Facilitated by two of the Green Girls: Debbie Phyland & Meaghan Sullivan DATE: Friday 20/2/2026, 9–4pmVENUE: Brisbane Powerhouse COST: All food included Non-VMA Connect Member $410 GST included VMA Connect- basic member $380 GST included VMA Connect+ Plus Member $350 GST included RSVP: connect@voicemedicine.au by February 2, 2026 If you have any additional queries, please do not Read more…
ONLINE WEBINAR with physiotherapist PipWindsor Breathing Dysfunction In this session… We will be ‘Thinking Outside The Lung’ The 3 dimensions of breathing– what is normal? What is dysfunctional? How does dysfunctional breathing develop and how does it present? How do we treat it? How do we work together?–Bottom up/top down approaches Breathing myths–are we helping? DATE: Read more…
VMAConnect hosts . . .Online Webinar:VOICE is more than EMSTA chat with Dr Christine Sapienza DATE: Thursday 10th July, 7:30pm AESTVENUE: Zoom Link is provided on RSVPCOST:VMA+ Members: FREEVMAConnect Members: FREENon-Member: $50 Voice Medicine AustraliaBSB: 063 138Account Number: 10904906 RSVP: connect@voicemedicine.au Dr Christine SapienzaSpeech Pathologist – PhD, CCC–SLP Dr. Christine Sapienza is a distinguished academic Read more…
The International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP) Congress is set to take place in Malta in August 2025. Held every three years, this prestigious event brings together experts from around the world to share the latest advancements in speech, language, and voice sciences. 📅 Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate Read more…
We are thrilled to have Christella, well-recognised and highly experienced, present to us in this VMA Connect Webinar. Christella will outline her approach to working with transgender and gender-diverse voices based on her 28 years working as a leading expert in this field. The overview will include aspects of her work methods for working with Read more…
OCCUPATIONAL VOICE USE: What is clinically relevant when considering the interplay of vocal effort, vocal demands, and vocal production Guest: Prof. Eric Hunter Dr. Eric J. Hunter is currently the department head of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa. He is a voice scientist known for his expertise in voice production and vocal Read more…
05 Oct 2024, 9:00 am – 06 Oct 2024, 4:30 pm Melbourne, 131-135 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia About the event The AVA Board is delighted to announce the AVA National Conference for 2024, to be held at Citadines on Bourke, Melbourne, on October 5th and 6th. This year’s theme, ‘Harmony in Voice – Bridging Art Read more…
Just as performers have unique physical requirements to ensure their bodies stay healthy and show-ready, they also need to take extra special care of their voices. To help, Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) has an on-call professional speech pathologist, Dr Debbie Phyland and her tips can help you too. Read the full article here ..https://www.mtc.com.au/discover-more/mtc-now-2020/active-voice/
At Voice Medicine Australia we have been offering online consultations for many years and found them to work extremely well and keep us all globally connected. During this time of COVID-19 we are using virtual or online sessions for almost all voice therapy or other related speech pathology sessions, so it’s business as usual. We Read more…
In this interview by Stephen Mahy, Debbie Phyland offers her candid thoughts and experiences working with performers over the years and highlights the importance of vocal injury prevention. Improving and maintaining vocal fitness are key to a healthy voice and Deb encourages all to use any performance ‘downtime’ to do a regular vocal workout, reconnect Read more…