Our next scheduled Tampa Bay Medical Speech Pathology Association (MESPA) quarterly meeting is scheduled Sunday, July 12th, from 6:00-8:00 pm at Tampa General Hospital in the Rehab Center, Room #201: Curtis Hixon Room. The topic for this meeting is “From Student to Extern: Supervising the New Generation of SLP’s, They did not Teach me that in School,” by Felix Matias M.S., CCC-SLP, Clinical Instructor at the University of South Florida. As always, CEU’s are free and offered for 2 hours.

Who: Felix Matias M.S., CCC-SLP
What: From Student to Extern: Supervising the New Generation of SLP’s, They did not Teach me that in School
Where: Tampa General Hospital, Rehab Center, Room #201: Curtis Hixon Room
When: Sunday, July 12th, 6:00-8:00 pm
Why: For the purpose of continuing education in the field of Speech-Language Pathology and networking with professionals in the Tampa Bay Area.

Upcoming MESPA meetings:
1) Sunday, October 11, 2015, 6:00-8:00 pm: Topic-“Screening for Cognitive & Communicative Impairments in Acute Care” by Jackie Hinkley PhD, CCC-SLP, of Choose Quality, LLC, Associate Professor Emeritus, University of South Florida

2) SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, November 7th, 2015, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, 1st Annual MESPA Symposium-Dysphagia 4-6 hours/.4-.6 CEU’s FREE! (additional information soon to follow)

3) Sunday, January 10, 2016, 6:00-8:00 pm: Topic-“Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery: Overview and Implications for the Medical SLP” by Andrea Hayes M.S., CCC-SLP, Supervisor of Speech-Language Pathology of Blake Medical Center

4) Sunday, April 10, 2016, 6:00-8:00 pm: Topic-“The Impact of Anterior Cervical Spinal Surgery on Dysphagia” by Miranda Vargus, M.S., CCC-SLP, Speech Pathologist of Tampa General Hospital

If you have any topics you would like presented or would like to speak on a specific subject, please email the MESPA team at: MESPA2013@gmail.com