SCHEDULE RELEASED!

4/19	Mississippi	St. Louis	Memphis	Greenville	Concordia	Vicksburg	New Orleans	Baton Rouge	St. Francesville	Tupelo
8:00-9:00	Exhibits	Hands on CVC Words (Wiltcher) 8:00-9:00	Vestibular Testing and Rehabilitation- What’s Not to Love? (*Beckerman) 8:00-10:00		216 Track: Tips and Tricks for Speech Therapists Working in the Schools (Ladner & Livingston) 8:00-9:30		Praxis Preparation and Interview/Resume Building: The Price is Right! 2018 Version! (Higdon) 8:00-10:00			Addressing Social-Communication and Play Goals for Preschoolers with Autism in School Settings (*Watson) 8:00-12:00
				The Speech Language Pathologist’s Guide to the Acute Care Setting Stringer and McCarty 8:30-9:30
9:00-10:00	Exhibits							Supporting Listening & Spoken Language Outcomes for Children with Hearing Loss in the Public Schools (*Houston) 9:00-10:00	The Smilemaker (Fox) 9:00-11:00
						LENA Technology: Automated Language and Speech Data and Use in Early Intervention (Paterson) 9:30-11:00
		Artfully Speaking: Using the Visual Arts in Treatment of Cognitive Linguistic Disorders (Moore) 9:30-11:00
10:00-11:00			Feeding Therapy: A Behavioral Management Approach (Tyrone) 10:00-11:00	Hearing Aid Verification Using Real Ear Measures: Why and How (*Bryan) 10:00-12:00	Writing Measurable Articulation Goals (Laney) 10:00-11:30			Universal Licensure for Mississippi: 2 Professions, Many Settings, 1 License (Powell, Higdon, Marx, & Alston) 10:30-12:00
11:00-12:00		Write On! The Case for Cursive (Perry) 11:00-12:00
12:00-1:30	HONORS LUNCHEON: All welcome to attend in the Nashville room.
1:30-2:30	Exhibits	Posters   (A)                                                               1:30-3:30                                                         in Mississippi Hall
2:30-3:30		Differential Diagnosis and Assessment of the Complex Case to Include CP, Neurogenic Disorders, DD/DLD, ASD and Intellectual Ability (Middleton &Hunter) 2:30-3:30		Feeding the Baby with a  Cleft Palate (Allen & Upchurch) 2:30-4:00	Overcoming Adversity-With a “Little” Adjustment (Little) 2:30-3:30	Clinical Application of Acceptable Noise Level (*Bryan) 2:30-4:30	Being an Effective Mentor- Guidance for 215s and 216s (Ladner) 2:30-3:30	Integrating Communication Device Use into Classroom Activities (Heine & Curtis) 2:30-3:30	Dynamic Assessment: Examining Learning Potential and Reducing Bias in Assessment (Ireland) 2:30-4:00
			Do You Smell Smoke? Don’t Let Burnout Take Hold of Your Career! (Alston) 3:00-4:00
3:30-4:30					Administering and Interpreting the Ling 6 Sound Test with Cochlear Implant Users (Paterson) 3:30-5:00			What’s Unique About the Dubard Association Method, and How Does it Help My Struggling Reader? (Webster) 3:30-5:00
		Getting to Know MS Medicaid’s Speech and Hearing Services (Brown & Ulmer) 4:00-5:00					Practical Aural Rehabilitation for Adults with Hearing Loss (*Houston) 4:00-5:00
			Success for Students with Hearing Loss: The Clinical Audiologist’s Responsibility  (Turner) 4:00-5:00	Managing Concussions: The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist (Middleton) 4:00-5:00						MDE Updates (Laney) 4:00-5:00
4:30-5:00
3:00-5:00	EBS Student Praxis Bowl: Come see students from all universities in the state compete against each other while studying for the Praxis! Location: GRAND HOTEL BALLROOM
5:00-8:30	MSHA BLOCK PARTY!!! ALL MSHA Members are welcome to attend! Come join us as we network at the Rolling Rivers Bistro!!! (Bring your drink ticket for a FREE drink and listen to live music)!

Session Color Key	Medical Based SLP	216 & SLP
Student	Dual (SLP & AuD)	Professional Issues (SLP & AuD)
Medical & School Based SLP	School-Based SLP	Audiology

4/20	Mississippi	St. Louis	Memphis	Greenville	Concordia	Vicksburg	New Orleans	Baton Rouge	St. Francesville	Tupelo
8:00-9:00	Business Meeting: All MSHA Members are welcome to attend in the Nashville room
9:00-10:00	Exhibits		Oral Care in Dysphagic Patients (Lowrie) 9:00-10:00		Research Interests and Clinical Applications of the P1/N1 Complex of the Late Cortical Auditory Evoked Potential (Goshorn & Marx) 9:00-10:00			Cochlear Implantation in Children & Adults: Intervention & Rehabilitation Strategies (*Houston) 9:00-10:00	Creating Intelligible Speech: Practical Strategies From a Practicing Clinician (*Thompson) 9:00-12:00	Back to the Seventies: Traditional Treatment for Speech Sounds Disorders Revisited (*Sancibrian) 9:00-12:00
		Dyslexia 101: What is it, and How Do I Help? (Schraeder) 9:30-11:00
10:00-11:00				All Tied Up! A Look at the Effects of Tongue and Lip Tie on Feeding (Nassar) 10:00-11:00			Hidden Hearing Loss 10:00-12:00 (*Hurley)
					IPP IRL? How To Develop an Interprofessional Journal Club to Boost Collaboration & Patient Care (Mendes) 10:30-12:00
						Writing Legally Defensible Speech/Language Evaluation Reports (Jones) 10:30-12:00		From Research to Practice: Connecting to the Curriculum (Powell & Meaux) 10:00-11:30
11:00-12:00
12:00-1:00	Lunch on your own
1:00-2:00	Exhibits	Posters (B)                                                                  1:00-3:00                                                            in Mississippi Hall
2:00-3:00			Hearing-Impaired, Language, and Literacy Lab at the University of Mississippi: Update and Expansion of the Transition Program (Lowe, Loveall, Hawthorne, Livingston, Keene) 2:00-3:30	Assessment and Intervention: The Hispanic Child (Kayser) 2:00-3:30	Comprehensive Airway Management, CSA Endoscopy, and the Medical Speech-Language Pathologist (Arnold & Landry) 2:00-5:00		Audiology Grand Rounds (*Hurley) 2:00-4:00	Cognitive and Cognitive-Linguistic Communication Disorders (*Rubin) 2:00-5:00	AAC Success at 26! (Heine & Wentland) 2:00-3:00	Treating  Speech Disorders with the Fab Four (*Sancibrian) 2:00-5:00
		Clinical Electrophysiological Assessment and Intraoperative Monitoring of the Facial Nerve (Mustain) 2:30-4:00
3:00-4:00						Four Learning Pathways Model: Understanding Diverse Trajectories in Children with Hearing Loss (Birth-6) (Paterson) 3:00-5:00
							Dysphagia Through the Lifespan (Brunson & Nassar) 3:30-5:00
4:00-5:00

Session Color Key	Medical Based SLP	216 & SLP
	Dual (SLP & AuD)	Professional Issues (SLP & AuD)
Medical & School Based SLP	School-Based SLP	Audiology

2018 MSHA Conference Pre-Conference Speaker ANNOUNCED!

We are delighted to announce this year’s Pre-Conference speaker is world-renowned Speech-Language Pathologist, Dr. Scott Yaruss!

Dr. Yaruss is a Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University. In addition to conducting research on the development of stuttering in young children, Dr. Yaruss has extensive experience working with children and adults who stutter in a wide variety of clinical settings. He has served on the board of directors of the National Stuttering Association and on the Steering Committee of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Special Interest Division for Fluency Disorders. Dr. Yaruss frequently presents continuing education workshops to help speech-language pathologists feel more confident in their ability to help preschool and school-age children, adolescents, and adults who stutter. He has authored or coauthored than 130 papers, articles, chapters, or booklets on stuttering. He is also co-author of the Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering (OASES), as well as School-age Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Guide, Early Childhood Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Guide, and Minimizing Bullying in Children Who Stutter: A Practical Guide for SLPs, and other guides published by Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc. (www.StutteringTherapyResources.com).

Dr. Yaruss will deliver invaluable information to SLPs across the state through his nearly 6 ½ hour presentation entitled “School Age Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Approach”. Please consider being in this group to gain this information to utilize in your everyday practices. And of course, don’t miss the opportunity to network with Dr. Yaruss and purchase his newest book after Pre-Conference.

We are beyond excited to have Dr. Yaruss in Mississippi so sign up today to reserve your spot for Pre-Conference. As always, don’t forget about our Welcome Reception in the Grand Ballrooms afterwards! Learn. Network. Enjoy.

See you by the river!

Kim Ward, 2018 Conference Chair

2018 MSHA President’s Welcome

Happy New Year and welcome to MSHA 2018. I am honored to begin my service as 2018 MSHA President. It is my hope that “engagement in your state association” will be the theme for 2018. Involvement through professional service is highly rewarding. I challenge you to help promote the growth of our membership this year. MSHA continues to work tirelessly for both Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists behind the scenes at many levels. In 2018, I want that work to be transparent to all professionals especially in this state. MSHA is comprised of an Executive Board consisting of nine members. In addition, MSHA also consists of many committee volunteers who work on behalf of the membership. The more involved you are the more MSHA can do for our profession at the state and national level. Check the new and improved website frequently for updates on what MSHA is doing for you.

MSHA annual membership dues along with MSHA’s renowned continuing education conference continue to be our primary sources of income. Therefore, it is vital that we engage in conversation and promotion of both membership and attending the conference. MSHA’s continued success depends on this. It is crucial to become MSHA members and attend conference!! Let’s all spread the word!

The 2018 MSHA Conference will be held in Natchez on April 18-20. We will offer a welcome reception, honors luncheon and block party and of course top notch speakers and a plethora of topics. Remember that attending conference not only helps you earn necessary CEU’s but offers valuable networking and reconnecting with friends.

I would like to thank the 2017 Presidential Committee, Claudette Edwards and Rebecca Lowe for the guidance provided last year. Furthermore, I would like to welcome Kimberly Ward as President-Elect. This will certainly be an outstanding Presidential Committee. I am looking forward to working with the entire 2018 Executive Board and Committees as we engage our members and colleagues in our glorious state.

In closing, I would like to thank all the Presidents before me for leading the way and inspiring the Presidents that would serve after you. Thank you to each member for allowing MSHA to act on your behalf and know MSHA’s best interests are always at the forefront of every decision. Please consider volunteering for a committee or board position in the future!!!!!!

Amy Rosonet LeBert

MSHA President 2018