25/03/2026
ABREAST CONFERENCE 25 JUNE 2026 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT - Holly Tickner
Holly Tickner is a Speech Pathologist (BSc, MSPA, CPSP) who has worked for the past two decades in the area of paediatric feeding difficulties, which has become her core clinical passion. She has spent the majority of her career in paediatric and neonatal tertiary hospital settings. She established the Speech Pathology role at King Edward Memorial Hospital and was heavily involved in the ward and outpatient feeding services at Perth Children's Hospital (formerly Princess Margaret Hospital) for many years. Holly considers herself fortunate that in addition to this, during her career she has had the opportunity to work across paediatric mental health, community services, the disability sector, early intervention, and academia. Holly regularly teaches on paediatric feeding disorders to health professionals nationally and internationally and supports many allied health professionals across the country with clinical supervision and mentoring. Holly is deeply committed to evidence-based practice and enjoys robust discussion in this space. Through her role as a writer and science communicator with The Informed SLP, Holly translates research into practical, clinically relevant guidance, with a focus on infant feeding, paediatric feeding disorders and early intervention.
Holly will be presenting at on:
SNIP HAPPENS; When feeding challenges persist after tongue-tie release
Parents often hope the release of their baby's tongue-tie will improve a laundry-list of infant feeding challenges. But what about the babies who don't improve? Join Holly Tickner, Speech Pathologist (MSPA, CPSP), for a series of short case studies illustrating the need for thorough and comprehensive feeding evaluation, including functional oral motor assessment of infant feeding.
Early bird registrations are now open https://www.abreast.network/abreast-2026
