ASA 2025 Program of EVENTS - stc*

Location: Hoogenraad Lecture Theatre, La Trobe University Bundoora Campus, Melbourne.

9.00     Registration and welcome tea and coffee

9.15     Welcome                                                                                                                                           Prof Miranda Rose

               Acknowledgement   of Country                                                                                         Dr Rebecca Sullivan

               Program  overview                                                                                                                       Prof Miranda Rose

9.30    Keynote   Lecture 1 - A/Prof Robyn O’Halloran

              "Collaborating  for better health care communication."

10.30  Morning tea

11.15  Lecture Session 1  (15-minute talks)

               Mapping Australian usual care aphasia rehabilitation against                                 Dr Sam Harvey

               Best Practice Statements: Evidence from the Measuring and 

               Monitoring Aphasia Services project.

                The inpatient clinical pathway for people with aphasia from                             Kathleen Mellahn

               CALD backgrounds:   Differences from admission to discharge. 

                A   co-designed tool to support collaboration in cross-linguistic                       Chelsea Larkman

                and cross-cultural aphasia therapy: Development and evaluation 

                of the La Trobe University Aphasia therapy Collaboration Tool

                for Speech Pathologists and Interpreters

                Delivering   Group Aphasia Therapy via Telehealth: Pilot Results                                    Emily Eley

                and Clinician Perspectives on M-MAT Tele

                Supporting   the active engagement of people with aphasia and               Dr Genevieve Vuong

                their support people, in   Comprehensive High-dose Aphasia 

                Treatment delivered via telerehabilitation.

1.00      Lunch - Catering provided, special dietary info will be requested with your registration

2.00      Lightning talks   (7-minute talks)         

•  "It's   in the cupboard": Factors influencing the assessment                           Ryan dos Santos

                     practices of speech   language therapists working in post-stroke                                  Meechan          

                     communication

• Communication Partner Training (CPT) in stroke services:                 Dr Kirstine Shrubsole

                   Current practice, training   preferences, and factors influencing

                   implementation.

• Developing   Communication Competence in Orthoptics:                           Prof Emma Power

                   A mixed-methods study of an online Acquired Brain Injury                                (presenting for 

                   Communication Partner Training Program                                                                              Sonia Lau)

• Improved confidence and knowledge in interacting with people                        Roisin Hayes 

                   with acquired brain injury after completing the self-guided 

                   online program, interact-ABI-lity: a   mixed methods case series 

                   study.

• Acute npatient Multidisciplinary Stroke Squad- Increasing                               Clare Kendrick 

                   Synaptic and Social Connection.

3.00    Poster Session   – Building TLC Level 2  

              Afternoon tea available on Level 2 throughout the interactive poster session

 4.00    Keynote   Lecture 2:  Lauren Fletcher

              "Collaborating and researching within a health service: HealthTalk Connect"

4.45   Close Symposium   Day 1

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 Location: Little Henri, 850 High St, Thornbury (short tram ride from La Trobe Uni)

 ASA Collaboration & Connections Social is being held from 6pm following on from day 1 of the Symposium. This is the perfect opportunity to network with other Symposium attendees and discuss the days presentations and collaboration opportunities. 

Join us for platters of delicious canapes, a loaded grazing table and a range of cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks. 

Registration for this event is essential.

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 Location: Hoogenraad Lecture Theatre, La Trobe University Bundoora Campus, Melbourne.

9.00     Registration and welcome tea and coffee

9.30     Welcome and   housekeeping                                                                                    Prof Miranda Rose

9.40    Keynote   Lecture 3:  - Emma Beesley

               "How to successfully collaborate with lived experience expertise in research."                                                                       

10.20   Bathroom   and stretch break

10.30   Lightning talks  (7-minute talks)

• Collaboration  is vital for the successful implementation of an          Dr Claire Bennington

                    international aphasia awareness campaign. 

•  "I had a stroke": How do people with aphasia explain aphasia?            Kate Daellenbach &   

                                                                                                                                                                                          Kate Milford

• Empowering   the aphasia community to drive the development      Dr Megan Trebilcock

                   of aphasia camps in Australia.

• The power of real stories - video testimonials from aphasia                    Kathryn Pettigrove

                   group members enhance the impact of facilitator education.

11.15    Morning tea

12.00  Lecture Session  15-minute talks

               A cross-sectional survey exploring the experiences of Australians                       Dr Sam Harvey

               with aphasia during emergencies. 

              "One website change and it's like starting from the beginning                                             Sheree Lu

              again": User experiences of technology-mediated communication 

              and dynamic assessment in traumatic brain injury (TBI)

               Co-design and iterative development of a web-browser extension                     Dr Jennifer Lee

               to support digital access for people with post-stroke aphasia. 

               Codesign of an interdisciplinary intervention to support text-                             Dr Jade Dignam

               messaging for adults   with post-stroke aphasia: Phase 1 

               Experience gathering and priority identification.

               Will-making and people with aphasia                                                                                    Dr Sue Sherratt

1.40     Lunch - Catering provided, special dietary info will be requested with your registration

2.30  Lightning talks  7-minute talks

• Can an App Bridge the Gap? Exploring Tech-Assisted Healthcare             Edwina Lamborn

                   Communication for People with Aphasia in Hospital

• The experiences of people with aphasia receiving healthcare in          Dr Joanna Shorland

                   the community: A   qualitative study 

• Development of the Carer Platform in Communication Connect:     Nelson J. Hernandez

                   A co-produced, AI-enabled digital health resource.

3.05  Stretch and bathroom break

3.25  Keynote 4: A/Prof Dana Wong and Dr John Pierce

            "Better together: Interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation to 

            improve aphasia support. "

4.25   Final words                                                                                                                                        Prof Miranda Rose

4.40   Symposium Close  

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 Held on Thursday 3pm  - Upstairs in TLC Level 2

Join us upstairs for a leisurely afternoon tea with the opportunity to view the conference posters and discuss with the presenters.

Posters include: 

• Use of Non-Verbal Communication Behaviours and the Communication Effectiveness among Sinhala speaking   Individuals with Aphasia in Sri Lanka. - Amanthi Jayathilaka

• What is usual care for people with aphasia? Preliminary results from the usual care phase of a hybrid   implementation effectiveness study. - Anna Humphries 

• Optimising communication supports in psychological care teams for people with aphasia experiencing severe depression. - Dr Annette Rotherham

• Measuring successful conversations for couples affected by aphasia: Content validation of the Measure of Dyadic Conversation in Aphasia. - Dr Annette Rotherham

• Language and cognitive communication   assessment in a changing world: future   directions and possibilities for the 'Assess for Success' study. - Prof Deborah Hersh

• Traumatic Brain Injury and Aphasia:   Utilising lived experience to enhance recovery and RTW by integrating   evidence-based neurorehabilitation methodologies within standard clinical practice. -Mr Garry Whittaker

• "Everything was English":   Rehabilitation Experiences and Preferences of Multilingual People with   Aphasia and their Close Communication Partners. - Ms Josephine Mabin

• Collaborating for a successful aphasia support organization: the Australian Aphasia Association celebrates 25 years. - Emeritus Prof Linda Worrall 

• Collaborating with healthcare services to measure aphasia care and outcomes: A pilot study to implement a co-developed minimum dataset. - Marissa Stone

• Beyond Monologue and Picture Description: Exploring a novel co-constructed communication task to evaluate aphasia treatment outcomes. - Ruby Leishman

• Developing Dynamic and   Technology-Mediated Communication Tasks for TBI Assessment: A Delphi Study - Sheree Lu

• Community aphasia rehabilitation and   views on the potential implementation of Communication Connect in Malaysia: a survey of Malaysian health professionals - 

                   Shu En Lee

• Integrated UPper limb and Language   Impairment and Functional Training (UPLIFT) after stroke: Study protocol for an umbrella Bayesian Optimal Phase IIa clinical trial. - Siobhan Kavanagh

• Climate change: Implications for the health and everyday participation of people with aphasia. - Dr Sue Sherratt

• Developing a treatment fidelity checklist for a modified Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program - Woon-Ki Chew

*This program is correct at the time of publication but subject to change prior to the event.