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2024 Speech-Language Pathology
University of Toronto Alumni Association Newsletter
Patricia Williams, SLP (left) and Jessica Davenport, SLP (right) at the 2023 ASHA Convention in Boston.
Speech-Language Pathologist's Role with Organ Transplant Teams
Ever wonder what role SLPs play with the organ transplant population? Check out this interview with Jessica Davenport, SLP, at Toronto General Hospital, the largest transplant centre in Canada. She also shares her recent experience at the 2023 ASHA Convention.
Greetings from the UofT SLP Class of 2025! We are thrilled to officially introduce ourselves and share a glimpse of our journey through the program.
What, we’re approaching graduation already?! This is the general feeling among the year 2 UofT Speech-Language Pathology class this spring. Coming back from our second placement, it has been a shock to find ourselves suddenly in our first of “lasts”: the last academic unit of grad school.
Shelby Sooknanan (left) and Meghan Grant (right) in the Northwest Territories.
Year 2 students Shelby & Meghan completed their Year 1 placement in the Northwest Territories. They report it was both an enriched learning experience, and one they won’t soon forget.
Research Corner
UofT is famous for its world-class research. Its Speech-Language Pathology program is no exception, producing cutting-edge research which continues to advance our field. In this edition of Research Corner, we highlight updates from a few labs, including their recent student additions, publications and presentations. We also focus more in depth on the work of one of our Masters students who is contributing to the field of swallowing research in head and neck cancer patients.
Ala Refai walks us through her current research projects in head and neck cancer patients with dysphagia and shares her initiative behind the SLPPOC Instagram account.
Research Program Updates
Read updates from the labs affiliated with the Speech-Language Pathology Department about student milestones and research developments.
Simone Fischbach, M.H.Sc., S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO
Our winner this year is someone who has made outstanding contributions to the field of SLP.
This year’s DSA winner is Simone Fischbach. Simone is a Speech-Language Pathologist with the Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniofacial programs at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). She has established a record of leadership and success as an inter-professional educator and mentor through partnerships with the University of Toronto, the SickKids International Learner Program, Transforming Faces, and Operation Smile.
Know someone deserving of a Distinguished Service Award? Consider nominating your peers!
For more information about this award please visit: http://www.slp.utoronto.ca/alumni/alumni-association/
Co-workers Jennifer Patterson, CDA (left) and Lisa Sacco, SLP (right).
The Dynamic Duo We All Need
Interviewing Speech-Language Pathologist Lisa Sacco, and Communicative Disorders Assistant Jennifer Patterson on their decade-long work experiences.
Development of a Competency-based Clinical Education Assessment: The ACC
Susan Wagner, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education, shares her experience in the development and launch of the compentency-based assessment tool, Canadian Assessment of Clinical Competence (ACC).
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As members of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee associated with the SLP program at UofT, we wanted to share an update about the work that we have been doing. Our members include current SLP students, alumni of the UofT SLP program and a faculty advisor.
Impact on Programs, Patients & Health Professionals
Learn about the hybrid JF Walker Lecture which took place June 9th, 2023 and save the date for the next JF Walker Lecture taking place on June 13th, 2025.
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