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The Aphasia Center of California is pleased to present best practice guidelines for facilitating aphasia communication groups. Save this image or find the PDF at aphasiachallenge.org/bestpractices_… and share with anyone who may be interested! #aphasia #aphasiastrong #aphasiaresources

Every time you do an assessment remember - this might be the hundreth time for you, but the person before you might be scared and vulnerable and wants to trust you. Being "tested" on who you are is incredibly scary.

When presented with scenarios illustrating different levels of patient involvement and different clinical outcomes, patients reported increased satisfaction with care in scenarios with higher levels of patient involvement and shared decision-making. qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/31/2/8…

Risk of medical negligence claims is higher among doctors who work long hours, have low life satisfaction, or have had a recent serious illness. Creating more supportive work environments and improving doctors’ health could help improve patient safety. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e…

1) Reflections on hospital visiting. A year ago, a consultant told me she feared hospital visiting will never return to normal post Covid as it suits system to regulate it tightly. Hospitals are now used to providing care with less family involvement. Some prefer it, she said.

I agree. And there are clinical tools out there like the Inpatient Functional Communication Interview to help clinicians do this. We just need to shift our lens to what's important to the person....

Want to know how to meaningfully include people with #aphasia in research? Check out our aphasiacre latest paper led by Dr. Ciara Shiggins . Includes resource rich supplmentary file to support your inclusion practice. Free access here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1frFvwCgAjyd

Still buzzing from an inspiring day of reconnection at #ASAMelb2022 yesterday! Thank you Professor Miranda Rose and @ASAMelb2022. So pleased to be able to share our work and talk more about the complex issue of communication in hospitals. Robyn O'Halloran @kebabby_mae @CarolineJM26

2/n There’s a new free app for errorless spelling practice, the Aphasia App is being trialled, a free resource for relevant images for SFA etc is coming soon, & AI has potential to help PWA. projectqwerty.com

How brain cells communicate: #neuroscience

A terrific supported decision-making explainer from Michelle Browning of the Decision Agency and artist Jeffrey D. Phillips, highlighted at the Legalwise Seminars #NDIS Law Conference 2023 by Rebecca Anderson of ADA Law this morning

Some ways to help strengthen personal identity of aphasia group members: (1) Group members are ‘heard’ (2) Competence of group members is assumed (3) ‘Solidarity’ is reinforced (4) Positive personal identity is promoted (5) All group members are included #aphasia #aphasiastrong

A must watch #SPAconf

I've made a number of aphasia-friendly video abstracts 🎞️ ...but didn't have clear data on how people w #aphasia want research presented. We talked to people with aphasia from multiple countries to find out. Collaboration between Aphasia Trialists and @ARC doi.org/10.1080/026870…

barbie’s wheelchair vs my actual wheelchair: a critical comparison aka the best twitter thread i will ever post strap in #Barbie

We join the world in mourning the loss of aphasia advocate and pioneer, Audrey Holland. Read NAA President Darlene Williamson's words about this amazing woman: mailchi.mp/aphasia/audrey…

Dr Audrey Holland’s wise words: