IFA Congresses

Bidding to Host the World Congress of Fluency Disorders

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International Fluency Association (IFA)

The IFA was founded in 1989 to promote international liaison in the area of fluency disorders and to promote the understanding of these disorders. International Congresses are organised every three years in venues selected from around the world. In 1994, the Congress was held in Munich, Germany; San Francisco, USA in 1997; Nyborg, Denmark in 2000; Montreal, Canada in 2003; Dublin, Ireland in 2006; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2009; Tours, France in 2012, Portugal in 2015, and Hiroshima, Japan, 2018.

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Congress Program

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Congress Program

Please note there are 4 full days of congress programming from 13th - 16th July inclusive (followed by a day of post-congress workshops on 17th July). 

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Downloadable program brochure

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Please note that, to save paper, delegates will not receive a printed program brochure on arrival at the congress. Instead, the congress app will be the primary resource. For those delegates who do not have the congress app, or who prefer paper materials, a downloadable version of the program of abstracts is available here: 

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Post-Congress Workshops

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The Congress Organising Team are delighted to offer delegates a choice of two  workshops running on Tuesday 17th July 2018 in Hiroshima as optional, post-congress events.

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Keynote Speaker Article

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Welcome to our exciting line-up of keynote speakers:

Dr Bruce Wampold speaking on the topic of "The Social Bases of Healing"; a panel led by Dr Florence Myers discussing the conceptualization of cluttering; Dr Koichi Mori talking about use of cognitive behavioral therapy with adults and adolescents who stutter in a group therapy setting; and Annie Bradberry and Dr Mitchell Trichon speaking on the topic of "Nurturing Partnerships and Cooperation in Our Stuttering/Cluttering World". 

See below for more details including abstracts and learning outcomes.

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