Master Class Knowledge Exchange Speaker Series: Season 18
An online series distinguished by its focus on aphasia and real-life participation. The webinars provide an opportunity for practicing clinicians to hear from a prestigious group of international aphasia researchers. Webinars will be available Live and Archive (Recorded).
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Please refer to each course description for instructional level and ASHA CEUs
Date/Time:
LIVE: March 8, 2023, 12pm to 1pm ET | ARCHIVE: March 9 – 23, 2023
ASHA CEUs: 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level)
Webinar Description
This webinar will present texting data from a sample of participants with aphasia that indicate that people with aphasia text less frequently than the general population and that the texting behaviors of people with aphasia are widely variable. The development and preliminary evaluation of a rating scale that measures transactional success via texting will be presented. Findings from these studies highlight the need for valid and reliable tools to measure texting performance in aphasia and the clinical importance of exploring the unique texting abilities and preferences of each individual to meet their communication and social participation goals.
Meet the Presenter
Jaime Lee, PhD CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor in the CSD Department at James Madison University. She teaches courses in the areas of neurogenic communication disorders and is engaged in clinical research focused on adults with chronic aphasia. She has published on topics such as attention and aphasia, computer-based treatments for aphasia, aphasia group facilitation, and single-case experimental design.
Learning Outcomes
– Identify potential advantages of text messaging as a communication modality for people with aphasia.
– Describe the texting behaviors of a sample of participants with aphasia in comparison to the general population.
– Describe a tool to evaluate transactional success in the texting exchanges of people with aphasia.
Agenda
12:00pm – 12:10pm: Background information on aphasia, impact, and texting
12:10pm – 12:25pm: Texting behaviors descriptive study
12:25pm – 12:40pm: Texting Transactional Success rating scale: development and evaluation
12:40pm – 12:45pm: Clinical implications and future research
12:45pm – 1:00pm: Question and answer session
Disclosures
Financial: Jaime Lee receives salary from James Madison University and received salary support from a grant awarded to Leora Cherney (NIDILRR grant number 90IFRE0007).rant
Non-Financial: None.
Date/Time:
LIVE: April 17, 2023 – 12pm to 1pm ET | ARCHIVE: April 18 – May 2, 2023
ASHA CEUs: 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level)
Webinar Description
Research in aphasia typically reflects trends in wider sociocultural and health care realms. However, research findings are often slow to impact clinical practice. This presentation draws from a review of the literature for an updated “State of Aphasia” report to therefore highlight issues of relevance to our field. Questions will include: What topics are prominent in the aphasia literature? How have publications impacted clinical practice? Are changes in clinical models needed to accommodate recommendations set forth in the literature?
Meet the Presenter
Nina Simmons-Mackie is Professor Emeritus in Communication Sciences & Disorders, Southeastern Louisiana University and a research consultant at the Aphasia Institute. She has published over 100 articles and chapters and has many years of clinical, academic and research experience in adult aphasia. Interests include aphasia, qualitative research, and social model philosophies.
Learning Outcomes
– Identify current trends in published aphasia research.
– Evaluate the impact of these trends on everyday clinical management of aphasia.
– Describe possible modifications in clinical services to accommodate research recommendations.
Agenda
12:00pm – 12:10pm: Introduction & Background
12:10pm – 12:25pm: Overview of “hot topics”
12:25pm – 12:35pm: Hot topics and clinical realities
12:35pm – 12:45pm: Assimilating recommendations into clinical practice
12:45pm – 1:00pm: Question and answer session
Disclosures
Financial: None.
Non-Financial: Board member of Aphasia Access; Research Consultant Aphasia Institute; Research Committee Adler Aphasia Center; Author “State of Aphasia Report”.
Date/Time:
LIVE: May 15, 2023 – 12pm to 1pm ET | ARCHIVE: May 16 – 30, 2023
ASHA CEUs: 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level)
Webinar Description
This presentation will discuss the different ways in which people with aphasia can be involved in research, education, and clinical practice, and how people with aphasia can be supported to be involved and participate meaningfully. The distinctions between research involvement versus research participation will be highlighted.
Meet the Presenter
Dr. Ciara Shiggins is a speech pathologist and post-doctoral research fellow at the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre (QARC), and an affiliate of the Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation, Australia. Her overarching research aim is to address and optimise the inclusion of people with aphasia across stroke rehabilitation and research to enhance their wellbeing.
Learning Outcomes
– Identify the distinctions between research involvement and participation.
– Describe the rationale for the consistent involvement and inclusion of people with aphasia across research, education, and clinical practice.
– Evaluate the currently available guidelines, resources and materials that can support the involvement and inclusion of people with aphasia.
Agenda
12:00pm – 12:09pm: The distinctions between research involvement and participation (theoretical)
12:09pm – 12:18pm: The rationale for the consistent involvement and inclusion of people with aphasia across research, education, and clinical practice
12:18pm – 12:27pm: The different ways people with aphasia can be involved in research, education, and clinical practice (theory and case examples)
12:27pm – 12:36pm: The barriers and facilitators to the consistent involvement and inclusion of people with aphasia
12:36pm – 12:45pm: Currently available guidelines, resources and materials that can support the involvement and inclusion of people with aphasia across the research process
12:45pm – 1:00pm: Question and answer session
Disclosures
Financial: Dr. Ciara Shiggins receives a salary from the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, Australia. She is a chief investigator on a grant currently under embargo, and an associate investigator on a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia.
Non-Financial: Dr. Ciara Shiggins is an affiliate of the Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation, Australia, and holds an Honorary Fellowship with the University of East Anglia, UK. She is an executive board member of the Australian Aphasia Association (voluntary role).
Date/Time:
LIVE: June 12, 2023 – 12pm to 1pm ET | ARCHIVE: June 13 – 27, 2023
ASHA CEUs: 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level)
Webinar Description
Stroke remains the leading cause of adult neurological disability globally, but the landscape has changed dramatically. More people survive after stroke, and require SLP support, than ever before. This webinar will highlight revolutionary changes in stroke treatments and outcomes, highlighting the accelerating successes of the last 5-10 years and emphasizing what we as SLP’s need to know.
Meet the Presenter
Dr. Swartz is a stroke neurologist, a clinician-scientist in the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program at SRI, and an associate professor with the Division of Neurology at UofT. His research and expertise are in large-scale impactful clinical trials and observational research, in areas of cerebrovascular disease (stroke), vascular cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative disorders.
Learning Outcomes
– Identify the major advances in stroke prevention, treatment, and outcomes.
– Evaluate the impact these changes have on patients and families, and on their long-term treatment needs.
– Identify key actions we can take as individuals, professionals, and societies to continue to improve the landscape of stroke for the future.
Agenda
12:00pm – 12:10pm: Introduction to Eras of stroke, and era 1 – stroke becomes more treatable in the thrombolysis era
12:10pm – 12:20pm: Stroke becomes more preventable – the TIA era
12:20pm – 12:30pm: Stroke becomes more treatable, part 2 – the thrombectomy era
12:30pm – 12:40pm: Stroke becomes more preventable, part 2 – the explosion of prevention options
12:40pm – 12:50pm: The implications for systems, outcomes, and multidisciplinary team care
12:50pm – 1:00pm: Question and answer session
Disclosures
Financial: Ownership interest: FollowMD Inc. Grants: OBI, HSF, CIHR, NIH
Non-Financial: Canadian Stroke Best Practices – lead for VCI, pregnancy recommendations
Registration Details
FEES:
Individual Registration (4 Webinars Series): $120 CAD
Group Rate for 12 Participants (4 Webinars Series): $250 CAD
Group Rate for 30 Participants (4 Webinars Series): $350 CAD
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