Global Initiative for Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction
Siobhan Ludlow
Name: Rita Patel, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Profession: Speech Language Pathologist
Country: From India. Research and Clinical Practice in the United States of America
Institution: Indiana University
Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Workplace: University Academic and Clinic
Position: Associate Professor
Country: UK
Workplace: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Position: Consultant SLT and Airways Service Lead
Name: Siobhan Ludlow
About me
I have been working as a respiratory Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) for over 10 years and am now leading one of the largest complex breathlessness services in the UK – diagnosing and treating ILO. I am currently a PhD fellow therefore have links with the universities within the UK and a specialist interest into outcome measures and measuring the bigger impact of living with ILO from a clinician and patient perspective. I am treasurer of the SLT Upper Airway CEN, on the Council of Allied Health Research Council and am an advisor for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and therefore have links with other SLTs working with ILO within the UK and will be able to disseminate and champion initiatives within these networks. I am passionate, enthusiastic and a huge advocate of the MDT role in managing ILO.