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  • May Month is Here!…Public Information Session: Helping Children Overcome Speech Sound Difficulties

    Posted on March 30, 2017 in Archive

    May is Speech and Hearing Month. It is a time when speech-language pathologists, audiologists and communicative disorder assistants share information about how they ensure that speech, language, swallowing, hearing and balance are recognized as part of total wellness, and work with the public to increase awareness about how important it is to be able to […]

  • The J.F. Walker Lecture

    Posted on February 28, 2017 in Archive

    sponsored by The Donalda Jean McGeachy Memorial Lecture Series… Getting the Best of Behaviour: Practical Skills for Clinicians Managing So-Called “Difficult” Behaviours Where:  The Great Hall, Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle When: Friday, June 9th, 2017,  8:00am to 12:30pm Featuring a warm breakfast buffet! Price: Regular $150 /  Early Bird  $125 (Deadline […]

  • June is…Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month

    Posted on June 30, 2016 in Archive

    Health Canada, Calendar of Health promotion days also lists June as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month Another June awareness event of note is dedicated to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease), a devastating neurodegenerative disease which affect speaking and swallowing functions. Awareness of ALS on an international scale was first […]

  • Aphasia Awareness Week is June 5 – 12

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    Aphasia Awareness Week June 5 – 12 The first week of June is Aphasia Awareness Week. The Aphasia Institute defines Aphasia as “a language problem that masks inherent competence and that has its most dramatic impact on conversational interaction (talking and understanding) as well as on the ability to read and write. Aphasia is most […]

  • June is…”Stroke Awareness Month”

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    Health Canada, Calendar of Health promotion days lists June as “Stroke Awareness Month” and “Head Injury Awareness month”.  As part of last month’s Speech and Hearing Awareness month activities, Dr. Rochon and Dr. Martino partnered with OSLA for a public event entitled “A Life with Speech and Swallowing Difficulties after Stroke “. Professor Elizabeth Rochon, […]

  • SLP Research Colloquia Schedule 2015-2016

    Posted on June 8, 2016 in Archive

    What’s new in communication disorders research? Join us on Wednesday’s for these 1 hour lunchtime presentations and find out! Presentations occur in Room 452, in the Rehabilitation Sciences Building, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm  (as a courtesy to the speaker please be on time). 2015-2016 Schedule October October 21, 2015 – Katie Fraser, Computerized language […]

  • U of T Professors Talk Research at UHN…

    Posted on June 6, 2016 in Archive

    Professors Rosemary Martino, Elizabeth Rochon and Yana Yunusova recently participated in an innovative panel discussion in honour of Speech and Hearing Month. The focus of the discussion was Research in Speech – Pathology at the University Health Network (UHN). The panel was made up of S-LPs from UHN – TGH, TWH, TRI and PMH. Education […]

  • The Motor Speech Research Study from Ontario wins National SAC award of Excellence in Applied Research

    Posted on May 13, 2016 in Archive

    “The Motor Speech Research Study” is a key research project that informed the development of an evidence-based care pathway, supporting the identification and intervention planning for children over 36 months of age with severe speech sound disorders. This study was awarded the prestigious Excellence in Applied Research award by the Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) […]

  • U of T Faculty and Student Receive 2016 SAC Awards

    Posted on May 12, 2016 in Archive

    Speech–Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) annually recognize individuals at a reception at their national conference. Some familiar faces received awards in Halifax in 2016! Click on the links below for a description of the SAC award. Excellence in Applied Research Award Aravind Namasivayam, PhD, S-LP(C) (Principal Investigator) Adjunct Lecturer (status-appointed), Dept of S-LP, Faculty of Medicine, U of […]

  • Excellence in Teamwork Award, Baycrest Speech-Language Pathology Team!

    Posted on April 26, 2016 in Archive

    The Baycrest Speech-Language Pathology Team recently won the 2015 “Excellence Through Teamwork” award at the Baycrest Annual Staff Awards ceremony.  The team was nominated by Jagger Smith, acting Manager, for their continued excellence in engaging learners and for inspiring broad and diverse learning in geriatrics and speech pathology through innovative educational activities.  The Excellence Through […]