Keynote Speaker: Walt Fritz, New York, USA
Start date: Tuesday 3 December 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
End date: Wednesday 4 December 9.00 am – 4.30pm
Audience
- Speech and Language Therapists
- Laryngologists
- Vocal Rehabilitation Coaches
Financial information
Early Bird (before 2 August 2024) – £300
Standard (from 3 August onwards 2024) – £350
Price includes:
- 2 days conference pass including workshops.
- Tea, coffee, and cake
- Lunch
- Cheese and wine reception on Day One
Credit/Debit card payment can be made via our online payment system.
Alternatively, if you are to be funded by your employer an invoice can be requested.
Register: Register for this event online.
About the conference
The conference is specifically designed for speech and language therapists, laryngologists and vocal rehabilitations coaches who specialise in voice, upper airways and other laryngeal disorders.
We have prepared an exciting programme with international keynote speaker, Walt Fritz, New York, USA. We have also invited nationally renowned UK speakers.
The main theme of the conference is ‘Shared Decision Making’ with topics including manual therapy, models of service delivery, vocal cord palsy, trans voice and the management of benign vocal cord lesions. We will be exploring collaborative working and the shared decision-making model across this range of disorders and treatments.
Conference description
The conference includes formal presentations and workshops; the workshops are more practise-based and will allow for discussion with some of the UK’s leading voice experts. In addition, there will be the opportunity for delegates to present posters and oral presentations on developments within the voice and upper airways caseload.
Venue
Hilton Newcastle Gateshead, Bottle Bank, Gateshead, NE8 2AR
Situated in the heart of Newcastle’s Quayside, the venue overlooks the River Tyne and is easily accessed via road with car parking onsite. Newcastle hosts excellent transport links, with Gateshead Metro Station and Newcastle Train Station less than one mile from the hotel (8- and 15-minute walk).
Accommodation can be booked at the venue at a special delegate rate.
Organiser
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Department of Speech, Voice & Swallowing,
Ear, Nose & Throat,
Freeman Hospital,
Freeman Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE7 7DN
Phone: 0191 213 7625
Email: [email protected]
Follow us on X: @NewcastleENTSLT
Our Conference Partners are:
Programme
Please note this is subject to change.
Day one
09.00 – 09.05 | Welcome Natalie Eastwood |
09.05 – 09.25 | Shared decision-making Mr David Hamilton |
09.25 – 09.45 | SLT-led clinic models for voice patients on the urgent ENT pathway. Louise Occomore-Kent |
09.45 – 10.45 | SLT-led clinics and how they evolve. Jane Shaw, Sally Dennis, Georgina Parkinson |
10.45 – 11.00 | Q&A facilitated by Natalie Eastwood |
11.00 – 11.30 | Break |
11.30 – 11.50 | Including the patient in treatment plans – from case history to therapy. Dr Annie Hurren |
11.50 – 12.35 | Keynote 1 – Walt Fritz – The “Art” of Palpation and How We Know What We Know. The Epistemology of Touch-Based Work. |
12.35 – 12.50 | Q&A facilitated by Natalie Eastwood |
12.50 – 13.50 | Lunch |
13.50 – 14.20 | Free papers x 3 |
14.20 – 15.20 | Workshop one |
15.20 – 15.50 | Break |
15.50 – 16.20 | Vocal Cord Augmentation: deciding on treatment. Mr Ben Cosway, Jess Alecks |
16.20 – 16.50 | Vocal Cord Palsy in children – Prevalence and pathways. Mrs Claire McLarnon, Jane Fairclough |
16.50 – 17.10 | Q&A facilitated by David Hamilton |
17.10 – 17.30 | BATTLE: Is the patient really an expert? Referee: Mr David Hamilton |
Wine and cheese reception |
Day two
09.00 – 09.45 | Shared decision-making in the management of benign vocal cord lesions: Anna White and Mr Julian McGlashan |
09.45 – 10.30 | Transgender Voice Therapy vs. Standard Voice Therapy: Distinct Paths & Common GroundChristella Antoni |
10.30 – 10.45 | Expert Patient – Trans Voice |
10.45 – 11.00 | Q&A facilitated by Diane Sellstrom |
11.00 – 11.30 | Break |
11.30 – 12.15 | Keynote 2 – Walt Fritz – Manual therapy in voice: the shared decision-making model |
12.15 – 13.15 | Workshop two |
13.15 – 14.15 | Lunch |
14.15– 15.15 | Workshop three |
15.15 – 15.45 | Free papers x 3 |
15.45 – 16.15 | Applying research in clinic. Diane Sellstrom |
16.15 – 16.30 | Close including the Janet Wilson and Jenny Ellis awards for oral and poster presentations. |
Workshops
Workshop One – Tuesday 3 December, 14.20 |
An introduction to manual therapy – Walt Fritz |
Laryngoscopy, including an introduction to scoping and using endoscopy in office-based procedures – Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – ENT consultants |
Working with the vocal tract for resonance modifications: applications for trans voice & standard voice therapy. – Christella Antoni |
Constriction release workshop – Sally Dennis & Georgina Parkinson |
Acoustic and Perceptual Analysis – Julian McGlashan & Anna White |
Workshop Two – Wednesday 4 December, 12.15 |
An introduction to manual therapy – Walt Fritz |
Preparing your patient for surgery – Anna White & Julian McGlashan |
Laryngoscopy, including an introduction to scoping and using endoscopy in office-based procedures – Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – ENT consultants |
Managing throat symptoms and hypersenstivity – Jane Shaw & Natalie Eastwood |
MDT breath support – Millie Fasakin & Pippa Anderson |
Workshop Three – Wednesday 4 December, 14.15 |
Constriction release workshop – Sally Dennis, Georgina Parkinson & Anne Hurren |
MDT breath support – Millie Fasakin & Pippa Anderson |
Acoustic and Perceptual Analysis – Julian McGlashan & Anna White |
Managing throat symptoms – Jane Shaw & Natalie Eastwood |
Working with the vocal tract for resonance modifications: applications for trans voice & standard voice therapy. – Christella Antoni |