Catriona M. Steele

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Catriona M. Steele
Known forformer President of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Academic background
EducationM.H.Sc., Speech-Language pathology, 1991, PhD, Speech-Language pathology, 2003, University of Toronto
ThesisKinematics and coordinative dynamics in normal human swallowing. (2003)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
Main interestsDysphagia
Websitesteeleswallowinglab.ca

Catriona Margaret Steele is a Canadian clinician-scientist. She is a Full professor in the department of speech-language pathology at the University of Toronto and a senior scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute in the University Health Network.

Education and early career[edit]

Steele earned her Master's degree and PhD from the University of Toronto. After earning her Master's, Steele practiced as a medical speech-language pathologist before returning for her doctorate.[1]

From 1998 until 2000, Steele served as President of the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA).[1] In her role as president, she called for universities to increase their training programs for speech and hearing specialists.[2] She also began to measure pathological signals in swallowing and use surface electromyography as a way to treat Dysphagia.[3]

Career[edit]

Upon earning her PhD, Steele accepted a position at the University of Toronto's department of speech-language pathology and at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.[4] While there, she launched an online learning education course titled An Evidence Based Approach to Dysphasia Intervention in 2004.[5] She also conducted therapy meant to retrain swallowing muscles using biofeedback.[4]

In 2010, Steele and Tom Chau began designing a new technique to detect whether someone with Dysphagia had inhaled food or liquids based on sound wave vibrations.[6] In some cases, her research team used Fluoroscopy, a diagnostic imaging tool, to determine how much food or liquid went down her throat. Using this technique on a stroke victim, Steele worked with Dorothy four times a week for six weeks to strengthen her swallowing muscles, eventually allowing her to return to solid foods.[7] As a result of her research, she was elected a fellow of the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association[1] and received the Eve Kassirer Award for Outstanding Achievement.[8] By 2013, Steele was promoted to Full professor by the University of Toronto,[9] received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal,[10] and earned the CASLPA 2013 Mentorship Award.[11]

As a member of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) Board, Steele helped set universal guidelines for texture-modified foods and instructions for simple methods to test food and drink consistency.[12] She also worked alongside colleagues at the University of Waterloo to published a study titled Making the Most of Mealtimes, a project focused on the nutritional value of food for seniors at 32 long-term care facilities across Canada.[12][13] In 2016, Steele received the Speech-Language and Audiology Canada Lifetime Achievement Award for "her pivotal role in the advancement of speech-language pathology, particularly as it relates to the assessment and management of dysphagia."[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Professor Catriona Steele". steeleswallowinglab.ca. 13 March 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Speech and hearing disorders need double the number of specialists". Edmonton: Edmonton Journal. May 5, 1999. Retrieved June 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Steele, Catorina (January 11, 2012). Applications of EMG in Clinical and Sports Medicine. Books on Demand. ISBN 9789533077987. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Weight training for the throat". Red Deer Advocate. April 7, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A Review of our Milestones, Highlights and Significant Achievements" (PDF). sac-oac.ca. 2004. p. 3. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Aspiration detector" (PDF). uhn.ca. March 29, 2010. p. 42. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Stroke survivor celebrates relearning to swallow at Oliver & Bonacini". uhn.ca. June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "2011 Award Recipients" (PDF). sac-oac.ca. 2011. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Congratulations to Drs. Elizabeth Rochon and Catriona Steele". slp.utoronto.ca. 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Dr. Catriona Steele Receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal". sac-oac.ca. August 9, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "SLP Alumna Receives Mentorship Award". slp.utoronto.ca. 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Oldfield, Jim (April 10, 2018). "What U of T researchers are doing to help 'devastating' swallowing problems". utoronto.ca. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "MAKING THE MOST OF MEALTIMES (M3)". the-ria.ca. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  14. ^ Boafo, Jessica (May 13, 2016). "RSI Faculty Winners at the Speech-Language Audiology Canada Awards". rsi.utoronto.ca. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

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