The 3rd National Student Congress of Speech and Language Therapy, held under the leadership of the School of Health Sciences Department of Speech and Language Therapy, ended.
The 3rd National Student Congress of Speech and Language Therapy was organized in cooperation of Istanbul Medipol University School of Health Sciences Department of Speech and Language Therapy and the Association of Speech and Language Therapists. At the congress, which included many participants from various cities of Türkiye, suggestions regarding the current conditions and practices about language and speech therapy were presented. The prominent names in the field, including Prof. Ahmet Konrot, Prof. Elçin Tadıhan Özkan, Assoc. Prof. Fatma Esen Aydınlı, and Assoc. Prof. M. Emrah Cangi attended the congress, where sessions on career, stuttering, voice disorders, swallowing disorders, and motor speech disorders were held. The opening speeches of the congress were delivered by Head of the Department of Speech and Language Therapy Assoc. Prof. Sertan Özdemir and the President of the Association of Speech and Language Therapists Prof. İlknur Maviş. Prof. Özdemir stated that the congress was held in a short time following the rapid preparation process and thanked the participants and those who contributed to the organization of the congress. Speaking at the congress held at the South Campus Conference Hall, the President of the Association of Speech and Language Therapists Prof. İlknur Maviş shared that it was a pleasure to be able to hold the third congress, which they took a break for four years due to the pandemic.
