The first two papers from my PhD project are now out, with excellent help from my supervisors @annavolkmer.bsky.social and @monicanor.bsky.social! #PPA #dementia Multilevel discourse treatment: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Communication partner training: www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15...

Arrived in Upsalla for the Nordic Aphasia Conference with a bunch our wonderful Better Conversation Lab members from @uclpals.bsky.social @clinicucl.bsky.social @ingvildw.bsky.social @susieslt.bsky.social Dr Suzanne Beeke, Fern Rodgers and Claudia Matus Olivares! 😊

What a great first day at the Nordic Aphasia Conference #NAC2025 in Uppsala! I presented our poster on co-designing a questionnaire about living with #PPA together with @monicanor.bsky.social @ingvildw.bsky.social et al. #Aphasia #primaryprogressiveaphasia

We are doing a survey to understand why other professionals do/don't refer people with Primary Progressive Aphasia for speech-language support We want Drs, nurses, psychologists, social workers, OTs, PTs & any other profession. The survey can be accessed here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

Thank you @jackiekindell.bsky.social for talking about semantic dementia to the Norwegian SLT PPA network!

4-weeks till PPA awareness day 4 April! Webinar link: speechtherapyppa.com/ppa-awarenes... Why is speech and language therapy important for people living with PPA? We asked people with PPA, families and professionals. Watch our video abt it! #PPAawareness @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social

5-weeks till PPA awareness day 4 April! Webinar link: speechtherapyppa.com/ppa-awarenes... Book launch at UCL for the 2nd Ed of our book - 16 international co-authors writing about PPA! 15% off J&R Press NOW at: www.jr-press.co.uk/product/asse... #PPAawareness @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social

Announcing the launch of the 1st ever Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) awareness day 4th April 2025! Webinar sign up: speechtherapyppa.com/ppa-awarenes... Follow for updates: @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social @annavolkmer.bsky.social @rosemary-townsend.bsky.social #PPAawareness

So glad that we received funding from @stiftelsendam.bsky.social to translate the PPA Guide into Norwegian. First project meeting today with @monicanor.bsky.social, Karianne Berg, Hedda Døli, Nina Helen Erikstad & Line Haaland-Johansen. Thank you to the Australian group for letting us translate.

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

Great talk about Script Club for people with PPA by @rtslt.bsky.social . Thanks for taking time to talk to Norwegian SLTs today, Richard! #ppa #dementia #aphasia