Speech & Language Therapists x 2: Children’s Services Full time (1 WTE) Fixed Term & Part time (0.5WTE) Fixed Term   Cope Foundation is seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic basic grade Speech & Language Therapists.  The Speech and Language Therapy team provides speech and language therapy services across a variety of service areas.  Experience working with children with intellectual disabilities and/or autism is desirable.   A BSc in Speech and Language Therapy or its equivalent is required.  Candidates must be registered with CORU at time of application, have a full clean driving licence and access to their own vehicle.   Informal enquiries may be made to Vanessa Sheehan, SLT Manager on 021-4643136.    Application forms may be obtained by emailing recruit@cope-foundation.ie.   Completed application forms must be returned no later than Tuesday 21st July 2020.  Applicants may be short listed on the basis of their application.   A panel may be formed for a 6 month period to fill future basic grade fixed term positions that may arise. The Department of Health & Children Consolidated Scales apply.   Visit our website at www.cope-foundation.ie

IASLT are delighted to publish a new position statement today to support our members. This is a 'Position statement regarding the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Speech and Language Therapists performing aerosol generating procedures as part of dysphagia management of individuals with COVID-19 (positive, suspected or non-COVID)'. (See Document Attached).   The IASLT holds the position that clinical dysphagia assessment is an Aerosol Generating Procedure (AGP). Full risk assessment and identification of required levels of PPE should apply whilst conducting clinical dysphagia assessments with all individuals who present with COVID-19 (positive, suspected or non-COVID).   Current HSE Guidance for AGPs in the management of COVID-19 does not acknowledge clinical dysphagia assessments as an AGP. IASLT are currently reviewing our COVID-19 Guidance (version 3 updated 28th April 2020) and we hope to make this available to members shortly.

Please find IASLT guidelines on Telepractice (SEE DOCUMENT ATTACHED)  -  Thank you to our MRA colleagues in RCSLT and SPA for sharing their documents with us and allowing access to IASLT members.   The following are resources that may support your learning in relation to telepractice.   The University of Oxford have produced step by step guidance on delivering video consultation in general practice although this also may be applicable to other settings: https://bjgplife.com/2020/03/18/video-consultations-guide-for-practice/.    Getting started with telepractice; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U86ijUKaR_0    COVID-19: What AHP Services need to be doing digitally and NOW! AHP Scotland   https://ahpscot.wordpress.com/2020/03/18/covid-19-what-ahp-services-need-to-be-doing-digitally-and-now/   BMJ Opinion: Better use of data and digital offer rapid opportunities to address covid-19   https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/03/13/better-use-of-data-and-digital-offer-rapid-opportunities-to-address-covid-19/   BMJ Editorials: Video consultations for covid-19   https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m998   Ekberg, Stuart, Danby, Susan, Theobald, Maryanne, Fisher, Belinda, & Wyeth, Peta (2019) Using physical objects with young children in ’face-to-face’ and telehealth speech and language therapy. Disability and Rehabilitation,    https://eprints.qut.edu.au/116759/1/Physical%20objects%20in%20therapy.pdf   InformMe Telehealth Resources: https://informme.org.au/News/2020/03/26/COVID-19-Telehealth-resources   Speech Pathology Australia have added 5 new webinars on 'Delivering Complex Disability Services via Telepractice' to their 'Learning to use Telepractice' web page; https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Professional_Education/Learning_to_Use_Telepractice/SPAweb/Professional_Development/Telepractice/Service_Delivery_Telepractice.aspx?hkey=20094f96-5204-4ee5-a744-408f77385f6d#pn06  

COCHRANE Healthcare Library is temporarily unrestricted! Cochrane conducts systematic reviews of healthcare evidence and is currently undertaking various activities relating to COVID-19. https://www.cochrane.org/coronavirus-covid-19-cochrane-resources-and-news   ELSEVIER:  To support the extraordinary efforts of the health and research communities combatting coronavirus ELSEVIER have created a range of free resources including textbooks, evidence-based clinical guidance and research articles. https://www.elsevier.com/novel-coronavirus-covid-19     WILEY Wiley  have put together a virtual OA issue of The International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - 'Remote and Technology Enhanced Speech and Language Therapy Practice' to support our SLTs to continue to deliver EBP interventions in these difficult times'. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1460-6984.remote.technology.enhanced   Dysphagia: Find the #ESSD #COVIDー19 #webinar from last Wednesday - full version and individual speakers' sessions available the ESSD website;   https://worldswallowingday.org/webinars   Thanks to our RCSLT Colleagues for sharing their recent webinar COVID-19: Critical Care for SLTs : https://www.rcslt.org/learning/covid-19/rcslt-guidance#section-3