QLD Branch (Rockhampton) | Research and Wine Night  

Join CQUniversity's speech pathology academic staff for an evening of learning and networking! 

The event will begin at 5:30pm with food, drinks and a chance for attendees and presenters to network. The academic staff will then deliver a series of short presentations on their current research into communication and swallowing across the lifespan. The focus will be on clinical application and supporting knowledge translation for speech pathologists.

Date: Wednesday 27 August 2025 
Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm 
Cost: Free for SPA members, $10 for SPA non-members
Venue: Building 10/Bruce Hiskens Building, Room G.19 - CQUniversity, North Rockhampton Campus, Rockhampton QLD 4700
(Participants can choose to attend in-person or online)

Please note: the event will not be recorded. 

Presentation 1: Creating accessible health resources for your families (Dr Clancy Conlon) 

Presentation 2: The knowledge and training experiences of support workers assisting people with communication support needs (Emma Files) 

Presentation 3: To cue or not to cue... that is not the question. Understanding when and why you cure is the question (Justine Hamilton) 

Presentation 4: Factors contributing to book selection by professionals working with children (Associate Professor Barbra Zupan) 

Presentation 5: Many voices, many paths: The heterogeneous face of dysarthria in MND (Dr Salma Charania) 

Presentation 6: Competence is not static: Reflecting on your clinical capabilities in augmentative and alternative communication (Dr Clancy Conlon)

For registration queries, please contact SPA Events Team.