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Episodes (216)

  • Aug 12, 2026 — In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Morgan Carter, Troy Walker, and Alison Spence about a novel means of embedding Indigenous ways into a dietetics curriculum. They discuss what their curriculum entailed, and the many ways that it could be...

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    Embedding Indigenous Ways In allied health curricula S8E28
  • Aug 05, 2026 — In this week’s episode we're joined by Kirsty McGovern-Hooley (RSM Australia), Dr Erin West (SPA), Georgia Cunningham (ORS Group) and Kate Pollard (Melaleuca Therapies) to discuss the latest NDIS reforms and what they mean for speech pathology...

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    Navigating NDIS change: Challenges and opportunities S8E27
  • Jul 29, 2026 — In this week’s episode, we speak with Professor Kirrie Ballad and Associate Professor Beena Ahmed about the opportunities that exist for speech pathologists to collaborate with engineers and how technology, and especially AI can support us to support...

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    SPs & engineers using AI to support speech differences S8E26
  • Jul 22, 2026 — In this week’s episode, Jess speaks with Dr Natalie Douglas who shares practical tips and advice for speech pathologists supporting communication partners caring for people with dementia. Resources: Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory (PELI)...

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    Building communication partner skills in dementia S8E25
  • Jul 15, 2026 — In this week's episode, we speak with Jannis Hansa, speech pathologist, epidemiologist and researcher at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück in Germany, about the use of virtual reality (VR) to support real-world generalisation in voice...

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    Virtual reality in voice therapy and beyond S8E24
  • Jul 08, 2026 — In this week’s episode, we are celebrating NAIDOC Week. SPA’s First Nations Lead, Nikita Westbury, speaks with Professor Chelsea Watego, a Munanjali and South Sea Islander woman with a career spanning 20 years in Indigenous healthcare, research,...

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    Culture, safety, & sovereignty: A conversation with Professor Chelsea Watego S8E23
  • Jul 01, 2026 — In this week’s rebroadcast, Anneke Flinn and Robyn Stephen, Director and Principal Clinician at Melbourne Child Development, and Speech Pathology consultant at Melbourne Paediatric Specialists, discuss the speech pathologist’s role in Autism diagnosis....

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    Rebroadcast: Autism diagnosis – the speech pathology role S8E22
  • Jun 24, 2026 — In this rebroadcast episode from Season 6, members of SPA’s early career and podcast reference groups, Brittany Fong and Lauren Osborne, speak with mental health occupational therapist Michelle Bihary. They discuss the mental and emotional “wear and...

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    Rebroadcast: Self-care for health workers S8E21
  • Jun 17, 2026 — In this week’s episode, we’re celebrating Pride Month. Jess is joined by Majella Jones, dietitian and PhD candidate, to discuss their research on improving education outcomes and student confidence when working with transgender and gender diverse...

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    Trans and gender diverse allied health education S8E20
  • Jun 10, 2026 — In this week’s episode, we discuss the mental health needs of people with complex communication support needs (CCN). We speak with Nerida Kho, speech pathologist, and Connor Bryant, counsellor, both from CEQ about what they have learned while...

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    Wellbeing for people with complex communication needs S8E19
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