The 2018 National Speech Pathology Australia Conference was held in Adelaide, an
Australian city renowned for its church spires. Through its theme of INSPIRE 2018, the aim of …

Evidence-based practice is a process to which clinical professionals adhere when making
decisions concerning the assessment or treatment ofa given condition. Within the field of …

Speech-language pathologists are increasingly aware of the importance of evidence-based
practice; however, there is an abundance of research highlighting the barriers particularly in …

Purpose Despite the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA's)
endorsement of evidence-based practice (EBP) and speech-language pathologists'(SLPs') …

Purpose This tutorial will provide speech-language pathologists with foundational
knowledge about systematic reviews and their importance in everyday practice. It will also …

Did you know that there was initial resistance to speech-language pathologists being
involved in dysphagia? According to oral histories of post WWII Australian and British …

In the early 2000s, ASHA began to promote the application of an evidence-based practice
(EBP) model to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders (CSD). This …

As the speech-language pathology (SLP) profession matures and evolves, there will
continue to be an ongoing need for practice change. Practice change has many drivers …

Engaging with research evidence is a core pillar of speech-language pathology practice.
The importance of active engagement in research is stated as a fundamental requirement by …

Purpose: Research in speech-language pathology has been dominated by experimental,
empirical, and scientific approaches, which build on hypothesis testing and logical …