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BMJ Learning Courses are designed to help you learn at every stage of your career. It is free for Monash Health employees and includes hundreds of interactive, peer reviewed learning modules, written by experts from BMJ. BMJ Learning is accredited by the Australian College of Nursing and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Earn CME credit for completing courses. 

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Recommended resources:

• Hospital presentations: swallowing difficulties
• Working in partnership with patients

ClinicalKey is an Elsevier platform of eBooks, journals and clinical support tools such as guidelines and calculators. ClinicalKey also has a variety of procedural videos and image collections. Click here for instructions on how to access ClinicalKey.

Recommended resource:

• Speech therapy videos

ASHA Voices

A podcast about how we communicate and how that communication changes our lives, created by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

This is the official podcast of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - RSCLT. We were established on 6 January 1945 to promote the art and science of speech and language therapy – the care for individuals with communication, swallowing, eating and drinking difficulties. We are the professional body for speech and language therapists in the UK; providing leadership and setting professional standards. We facilitate and promote research into the field of speech and language therapy, promote better education and training of speech and language therapists and provide information for our members and the public about speech and language therapy.

Speak Up: A Speech Pathology Australia Podcast

The Speak Up podcast by Speech Pathology Australia highlights conversations with esteemed contributors in the speech pathology space. We explore key issues in the profession, in a short and easy to listen to format.

Talking With Tech AAC Podcast

Join speech-language pathologists Rachel and Chris as they discuss supporting complex communication needs with alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) and assistive technology!

Australian Associations

• Speech Pathology Australia 
  • National peak body for the speech pathology profession in Australia.
• Audiology Australia 
  • A not-for-profit, professional member association, which provides professional support to members, information for other health professionals, and audiology education for the public.
• Australian Aphasia Association 
  • Not-for-profit support and advocacy association and registered charity for people with aphasia, their families, and the professionals who help them. 
• Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway (AARP) 
  • ​​​​​​​A set of care standards for aphasia management. It has been designed for speech pathologists to help guide person-centered, evidence-based aphasia services.
• Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA) 
  • A scientific association which aims to advance the understanding of speech science and its application to speech technology in a way that is appropriate for Australia and New Zealand.

Monash Health Library provides educational resources, group training, webinars and individual consultations on evidence based practice including guidance on literature searching, appraising and managing search results.

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