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By Virginia Martin There are a number of Canadian scholarships awarded each year in the name of early members of the association. Each is a [&hellip
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By Kelsi Breton What do we know about aphasia in Indigenous communities? Stroke is the third leading cause of death of Canadians (Statistics Canada, 2019). [&hellip
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The role of a school-based speech-language pathologist is broad and varies from school to school. However, there is one thing that everyone can agree upon: [&hellip
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By Marika Robillard The CATALISE Project Did you see that Speech-Language & Audiology Canada recently published an official statement supporting the promotion and implementation of the [&hellip
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By Shari Linde, Director of Advantage Speech-Language Pathology A version of this article appeared in the June 2018 edition of Speech and Hearing BC’s Vibrations [&hellip
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By Shanie Rampersaud, Luxsiha Sribaskaran, Richard Holmes & Allie Annibale On June 1, 2018, the University of Toronto’s Department of Speech-Language Pathology celebrated 60 years [&hellip
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Part 6 of the blog series Finding the PhD in Me. Read part 5 here. By Bonita Squires, M.Sc., S-LP(C) I am a “hearing” researcher. [&hellip
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Note: The Centre for Autism Services Alberta was the 2018 recipient of SAC’s Award of Excellence for Interprofessional Collaboration. By Joanne Fodchuk, MSLP, R.SLP, S-LP(C) [&hellip
Published on January 20th, 2021
Written by: Elizabeth Haynes, R.SLP. S-LP(C) Sue was born in Lethbridge, Alberta as the second child of Mary and Frank Konrad, Hungarian immigrants to Canada. Sue attended school in Lethbridge and Calgary where she excelled academically [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 17th, 2020
Many speech-language pathologists often have to schedule their time serving patients across a variety of facilities, including clinics, hospitals, community health centres, schools and nursing care facilities. These mobile healthcare professionals need solutions that help streamline [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 20th, 2020
Written By: Cindy Davis-Maille, Clinical Education Coordinator, Rehabilitative Sciences Unit, Northern Ontario School of Medicine Roxanne Belanger, Associate Professor, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, Laurentian University “The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2020
By: Gabrielle Dupuis & Chantal Mayer-Crittenden To begin, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Gabrielle Dupuis and I am a master’s student in speech-language pathology at Laurentian University. I come from Hearst, a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 25th, 2020
By: Martha Vowles The community of Canadian speech-language pathologists and audiologists has lost a shining light, a wise mentor, a spirited advocate and a dear friend. André Gustave Joël Lafargue, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 27th, 2020
To highlight the work of our members and associates, we have launched our Professional Insights Communiqué Interview Series. We have invited a number of SAC members and associates to share their unique professional experiences, promoting the importance [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2020
By: Virginia Martin In 1970, The Canadian Speech and Hearing Association, the founding name of SAC, was six years old and there had been significant progress. Membership had gone from the original 12 in 1964 to [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 15th, 2020
By Gabrielle Carrier, Veronica Rodriguez and Dr. Rosemary Martino In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, many speech-language pathologists (S-LPs) are facing challenges in providing care to patients using traditional face-to-face intervention. On March 19, 2020, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 5th, 2020
To highlight the work of our members and associates, we are launching our Professional Insights Communiqué Interview Series. We have invited a number of SAC members and associates to share their unique professional experiences, promoting the importance [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 27th, 2020
By: Virginia Martin SAC Charter member, Marian Neild, died in Winnipeg on March 20, 2020 at 97 years old. Marian had earlier careers before she returned to school. She worked in England as a nurse’s aid [&hellip... Read More →