Richard Armstrong
@ArmstrongSLT
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I am a speech and language therapist and lecturer @KeeleAHPP. Previously worked @SLTatBCU @TeamARTU and @HuntercombeTHG. Trained at @SLSncl
West Midlands
Joined April 2014
First day of induction week. The wait is finally over! Met new students. Campus bustling. #mySLTday
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Attended @KeeleUniversity's SimFest yesterday. Good chance to meet wide range of healthcare colleagues across the university and region, and see range of approaches to simulation. #mySLTday
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Away for the weekend and picked up some excellent books in a charity shop and another in a cheap book shop. Staff meeting today then continuing to work on my teaching qualification coursework. #mySLTday
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Varied day meeting new SLT colleague, and physiotherapy colleagues to learn about modules I will be teaching on, admissions process, clinical placements. Peer reviewed an article. Picked up @DarbishireKate Speechless in a charity shop. Will have to give it a read. #mySLTday
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First day @KeeleAHPP. Very different kind of campus / environment to teach in. Looking forward to September. #mySLTday
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Final teaching session with first-year master's students @SLTatBCU on (assessing) cognitive-communication disorders before I join @KeeleAHPP on Friday. Lovely card from some of my apprenticeship students #mySLTday
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Just received an inspection copy of Tessa Ackerman's Navigating Aphasia. I look forward to reading it.
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Really interesting RCT looking at the effect of using IQoro device on patients with acquired brain injuries with tracheostomies compared to normal practice. No difference in decannulation/trache outcomes. IQoro actually worse on dysphagia outcomes!
link.springer.com
Dysphagia - There is a lack of evidence on training modalities for improving swallowing function in tracheostomized patients. The objective was to investigate the effect of oral...
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Sad to miss final-year undergraduate and last year's master's students graduate today. I was supposed to be on the stage! I had to teach physiotherapy students (though that was fun too). Watched the ceremony afterwards. MSc start at 30:50 and UG at 55:10. https://t.co/5tq048FUHn
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Marking final-year undergraduate essays all day long. #mySLTday
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Catching up on admin after some leave last week. Teaching paediatric and adult mental health to the first year master's students. Really interesting discussions. Wish we had more time. Prepping for teaching on cognitive-communication disorders next week. #mySLTday
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Planning / prep for teaching on paediatric and adult mental health next week. Apprenticeship review meeting. Admin. Marking. Found out that I passed my second teaching assignment. Only one more to go. Time for some annual leave. #mySLTday
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Another of my master's students Caitlin has just started a study looking at speech and language therapists' views on and about conducting capacity assessments with adults with learning disabilities. Very important topic. Sign up below to take part. #mySLTday
🚨Calling all Speech and Language Therapists 🚨 ✅Research opportunity ! Please register interest using this link below - https://t.co/PWOdAqJdEl Please Share, thankyou !
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Really interesting article from my colleagues @drhazelrichards and Victoria Lundie who investigated the experiences/perspectives of the first cohort of speech and language therapy degree apprentices and their workplace mentors @SLTatBCU
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Background This article shares details of a pilot research project that explored stakeholder perceptions and experiences of the academic and work-based elements involved in one university's innovat...
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Nice to see apprenticeship student @EmilyASLT in this quarter's @RCSLT Bulletin discussing practical examples of making medical information / procedures more accessible for people with learning disabilities. #mySLTday #SLTatBCU
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