert
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM	Communication is care: Embedding visual supports in aged care under strengthened standards Jennifer Winstone
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM	Transition time
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM	Communication support needs in aged care: Impacts on care quality and service delivery Dr Michelle King
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM	Reflection
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM	Transition time
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	☕ Friday afternoon tea ☕
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM	🤝 ACT/NSW member meet-up 🤝 Grab your afternoon tea and join the ACT/NSW Branch for a casual meetup. It’s fantastic way to connect with colleagues and hear about what’s happening locally.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wellbeing in the allied health workforce: systems, stories, solutions Dr Gemma Turato
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	🎖️ Speech Pathology Australia Member Awards 🎖️
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	✨ Networking reception✨
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Research, Innovation, and Community Gallery Night

Saturday, June 27, 2026

	60-minute presentations	60-minute presentations	60-minute presentations	20-minute presentations	20-minute presentations	10-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	SM2 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor	SM3 \| 60 minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	SM4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	SM5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	SM6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Translating research into improved practices \| Part one	Embedding capacity building and coaching practices in speech pathology Alanna Jinks		DLD Voices: The research agenda for Developmental Language Disorder in Australia Dr Robert Wells	Caught in the frame: Ethical conflict in VFSS referral decision-making Assoc Professor Belinda Kenny and Alexandra Gooley	Understanding healthcare providers’ capabilities in providing effective and affirming care to neurodivergent, trans, gender diverse and nonbinary adult clients Jessica Shillinglaw and David Colón Cabrera
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM						Who owns the visuals? Rethinking access through co-design Jennifer Winstone
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM				Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM				Labelling, defining and classifying the active ingredients in oral language interventions for children with or at risk of Developmental Language Disorder: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis Professor Suze Leitao and Professor Natalie Munro	Shaping the mealtime experience for children and young people with dysphagia: Outcomes from an immersive 3D food printing experience Dr Rebecca Smith	World leading funding models: Mapping Australia’s public funding models for paediatric speech-language pathology services in independent practice Dr Tristan Nickless
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM						Privileging Indigenous voices: Decolonising speech pathology systems and practices Rhyann Roberts
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM				Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM				A global investigation into children’s ability to produce coherent personal narratives Professor Marleen Westerveld and Vani Gupta	A pilot trial on the psychometric properties of a new Dysphagia Screener for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (DySADD) Wei Gin Seow	Understanding the healthcare interactions of people with communication support needs: A narrative inquiry Peter Miljak
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Translating research into improved practices \| Part two	The rights of a child – what are our responsibilities as speech pathologists and how can we work with others to ensure children are centered in services? Kelly Williams	Neurodiversity affirming practice in speech-language pathology: Beyond lip service with #actuallyautistics Assoc Professor Sarah Verdon and Lucia Flint			Resources in 131 languages and dialects: Multilingual minds have unlocked global knowledge about children’s speech Professor Sharynne McLeod
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM				Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM				Language intervention for children with Developmental Language Disorder: Implications for health funding reform Dr Shaun Ziegenfusz	Swallowing Gym: A novel clinical tool in dysphagia rehabilitation Joana Liu	Beyond line drawings: Intersectionality and visual supports Jennifer Winstone
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM						Supporting students with complex communication needs using online on-demand training with authentic classroom examples Paula Hartwig
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM				Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM				Participation and experiences in extracurricular activities for children with developmental language disorder and their peers Dr Aisling Mulvihill and Callyn Farrell	Dysphagia presentation and management within a tertiary adult forensic mental health setting: A convergent parallel mixed methods study. Dr Katrina Dunn	Enhancing culturally responsive stroke care: Multidisciplinary team perspectives on challenges and facilitators during the delivery of acute transitional care Assoc Professor Samantha Siyambalapitiya
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM						Implications of caregiver-implemented intervention for three underserved communities Sarah Bartlett
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM				Transition time
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM		Your Practice, Your Questions: National Advisor Support in Practice Jane Delaney	Get ready for Thriving Kids Dr Erin West	Establishing the psychometric validity of a narrative assessment tool for Mandarin-speaking children Jingdan Yang and Professor Li Sheng	Oesophageal screening in practice: A five-year review of clinical and operational impacts following the introduction and refinement of a protocol and clinical pathway Kellie McCarthy	Exploring the reach of a health and development check initiative at preschools in Western Sydney Mia Burgess
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM						Culturally responsive speech pathology practice for LGBTIQ+ patients and families: Lessons from maternity and child and family health Dr Suzanne Hopf
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

	60-minute presentations	60-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	SM2 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Translating research into improved practices \| Part one	Embedding capacity building and coaching practices in speech pathology Alanna Jinks
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Translating research into improved practices \| Part two	The rights of a child – what are our responsibilities as speech pathologists and how can we work with others to ensure children are centered in services? Kelly Williams
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM		Your Practice, Your Questions: National Advisor Support in Practice Jane Delaney
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

	60-minute presentations	20-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM3 \| 60 minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor	SM4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM		DLD Voices: The research agenda for Developmental Language Disorder in Australia Dr Robert Wells
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM		Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM		Labelling, defining and classifying the active ingredients in oral language interventions for children with or at risk of Developmental Language Disorder: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis Professor Suze Leitao and Professor Natalie Munro
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM		Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM		A global investigation into children’s ability to produce coherent personal narratives Professor Marleen Westerveld and Vani Gupta
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Neurodiversity affirming practice in speech-language pathology: Beyond lip service with #actuallyautistics Assoc Professor Sarah Verdon and Lucia Flint
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM		Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM		Language intervention for children with Developmental Language Disorder: Implications for health funding reform Dr Shaun Ziegenfusz
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM		Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM		Participation and experiences in extracurricular activities for children with developmental language disorder and their peers Dr Aisling Mulvihill and Callyn Farrell
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM		Transition time
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM	Get ready for Thriving Kids Dr Erin West	Establishing the psychometric validity of a narrative assessment tool for Mandarin-speaking children Jingdan Yang and Professor Li Sheng
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

	20-minute presentations	10-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded	SM6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Caught in the frame: Ethical conflict in VFSS referral decision-making Assoc Professor Belinda Kenny and Alexandra Gooley	Understanding healthcare providers’ capabilities in providing effective and affirming care to neurodivergent, trans, gender diverse and nonbinary adult clients Jessica Shillinglaw and David Colón Cabrera
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM		Who owns the visuals? Rethinking access through co-design Jennifer Winstone
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	Shaping the mealtime experience for children and young people with dysphagia: Outcomes from an immersive 3D food printing experience Dr Rebecca Smith	World leading funding models: Mapping Australia’s public funding models for paediatric speech-language pathology services in independent practice Dr Tristan Nickless
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM		Privileging Indigenous voices: Decolonising speech pathology systems and practices Rhyann Roberts
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	A pilot trial on the psychometric properties of a new Dysphagia Screener for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (DySADD) Wei Gin Seow	Understanding the healthcare interactions of people with communication support needs: A narrative inquiry Peter Miljak
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM		Resources in 131 languages and dialects: Multilingual minds have unlocked global knowledge about children’s speech Professor Sharynne McLeod
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Swallowing Gym: A novel clinical tool in dysphagia rehabilitation Joana Liu	Beyond line drawings: Intersectionality and visual supports Jennifer Winstone
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM		Supporting students with complex communication needs using online on-demand training with authentic classroom examples Paula Hartwig
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	Dysphagia presentation and management within a tertiary adult forensic mental health setting: A convergent parallel mixed methods study. Dr Katrina Dunn	Enhancing culturally responsive stroke care: Multidisciplinary team perspectives on challenges and facilitators during the delivery of acute transitional care Assoc Professor Samantha Siyambalapitiya
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM		Implications of caregiver-implemented intervention for three underserved communities Sarah Bartlett
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Transition time
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM	Oesophageal screening in practice: A five-year review of clinical and operational impacts following the introduction and refinement of a protocol and clinical pathway Kellie McCarthy	Exploring the reach of a health and development check initiative at preschools in Western Sydney Mia Burgess
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM		Culturally responsive speech pathology practice for LGBTIQ+ patients and families: Lessons from maternity and child and family health Dr Suzanne Hopf
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

	60-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM1 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Translating research into improved practices \| Part one
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Translating research into improved practices \| Part two
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

	60-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM2 \| 60 minute presentations Arena 1A, Ground Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Embedding capacity building and coaching practices in speech pathology Alanna Jinks
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	The rights of a child – what are our responsibilities as speech pathologists and how can we work with others to ensure children are centered in services? Kelly Williams
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM	Your Practice, Your Questions: National Advisor Support in Practice Jane Delaney
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

	60-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM3 \| 60 minute presentations Room 5 & 6, First Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Neurodiversity affirming practice in speech-language pathology: Beyond lip service with #actuallyautistics Assoc Professor Sarah Verdon and Lucia Flint
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM	Get ready for Thriving Kids Dr Erin West
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

	20-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM4 \| 20-minute presentations Room 7 & 8, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	DLD Voices: The research agenda for Developmental Language Disorder in Australia Dr Robert Wells
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	Labelling, defining and classifying the active ingredients in oral language interventions for children with or at risk of Developmental Language Disorder: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis Professor Suze Leitao and Professor Natalie Munro
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	A global investigation into children’s ability to produce coherent personal narratives Professor Marleen Westerveld and Vani Gupta
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Language intervention for children with Developmental Language Disorder: Implications for health funding reform Dr Shaun Ziegenfusz
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	Participation and experiences in extracurricular activities for children with developmental language disorder and their peers Dr Aisling Mulvihill and Callyn Farrell
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Transition time
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM	Establishing the psychometric validity of a narrative assessment tool for Mandarin-speaking children Jingdan Yang and Professor Li Sheng
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

	20-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM5 \| 20-minute presentations Room 9, First Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Caught in the frame: Ethical conflict in VFSS referral decision-making Assoc Professor Belinda Kenny and Alexandra Gooley
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	Shaping the mealtime experience for children and young people with dysphagia: Outcomes from an immersive 3D food printing experience Dr Rebecca Smith
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	A pilot trial on the psychometric properties of a new Dysphagia Screener for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (DySADD) Wei Gin Seow
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Swallowing Gym: A novel clinical tool in dysphagia rehabilitation Joana Liu
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	Dysphagia presentation and management within a tertiary adult forensic mental health setting: A convergent parallel mixed methods study. Dr Katrina Dunn
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Transition time
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM	Oesophageal screening in practice: A five-year review of clinical and operational impacts following the introduction and refinement of a protocol and clinical pathway Kellie McCarthy
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

	10-minute presentations
	Saturday 27 June 2026 👆 Use the tabs above this program to select another conference day 👆‎‏‏‎ ‎
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM	ℹ️ Saturday registration and information desk opening hours ℹ️
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM	🧘 Yoga🧘
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	🎛️ Saturday Presenter Prep opening hours 🎛️
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	👋 Welcome back to the Saturday of the Speech Pathology Australia Conference 👋
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Relationships that shape practice and impact: The evolution and future of speech pathology Professor Nerina Scarinci
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	🏟️ Saturday exhibition floor hours 🏟️
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	☕ Saturday morning tea ☕
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM	🧠 Knowledge Hub partner session: splose 🧠
	SM6 \| 10-minute presentations Knowledge Hub \| Central Room B, Ground Floor 🎥 Sessions recorded
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Understanding healthcare providers’ capabilities in providing effective and affirming care to neurodivergent, trans, gender diverse and nonbinary adult clients Jessica Shillinglaw and David Colón Cabrera
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM	Who owns the visuals? Rethinking access through co-design Jennifer Winstone
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Transition time
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM	World leading funding models: Mapping Australia’s public funding models for paediatric speech-language pathology services in independent practice Dr Tristan Nickless
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM	Privileging Indigenous voices: Decolonising speech pathology systems and practices Rhyann Roberts
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Transition time
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	Understanding the healthcare interactions of people with communication support needs: A narrative inquiry Peter Miljak
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Resources in 131 languages and dialects: Multilingual minds have unlocked global knowledge about children’s speech Professor Sharynne McLeod
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Transition time
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Beyond line drawings: Intersectionality and visual supports Jennifer Winstone
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM	Supporting students with complex communication needs using online on-demand training with authentic classroom examples Paula Hartwig
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Transition time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM	Enhancing culturally responsive stroke care: Multidisciplinary team perspectives on challenges and facilitators during the delivery of acute transitional care Assoc Professor Samantha Siyambalapitiya
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM	Implications of caregiver-implemented intervention for three underserved communities Sarah Bartlett
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Transition time
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM	Exploring the reach of a health and development check initiative at preschools in Western Sydney Mia Burgess
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM	Culturally responsive speech pathology practice for LGBTIQ+ patients and families: Lessons from maternity and child and family health Dr Suzanne Hopf
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	🍽️ Saturday lunch 🍽️
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	♾️ Neurodivergent community meet-up ♾️ This is an informal meetup for neurodivergent attendees. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences if you wish, and spend some time together, with no expectation to disclose or identify.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	🧠 Knowledge Hub session: Emerging practice models: shaping sustainable futures for speech pathology in a changing landscape 🧠
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	The humanity of health Dr Dinesh Palipana
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	👋 Goodbye to the Speech Pathology Australia 2026 Conference 👋

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