The best advocates for better #aphasia services are people with aphasia themselves with the support of family, friends and professionals. Pls tell all your aphasia community about this conference in Coventry, UK 14&15 April, 2024. Register here: forms.office.com/pages/response…

A stroke can damage the language areas of the brain. 🧠 This makes it hard to communicate, but our Communication Support Pack includes accessible information guides and tools to help you communicate with confidence. 💬 To find out more, visit: bit.ly/3pQxzpE

This Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) study with Manchester Metropolitan Uni aims to help healthcare staff to support #stroke survivors with communication problems (aphasia) to make decisions about treatment or leaving hospital. Head to Research for the Future website for details

This month’s #StudyRoundup highlights opportunities to take part in research for: · EXTOD-Active · VAMCAST · ForeCAst · Omega-3 and skin ageing See our website for more info and to register your interest... researchforthefuture.org/studies

VAMCAST is recruiting! Have you had a #stroke (6+ months ago) and do you live in Bury, Salford, Oldham or Rochdale? We will visit volunteers in their homes to carry out the #MCAST #communication screen. Further information here: researchforthefuture.org/studies/vamcas… via Research for the Future

The #VAMCAST study is featured in this month's Research for the Future newsletter⬇️. Please share!

Great meeting today with our #PPI group at speakeasy-aphasia.org.uk feeding back what a positive difference their involvement has made to our research - lots of practical support to improve recruitment, researcher training, data collection processes. Thank you for your commitment!

🟡 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄– 𝗞𝗢𝗞𝗨: 𝗣𝗣𝗜 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 People with knowledge of Hindi/Urdu to help develop a study investigating if the KOKU app can help increase physical activity amongst older South Asian adults. Message us or visit our website… researchforthefuture.org/studies/koku-p…

As well trials and studies, we share opportunities for people to get involved in all other stages of the research process. Patient and public involvement opportunities could include: · being a co-applicant on a grant application · helping to develop a project or trial · being

It’s #VolunteersWeek & #AphasiaAwareness month! THANK YOU to our wonderful team of dedicated #volunteers We are very lucky to have a large & diverse team with a huge range of skills, interests, & life experiences 🫶 making up 80% of our #team #supporting pw #aphasia

June is #AphasiaAwarenessMonth In our new research project COM-STAR, we will be working to support staff working with the 40% of stroke patients admitted to hospital who have #aphasia. 👀Sign up here cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aV… to receive details of our lunchtime launch & survey 👀

.@MCAsupporttool really enjoyed presenting an #aphasia #friendly poster at #IARC24 on our #VAMCAST study - lots of interest and excellent questions from other delegates from across the world! Wonderful conference that facilitates inclusion of people with #aphasia

.Rocking Aphasia Natl Aphasia Assoc Aphasia Hope Aphasia at UQ

Calling #SLTs #SLPs working with people with #aphasia - still time to complete our international survey about supported #decisionmaking Survey available in 希臘文 希腊语 Français Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Português Español Access more info & survey here mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6S…

.Dr Anna Volkmer @jytteisaksen Assunção Matos Annette Rotherham Dr Analisa Marie Pais Rocking Aphasia Better Conversations Lab Natl Aphasia Assoc Aphasia Hope Aphasia Institute British Aphasiology Society ARC AphasiaRecovery Aphasia Trialists ASHA Dyscover - specialist aphasia support

Check out our latest blogpost from #Research #Nurse Jenny Mather NCA Research NHS about recruiting participants from #carehomes to VAMCAST Study bsgsigcarehomesblog.co.uk/research-in-ca… Research for the Future Christine Kathy Curtis @BSG_ERA BSG Technology & Ageing SIG