View our Presentation - Automatically assessing paraphasias in discourse: Breakthroughs and remaining challenges.by: Alexandra Salem, Oregon Health & Science University. This talk will cover our recent efforts to automate assessment of paraphasias in discourse using machine learning. We will discuss methods for automatic paraphasia and target identification. We will cover problems we ran into, what … Continue reading April Seminar available to view on Youtube now.
Allied health clinicians in Australia – participate in a study, includes no-cost vocational rehabilitation training.
Dear Colleague, we invite allied health clinicians in Australia to participate in our new ethics-approved study, which includes access to no-cost vocational rehabilitation training. Please pass this onto your relevant networks. ‘Mapping current vocational rehabilitation practice and evaluating the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation training for allied health clinicians working in traumatic injury’ Please find a … Continue reading Allied health clinicians in Australia – participate in a study, includes no-cost vocational rehabilitation training.
May Seminar – Understanding unmet aphasia service needs and priorities using experience-based co-design: a blueprint for aphasia service development.
Presentation by: Dr Lisa Anemaat, University of Queensland. We identified seven priority areas for aphasia service development using experience-based co-design. Insights into experiences and unmet needs of key stakeholders across the care continuum, service contexts, and geographic remoteness, highlight the importance of increasing safety for people with aphasia in hospitals and upskilling healthcare providers in … Continue reading May Seminar – Understanding unmet aphasia service needs and priorities using experience-based co-design: a blueprint for aphasia service development.
Register now for Wednesday’s Aphasia CRE Seminar.
Seminar 48 – Automatically assessing paraphasias in discourse: Breakthroughs and remaining challenges. Presentation by: Alexandra Salem, Oregon Health & Science University. This talk will cover our recent efforts to automate assessment of paraphasias in discourse using machine learning. We will discuss methods for automatic paraphasia and target identification. We will cover problems we ran into, what we built … Continue reading Register now for Wednesday’s Aphasia CRE Seminar.
Stroke a Chord Choir presents – Seasons of Love
Saturday 18th May, 2pm, Bayswater North, Melbourne Stroke a Chord Choir is a group of stroke survivors with little or no speech who have found their voice again through the magic of music and song. You are invited to join them for their annual concert on Saturday 18th May, 2pm, Bayswater North, Melbourne. Tickets are … Continue reading Stroke a Chord Choir presents – Seasons of Love
Seeking family members or partners of a person with aphaisa for a paid focus group session, online, next friday, 19 April.
A/Prof Sarah Wallace and researchers at the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre are seeking family members/significant others of people with aphasia for an online focus group on Friday 19th April 9am-12pm AEST. The focus group will be held online using Zoom. The topic of discussion is “experiences of supporting people with aphasia to use the internet”. … Continue reading Seeking family members or partners of a person with aphaisa for a paid focus group session, online, next friday, 19 April.
Speech Pathologists in Adult Rehabilitation ( SPAR) invites you to hear the latest research updates – Book now
It is with great excitement that we invite you to our first SPAR Professional Development event of 2024, next Tuesday the 16th of April with the Aphasia CRE from 3pm-4.30pm. This 90-minute online PD will consist of eight short presentations from the team at Aphasia CRE discussing their current projects and research findings. There will … Continue reading Speech Pathologists in Adult Rehabilitation ( SPAR) invites you to hear the latest research updates – Book now
IARC 2024 – Registration Open NOW
Join us at the International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference - Brisbane 1-3 July 2024 We are delighted to announce that registration for the International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference 2024 is now open! Register here: https://shrs.uq.edu.au/research/research-centres-and-units/qarc/aphasia-conference Early-bird registration (until May 30) for professionals (researchers and clinicians) is AUD$350. A special discounted rate of only AUD$100 is available to students (undergraduate … Continue reading IARC 2024 – Registration Open NOW
CASUAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT ROLES – CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
The Aphasia CRE is seeking expressions of interest from Australian speech pathologists interested in joining our team at La Trobe University as casual research assistants (trial assessors and therapists). These are work-from-home opportunities well suited to people working part-time, on extended leave or re-entering the profession. The trial assessors assess people with aphasia and the … Continue reading CASUAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT ROLES – CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
April Seminar – Register now
Seminar 48 - Automatically assessing paraphasias in discourse: Breakthroughs and remaining challenges. Presentation by: Alexandra Salem, Oregon Health & Science University. This talk will cover our recent efforts to automate assessment of paraphasias in discourse using machine learning. We will discuss methods for automatic paraphasia and target identification. We will cover problems we ran into, … Continue reading April Seminar – Register now