We welcome to the podcast Tammie Cunningham, Senior Speech Pathologist at Move and Play Paediatric Therapy, a multidisciplinary paediatric clinic in Mackay. Tammie has worked in a diverse range of speech pathology positions over the past 15 years, with experience across the lifespan with both inpatient and outpatients within hospital, community and disability settings, as well as fulfilling leadership and management duties. Tammie is in her first year of working in a private practice which has involved establishing a speech pathology service in an established practice. 

In this episode we talk about: 

Why Tammie chose Speech Pathology as her career 

The differences Tammie has noticed working between different settings in public health systems versus private practice 

The differences Tammie has noticed in paediatrics over the years in the government sector versus private practice  

The scope across speech pathology that Tammie covers 

The aspects of setting up a brand new service and making sure Tammie’s speech service integrated into the existing team 

How Tammie sourced specific resources to speech pathology 

How Tammie established new networks with other practices and clinicians for her mentorship and support as a sole clinician 

Tammie’s advice and tips for clinicians establishing a new service 

Links: 

Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Website 

Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Facebook 

Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Instagram 

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