7:00AM: Registration Opens
8:00AM – 8:15AM: Welcome
8:15AM – 10:00 AM: Symposium 1: The Future of LPAA is Now
Presenters: Jackie Hinckley, PhD, CCC-SLP, & Swathi Kiran, PhD, CCC-SLP
BREAK – Enjoy a coffee break with exhibitors
10:30AM – 12:00PM: Round Tables
Table 1: Title: Training Students to Facilitate Goal-Directed Conversation Group Treatment: Feedback, Principles, and Documentation
Presenters: Sarah Vitale, MS, CCC-SLP, Francine Kohen, MS, CCC-SLP
Table 2: Title: Communication Partner Training Works, so Why Are Clinicians in the US Not Training Potential Partners?
Presenters: Catherine Torrington Eaton, PhD, Melinda Corwin, PhD, Dr. Katarina L. Haley
Table 3: Title: Building a Strong Aphasia Community: Empowering Participants, Caregivers, and Future Clinicians
Presenters: Kimberly Van Buren, Kristen Palmer MA. CCC-SLP BCS-S
Table 4: Title: Is This in Our Scope?: The SLP’s Role in Supporting Couples Impacted by Aphasia
Presenters: Allie Reed, MS, CCC-SLP, Jackie Hinckley, PhD, CCC-SLP
Table 5: Title: Accessing and Using Audiobooks to Enhance Reading for People with Aphasia
Presenters: Suzanne Coyle, MA, CCC-SLP, Amy Georgeadis, MS, CCC-SLP
Table 6: Title: PPA/PPAOS Together! — A Community Group to Support Individuals with PPA/PPAOS and Their Loved Ones
Presenters: Leslie Kot, Jeanne Gallée
Table 7: Title: Expanding Access to Aphasia Groups: Opportunities and Challenges in Traditional Healthcare Settings
Presenters: Eleanor Gulick, PhD, CCC-SLP, Jamie Azios, PhD, CCC-SLP
Table 8: Title: There and Back Again: The Translational Journey of a Canine-assisted Treatment for Adults with Aphasia from the Clinic to the Lab and Back
Presenters: Sharon M. Antonucci, Elizabeth Hoover, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
Table 9: Title: A Hybrid Toastmasters Program for People with Aphasia: Navigating Challenges in Creating the Meeting Space and Managing Group Dynamics.
Presenter: Elyse Shumway
Table 10: Title: Aphasia Ambassadors: Empowering Persons with Aphasia to lead the way in Awareness and Education
Presenter: Maura Silverman, MS, CCC-SLP
Table 11: Title: Tuning in to Success: Optimizing Collaboration to Promote Choral Music Participation and Outcomes in Aphasia
Presenters: Jessica Richardson, Sara Alie Chandler, MM, MT-BC, Ellen Bernstein-Ellis, Cynthia Friesen
Table 12: Title: Utilizing Aphasia Access’ LPAA Knowledge and Practice Courses to Create a Unified Approach to Care Across the Continuum
Presenters: Kathryn Shelley, MFA, Kanada White, MS, CCC-SLP
Table 13: Title: The Power of Poetry
Presenters: Mark Harder, Michael Obel-Omia, Kathryn Paulson, Jerry K. Hoepner
Table 14: Title: Innovative Applications of Video Conferencing Tools to Increase Clinician and Student Use of Communication Accommodations and Reduce Social Isolation for People with Communication Disabilities
Presenters: Elissa Larkin, MS, CCC-SLP, HEC-C, Jamie F. Mayer, PhD, CCC-SLP, Tertia “Abby” Jeppson, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
12:00PM – 1:00PM: Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM: Brag & Steal
Title: “My Brain is Beautiful”: How a speech-language pathologist and neuropsychologist collaborate and use painting to address mental health in people with aphasia
Presenter: Shelley Laitinen, MS, CCC-SLP
Title: People with Aphasia Make a Difference Volunteering in the Community with Support: A Novel Program
Presenter: Rachel Hitch
Title: ArticleFriend: An Automated Tool for Generating Aphasia-friendly Research Abstracts
Presenters: Anna Kasdan, Deborah Levy, Isaac Pedisich, Stephen M. Wilson, Dominique P. Herrington
Title: Out and About: Building Bridges to Aphasia Awareness through Community Engagement
Presenters: Maria Mengis, MS, PL-SLP, CF-SLP, Rose Shuff, Ashley Kidd, MS, CCC-SLP
Title: Talking on the Wild Side: Unique Collaborations that Enhance Community Participation
Presenter: Catherine Off, PhD, CCC-SLP
Title: A Co-Developed Aphasia-Focused Discharge Checklist
Presenters: Paul Richard Rao, Jackie Hinckley
Title: Impact of Healthcare Provider Training on Aphasia Care, Providers, and Patients
Presenter: Michelle Armour, MS, CCC-SLP
Title: Promoting Physical Exercise in Individuals with Aphasia: A Pilot Study
Presenter: Maria Ivanova
Title: Aphasia Peer Befriending: Building Social Bridges to End Isolation
Presenters: Trish Hambridge, Bruce Farrell, MS, Kait Moses MA, CCC-SLP
Title: Developing a Theoretically-motivated Animal-assisted Intervention for People with Aphasia: The Persons with Aphasia Training Dogs Program
Presenter: Sharon M. Antonucci
Title: Free Audiobook Resources for Stroke Survivors
Presenter: Amy C. Georgeadis, MS, CCC-SLP
Title: Community Partners: Volunteer Program for People with Aphasia
Presenter: Amy LaFleur, MA, CCC-SLP
Title: ROSA Conference: Resource Orientation for Stroke & Aphasia
Presenters: Angelique Cauthorn, BA, Gayle L DeDe, PhD, Nadine Martin, PhD, CCC-SLP, Julie Schlesinger, Leslie Hanlon Vnenchak, MA, CCC-SLP, H. Branch Coslett, MD, Monica Coran Kuns, Roberta Brooks
2:45PM – 4:15PM: Symposium 2: Investigating Real-World Communication of Individuals with Aphasia: Ecological Data Collection and Ethical Considerations
Presenters: Leora R Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, Jennifer Mozeiko, PhD, CCC-SLP, Laura E. Kinsey, MS, CCC-SLP, Erin Blaze, MS, CCC-SLP, Elissa Larkin, MS, CCC-SLP
:4:30PM – 5:30PM: Poster Session 1
6:30PM – 8:30PM: Evening Event Dine Around Pittsburgh! Sign up to enjoy dinner with other attendees at a restaurant close to the hotel. Sign up will be avialable when you pick up your badge in Pittsbrugh.
