Program (tentative)

Keynote Lecture

Lorraine A. RAMIG, Ph.D.
University of Colorado-Boulder, National Center for Voice and Speech-Denver, Teachers College, Columbia University-New York City, LSVT Global, Inc.-Tucson

“The Science and Practice of LSVT LOUD: Efficacious Speech Treatment for Parkinson Disease”
Patricia A. PRELOCK, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Professor of Pediatrics in the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

“Parent Training Strategies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”
Nidhi MAHENDRA, Ph.D
Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at San Jóse State University

“Person-Centered Assessment and Intervention: Providing Persons with Demntia Their Ikigai”

Guest of Honor Lecture

Li-Rong Lilly CHENG, Ph.D.
President of International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics

“Education and Practice of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology: A Global Perspective”
Ikuyo FUJITA, Ph.D.
The first president of Japanese Association of Speech-Language-Hearing Therapists (SLHT)
Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences department at Graduate School of Health and Welfare in International University of Health and Welfare
The former Vice-dean of Graduate School.

“Cognitive Neuropsychological Approaches to Asyntactic Comprehension in Aphasia”

Educational Seminar

Christine YOSHINAGA-ITANO, Ph.D. Co-sponsored by RION CO., LTD.
Professor Emerita of the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Research Professor, in the Institute of Cognitive Science,
Center for Neurosciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder,
adjunct faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology and Audiology at the University of Colorado,
Denver and the Board member of the Marion Downs Center.

“A Look into the Crystal Ball for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Needs, Opportunities, and Challenges”
Brooke HALLOWELL, Ph.D.
Executive Director of the Collaborative on Aging
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Director of the Neurolinguistics Laboratory
Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Asian Studies at Ohio University

“A Worldwide Movement to Promote Life Participation for People with Aphasia”
Elaine YANDEAU, M.A.
Yokohama International School

“Lidcombe Program: Behavioral Treatment for Children Who Stutter”
Moonja SHIN, Ed.D.
Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Chosun University

Kyungjae LEE, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Catholic University of Daegu

“Discovering Intrinsic Features in Adults Who Stutter：The Origin and Pawn Scales”
Kiyoshi OTOMO, Ph.D.
President of JACD, Japanese Association of Communication Disorders
Professor in the Center for the Research and Support of Educational Practice, Tokyo Gakugei University

“Assessment of Language Development in Preschool and School-Age Children”
Isamu SHIBAMOTO, Ph.D. Co-sponsored by FoodCare Co., Ltd/CAREIDO Co., Ltd
Professor of the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Therapy at Seirei Christopher University
President of APSSLH 2016-2017

“How We Can Choose the Most Effective Approach in Dysphagia Therapy”

Short Lecture

1) Interprofessional Education-Learning theory and development-

[Speaker]
Toshinori SHIMOI, Ph.D.
International University of Health and Welfare
2) Prevalence, Brain Dysfunction, Cognitive Disabilities Underlying Japanese Speaking Children with Developmental Dyslexia

[Speaker]
Akira UNO, Ph.D.
University of Tsukuba

Symposium

1) Enhancing Speech Therapy with Technology

[Moderators]
HyangHee “Hope” KIM, Ph.D., Yonsei University College of Medicine
Elizabeth WARD, Ph.D., The University of Queensland

[Speakers]
Elizabeth WARD, Ph.D., The University of Queensland
Tomoki NANTO, Hyogo College of Medicine College Hospital
2) Speech Sound Development of Children with Special Needs

[Moderator/Speaker]
Kathy LEE, Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong

[Speakers]
Seunghee HA
Sharynne McLEOD, Charles Sturt University
Carol Kit Sum TO, The University of Hong Kong
3) Perceptual Assessment of Cleft Palate Speech

[Moderator]
Yuri FUJIWARA, Ph.D., Osaka Health Science University

[Spaekers]
Selena Ee-Li YOUNG, Ph.D., KK Women and Children Hospital
Benjamas PRATHANEE, Ph.D., Khon Kaen University
Yoshiko TAKEI, Ph.D., Showa University Dental Hospital
Chihiro SUGIYAMA, Ph.D., Osaka University
4) Children with Cochlear Implants in Educational Setting

[Moderator/Speaker]
Mi-Sun YOON, Ph.D., Korea Nazarene University

[Speakers]
Kathy LEE, Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Christine YOSHINAGA-ITANO, Ph.D., The University of Colorado
Chieko ENOMOTO, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center

Round Table

[Moderators]
Manwa Lawrence NG, Ph.D., The University of Hong Kong
Kartini AHMAD, Ph.D., Universiti Kabangsaan Malaysia

“Education and Practice of SLP & Audiology in Asia-Pacific”

Several speakers from Asia-pacific region countries

Program (tentative)

Keynote Lecture

Guest of Honor Lecture

Educational Seminar

Short Lecture

Symposium

Round Table

Sponsored Seminar