Humans of Healthcare: The Speech-Language Therapist

Tay Chia Yi, Speech-Language Therapist and Vice President, Malaysian Association of Speech-language & Hearing (MASH)

11-Apr-23 16:00

Humans of Healthcare: The Speech-Language Therapist

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Have you ever wondered what happens if you need to relearn how to speak or even how to swallow? Speech-language therapists may not be the most glamorous job among healthcare workers - you might not have even heard of them - but they play such an important role to help kids and adults alike. On this episode of Humans of Healthcare, we speak to Tay Chia Yi, speech-language therapist and vice president of the Malaysian Association of Speech-Language & Hearing to learn more about what it takes to work in this field.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann

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Categories: managing disease, wellness, health policy

Tags: speech language pathologist, humansofhealthcare, allied health, linguistics, stroke, dementia, cancer, children's health,

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