So lovely to chat with everyone at the BAS conference dinner! 🍷 🍲 Perfect opportuniry to build new contacts and friendships and share all the awesome work going on in aphasia! #BASConf23 #aphasia International BAS Conference 2023

I’ll be talking about our #PPA service ⁦Dyscover - specialist aphasia support⁩ at our next virtual visitor session on Weds 27 Sept. If you are an #SLT or #HCP working with people who have #PPA /language-led #dementia you’d be very welcome.

Encouraging to hear much of the content at International BAS Conference 2023 discuss the psychosocial implications of aphasia and how we can support well-being for this cohort! #BASConf23

Our final keynote of #BASConf23 is @AziosSLP sharing work on why we need to be concerned about social isolation, what people with aphasia want us to know about friendships #aphasia #BASConf2023 International BAS Conference 2023

Final keynote for #BASconf2023 @AziosSLP to talk about friendship and aphasia Social isolation and loneliness: - higher physical illness - higher risk of heart disease, stroke, suicide & 45% increased risk of death 🔹This is a huge public health concern🔹

Our final keynote International BAS Conference 2023 #BASConf2023 is the amazing @AziosSLP speaking about maintaining friendships after acute onset aphasia: “A good friend keeps hope alive”

What can clinicians do to support ppl with aphasia and their friends? Our International BAS Conference 2023 keynote @AziosSLP suggests 1. Ask people how their friendships are. 2. Invite friends to a therapy session 3. Tell friends to be slow down & be patient 4. Share friendship stories #BASConf2023

Excellent keynote from ⁦@AziosSLP⁩ Significant impact of aphasia on social isolation including loss of friends. Moving 4wards: •ask pwa about friends early on •invite a friend to SLT •train friend in basic strategies ⬇️ ⁦International BAS Conference 2023⁩ #BASconf2023

⁦@AziosSLP⁩ presenting her qualitative research about supporting people with aphasia to maintain long-term friendships. Here is her advice about what clinicians can do to help. ⁦International BAS Conference 2023⁩ ⁦British Aphasiology Society⁩ #BASCONF2023

@AziosSLP talking about the importance of addressing loneliness and friendship in people with #aphasia. Something I don’t do enough in clinical practice but tips from PWA- just ask how friendships are going / invite a friend to therapy. #BASConf23 International BAS Conference 2023

"nothing in life is more necessary than friendship" ....as SLT's we mustn't forget this when working with people with Aphasia 🙏🏽💚 @AziosSLP British Aphasiology Society International BAS Conference 2023 Gillian Capriotti Geraldine Ralph 💙💛 #aphasia #BASConf23

Our last set of oral presentations starts with Tom Williams telling us about the barriers for people with aphasia spectating at football matches ⚽️ #BASConf23 #aphasia #football International BAS Conference 2023 #BASConf2023

Next up we have Shauna Bell and Andrea Horgan sharing their work on socialising in an online vs in person aphasia cafe ☕️ #BASConf23 International BAS Conference 2023

#aphasia and football ⚽️ Inspiring presentation by Tom Williams International BAS Conference 2023 sharing his dissertation research speech and language Plymouth Marjon University

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Brian shared his personal journey after a stroke and highlighted the need to include partners of pw #aphasia. Great to then hear ⁦Nelson Hernandez⁩ aphasiacre⁩ sharing their work exploring carer interventions ⁦International BAS Conference 2023⁩ #BASconf2023

Feeling 😢 that the International BAS Conference 2023 is over. But…. also excited about the forthcoming BC Conference 2023 on 16th November (in 2 months time) to discuss all things Communication Partner Training Better Conversations Lab Better Conversations Better Conversations with Parkinson's !!!

Thanks International BAS Conference 2023! Theme for the BC Conference 2023 is equality, diversity & inclusion in communication partner training - announcing our next speaker the wonderful Dr Analisa Marie Pais from SLT Uni of Essex -Analisa will share her experiences of CPT in India & what we can learn from this in the UK

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We r gradually recovering from International BAS Conference 2023. It was a wonderful 3-days & we are so grateful for the delegates & presenters. Anyone who is interested in hosting next yrs event do contact British Aphasiology Society! But for now….it’s goodbye from us: Dr Anna Volkmer & Simon Grobler!