The International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference
2022 Agenda

Keynote Speakers

Linda Worrall, PhD

The Why and How of Integrating Mental Health Care Into Aphasia Services

John Whyte, MD, PhD

Aphasia Therapy: What Does Theory-Driven Treatment Specification Buy Us?

Charles Ellis, PhD, CCC-SLP

Achieving Equity in Aphasia Research and Clinical Outcomes

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Wednesday, June 22


Wellbeing and Aphasia
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USA: EST | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Australia | 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM
England | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Registration / Breakfast**
USA: EST | 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Australia | 11:00 PM – 11:15 PM
England | 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Welcome**
  USA: EST | 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Australia | 11:15 PM – 12:00 AM
England | 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
The Why and How of Integrating Mental Health Care Into Aphasia Services
Linda Worrall, PhD
   USA: EST | 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Australia | 12:00 AM – 12:30 AM
England | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Outcomes of the Supporting Wellbeing Through PEeR-Befriending (SUPERB) Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial for People with Aphasia
Katerina Hilari, PhD
   USA: EST | 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Australia | 12:30 AM – 1:00 AM
England | 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Reducing the Impact of Aphasia in Stroke Patients and Their Caregivers a Year Post Onset via a Brief Early Intervention:
A Cluster Randomised Control Trial of the Aphasia Action Success Knowledge (ASK) Program
(authors listed below)
    USA: EST | 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Australia | 1:00 AM – 1:15 AM
England | 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Break**
    USA: EST | 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Australia | 1:15 AM – 1:45 AM
England | 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM

Is it Possible to Adapt Solution Focused Brief Therapy for People with Aphasia?
(authors listed below)
    USA: EST | 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Australia | 1:45 AM – 2:15 AM
England | 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM

Confidence in Communication – Perspectives of Adults with Aphasia: “…Get [inside] the maze…not stay out[side of] it”
(authors listed below)
    USA: EST | 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
Australia | 2:15 AM – 2:45 AM
England | 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM

Presentation of Distinguished Scholar Awards
By the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia**
   USA:EST | 12:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Australia | 2:45 AM – 6:00 AM
England | 5:45 PM – 9:00 PM

Lunch Break + Social Outing**
USA: EST | 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Australia | 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM
England | 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Better Conversations with Aphasia: Training for People with Aphasia and Their Family
Suzanne Beeke, PhD
USA: EST | 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Australia | 6:30 AM – 7:00 AM
England | 9:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Improving Participation and Communication for People with Aphasia Through Trained Medical Staff
Jytte Isaksen, PhD
USA: EST | 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Australia | 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM
England | 10:00 PM – 10:30 PM

Peer-to-Peer Support – Digital Networking to Improve Quality of Life in People with Aphasia
(authors listed below)
 USA: EST | 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Australia | 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
England | 10:30 PM – 11:00 PM

Conversations in COVID-19: Student and Conversation Partner Experiences of an Online Conversation Partner Scheme
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Australia | 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
England | 11:00 PM – 1:30 AM

Dine Around**

*Subject to Change
** Not Included in ASHA CEU Calculations

Thursday, June 23

Active Components of Aphasia Intervention
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USA: EST | 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Australia | 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
England | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Breakfast**
 USA: EST | 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Australia | 10:00 PM – 10:45 PM
England | 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Aphasia Therapy: What Does Theory-Driven Treatment Specification Buy Us?
John Whyte, MD, PhD
 USA: EST | 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
Australia | 10:45 PM – 11:15 PM
England | 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM

Dosage, Intensity and Frequency of Speech and Language Therapy for Aphasia After Stroke: Insights from the RELEASE Study
Marian Brady, PhD, FRCSLT
 USA: EST | 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Australia | 11:15 PM – 11:45 PM
England | 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM

The Impact of Dose and Intensity on Outcomes from Aphasia Therapy in the Chronic Phase: Latest Evidence
Miranda Rose, PhD
    USA: EST | 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM
Australia | 11:45 PM – 12:15 AM
England | 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM

Findings on the Usability, Feasibility, and Acceptability of TeleCHAT: A Comprehensive, High-dose Aphasia Treatment Delivered via Telerehabilitation
(authors listed below)
   USA: EST | 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Australia | 12:15 AM – 12:30 AM
England | 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Break**
    USA: EST | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Australia | 12:30 AM – 1:30 AM
England | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1
(in person presenters only)
    USA: EST | 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Australia | 1:30 AM – 2:00 AM
England | 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

The ICAP “Nest” – Targeting Third-Party Functioning for Family Care Partners of Stroke Survivors with Aphasia in the Comfort of a Cohort
(authors listed below)
  USA: EST | 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Australia | 2:00 AM – 2:30 AM
England | 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

The State of Aphasia: An Update to the 2018 White Paper
(authors listed below)
 USA: EST | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Australia | 2:30 AM – 4:00 AM
England | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Lunch**
USA: EST | 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Australia | 4:00 AM – 4:30 AM
England | 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Community Aphasia Groups: Definition, Classification and Facilitation
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Australia | 4:30 AM – 5:00 AM
England | 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Conversation as an Outcome Measure: A Scoping Review
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Australia | 5:00 AM – 5:30 AM
England | 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Investigating Clinical Feasibility of Discourse Measurement
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Australia | 5:30 AM – 6:00 AM
England | 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Reporting on LUNA, a Novel Discourse Intervention for People with Mild and Moderate Aphasia – Primary Efficacy Outcomes
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Australia | 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM
England | 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Break**
 USA: EST | 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Australia | 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
England | 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Poster Session 2
(virtual presenters only)
USA: EST | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Australia | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
England | 11:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Evening Social at
City Tap House**

*Subject to Change
** Not Included in ASHA CEU Calculations

Friday, June 24

Advancing Access and Inclusivity in Aphasia Services
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USA: EST | 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Australia | 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
England | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Poster Session 3
(virtual presenters only)
 USA: EST | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Australia | 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM
England | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Breakfast**
USA: EST | 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Australia | 11:00 PM – 11:45 PM
England | 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

Achieving Equity in Aphasia Research and Clinical Outcomes
Charles Ellis, PhD, CCC-SLP
  USA: EST | 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM
Australia | 11:45 PM – 12:15 AM
England | 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM

A Qualitative Study of Post-Stroke Aphasia Rehabilitation in Ghana
Keren Kankam, MSc
    USA: EST | 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Australia | 12:15 AM – 12:30 AM
England | 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Break**
   USA: EST | 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Australia | 12:30 AM – 1:15 AM
England | 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Panning for Gold: Aphasia-Friendly Research Nuggets Developed in Collaboration with the imPACT Advocacy Group**
    USA: EST | 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Australia | 1:15 AM – 1:45 AM
England | 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM

Break**
    USA: EST | 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Australia | 1:45 AM – 2:30 AM
England | 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM

Project BRIDGE: Top 5 Aphasia Questions Answered**
  USA: EST | 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Australia | 2:30 AM – 3:15 AM
England | 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM

Lunch**
USA: EST | 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Australia | 3:15 AM – 3:45 AM
England | 6:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Delving Into the Terms We Use in Our Transnational Work for and With People With Aphasia
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Australia | 3:45 AM – 4:15 AM
England | 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM

Towards the Consistent Inclusion of People with Aphasia in Stroke Research: Where We Are, What We Know and Where We Are Going
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Australia | 4:15 AM – 4:45 AM
England | 7:15 PM – 7:45 PM

Current Issues in Multilingual Aphasia
Loraine Obler, PhD
USA: EST | 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Australia | 4:45 AM – 5:45 AM
England | 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM

Poster Session 4
(in person presenters only)
USA: EST | 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Australia | 5:45 AM – 6:00 AM
England | 8:45 PM – 9:00 PM
Break**
USA: EST | 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Australia | 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM
England | 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM

“You Can’t Go into Your Room and Close the Door”: A Qualitative Study of Personal Impacts of PPA
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Australia | 6:30 AM – 7:00 AM
England | 9:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Results of the Better Conversations with Primary Progressive Aphasia (BCPPA) Pilot-feasibility Study: Communication Partner Training to Keep Families Together
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Australia | 7:00 AM – 7:15 AM
England | 10:00 PM – 10:15 PM

Presentation of the Robin Tavistock Award
By the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia**

Presentation of Additional Awards
By the IARC 2022 Conference Committee**

USA: EST | 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM
Australia 7:15 AM – 7:45 AM
      England | 10:15 PM – 10:45 PM
Improving Communicative Access and Patient Experience in Acute Stroke Care: An Implementation Journey
(authors listed below)
USA: EST | 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Australia 7:45 AM – 8:00 AM
England | 10:45 PM – 11:00 PM
Closing**

 *Subject to Change.
** Not Included in ASHA CEU Calculations

Invited Speakers (disclosures)

Suzanne Beeke, PhD

Better Conversations with Aphasia: Training for People with Aphasia and Their Family

Marian Brady, PhD, FRCSLT

Dosage, Intensity and Frequency of Speech and Language Therapy for Aphasia After Stroke: Insights From the RELEASE Study

Katerina Hilari, PhD

Outcomes of the Supporting Wellbeing Through PEeR-Befriending (SUPERB) Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial for People with Aphasia

Jytte Isaksen, PhD

Improving Participation and Communication for People with Aphasia Through Trained Medical Staff

Keren Kankam, MSc

A Qualitative Study of Post-Stroke Aphasia Rehabilitation in Ghana

Loraine Obler, PhD

Current Issues in Multilingual Aphasia

Miranda Rose, PhD

The Impact of Dose and Intensity on Outcomes From Aphasia Therapy in the Chronic Phase: Latest Evidence

Oral Presentations (disclosures)

Conversation as an Outcome Measure: A Scoping Review: Jamie Azios, Brent Archer, Nina Simmons-Mackie, Stacie Raymer, Marcella Carragher, Shriya Shashikanth, Eleanor Gulick

Peer-to-peer support – Digital networking to improve quality of life in people with aphasia: Sabine Corsten, Marie Knieriemen, Daniel Kreiter, Christina Kurfess, Norina Lauer

Investigating Clinical Feasibility of Discourse Measurement: Sarah Grace Dalton, Jessica Richardson

Reporting on LUNA, a novel discourse intervention for people with mild and moderate aphasia – primary efficacy outcomes: Lucy Dipper, Nikki Botting, Mary Boyle, Deborah Hersh, Jane Marshall, Madeline Cruice

Reducing the Impact of Aphasia in Stroke Patients and Their Caregivers a Year Post Onset Via a Brief Early Intervention: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial of the Aphasia Action Success Knowledge (ASK) Program: Brooke Ryan

Delving into the terms we use in our transnational work for and with people with aphasia: Brooke Hallowell, Barbara Goulart, Clement Amponsah, Carla Krishan A. Cuadro

Confidence in Communication – Perspectives of Adults with Aphasia: “…Get [inside] the maze…not stay out[side of] it”: Tami Howe, Elaina McCarron, Jacob Rowe 

Improving communicative access and patient experience in acute stroke care: An implementation journey: Aura Kagan, Nina Simmons-Mackie, Elizabeth Villar-Guerrero, Melodie Chan, Elyse Shumway, Lisa Chan, Rochelle Cohen-Schneider, Jodi Thesenvitz 

Conversations in COVID-19: Student and Conversation Partner experiences of an online Conversation Partner Scheme: Aine Kearns, Roisin Cunningham

Is it possible to adapt Solution Focused Brief Therapy for people with aphasia?: Sarah Northcott, Alan Simpson, Shirley Thomas, Shashivadan Hirani, Nicholas Behn, Katerina Hilari

The ICAP “Nest” – Targeting Third-Party Functioning for Family Care Partners of Stroke Survivors with Aphasia in the Comfort of a Cohort: Catherine Off, Jenna Griffin-Musick

Community aphasia groups: definition, classification and facilitation: Kathryn Pettigrove, Miranda Rose, Michelle Attard, Lucette Lanyon, Genevieve Vuong

“You can’t go into your room and close the door”: A qualitative study of personal impacts of PPA: Leanne Ruggero, Karen Croot, Lyndsey Nickels

Towards the consistent inclusion of people with aphasia in stroke research: where we are, what we know and where we are going: Ciara Shiggins, Brooke Ryan, Farhana Dewan, Amanda Elston, Julie Bernhardt, Robyn O’Halloran, Emma Power, Richard Lindley, Sandy Middleton, Gordon McGurk, Graeme Hankey, Miranda Rose

The state of aphasia: An update to the 2018 white paper: Nina Simmons-Mackie, Jamie Azios

Results of the Better Conversations with Primary Progressive Aphasia (BCPPA) pilot-feasibility study: Communication Partner Training to keep families together: Anna Volkmer, Holly Walton, Jason Warren, Kate Swinburn, Aimee Spector, Suzanne Beeke

Findings on the usability, feasibility, and acceptability of TeleCHAT: A comprehensive, high-dose aphasia treatment delivered via telerehabilitation: Genevieve Vuong, Jade Dignam, Clare Burns, Hannah Wedley, Katherine O’Brien, Jessica Campbell, Annie J. Hill, David Copland

Poster Presentations (disclosures)