VPI  UPDATE  SEMINAR  VII 7-8  April,  2014 VPI  UPDATE  SEMINAR  VII  

FOR  SPEECH  PATHOLOGISTS

APRIL  7-8,  2014 QUEEN  VICTORIA  LECTURE  THEATRE

THE  WOMEN’S  AND  CHILDREN’S  HOSPITAL ADELAIDE,  SOUTH  AUSTRALIA

 

VPI  UPDATE  SEMINAR  VII 7-8  April,  2014

Welcome

On   behalf   of   the   Allied   Health   and   Speech   Pathology  Departments  of  the  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital  in  Adelaide,  and  in  conjunction  with  the  Cleft  Palate  Clinic  at   The   Children’s   Hospital   at  Westmead   in   Sydney,   I  would   like   to   invite   you   to   attend   a   special   professional   development   event,   the   VPI   Update  Seminar   VII,   to   be   held   on   April   7-8,   2014,   at   the   Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital.

The   VPI   Update   Seminar   is   a   two-day   seminar   designed  specifically   for  Speech  Pathologists.  The  seminar   aims   to   provide   attendees   with   current   information  on  both   the   assessment  and   treatment   for  children   presenting   with   speech   disorders   related   to  velopharyngeal   insufficiency   (VPI)   and   cleft   palate  speech.    

The  VPI  Update  Seminar  series  has  been   running  out  of   The   Children’s   Hospital   at   Westmead   in   Sydney  since  2005.    VPI  Update  Seminar  VII  in  Adelaide  will  be  only  the  second  time  that  the  seminar  has  left  Sydney,  and   we   are   delighted   that   this   highly   regarded   programme  is  coming  to  South  Australia.

Topics   covered   will   address   the   common   assessment  parameters  including  hypernasality,  hyponasality,  nasal  emission,   nasal   turbulence,   and   the   various   phonological  characteristics  of  cleft  palate  speech,  but  most  importantly,  the  seminar  will  describe  a   range   of  practical   therapy   techniques   and   ideas   for   the   treatment  of   speech  disorders   related   to  VPI  and  cleft  palate  speech.

Other   presentations   include   a   focus   on   feeding   difficulties   in   infants   with   cleft   lip   and   palate,   ENT   issues   in   this   population,   and   presentations   from   representatives   from   the   Plastic   Surgery,   Paediatrics  and  Genetics  teams  on  different  aspects  of  the  care  of  children  with  cleft  lip  and  palate.

The   seminar   will   be   coordinated   by   David   Fitzsimons  (Westmead),   Maeve   Morrison   (Auckland)   and   Jana  Carr   (Newcastle),   all   Speech   Pathologists   who   lead  their  respective  hospital’s  cleft  palate  teams,  and  all  of  whom   have   run   the   VPI   Update   Seminar   since   2005.  David,  Maeve  and  Jana  will  ensure  that  attendees  gain  valuable,   up-to-date   knowledge   in   this   important   and  often  misunderstood  clinical  area.

Please   read   this  brochure   in  detail   and   then  complete  your   registration   form   as   soon   as   possible   to   reserve  your   place   in   the   Seminar,   as   places   are   limited,   and  the  seminar  is  not  too  far  away.  

If   you   have  any   enquiries   or   questions,   please  do   not  hesitate  to  contact  me  at  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital  on  the  contact  details  below:

T:  +  61  8  8161  7235 F:  +  61  8  8161  7080 E:  christina.richards@health.sa.gov.au

I  look  forward  to  seeing  you  at  the  VPI  Update  Seminar  in  April.

Mrs  Christina  Richards Speech  Pathologist The  Craniofacial  Unit The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

Important  Information

Keeping  Down  the  Cost  of  Professional   Development  for  Speech  Pathologists

One  of   the  key  aims  of   the  VPI  Update  Seminar  Series  has  always  been  to  provide  professional  education  to  as  many   Speech   Pathologists   as   possible   at   an   affordable   price.   We   are   committed   to   keeping   the  costs   of   the  VPI   Update   Seminar   each   year   as   low   as  possible,  and   this   year   is   certainly   no   different.  We  ap-­preciate   that   professional   development   for   Speech  Pathologists   can   be,   and   typically   is,   very   expensive,  and  we   have   no   intention   of   pricing   the   seminar   out   of  the  reach  of  Speech  Pathologists.  

The  registration  fee  for  the  entire   two-day   programme  is   still   only   $165   (including   GST)   or   $110   (including  GST)  for  Speech  Pathology  students.    This  price  has  not  changed  since  we  started  running  the  seminar  in  2005.  

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VPI  UPDATE  SEMINAR  VII REGISTRATION  FORM

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With   such   a   unique   programme   at   what   we   think   is   a  very  reasonable  price,  places  will  be  taken  very  quickly. Please  ensure  that  you  register  as  soon  as  possible  as  it  may  well   be   some   years   before   the   seminar   returns   to  South  Australia.

Seminar  Location

The  seminar  will  be  held  in  the  Queen  Victoria  Lecture  Theatre.   Enter   via   the   Kermode   Street   entrance   and  follow  the  signs.

Transport

The  Hospital  is  readily  accessed  by  bus.    Traveling  from  the   city,   bus   numbers   222,   182   and   253   stop   in   King  William   Road,   just   opposite   the   hospital.   There   is   a   limited   amount   of   car   parking   available   in   the   streets  around  the  hospital  and  we  have  included  a  map  at  the  end   of   this   flyer   which   highlights   some   locations.   Be  careful   not   to   overstay   though,   as   the   area   is   well   patrolled  by  parking  inspectors.

The  medical   car   park   is   also   available   but   charges   a  maximum  of  $12  per  day.  It  also  fills  very  quickly.

Frequently  Asked  Questions  (FAQ)

Are  day  registrations  available? No.  Unfortunately,  day  registrations  are  not  available.

Can  I  share  my  attendance  with  another  Speech  Pathologist  i.e.  attend  one  day  each? No.  The  seminar  is  designed  as  a  two-day  event  and  the  programme  order  may  change  at  short  notice.  To  get  the  most  benefit  from  the  seminar,  participants  should  attend  on  both  days.

Will  there  be  videos  at  the  seminar  of  actual  assessment  and  therapy  cases?   Absolutely!  A  picture  tells  a  thousand  words  and  its  important  that  we  demonstrate  the  speech  samples  and  the  therapy  techniques  using  video  recordings.

How  formal  will  the  seminar  be?  Will  I  get  a  chance  to  ask  questions? The  seminar  is  designed  to  be  an  interactive  learning  experience,  and  questions  are  essential.  Come  along  and  participate  and  get  the  most  out  of  the  seminar  that  you  can.

What  is  the  VPI  Update  Seminar  dress  code? Jeans  and  comfortable  clothes.  Please  do  not  dress  up  for  the  seminar.

Will  there  be  any  presentation  notes  that  I  can  access  for  use  during  the  seminar? Yes.  Notes  for  the  various  talks  will  be  uploaded  onto  this  website  shortly  before  the  seminar.  A  password  will  be  given  out  to  all  delegates  during  the  seminar:      www.chw.edu.au/prof/services/cleft

Can  I  follow  along  on  my  iPad? Yes.  The  notes  on  this  website  will  be  PDF  versions  of  the  PowerPoint  slides,  so  you  could  download  the  talks  and  follow  along  as  they  are  presented.

Can  I  record  the  seminar? Unfortunately,  no.  We  play  a  number  of  audio  and  video  files  of  patients  during  the  seminar  and  while  we  have  parental  consent  for  this,  we  do  not  have  consent  for  them  to  be  permanently  archived  in  any  recording.

VPI  UPDATE  SEMINAR  VII 7-8  April,  2014

Keynote  Speakers

Mr  David  Fitzsimons

David   Fitzsimons   is   a   Speech  Pathologist   in   the   Cleft   Palate  Clinic  at  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead   in  Sydney.  David  specialises   in   the   assessment  and   treatment   of   children   with  velopharyngeal   insufficiency  and  other   cleft   and   craniofacial  related  conditions.  

David  has  been  the  convenor  of  the   VPI   Update   Seminar   since   2005.   David   is   a   past  president  of  the  Australasian  Cleft  Lip  and  Palate  Asso-­ciation  (ACLAPA)  and  an  active  member  of  the  Ameri-­can  Cleft  Palate-Craniofacial  Association  (ACPA).

David   is   currently   completing   his   doctoral   thesis  through   the   University   of   Sydney   and   currently   provides   lectures   to   Masters   students   in   the   area   of  cleft   palate   and   craniofacial   disorders   at   Macquarie   University.

Mrs  Maeve  Morrison

Maeve   Morrison   is   a   specialist  Speech-Language   Therapist  with   the   Cleft   Lip   and   Palate  team   based   at   Middlemore  Hospital   in   Auckland,   New   Zealand.   Maeve   is   also   a   part  of   the  Child  Development   team  working   with   children   with   disability.  

Maeve   has   over   17   years   experience   specialising   in   the  management   of   children   with   cleft   lip   and   palate   and  velopharyngeal   impairment   (VPI)   and   has   a   particular  interest   in   the   communication   disorders   seen   in   children   with   the   22q11.2   deletion   syndrome.   Maeve  also  conducts  regular  feeding  assessments  in  children  with   cleft   palate.  Maeve   is   currently   coordinating  New   Zealand’s  preparation  for  the  ANZCleft  Speech  Pathol-­ogy  Clinical  Outcomes  Audit.

Maeve   is   a   graduate   from  Manchester  University   and  returned   to   the  United  Kingdom  more  recently   to  do  a  post   graduate   course   in   cleft   palate   speech   in   Cambridge.   Maeve   teaches   the   undergraduate   craniofacial/cleft   palate   course   at   Massey   University  Albany   and   the   postgraduate   course   at   Auckland   University.  Maeve  is  the  NZSTA  advisor  for  cleft  palate  and  related  disorders.

Mrs  Jana  Carr

Jana   Carr   is   a   Speech  Pathologist   specialising   in   the  assessment   and   management  of  children  with  cleft  palate  and  related   disorders,   and   in   paediatric   dysphagia.   She   has  been   a   member   of   the   Cleft   Palate   Team   at   John   Hunter  Children’s   Hospital,   in   Newcastle  NSW,  for  13  years.  

During   this   time,   she   has  worked  on  a  number  of  projects  to  improve  clinical  outcomes,  including  the  creation  of  a  website   to   support   speech   pathologists   working   with  children   with   cleft   palate   (http://www.nchn.org.au/cleft/index.htm).   Jana   has   a   special   interest   in   exploring  new  ways  of  delivering  clinical  services  to  her  patients,  including  outreach  and  telehealth  clinics.  Jana  provides  lectures  at  The  University  of  Newcastle  in  the  areas  of  cleft   palate   and   paediatric   dysphagia   and   runs   a   stu-­dent  unit  in  the  area  of  cleft  palate.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Australasian  Cleft   Lip   and  Palate  Association  and  The  American  Cleft  Palate-Craniofacial  Association.

Mrs  Christina  Richards

Christina  Richards  is  a  specialist  Speech   Pathologist   with   the   Australian   Craniofacial   Unit   at  the   Women's   and   Children's  Hospital,   Adelaide.     She   has  been   working   at   WCH   since  1982   and   has   20   years’   experience   specialising   in   cleft  lip   and   palate   and   craniofacial  speech  pathology.  

Christina’s  work  with  the  Austral-­ian   Craniofacial   Unit   encompasses   a   wide   variety   of  craniofacial  conditions  in  neonates,  children  and  adults  from   across   Australia   and   overseas,   including   assessment   and  management   of   patients   with   severe  congenital  or  acquired  craniofacial  anomalies.      

Christina   is  part  of  a  multidisciplinary   team   involved   in  research   and   education.     Her   recent   research   has   focused  on  speech  and   trans-disciplinary  outcomes   in  the  cleft  lip  and  palate  population  from  birth  to  maturity.     Christina   has   also   been   involved   in   multidisciplinary  teaching  clinics  with  Indonesia  and  Malaysia.

VPI  UPDATE  SEMINAR  VII 7-8  April,  2014

*  Please  note  that  the  order  of  programme  items  may  change  slightly          within  and  between  the  two  days  of  the  seminar  

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08:00  -  08:30   Registration  /  Coffee  

08:30  -  08:40 Opening  and  Welcome Jenny  Faulks,  Allied  Health  Speech  Pathology  Manager The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

08:40  -  08:45 Housekeeping Christina  Richards,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

08:45  -  09:00   Introduction  and  Seminar  Overview David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead

09:00  -  09:30   Management  of  Children  with  Cleft  Lip  and  Palate   David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead

09:30  -  10:30   Feeding  Infants  with  Cleft  Lip  and  Palate Jana  Carr,  Speech  Pathologist,  John  Hunter  Children’s  Hospital,  Newcastle

10:30  -  10:50   Morning  Tea  

10:50  -  11:10 Cleft  Palate  Speech  Assessment:  Overview David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead

11:10  -  01:00   Cleft  Palate  Speech  Assessment:  Resonance  and  Nasal  Airflow David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead Maeve  Morrison,  Speech-Language  Therapist,  Middlemore  Hospital,  Auckland,  New  Zealand Jana  Carr,  Speech  Pathologist,  John  Hunter  Children’s  Hospital,  Newcastle Christina  Richards,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

01:00  -  02:00   Lunch

02:00  -  02:45 Cleft  Palate  Speech  Assessment:  Articulation  and  Phonology Maeve  Morrison,  Speech-Language  Therapist,  Middlemore  Hospital,  Auckland,  New  Zealand Jana  Carr,  Speech  Pathologist,  John  Hunter  Children’s  Hospital,  Newcastle David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead Christina  Richards,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

02:45  -    3:30 Cleft  Palate  Speech  Assessment:  Practical  Cases Maeve  Morrison,  Speech-Language  Therapist,  Middlemore  Hospital,  Auckland,  New  Zealand Jana  Carr,  Speech  Pathologist,  John  Hunter  Children’s  Hospital,  Newcastle David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead Christina  Richards,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

03:30  -  03:50 Afternoon  Tea

03:50–  04:30 Ear,  Nose  and  Throat  Surgery Dr  David  Wabnitz,  Ear,  Nose  and  Throat  Surgeon,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

04:30  -  05:00 Questions  and  Day  Close

PROGRAMME  DAY  1:  MONDAY  APRIL  7,  2014*

 

VPI  UPDATE  SEMINAR  VII 7-8  April,  2014

*  Please  note  that  the  order  of  programme  items  may  change  slightly          within  and  between  the  two  days  of  the  seminar  

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08:00  -  08:30   Registration  /  Coffee  

08:30  -  08:35 Introduction Christina  Richards,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

08:35  -  09:20   An  Introduction  to  Cleft  Lip  and  Palate  and  Craniofacial  Anomalies Mr  Mark  Moore,  Craniofacial  Surgeon,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

09:20  -  10:00   Clinical  Genetics  for  Speech  Pathologists Dr  Lesley  McGregor,  Clinical  Geneticist,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide  

10:00  -  10:30 The  22q11.2  Deletion  Syndrome Maeve  Morrison,  Speech-Language  Therapist,  Middlemore  Hospital,  Auckland,  New  Zealand

10:30  -  10:50   Morning  Tea  

10:50  -  12:00 Principles  of  Speech  Therapy  Intervention  &  Therapy  Techniques David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead Jana  Carr,  Speech  Pathologist,  John  Hunter  Children’s  Hospital,  Newcastle Maeve  Morrison,  Speech-Language  Therapist,  Middlemore  Hospital,  Auckland,  New  Zealand Christina  Richards,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

12:00  -  12:30 Speech  Therapy  Treatment  for  Nasal  Fricatives David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead

12:30  -  01:00 The  Role  of  Speech  Therapy  in  Preparation  for  Speech  Surgery David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead

01:00  -  02:00   Lunch

02:00  -  02:45 Objective  Assessment  of  The  Velopharyngeal  Mechanism Christina  Richards,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

02:45  -  03:30 Further  Case  Studies Jana  Carr,  Speech  Pathologist,  John  Hunter  Children’s  Hospital,  Newcastle Maeve  Morrison,  Speech-Language  Therapist,  Middlemore  Hospital,  Auckland,  New  Zealand Christina  Richards,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide David  Fitzsimons,  Speech  Pathologist,  The  Children’s  Hospital  at  Westmead

03:30  -  03:50 Afternoon  Tea

03:50  -  04:20 Paediatrics  and  the  22q11.2  Deletion  Syndrome Dr  Brian  Conway,  Paediatrician,  The  Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital,  Adelaide

04:20  -  04:30 Questions  and  Seminar  Close

PROGRAMME  DAY  2:  TUESDAY  APRIL  8,  2014*

 

VPI  UPDATE  SEMINAR  VII REGISTRATION  FORM

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Karen  Sowton  and  Kerrie  McDonald Women’s  and  Children’s  Health  Network  Hospital  Campus 72  King  William  Rd,   North  Adelaide  SA  5006 E: karen.sowton@health.sa.gov.au  |  kerrie.mcdonald@health.sa.gov.au T: +  61  8  8161  7381 F: +  61  8  8161  7040

1  Cheques  must  be  made  payable  to:   “Women’s  and  Children’s  Hospital  Network”

Business Unit Service Cost  Centre  / ProjectID

Account Amount

(Inc.  GST)

$165.00  AUD

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