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May is Speech & Hearing Month!
Every year May is dedicated to raising awareness of communication disorders in Canada. ACSLPA wants to recognize and thank our registrants for their dedication and commitment to helping Albertans with speech, language, communication, hearing, balance, and swallowing disorders. Thank you!!
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Understanding the Complexities of the Indigenous Healthcare Crisis
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Join ACSLPA and guest presenter, Randal Bell, MacKenzie Indigenous Solutions, on May 29 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm.
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There is more information on our 'Upcoming Webinars' page. The link to sign up is below.
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Advanced Authorization Survey
Thank you to the 117 registrants who provided input on a potential advanced authorization (AA) for SLPs to order ionizing radiation for the purposes of Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Studies (VFSS). Your feedback is important to the work and decisions made by College staff and Council.
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To learn more about how these results impacted Council's decision to discontinue pursuing the AA, read this month's Insights.
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Disciplinary Decisions & Agreements
The practice of all regulated members must meet the minimum professional requirements outlined in ACSLPA's Key College Documents and as required by the Health Professions Act.
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New disciplinary decisions and agreements have been recently published here.
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ACSLPA Council Nominations
The 'Call for ACSLPA Council Nominations' will open on June 5! Two members of council are required for the 2025-2027 term. At least one audiologist is required.
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If you are interested in being part of Council, this is your opportunity. Click here to read more information.
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ACSLPA and Decision-making
An essential task of a professional regulator is making regulatory decisions.
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In this Insights, we illustrate how ACSLPA makes decisions by providing insight into a recent decision.
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Click below to learn more about how ACSLPA Council came to their recent advanced authorization decision.
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Exciting Opportunity to Participate!
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ACSLPA is looking for regulated member to join the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) committee.
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Click here for more information and a link to complete your expression of interest before the deadline of June 6, 2024.
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Professional Predicaments
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This month Professional Predicaments reviews the supervised practice process required for applicants who are educated outside of Canada and the US.
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Key College Documents
This month we highlight ACSLPA's Concurrent Practice Guideline and Standard of Practice #1.6. A lunch & learn webinar on Concurrent Practice was presented by ACSLPA on April 23.
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ACSLPA Updates
- ACSLPA Council meets June 8. The agenda will be posted here on May 31.
- Upcoming hearings are published here.
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