Global Initiative for Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction
Alice Crawford
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: Perth, Australia
Workplace: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Western Australia.
About me
I am a consultant respiratory physician with a special interest in difficult-to-treat asthma and ILO working at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Western Australia. I co-lead our multidisciplinary ILO clinic and continuous laryngoscopy during exercise (CLE) service. I have also established a community adult asthma clinic through a not-for-profit organisation to improve access to specialist asthma care.
As a current PhD student, my goal is to develop a screening tool to help clinicians identify people who are at risk of having unrecognised ILO/EILO, and to promote access to appropriate care in a timely manner. I’m enthusiastic about harmonising our ILO/EILO data collection to build our research capacity, highlight the often challenging diagnostic journey, and describe impacts of untreated or undiagnosed ILO/EILO.