SLP in Fiji

Australian Speech-Language Pathologist advocating for Fijians with communication disability.

[Dr. Suzanne Hopf @SuzanneCHopf]

An honour today for @HollyMc_SLP and I to speak with New Zealand colleagues about our preliminary research updating #SpeechLanguagePathology services and research in 21 LMIC Pacific Nations and Territories 1/3

[AAPS @AAPSPacific]

The Epeli Hau'ofa memorial lecture and all four of the keynote plenaries from our #AAPS2023 "To Hell With Drowning" biennial conference are now available on YouTube! 🧵👇

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

Wonderful to see "Mobile Kindy Fiji: Changing the face of early childhood development in the Pacific, one community at a time" presentation at #ECV2022CSU https://t.co/rhaaQze3mg

[CSU Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Research Grp @CSU_ECRG]

CHILDREN DRAW TALKING

Children from across the world are invited to “draw a picture of you talking to someone” and answer a few quick questions

Drawings will be displayed in the Early Childhood Voices 2022 Global Online Gallery

Submit by 7 Nov 2022: https://t.co/pNyOt9MhI3

[Dr. Suzanne Hopf @SuzanneCHopf]

@SharynneMcLeod @HMcAlister91 @IJSLP @IcommunicationP @NZSTAComms @SpeechPathAus Congratulations team - @HMcAlister91 and @sharynneMcLeod - on this important publication for #Fiji. Can't wait to work on Holly's PhD project that will dig deeper into the communication worlds of #Pasifika children and their families #CharlesSturtUniResearch

[Sharynne McLeod @SharynneMcLeod]

How exciting @HMcAlister91 and @SuzanneCHopf - our article has been published "Fijian school students’ Fiji English speech sound acquisition" @IJSLP @IcommunicationP @NZSTAComms @SpeechPathAus
https://t.co/NkgPLSeUum

[Charles Sturt University @CharlesSturtUni]

🗣️ #CharlesSturtUniResearch by speech pathology experts is shedding new light on children’s speech sound acquisition in Fiji. About half of the country’s population speak one or more of some 300 ‘communalects’ of Fijian language.

https://t.co/QXbZbFdKHz

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

#respect4communicationdifference Identifying a child’s English dialect is critical to differential diagnosis of speech sound disorder in #Fijian children. #Fiji

[Sharynne McLeod @SharynneMcLeod]

Another great paper about Fijian children's speech:
"Effect of dialect on identification and severity of speech sound disorder in Fijian children". Congratulations @HMcAlister91 and @SuzanneCHopf @SpeechLangHear
FYI @SpeechPathAus @NZSTAComms https://t.co/6KcYqcqcWQ

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

Proud to be a part of this #Fiji research on Fijian children’s Fiji English speech sound acquisition. #respect4dialect

[Sharynne McLeod @SharynneMcLeod]

50 free copies: Fijian school students’ Fiji English speech sound acquisition. Congratulations @HMcAlister91 and @SuzanneCHopf @IJSLP
FYI @SpeechPathAus @NZSTAComms https://t.co/nxhxDcgviy

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

Pictured above is Dr. Fong with FHO CEO Sureni Perera, Dr. Oh Chunghyeon - ENT Consultant (KOICA), Sevanaia Ratumaitavuki - Audiologist and Dr. Suzanne Hopf - Speech Pathologist.

#CollaborationIsKey #SafeListening
#HearingCare #FHOsupportsEHC #ToHearforLife

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

So honoured to be a part of this event strengthening ear and hearing care in Fiji #communicationrights #communicationaccess #respect4communicationdifference

[Frank Hilton Organization Fiji @FrankHiltonOrg]

The Symposium on Ear and Hearing Care was officially opened this morning by the Permanent Secretary @MOHFiji Dr James Fong, Erika Oord - Counsellor, Development Cooperation Australian High Commission, Dr Shelly Chadha (through teleconference) @WHO.

#WorldHearingDay

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

Love the Fijian spirit: in times of adversity we are stronger together. #hometown2hometown

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

@AusHCFJ Vinaka. Hopefully this plan includes training on early screening and identification of sensory and communication difficulties. #earlyidentification#earlyintervention#bestlifeoutcomes

[ASHA Journals @ASHAJournals]

An equity-minded reframing of accent services in SLP is long overdue. AUs discuss affirmative & least-biased accent services, present a lit rvw on accent modif., & encourage terms that communicate unconditional respect for speaker identity. https://t.co/7re1Fou1ZP @nymedcollege

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

@tricmc @Louise_Hickson @UQ_News Congratulations USyd SLP team! We’ll earned recognition 👏👏👏

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

@speechbloke Great article. Lot’s of quote worthy content! Thanks for sharing. Need to go buy a book now 🤓

[Nyadol (nyadolnyuon on Threads) Nyuon OAM @NyadolNyuon]

“This is for everyone who doesn’t always feel like a true blue fair dinkum Aussie.”

[SLP in Fiji @SLPinFiji]

@tricmc @FrankHiltonOrg FYI