2018 National Conference Adelaide

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Conference Program

Tuesday 29 May 2018

QLD, Australia. 6 Central Integrated Regional Cancer Services, Queensland Health, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 7 School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 8 Telehealth Support Unit, Health Improvement Unit, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. The lived experience of Motor Neurone Disease (MND): Caregiver perspectives of the impact of communication and mealtime-related problems Anna Farrell 1 , Anna Rumbach 2 , Rebecca Nund 2 , Nicole Hutchinson 1 1 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 2 The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. T2C Practice to research to practice: Engaging in the virtuous cycle (W) - Continues T3C Cori Williams Speech Pathology Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. A virtuous cycle consists of a recurring cycle of events in which each contributes to an increased beneficial effect in the following event. Questions which arise in clinical practice have the potential to drive research (Dollaghan, 2007), the outcomes of which inform clinical practice – a virtuous cycle in an evidence based profession.   Research which arises from clinical practice may be undertaken within the practice or in partnership with researchers based in universities.  This interactive workshop will address questions arising from the clinical practice of participants. These foreground questions will be identified and participants grouped according to the questions they identify. They will then work in groups to refine their question, to enable discussion of appropriate research plans. Input from a panel of experienced researchers will guide this process. Group design, single subject design, quantitative and qualitative approaches will be outlined. Pathways for translation to practice will be discussed. Introduction/rationale: In an evidence based profession, clinicians can contribute to the evidence base. Clinical practice gives rise to questions which can be addressed by appropriately designed research, giving rise to evidence which is grounded in the real world. Such research may constitute best evidence arising from within clinical practice, and be directly applicable to the EBP decisions made by individual clinicians. Alternatively, it may provide the impetus for large scale studies which may

ultimately constitute best available evidence from systematic research.   Objectives: Participants will: Identify a foreground question from their clinical practice • Work in groups to refine foreground questions • Consider appropriate research designs to address the question • Begin to develop a plan to carry out the research. Results or practice implications: Participants will be empowered to develop research within their clinical practice. Learning outcomes: On completion of the workshop, participants will: • Be confident to refine foreground questions into research questions • Have an understanding of the relationship between research questions and appropriate research designs • Have begun development of a research plan to address their questions. Conclusion : This workshop provides a hands on, supported context to enable clinicians to design research approaches which may be implemented within their clinical practice. Attendance number: 80 T2D Disability 2 (including AAC and CCN) Facilitating participation of children with disability and communication difficulties in leisure: Parents’ perceptions and experiences Emily Boardman 1 , Leigha Dark 1 , Ann Edwards 2 1 Australian Catholic University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2 Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia . Role of speech-language pathologists in creating communication accessible communities Denise West 1 , Hilary Johnson 1,2 , Barbara Solarsh 1 , Katie Lyon 1 , Georgia Burn 1 1 Scope’s Communication and Inclusion Resource Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 2 La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia . Parents’ experiences of learning and using key word sign Elizabeth Allan 1 , Leigha Dark 2,3 , Elizabeth Brownlie 4 1 Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 2 Key Word Sign Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 3 Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, NSW, Australia. 4 Key Word Sign Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Kids Chat 2 You: A mobile AAC support service reaching local Victorian communities Katie Lyon, Julie Kenny, Marion Van Nierop, Andrea McQueen Scope, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. T2E Aphasia: Intervention and engagement The effectiveness of sentence-level intervention for people with aphasia: A quantitative systematic review Bibi Syameela Bardril, Elizabeth Cardell, Petrea Cornwell Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. Aphasia in the media spotlight: How to work effectively with journalists, stroke survivors and family. Amanda Miller Amberber Australian Catholic University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Self-management of aphasia: The speech pathologist’s point of view Leana Nichol 1 , Annie J. Hill 1 , Sarah J. Wallace 1 , Rachelle Pitt 1 , Amy D. Rodriguez 1,2 1 The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia. 2 Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Decatur, Georgia, USA. Evaluating the benefits of group intervention for people with Primary Progressive Aphasia and their caregivers: “We’re in this together” Cathleen Taylor-Rubin 1,2 , Lisa Azizi 2 , Karen Croot 1 , Lyndsey Nickels 1 1 Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2 War Memorial Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. How should we measure the outcomes of aphasia treatment? An e-Delphi consensus study of clinicians from 25 countries Sarah Wallace 1 , Linda Worrall 1 , Tanya Rose 1 , Guylaine Le Dorze 2 1 The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 2 University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

3.30pm – 4.00pm Afternoon tea

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