2025 MVAC Conference

Save the Date: MVAC Conference | 17–18 October 2025

LOCATION: Gate 8, 86-88 Jolimont St, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Join us as we celebrate 30 years of voice care, teamwork and learning — and look ahead to the next 30.

Two full days of voice skill immersion, stories, games and shared wisdom as we also honour the people, collaborations and friendships that have shaped over three decades of voice care.

FRIDAY (including Lunch) 11am – 4pm

VOCOLOGY & VIDEOSTROBOSCOPY

  • Deep dive into vocology & strobe interpretation
  • Breakout sessions tailored to Speech Pathologists, ENT Specialists, Singing Teachers & Voice Enthusiasts
  • Show & Tell Stations – strobe ratings, interactive demos and shared case experiences

Special Topics Snapshots (Clinical Science Focus)

High-yield, clinically-focused talks on key voice pathologies and assessment techniques:

  • Phonotraumatic Lesions & Vocal Fold Pathologies: Evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, and management strategies
  • Gender-Affirming Voice Care: Surgical and therapeutic approaches, with client-centered planning guided by patient goals, plus interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Focal Neurological Voice Disorders: Sensory vs. motor presentations, differential diagnosis, and evidence-based management
  • Voice Across the Lifespan (Pediatric → Aging Voices): Developmental and age-related changes, assessment challenges, and therapy strategies
  • Performers & Occupational Voice Users: Assessing Performance Fitness: Clinical evaluation of vocal readiness, risk factors for phonotrauma, and evidence-based preventive/rehabilitative strategies
  • Advances in Perceptual & Stroboscopic Rating: Methods to improve reliability and clinical application

MVAC COCKTAIL PARTY

All invited! 4.30pm – 7pm
  • Drinks & Canapes
SATURDAY (including Morning Tea & Lunch) 9am – 4pm

THE PATIENT STORY: Clues, Cases & Collaboration

  • Interactive strobe & perceptual rating exercises (Do you hear what I hear? Do you see what I see?)
  • Guess diagnoses from symptoms and case history (Does this tell you what it tells me?)
  • Games: Musical chairs, Charades, Voice trivia, Straw-in-the-bottle, Puzzles & More)
  • Panels & discussions – sharing insights and different perspectives
  • Clinical problem solving is the focus!!

Don’t miss this milestone event — mark your calendar and book now!

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For any questions or enquiries, please contact events@mvac.com.au.

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