ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited - Annual Review 2007
Allied Health Professionals- -Speech and Language Therapy Department
Training and Development
• Throughout 2007, the Department was involved in a number of presentations both within and outside
the hospital.
• We continue to provide input to nursing and physiotherapy students.
• The Department provided several placements for speech and language therapy students.
• We also continued our extensive in service training programme which was particularly useful given the
number of new staff in the department.
• In August’07 the department was also involved in the Tracheostomy Study Day organised in
conjunction with the nursing practice development staff.
Significant Courses/Conferences
Fionnuala Duffy and Ruth Maxwell both graduated from TCD with their M.Sc. degrees.
Caoimhe McDermott and Eavan McSweeney both successfully completed their postgraduate dysphagia
training.
Caoimhe McDermott also completed the Lee Silverman Voice Training (LSVT) Programme.
Special Thanks
I would like to thank all the staff in the Department for their support and help with our major move. I would
also like to thank all the other staff throughout the hospital who helped to make our move so successful,
hospital management, Mr. John McDonagh, portering and IT services.
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