Dr. May Poon

Leading Speech Therapist (registered) and Service Coordinator

Dr. May M. W. Poon was awarded Ph.D. & B.Sc. (Speech & Hearing Sciences) from The University of Hong Kong, and M.Sc (Health Care) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University. May has practiced as speech therapist in a number of public hospitals, non-government organizations, special schools, and mainstream schools. Since 2003, May has joined ENT Laser Hearing and Speech Therapy Centre, developing her expertise in voice therapy, swallowing rehabilitation, and professional training. May is now the leading speech therapist (registered) and service coordinator, and is responsible for service development and clinical supervision of the whole team.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. - HKU

• M.Sc. (Health Care) - HKPU

• B.Sc. (Speech & Hearing Sciences) - HKU
   

Professional Development:

• Certification Course on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation – Harvard Medical School (Continuing Education)

• Certification Course on Understanding the Orofacial Complex - International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM)

• Certified provider of Myofascial Release Manual Techniques

• Certified provider of E-Stim and Labial Goniometry Measurement

• Certified provider of Beckman Oral Motor Examination & Intervention ©

• Certified provider of Sara-Rosenfeld Johnson's Oral Placement Therapy (“Talktools Therapy”) level 1

• Certified Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation (DPNS) Provider for Dysphagia

• Certified VITALSTIM Therapy Provider for Dysphagia

• Certified provider of Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy (LMRVT) - Adults and Kids

• Certified provider of Adventures in Voice (AIV)

• Estill Voice Training (level I & II)

• Qualified The Hong Kong Cantonese Oral Language Assessment Scale (HKCOLAS) examiner

• Qualified Hong Kong Graded Character Naming Test (HKGCNT) User

• Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists (HKIST)

• Member of The Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapists (HKAST)

Teaching Experiences (Since 2006):

• Ex-honorary assistant professor and Part-time lecturer of HKU (Division of Speech& Hearing Sciences)

• Ex-clinical supervisor of HKU (Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences)

• Coordinator of LMRVT Asian Tour, AIV & VTS (International voice therapy workshops)

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Corporate Training Experiences (Since 2003):

• The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

• Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Limited

• Bank of China Group Insurance Company Limited

• Pearson Hong Kong

• Lane Crawford

• Seiseido HK

• Convoy Financial Holdings Limited

• Dah Chong Hong Limited

• ACCA

• Department of Health

• World Wide Fund Hong Kong

• Victoria Educational Organization

• Over 50 schools and other organizations

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Working Experiences (Since 2000):

• Speech Therapist of Kwong Wah Hospital, Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospital and Tung Wah Hospital

• Speech Therapist of Spastics Association of Hong Kong (Adult Services; Early Education & Training Centre)

• Speech Therapist of private hospitals and elderly homes

• Speech Therapist of special child care centres and early education & training centres

• School based speech therapist - EDB (Primary & Secondary Schools)