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November SIG presentation recording is now available under Member Community/Special Interest Group/Child Speech/Fluency/Voice/Swallowing Disorders.
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TITLE. Towards International Standardization of Terminology and Classification of Cleft Palate Speech/ Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
By Dr. Pereira
SYNOPSIS. Cleft palate/ velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) speech is complex, encompassing a myriad of speech features based on a wide and heterogeneous range of aetiologies. Globally, differing terminology and speech profiling systems continue to be used and current classification systems in the Speech Sound Disorder field do not sufficiently capture the complexity and full essence of complexities of cleft palate/VPD speech. This presentation attempts to unravel the different terminologies used internationally in relation to the validated approach used in the United Kingdom and elsewhere and discusses the complexities of current classification systems.
BIO OF PRESENTING AUTHOR. Dr. Valerie Pereira is an Assistant Professor and Clinical Director of the Master of Science in SLP programme, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong). She is the Chair of the Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Conditions committee and Board Member of the IALP International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She represents IALP in the Speech Therapy Mentoring Scheme with Transforming Faces, a Canadian NGO in comprehensive cleft care. Valerie also serves on the committee of the Global Speech Task Force of the International Confederation of Cleft Lip and Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies, focusing on task shifting and profiling of roles and responsibilities within a global context.