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Upcoming Aphasia Events
| Event |
Description |
Location |
Date |
| Carondelet Aphasia Program |
"This program, led by a Speech Language Pathologist, provides small group sessions, with trained facilitators, focusing on communication that individuals undertake in everyday life."
For information on scheduling & fees, contact Merle Holck @ (520) 873-5847
Click here for full announcement |
Carondelet St Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, AZ |
Register As Soon As Possible! |
Aphasia Institute
Training Institutes 2008 |
Courses for professionals who need/want additional skills in communicating with those who suffer from aphasia.
Click here for more information |
Aphasia Institute
Toronto, Ontario
Canada |
Register As Soon As Possible! |
| The Stroke Awareness Day Health Fair |
"Everything you need and want to know about STROKE: Risks, Warning Signs, Prevention, Recovery, Rehabilitation, Treatment & Available Resources"
Produced by The Kentucky & Southern Indiana Stroke Association
www.strokekyin.org
Click here for flier |
Mall St Matthews
Louisville, KY |
Sat, May 17
2008
10am-2pm |
| Intensive Aphasia Therapy @ Steps Forward, LLC |
*Inaugural Session of Intensive Aphasia Therapy*
Click here for more details!
or visit
www.stepstherapy.net |
Steps Forward, LLC
St Petersburg, FL |
6-wk Sessions begin
June 6th |
| State of the Research on CLD Populations: Establishing Our Foundation and Advancing Our Science |
First research conference of ASHA Special Interest Division 14, Communication Sciences & Disorders in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Population.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Constance Qualls
Click here for more details! |
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
June 6-7
2008 |
| 5th Annual Aphasia Camp |
"A relaxing weekend retreat in a rustic setting for people with aphasia"
Keynote Speaker: Michael Perry, humorist and author
Click here for more details! |
YMCA Camp Manitou
New Auburn, WI |
Sept 12-14
2008 |
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| Aphasia in the News |
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Article/Segment Name |
News Source |
Date |
"At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk"
by Karen Barrow, NY Times |
New York Times |
April 22nd, 2008 |
"In the Land of Aphasia"
by Banu Turhan |
Newsweek |
April 11th, 2008 |
"Program Helps Stroke 'Victors' Learn to Communicate"
by Sarah Stover, Hometown News |
Hometown News (Florida) |
March 14th, 2008 |
"Engineering students donate to Stroke/Recovery Aphasia Group Therapy Program"
by Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Ctr |
Statline (Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Center's Weekly E-Newsletter) |
March 11th, 2008 |
"Connecting after Brain Injury"
by Rose Hoban, WUNC Radio
Click title to webpage with radio broadcast |
WUNC Radio |
December 31st, 2007 |
"Aphasia Awareness" - Sara Lee Kessler, New Jersey News' Health Watch (video segment)
View QuickTime Movie
View Windows Media File |
New Jersey News |
August 9th, 2007 |
"Rebuilding
Shattered Lives: How Social Workers Can Help Persons
with Aphasia."
(scroll to p.17) by John
A. Leichty with Donald Garber |
National Association of Social
Workers- Louisiana Chapter Newsletter
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Sep 2006 |
"The Sounds of Silence: Relating to People with Aphasia"
by John A. Liechty |
As published in the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing
Vol. 44, No. 8 (pp 53-55) |
August 2006 |
"On
the Tip of My Tongue: Living with Aphasia"
by John A. Liechty |
As published in the
Journal of Christian Nursing |
Spring 2006 |
"Kismet
in Bryant Park"
by Paul Rao, Ph.D.
CCC-SLP
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First published in
The ASHA Leader
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12/27/2005 |
"Recalled
to Life"
by Oliver Sacks, M.D.
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The New Yorker |
10/31/2005 |
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Research Updates:
The Effects of Telehealth on Post-Stroke Chronic Aphasia: A Preliminary Study. Study conducted at NYU Medical Center. Click here for details. Posted April 23rd, 2008
Research study for Non-Fluent Aphasia at Beth Abraham Health Services. Those chosen to participate may qualify for FREE THERAPY! Click here for the flier (pdf)! Posted November 29th, 2007.
U.S. National Institutes of Health's searchable site for clinical trials going on across the country! Click here - ClinicalTrials.gov Posted November 29th, 2007.
The Stroke Center-Dallas has many aphasia research opportunities to participate in. Click here to view opportunities! Posted November 29th, 2007.
Research study for those who are right-handed, native English speaking persons with nonfluent Aphasia at the University of Florida - Gainesville. Call (352) 376-1611 Ext 5395 for more information. Click here for Press Release. Posted November 7th, 2007.
Participate in a study in New York! Seeking those with left hemisphere stroke & nonfluent aphasia. Click here for flier (pdf). Posted on October 24th, 2007.
Check out the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's research projects page!
University of Maryland needs individuals with aphasia for their research! Find out how you can be involved by clicking here!
Diagnosing
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Alan Mandell, NAA Newsletter
Volume 14, Number 2, Fall 2002.
Aphasia
Therapy in the New Millenium
Kristine Lundgren and Martin L. Albert, NAA Newsletter
Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2002
Clinical Research Trials &
Ongoing Research Projects:
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| ORGANIZATION |
RECRUITMENT LOCATION(S) |
| Aphasia Research Project @ University of Arizona |
Tucson, AZ
Contact: Kindle Rising, M.S., CCC-SLP
(520) 621-9878
aphasia@email.arizona.edu |
| The Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center (Boston University) |
Boston, MA
www.bu.edu/aphasia/ |
Beth Abraham Health Services
Institute for Music & Neurologic Function |
Bronx, NY
Click to download Flier |
| The Stroke Center-Dallas |
Dallas, TX
Click to view Site |
| ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Institutes of Health) |
Various Locations
Click to view Site |
| University of Florida, Gainesville (Nov 07) |
Gainesville, FL
Click to view Press Release |
| NYU Center for Brain Imaging (Oct 07) |
New York, NY
Click to view Flier |
| NYU Med Center - Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine |
New York, NY
Click to view Flier |
Institute for Music & Neurologic Function at
Beth Abraham Health Services
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Bronx, NY
Click to View Flier |
| ClinicalTrials.gov (search term: aphasia) |
Various |
| The
Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center |
Massachussetts |
| Kessler
Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation,
Stroke Rehabilitation Research Laboratory |
New Jersey
Contact Dr. Anna Barrett (800) 248-3221 x3569 or Siby Varughese x3564 for more info
Stroke Research |
| Mayo
Clinic |
Various |
NIH
Clinical Center (search term:
aphasia)
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Maryland
(Contact directly for more info) |
| The
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago |
Various |
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