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Louise C. Occomore-Kent; John C. Hardman; Justin W. G. Roe; Paula Bradley; Paul N. Carding; Joanne M. Patterson – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Over 200,000 patients are referred onto the suspected head and neck cancer (HNC) pathway annually in the UK, with around 3% receiving a cancer diagnosis. With new HNC advancements in identifying patients at low risk of a cancer diagnosis, one proposal is a speech and language therapy (SLT)-led first point of contact clinic for low-risk…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Speech Therapy, Clinics
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Diane Sellstrom; Catherine Haighton; Tracy Finch; James O'Hara; Joanne M. Patterson – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Late side effects of head and neck cancer treatment commonly affect swallowing function. Late radiation-associated dysphagia (late-RAD) often presents years post-treatment when patients have been discharged from their multidisciplinary team. Timely symptom management may provide important physical and emotional support, potentially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Radiation
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology