Honoured and excited to be speaking at Welsh Stroke Conference in June. And my title? 'Communication partner training is everyone's business in stroke care' Professor Madeline Cruice Rebecca Palmer Dr. Ciara Shiggins Madeleine Harrison #BetterConversationsLab UCL Language & Cognition UCL speech & language therapy

Speakeasy are looking for a Speech & Language Therapist, experienced in working with people who have aphasia. Temporary contract 4-8 hrs per week. F2F/Remote flexibility for the right candidate. further details at: gmnisdn.org.uk/job-vacancies/
#stoke #neuro

So many great handouts collected from #aphasia organisations at the Coventry conference for people with aphasia. All available here at the conference only. So valuable for people with aphasia and their families.

And today's creativity has all been about spreading the word. And the word is #aphasia .
Great #RockingAphasia session today at the UK aphasia conference. These rocks are going places! Rocking Aphasia

Gill Pearl from Speakeasy talking about A/Prof Sarah J. Wallace’s research on making research aphasia friendly.

Bringing together people who are supporting a loved one with #aphasia We asked ‘Where are you from?Are you a partner, relative or friend? How long have you been in the support role?And then…How are *you* ?’’, What wd help cut stress & build wellbeing?’ ⁦claire farrington-douglas⁩

A lovely warm welcome given by people with #aphasia at this co-produced conference. Participants from across the UK and beyond

Dyscover is explaining the 5 ways to wellness. mind.org.uk/workplace/ment…

AIA Aphasia Intl. is delighted that our President, Jernej Sluga is attending the UK Aphasia Conference in Coventry 14th & 15th April. Gill Pearl Dyscover He will be promoting the work of AIA and the International Aphasia Conference AIA and people with aphasia are planning.

The wonderful Lucy talking about having young children and #aphasia .

Lovely to see so many people living with #aphasia in Coventry. We have begun.

#aphasia conference. Here we come! ⁦Rosemary Townsend⁩ ⁦Dyscover⁩

Rosemary Townsend Warwick Conferences Dyscover claire farrington-douglas Gill Pearl Dr Abi Roper Looking forward to seeing you all.

Delighted to share the first paper from my PhD on #Aphasia Awareness. What does it mean to be aphasia aware? An international survey of stakeholder perspectives and experiences of aphasia awareness tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Great recognition from Avril Drummond💙 that PPI with people with aphasia is a whole skill set and a lot of hard work. Something we have been championing for years #Gmnisdnconf24 Speakeasy-aphasia

What a coincidence. Met by chance on the street when I was visiting London for the day. #aphasia ⁦Suzanne Beeke⁩

We r passionate abt raising the profile of #SLT in supporting people with #PPA - whether that’s delivering services through Dyscover Rosemary Townsend or research Better Conversations Brain Behaviour Group we also aim to upskill #SLT s who attend the UK SLT PPA network meetings!

Good to see this correction and formal recognition for the work of Speakeasy-aphasia through this award. Gill Pearl

A new year and we’re already thinking about #UKSF24 and how we can continue to work with our amazing colleagues across the stroke pathway and make this conference work for YOU!
But before we do, we’d like to correct a mistake that took place in the closing awards at #UKSF23
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It was good to catch up with my AIA Aphasia Intl. friends to review activities from 2023 & discuss plans for 2024. We are delighted to add strength to the voice of people with #Aphasia on the new AIA Board too!