Speech and Hearing BC

The SAC Conference is coming to Vancouver in 2024! Join us from May 9 – 11 and help celebrate SAC’s 60th anniversary. Visit here to review the conference program and presenters and to register. Speech and Hearing BC is excited to be a partner sponsor of the SAC Conference. While we will not be hosting…

Speech and Hearing BC applauds the provincial government in their recent initiative to expedite the credential recognition process for internationally-trained professionals. We believe that this is an important step in attracting international talent to BC, and addressing different labour shortages that our province continues to face. We know that trained, experienced professionals from all over…

Speech and Hearing BC was recently quoted in the Tyee. Click to read: https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/19/BC-Lack-Speech-Language-Pathologists/

Watch Vice-President Chelsey Chichak speak with @GlobalBC about the importance of early intervention and improving communication health services this #backtoschool season: https://globalnews.ca/video/9951330/accessing-better-communication-health-services/.

Love your Audiologist or Speech-Language Pathologist? Why not nominate them for professional of the year? This award is given to individual members or teams who have been nominated by clients and/or client families and who are members of Speech and Hearing BC/registered with SAC/CSHBC. These awards are given based on client nomination. These awards will…

Register for the October 20 and 21, 2023, Speech and Hearing BC Conference!  Conference Centre. The early bird deadline ends September 15 at midnight. Join us in-person at the Delta Hotels Burnaby!  

Better Speech and Hearing Month is here! Every year, the month of May is dedicated to raising public awareness about communication and swallowing health. This year, we are launching a social media campaign to educate British Columbians on the important role of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. We encourage you to help us spread awareness by…

Maximum Hourly Billing Rate Increase for School Aged Extended Therapies The Government of British Columbia has announced a change in billing rate for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech-Language Pathology. Effective April 1st, the maximum hourly billing rate for SLPs have increased from $80 to $160 per hour to a maximum of $5760 per 12-month period.…

On August 16, 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its final rule for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. This historic rule established a new regulatory category for OTC hearing aids by allowing direct purchases from stores and online retailers without needing an audiologist’s medical exam or audiological evaluation, prescription, or verification. While…

Don’t miss the early bird registration deadline of September 19th to register for the 2022 Speech and Hearing BC Virtual Conference. Click here for the registration link and conference information including sessions and presenters.