Call for papers for the 7th CPLOL congress

The 7th CPLOL congress, Speech-language therapy in Europe: sharing good clinical practice, takes place on 14-16 May 2009 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

The aim of this congress is to bridge the gap between science and clinical practice in speech-language therapy by offering a platform to exchange scientific information and therapeutic experience.

The offical CPLOL congress languages will be English and French, with simultaneous translation into French, English and Slovene, for all plenary sessions and parallel papers.

Keynotes speakers

  • Dr Cristina Caselli (Italy): Treatment of child language disorders
  • Mrs Hilde Chantrain (Belgium): Initial education of speech-language therapists in Europe
  • Dr Alexandra John (United Kingdom): Therapy outcome measures in speech-language therapy

Call for abstracts

Speech-language therapists, researchers and lecturers in the field of speech-language therapy are invited to contribute to the programme by submitting an abstract, before 1 November 2008.

Visit the congress website for more information and online submission of abstracts.

The organisers especially welcome contributions concerning:
  • Speech-language therapy in children (with a focus on outcomes measurement or intervention)
  • Speech-language therapy in adults and elderly (with a focus on outcomes measurement or intervention)
  • Initial education of speech-language therapists