Australia

Research, main topics

In each of the Voice Clinics alluded to above, patients are seen conjointly by an Otolaryngologist and Speech Pathologist. A detailed questionnaire, physical history, perceptual analysis, acoustic analysis and video-endo-stroboscopy, as standard procedure, is undertaken an all patients. There lave been several collaborative studies between the Voice Clinics alluded to above and they have set the standard for the clinical practice and management of voice disorders in this continent.

The St Vincent’s Voice Clinic (Sydney) run by Dr Ian Cole and Helen Brake, has a particular interest in laryngeal dystonias and together with Dr Paul Darveniza (‘Neurologist) is the center of excellence for the diagnosis anal management of these disorders in this part of the world.

Literature

A large amount of material has been published by the various centers and can be accessed by Medline using the aforementioned personalities as principal authors.

Thomas E. Havas, Bondi, Junction
F.R.C.S.(Ed.), F.R.A. C.S. F.A.C-S,
Otolaryngology. Head and Neck Surgery
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