National Tour of Vietnam&nbsp;in&nbsp;Paediatric Dysphagia to&nbsp;provide&nbsp;continuing professional development.



TFA are looking for an experienced speech pathologist to deliver workshops and clinical mentoring in paediatric dysphagia.



This is a fantastic opportunity to see Southern, Central and Northern Vietnam and to work with our enthusiastic professionals who are pioneering the Speech Therapy profession in Vietnam.



The national tour will&nbsp;travel to Ho&nbsp;Chi Minh City, Danang and Hanoi.



If you are keen to get involved &ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;contact us through or Contact page



With so many children in Vietnam with significant disabilities and limited access to services, our local specialists need your help.



Do you know someone who could help Trinh Foundation Australia deliver a national tour in paediatric dysphagia?



We hope to run the tour around 3 &ndash; 22nd of August if possible.

​​​​​​​National Tour of Vietnam in Paediatric Dysphagia to provide continuing professional development.

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Volunteers need Paediatric Dysphagia

Recently one of our TFA interpreters Nhat (Ng&ocirc; Đức Nhật)&nbsp; helped the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Committee (IDDSI) with translating their framework version 2.0 into Vietnamese.

The translation is available through the link&nbsp;<a href="https://iddsi.org/Translations/Available-for-Review" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://iddsi.org/Translations/Available-for-Review</a>&nbsp;.

Nhat is seeking feedback from Vietnamese SLTs on the translation.

Thank-you Nhat for completing this important work.

Recently one of our TFA interpreters Nhat (Ngô Đức Nhật)  helped

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IDDSI International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative

Since 2009 Trinh Foundation Australia (TFA) has responded to several requests to support Speech and Language Therapy education programs in Vietnam, beginning when the ENT Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) asked us to run a short course on aspects of speech therapy for doctors and nurses.



In 2010, University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach (UPNT) in HCMC sought our support in running a 2-year postgraduate certificate course.



This course saw the commencement of an enduring partnership with Australian Volunteers International (AVI) which placed six full time Australian speech and language therapists at UPNT to support the rollout of training courses over the next 7 years.



During that time, two 2-year postgraduate certificate courses in all aspects of speech and language therapy for children and adults were run (2010-2012 and 2012-2014) and two 1-year postgraduate certificate courses for speech and language therapy for children only (2016 and 2017).



These courses trained 65 SLTs. UPNT now independently runs these 1-year courses.



In 2017, TFA entered a valued partnership with the Medical Committee of Netherlands Vietnam (MCNV), funded by USAID through Viet Health, to develop and deliver pilot degree programs: a 2-year Master degree in the University of Medicine and Pharmacy (HCMC), and a 4-year bachelor degree in Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy.



The 14 Masters degree graduates will become the lecturers in Bachelor degrees rolling out in designated medical universities across Vietnam.



The next Bachelor to commence will be at Hai Duong Medical Technical University in the north of Vietnam in late 2021.



TFA&rsquo;s model of capacity building and sustainability is being met through these strong partnerships with funding bodies, NGOs, volunteers, universities and the Vietnamese community.

Since 2009 Trinh Foundation Australia (TFA) has responded to several 

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Supporting SALT Education Programs in Vietnam

Congratulations to fellow TFA board member Associate Professor Sally Hewat as this year&rsquo;s recipient of the prestigious Elizabeth Usher Memorial Award from Speech Pathology Australia.



As well as being a hardworking member of the TFA Board of Directors since 2013, Sally has made a major contribution to the development of speech therapy services across south-east Asia, in addition to her role as Assistant Dean, International at the University of Newcastle Faculty of Education and Arts and leadership roles in a range of professional organisations.



The team would also like to acknowledge her exceptional support of Dr Dien during his four years in Australia studying at the University of Newcastle.

Congratulations to fellow TFA board member Associate Professor Sally 

Volunteers need Paediatric Dysphagia

IDDSI International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative

Supporting SALT Education Programs in Vietnam

Congratulations Associate Professor Sally Hewat

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