The Order of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Quebec (OOAQ) annually recognizes the excellence of the work of its members. Three members of the Faculty of Medicine of the Université de Montréal have distinguished themselves through an inspiring achievement, an extraordinary commitment to the community or a remarkable professional career.
Cardozo Coderre Prize
The Cardozo-Coderre awards recognize the social and pre-professional commitment of graduates in speech therapy or audiology from a Quebec university.
Graduate in speech therapy fromFaculty of Medicine School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Camille d’Anjou was rewarded for her commitment to various speech therapy projects, such as exercises practice your voice for patients with Parkinson’s disease and a project where theater is used to treat stuttering. Thanks to her ability to rally people, she also helped set up a welcome activity for new recruits to her program.
A graduate in audiology from the School of Speech Therapy and Audiology, Karina Moïn-Darbari won this award for her volunteer work in various organizations. Having first become involved in the Auditory Neuroscience Research Laboratory of the University of Montrealshe later became president of the Audiology Student Day 2021 and participated in the creation of popular videos on children’s hearing health, broadcast in Haiti and in countries in Africa.
The two winners received a work of art by Quebec artist Jason Goldsmith as well as a scholarship equivalent to their first membership fee to the Order.
OOAQ-REPAR research partnership grant
The research program of the OOAQ and the Provincial Adaptation-Rehabilitation Research Network (REPAR) of the Quebec Health Research Fund aims to encourage a research project in speech therapy and another in audiology.
Brigitte Stanké, associate professor at the School of Speech Therapy and Audiology, received this grant together with speech therapists Évelyne Moreau and Marie-Laure Filion for the project Standardization and validation of a multiple-measurement early screening test. The three winners share a sum of $15,000.
Source: OOQ.