Some #aphasia PhD opportunities in London here.

SLT’s, are these guidelines helpful? #aphasia

Yep. Agree that the problem is in “implementing the findings from a well-established evidence-base over the last decade within a health care context promoting person-centred care”. Its embarrassing.

Can you help grow $ for an international aphasia awareness campaign?

#BASConf25 We’re listening for any reports on papers and posters. What’s new in the world of #aphasia?

I’ve donated to this. I hope everyone else will get behind it too. #aphasia

Celebrating 25 years of the Australian Aphasia Association in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne (so far). Details about our Long Lunches are on Humantix with a search on ‘aphasia’. humanitix.com/au #aphasia Spread the word.

Week 3 complete! This week's #RockingAphasia treats include: Portugal, Australia, The UK, Ireland and plenty more! Can you help share some posts in your country in week 4? #AphasiaAwarenessMonth #Aphasia

Week 1 of #RockingAphasia is complete. We've seen rocks hidden from the USA to Italy, From Scotland to Borneo. And lots of places between and beyond! Thanks for putting #aphasia on the map this #AphasiaAwarenessMonth Abi

June is international Aphasia Awareness Month! & Australian Aphasia Association’s 25th birthday! 🥳 AAA developed “25 Ways to Raise Awareness of Aphasia” Aphasia-friendly document with 25 different ideas for raising aphasia awareness. Download here - aphasiacre.wpcomstaging.com/2025/06/03/j...

It's here! Why not paint and deposit a #RockingAphasia stone somewhere in your world this June for #AphasiaAwarenessMonth? 🪨🖌️🎨 🌎🌍🌏 Visit RockingAphasia.com or click on the hashtag #RockingAphasia to learn more.

For my first ever post... I'm so pleased to share this article. We worked with people with #aphasia and their families on how healthcare staff can support emotional recovery. @katerinahilari.bsky.social @lydiadavis.bsky.social @abracabadger.com Amanda Comer dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex....

Getting n early for #rockingaphasia at Chenoceaux @abracabadger.com

📣 HAVE YOUR SAY in better post-stroke #aphasia rehabilitation! 📝 Queensland Aphasia Research Centre (QARC) is inviting Australian Speech Pathologists & Managers to complete our survey: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_..., eligible participants can WIN 1 of 3 $100 gift vouchers!

Australian #stroke community, the Australian #Aphasia Association is celebrating its 25th anniversary with Long Lunches in several capital cities at the end of the year. Please spread the word. Tickets available on Humantix or follow or message me here.

Are you interested in undertaking a PhD? We have a range of PhD topics that may interest you. To request more information on any of the topics listed and discuss scholarship and enrolment options, please contact the relevant researcher on the email address listed in the information sheet below.

✔️ Prepare for June 2025, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES❗ ✔️ Follow @rockingaphasia.bsky.social (@abracabadger.com admin). ✔️ Find, decorate and add #rockingaphasia to a 🪨 ROCK ✔️ hide it ... and ... find out what to do next on the website linktr.ee/rockingaphasia DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIND A ROCK? 🦵Pull the other one!

Join our next ICAP network event on 1st April. Looking forward to hearing from Katie and Luiza. @jeanrutter.bsky.social @madelinecruice.bsky.social @cathyoff.bsky.social

There is a huge need to support carers of people with post-stroke aphasia. This review shows the areas of need & the lack of evidence. The Australian Aphasia Association will run another 6 week one hour a week online course for carers in August. Follow the AAA FB page for details.

📣 We have 3x3yr full-time postdocs available!!!!!! 🗣️ Join us in the ABI Communication Lab team @sydneyuni.bsky.social & work on #DigitalHealth projects supporting inclusion after #AcquiredBrainInjury. ▶️ For more information & to apply: usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...

Functional communication is an outdated term in aphasia. Doedens paper provides a good rationale for the criteria but it begs the question why add context etc to clinical tasks when real life is just out the door.

Exciting to see dates for ASA Melbourne 2025 – “Collaborating for Success”. 27 & 28 November 2025. La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Follow here for all the latest news! @asamelb2025.bsky.social

Brilliant video on mental health after stroke by the Stroke Foundation 💙 #aphasia #stroke www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ag...

The #BASConf25 abstract submission portal is open! Submit your abstracts for presentations, panels, lightning talks, or posters here: blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/subm... • Submission Deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 9AM UK • Notification of Acceptance: 2 May 2025 • Conference: 18-20 August 2025 #aphasia

#aphasia (I’m a bit rusty - forgot to add the hashtag)

Want to be my new colleague? My department are hiring phd fellows in linguistic and verbal communication. It's a fully funded position.

Do you work with people with #stroke and #aphasia in the community? Interested in supporting wellbeing and self management? Have a look at this course 👇👇 All online and self paced. Deadline for registration 12th February www.city.ac.uk/prospective-...

🗣️First Bluesky post seems like a good opportunity to share the second publication of my PhD! It outlines the design & development of our education package about community #aphasia group facilitation, and our phase I acceptability pilot. More info on phase II will follow soon @aphasiacre.bsky.social

Do you know of a person with #aphasia living in close proximity to #Sydney, Australia? We'd love for you to put them in touch with us! Contact Lucy at [email protected] or me, at [email protected] or [email protected]!

Another BIG #aphasia question. Do we need to get greater consensus on the aim of aphasia rehabilitation? Whose opinion on this matters? What does recovery after aphasia look like? Are there benefits of greater consensus? If so, how do we go about getting greater consensus?

My BIG picture questions aim to promote reflection & discussion. My own are: 1. Research the things that matter to people living with aphasia. 2. Aphasia research should do better to improve the lives (not just the components of language) of people affected by aphasia. 3. Solid data trumps opinion

Friday’s BIG question. Has the study of language & the brain improved #aphasia practice? I’ve not seen it over my 40 years. How can we redirect research $ into more meaningful outcomes?

Great news for Speech Pathologists supporting individuals with post-stroke aphasia – CLEAR online PD course registration is just $99 for elligible attendees! Dear Colleague I am writing to let you know about a subsidised opportunity for eligible speech pathologists to undertake the Counselling…

To ensure better continuum of care, should speech pathologists who provide acute or rehabilitation services in the hospital spend time in community services and meet people with #aphasia, especially their patients, long after their discharge? And vice versa?

Following on from the last BIG question. #Aphasia consumer organizations struggle to receive financial support. This is not likely to change. Should we establish investments whose dividends support the work of the organization long term? How?

Another BIG question to the #aphasia community. If you had a donor willing to give $1m, would you encourage them to invest it in improving aphasia services, research or consumer advocacy? What is best bang for the buck?

BIG question to the #aphasia community. If we had a global campaign to amplify the voices of people with aphasia, how would you do it?

Warning! Every now & then, I have BIG questions for the #aphasia community. Pls ignore if it’s too overwhelming but I hope that my occasional posts will spark some useful discussion, research or action.

Last call to join our FOQUSAphasia writing groups for this year! Read more at the form here: forms.gle/GDDDCcgGC3WF... #aphasia

Congratulations to Deborah Hersh, Brooke Ryan, Emma Power et al on their $1.3m NHMRC Ideas Grant about therapeutic assessment in #aphasia & ABI.

If I had $1m to improve recovery from #aphasia, I would invest it in an endowment fund to ensure the sustainability of a support organization like the Australian Aphasia Association. Consumers’ voices make the biggest changes. What would you do??

British Aphasiology Society International Conference. Dundee. Aug 18-20th 2025. Preparations for #BASconf25 in Dundee are coming along swimmingly! The conference theme is #Community. Visit the website for more information and to sign up for updates. blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/ #Aphasia #SLT

Reminder to let your Australian 🇦🇺 clients with #aphasia of less than 1 year know about our therapy trial. All 30 hours of treatment and assessments are online. You can hit print on this page to create an aphasia friendly flier: mmat.rehab

Posting this to test the waters. If your partner suddenly had post stroke #aphasia, what would you want for your family & friends?

It's a right, it's the right thing to do and it's a requirement. www.aphasialibrary.org

Too good to be true? What a great initiative.

Here is the conference presentation of our RCT of an Intensive Comprehensive #Aphasia Program (ICAP). youtu.be/oHPCnsg_2Ec?...

Love the infographic of the scoping review of transcription-less discourse analysis. I look forward to seeing more, Brielle.

I'm excited to announce a fully funded domestic (Australian) #PhD opportunity to work with me and the team at the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre. Read more here study.uq.edu.au/study-option... Scholarship includes: living stipend of $35,000 pa tax free & tuition fees.