Better Conversations
@BCPPAphasia
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Better Conversations with Primary Progressive Aphasia; aims to improve access to conversation therapy for therapists & people with PPA. Curated by Anna Volkmer.
University College London
Joined December 2016
Need a reading recommendation for 2022: Our open access article on Better Conversations approaches to remote Communication Partner Training during COVID-19 - with a focus on PPA is available here @volkmer_anna @BCAphasia @clairefarring20
Open Access UCL Research: TeleCPT: Delivery of a Better Conversations Approach to Communication Partner Training During a Global Pandemic and Beyond
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đź‘Ź congratulations @volkmer_anna @clairefarring20 @BCPPAphasia. Great recommendations for #teleCPT and encouragement to "JUST DO IT"!! - it's feasible, acceptable and helps people to achieve their communication goals đź‘Ť what's not to like?!
Very excited to let you know this publication w @volkmer_anna & @clairefarring20 is out!! #teleCPT in action - it's a case study of remote CPT for client w PPA & spouse. Lots of practical tips #SLT #slt2b - preprint version coming soon via UCL for those with no access @pclaySLT
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We've moved blog page- follow me at: https://t.co/xzvLoCjIk9
annavolkmer.wordpress.com
A blog Dr Anna Volkmer's research in the area of dementia and speech and language therapy
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Speaking out: My experience of being diagnosed with PPA
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A few years ago I received a call out of the blue, from a lady who had been given a diagnosis of PPA and no further advice. We spoke for almost an hour. Since then Helen and I have spoken regularly…
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Guest blog: Supporting students to support people with dementia during a pandemic
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I recently put out a tweet asking if speech and language therapists could and would like to share their experiences and their work on how they have addressed the needs of people with dementia durin…
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Guest Blog: Reflections on my journey as a BAME SLT working with adults.
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There has been lots of discussion about increasing diversity in our profession recently, and rightly so. One of the conversations that sprang to my mind was the discussion I had a few times with a …
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Sharing practice during COVID-19: Remote Dysphagia Management for People with Dementia
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I recently put a call out on twitter asking the speech and language therapy community what they have been doing clinically to deliver services or support people with dementia.The response was so lo…
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Launching #BitesizeBC: Remote delivery of communication partner training
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Roll up!!! We are launching Bitesize Better Conversations with our first online event on the 1st July from 1.30-2.30pm GMT+1.  As the current pandemic evolves, NHS services are in flux. Many …
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SLT for our self-isolating communication impaired patients may be essential to keeping them safe https://t.co/jlvOL9OKXM
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To blog or not to blog…reflections of a student SLT
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Every year I ask a group of students working on the BCPPA project to challenge themselves to write some blog for me. Social media is such a useful way of sharing clinical practice and finding evide…
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