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Speech Language & Hearing Sciences

Conferences organized by the department
Continuing education is integral to the training activities of the department. This has enabled  faculty, graduates, alumni and other practicing clinicians to upgrade professional skills. This has also served to improve networking locally, nationally and internationally.
The first Continuing Rehabilitation Education Programme was inaugurated by Dr. S. Nikam, Director, AIISH (All India Institute of Speech & Hearing) in September 1998.

Conferences/Seminars Organised 2012 to till date

1. ‘6th Sri Ramachandra Voice Update’ (Association with Department of ENT HNS) on 9th & 10th November 2019 for ENT and SLP professionals
2. Seminar and workshop on “Aural rehabilitation- Goal setting and therapy approach from 19th to 21st September, 2019 for professional and students
3. Seminar & Workshop on “Disability assessment and certification procedure for Hearing Impairment Speech and language disability as per RPWD act 2016 on 29th & 30th August, 2019.
4. Seminar & Workshop on “Early Identification of disability (Neonatal Hearing Screening)” on 25th and 26th July, 2019.
5. Cochlear Implant workshop titled “MED-EL symposium on implantable solutions & technology” by Ms. Shailaja Timmaraju on 16th& 17th August 2018.
6. A two day training program on “New Born hearing screening” for doctors and nurses on 31st July & 1st August 2018 for Pediatricians and nurses from State Govt.
7. Seminar on assessment and intervention for children with feeding and swallowing disorders on 26th & 27th July 2018 for professionals.
8. ‘Seminar cum Workshop on Auditory Processing Disorder (APD): Assessment and Management’ on 16th & 17th February, 2018 for professional and students. 
9. ‘Tinnitus Evaluation and Management- medical and non-medical aspects’ on 6th & 7th October 2017 for professional and students.
10.‘5th Sri Ramachandra Voice Update’ (Association with Department of ENT HNS) on 28th October 2017 for ENT and SLP professionals.
11.‘India’s Premiere Seminar and Workshop on Aphasia Therapy’ between 23rd and 25th February 2017 for SLPs.
12.‘Student seminar on aphasia therapy’ on 22nd Febraury 2017 for students.
13.‘Linking Play, Language and Literacy’ by Dr. Carol Westby and Dr. Deborah J. Wilson, University of New Mexico between 26th and 28th October 2016 for faculty and students of Department of SLHS.
14.‘Disability certification’ by Prof. Rangasayee Director, Technical, Dr. SR Chandrasekar Institute of Speech and Hearing (Association with State Commissioner Office for the welfare of the Differently Abled) on 9th and 10th September 2016 for rehabilitation professionals.
15.‘Impact of Noise on Hearing for traffic police’ by Mr. Deepak Sathyanarayanan and Ms. Daisy (Association with State Regional Training Centre) between 6th and 8th June 2016 for Traffic police personals.
16. ‘Speech/ Resonance disorders and Velo-pharyngeal dysfunction: Evaluation and treatment’ Pre conference workshop INDOCLEFTCON by Prof. Roopa Nagarajan and Subramaniyan B on 25th March 2016 for SLPs.
17.‘4th Sri Ramachandra Voice Update’ (Association with Department of ENT HNS) on 28th November 2015 for ENT and SLP professionals.
18.‘Refresher Program on Research Methodology’ (Funded by the Rehabilitation Council of India) between 13th and 17th October 2015 for Rehabilitation professionals.
19.‘Tele-audiology and Speech Language Pathology’ by Dr. Mark Krumm (Kent State University) on 5th August 2015 for faculty and students of SLHS.
20.‘Phonetic Transcription in Tamil’ by Dr. Peri Bhaskara Rao (International Institute of Information Technology) between27th & 29th July 2015 for faculty and Post graduate students on SLHS.
21.‘2nd Annual Conference of Laryngology Voice Association’ (Association with Department of ENT HNS) between 23rd and 25th   August, 2013 for ENT and SLP professionals.
22.‘Multidisciplinary approach in assessment of newborn and neonates’ Pre-conference workshop at the Annual Conference of Indian Speech and Hearing Association on 1st February 2013 for SLP students and professionals.

Certification course Organized:
  1. Certificate course on ‘Website and Android App Development’ supported by SRSHAA for students of SLHS between September and December 2016. 
  2. Certificate course on ‘CI (Re) habilitation’ in association with MEDEL Rehabilitation Academy for students of SLHS between August and September 2016. 

Invited Lectures Organised:

1. Teach to Transform SLHS In-house Faculty development program 2019 – 20 (Session – 1) By Swami Anukoolananda on 25th October 2019.
2. CEP on “Parent-implemented language intervention : introduction to the hanen approach" by Ms. Sowmya Menon on 5th October, 2019.
3. ‘Speech & Swallowing Rehabilitation in Head & Neck Cancer’. Mr. Arun Balaji (Speech Language Pathologist, Tata memorial hospital, Mumbai) on 8th June, 2019 for faculty and students of SLHS
4. “Mouth Gym - Role of SLP" by Ms. Michelle Lee, Speech Pathologist, Tongue tie Specialist, Orofacial Myologist & Founder of Mouth Gym, Australia on 30th April, 2019.
5. CEP in “ Telepractice in Speech Pathology & Audiology – Clinicians perspectives by Pratiksha Gupta,  & Vidya Ramkumar on 5th October 2018.
6. Sensitization program for the parents of the children with Cochlear Implant titled “Genetic Assessment and Counseling for Congenital Hearing Loss” by Dr. Vetriselvi.V, on 17th March, 2018.
7. ‘Training program on habilitationist with the audiology concepts’ by Ms. Sailaja Timmaraju on 30th November & 1st December 2017 for faculty and students of SLHS.
8. ‘Pediatric amplification, by Ms. Astride Hastrup on 6th November 2017 for faculty and students of SLHS.
9. ‘Clinical Best-Practices: The Clinicians Responsibilities & How to Optimize your Abilities’ by Dr. Crystal Variava 5th October 2017 for faculty and students of SLHS.
10. ‘Tips to become a Successful SLP’ by Mr. Prabhu, US on 15th July 2017 for faculty and students of SLHS.
11. ‘Themes of Noise Induced Hearing Loss’ by Dr Daniel Rowan and Dr. Hannah Domenica Semeraro on 2nd November 2016 for faculty and students of SLHS (Webinar).
12. ‘Hearing aid technology and benefits of binaural hearing aids’ by Dr. Augustin, Senior Audiologist, Singapore on 25th August 2016 for faculty and students of SLHS.
13. ‘Safety Awareness’ by Mr. Kumar. M, on 10th August 2016 for faculty, staffs and students of SLHS.
14. ‘Development of gestures and verbal language in very young children’ by Ms. Mili Mathew, Assistant Professor, Dr.SR Chandrasekar Institute of Speech and Hearing on 26th April 2016 for faculty and students of SLHS.
15. ‘E-TREK, The journey of entrepreneurs’ by Mr. Manoharan, Dr. Kalyani Mandke and Ms. Sree Devi on 2nd March 2016 for Faculty and students of SLHS. 
16. ‘Entrepreneurship’ by Dr. Murthy & orientation of E cell (Association with Department of MBA) on 24th February 2016 for students, staffs and faculty of SLHS.
17. ‘Noise measurement, noise mapping hearing assessment and practical classes in audiology’ by Mr. Deepak Sathyanarayanan on 22nd February 2016 for ENT professionals from Air Force Medical College, Pune.
18. ‘Meet the Author –Mr. Vijay Santhanam’ – Motivational speech by Author of ‘My stroke of Luck’ on 7th October 2015 for Faculty and students of SLHS.
19. ‘Minding the Machine’ by Mr Ranjith R on 7th October 2015 for Faculty and students of SLHS.
20. ‘Neurocomputation in Speech and Language Learing – SoundBrain Lab overview’ by Dr Bharath Chandrasekaran in August 2015 for students of SLHS.
21. ‘Professional Photography’ by Mr. Sreenag between 26th and 28th May 2015 for Faculty of SLHS.
22. ‘My Memoirs of cochlear implant’ by Ms. Vijaya Alagappan, Cochlear Implantee on 28th January 2015 for students of SLHS.
23. ‘Towards inclusion’ by Mr.Rajiv Rajan (Vidyasagar) in November 2014 for Faculty & students of SLHS and staffs of Vidya Sudha.
24. ‘Electrophysiological testing in Cochlear Implant’ by Mr. Ranjith, Principal MERF on 19th August 2014 for Faculty and students of SLHS. 
25. ‘Research to practice in Development motor speech Disorders’ by Dr. Aravind Namasivayam, University of Toronto on 28th June 2014 for Faculty and students of SLHS.
26. ‘Parental Counseling in Early stimulation of Language’ by Ms Sowmya, Director, FIVE Inc., on 19th August 2014 for Faculty and students of SLHS. 
27. ‘Hearing Aid Programming’ by Mr. Pravesh C Sampath, Audiologist, ELJAY hearing aid Centre, on 19th August 2014 for Faculty and students of SLHS. 
28. ‘The trigger for stuttering’ by Dr. Martin Schwartz, New York State University, USA on 4th January 2014 for Faculty and students of SLHS.
29. ‘Cortical auditory evoked potential’ by Dr. Sridhar Krishnamurthy (Auburn University, USA) on 8th  January, 2014 for Faculty and students of SLHS.