JOB POSITION
Senior Speech and Language Therapist & Clinical Director, TLC Speech and Feeding Clinic & TLC Speech Clinic
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters of Science in Human Communication (Distinction), 2002
University College London, UK
Awarded Raffles Scholarship by the British High Commission
- Bachelor of Speech Pathology (1st Class Honors), 1997
University of Queensland, Australia
Awarded Overseas Merit Scholarship by the Singapore Public Service Commission (PSC)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical
- Provided assessment, evaluation, treatment, and management of infant and pediatric caseload with speech, language, communication, feeding/dysphagia,
and voice issues
- Provided assessment, evaluation, treatment, and management of adults in both the acute and rehabilitation settings in various departments including
neurology, medical (including geriatrics), ICUs, and surgery
- Performed Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Videofluoroscopy (VFS) independently.
- Worked in a multidisciplinary medical and educational team in hospitals, schools, and private settings with doctors, psychologists, teachers and allied
health professionals
Administrative
- Co-founded and in charge of clinical development in TLC Speech Clinic
- Coordinated clinical and departmental work plans and projects
- Planned manpower, budgeting, and department work flows
- Involved in clinical quality improvement projects, including ISO, ISOEHS, and PDS certification
Training/teaching
- Approved supervisor for AHPC (Allied Health Professions Council, Singapore)
- Provided inhouse training of new/existing Speech & Language Therapists on dysphagia and communication assessment and management, including the
training for FEES, VFS, tracheostomy management
- Supervised students from local and overseas universities in their clinical attachments
- Provided in-services and workshops in person and online on topics including feeding/dysphagia, speech, language and communication
Research
- Bedside clinical methods useful as screening test for aspiration in elderly patients with recent and previous strokes, Ann Acad Med Singapore, 32:790-
4, M S Chong, P K Lieu, Y Y Sitoh, Y Y Meng, L P Leow, 2003.
- PET scan in bilingual speakers of Mandarin and English, unpublished masters thesis, 2002.
- Differential laryngeal dysfunction in dysarthric speakers following Parkinson’s Disease, Cerebrovascular Accident, and Closed Head Injury, unpublished
honours thesis, 1997.
WORK HISTORY
Apr 2011 – Present TLC Speech Clinic / TLC Speech and Feeding Clinic
Senior Speech and Language Therapist
Clinical Director
Aug 2008 – Mar 2011 Kaleidoscope Therapy Centre Pte Ltd
Senior Speech and Language Pathologist
2006 – 2008 KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Senior Speech and Language Pathologist
1998 – 2006 Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Senior Speech and Language Pathologist and Acting
Manager of Speech Therapy Department
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Allied Health Professionals Council, Singapore (AHPC)