British Aphasiology Society
Bringing together aphasia clinicians and researchers.
www.bas.org.uk/
- 📢 Calls for abstracts for the British Aphasiology Society Research Update Meeting 🗓️ 24/06/2026 🧑💻Online event We welcome abstracts about: ✅ Planned research ✅ Research in progress ✅ Recently completed research ⌛️Submissions by 30/03/2026 research-update@bas.org.uk
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- In the New Year, we are running our first Aphasia Clinician Session of 2026 📆 Tuesday 13th January 16:00-17:00 with Sheila Robinson & Anne Barrett 📋 Communication assessment in the acute setting-why, when and how? Members can sign up in the members area
- BAS members are invited to our upcoming Aphasia Clinician Session ⏰ Monday 8th December 16:00-17:00 with Jen Dodds-Vigouroux ✏️ A communicative writing approach for a client with severe aphasia- how do we maximise gains? Sign up in the members area to join ✅
- Elissa Manzi and Lucy Dyson are representing BAS at the UK Stroke Forum in Aberdeen! Come and say hello and discuss all things #aphasia at stand 85 🙌🏼 💬🧠 #UKSF25 #BAS
- Get ready for our next Masterclass 🗓️ Tuesday 18th November 3.30-4.30 🇺🇸 Chaleece W. Sandberg 🧠Abstract Semantic Associative Network Training (AbSANT): Theory, mechanisms, and step-by-step protocol Members can book through the members area at www.bas.org.uk
- We’re putting together our latest newsletter. 📧 newsletter@bas.org.uk by 7th November with your aphasia related news
- Reposted by British Aphasiology SocietyMSc SLT students at @universityofessex.bsky.social are researching gesture for aphasia therapy in acute stroke care. If you’re an SLT, SLTA or Rehabilitation Assistant with experience, we’d love to hear from you! lr19377@essex.ac.uk / mh24873@essex.ac.uk #Aphasia #StrokeRehab #SLT #SpeechTherapy
- Thank you, Sophie, for all your hard work and guidance in your role as chair! You will be missed. And a warm welcome to Elissa Manzi our new chair 🤗 @emanzi.bsky.social
- And what a wonderful conference it was as - inclusive, collaborative, inspiring! Thanks to @abracabadger.com and all the fantastic organisers! My last as @basaphasia.bsky.social Chair! See you in Cardiff 🏴
- Special thanks today to Abi Roper & the conference team. Abi led the 2025 conference planning with a really special vision of togetherness, creativity, and a legacy in Dundee, producing an inspiring & inclusive event 👏 Here she is receiving some gifts as a token of our appreciation 💐 🌈 #BASconf2025
- And a big big thank you to Richard Talbot who has served on the BAS committee for 6 years, the past three of those coordinating the BAS conferences! We are hugely appreciative of his time and expertise 🙏 and wish him all the best completing his Phd! @rtslt.bsky.social
- And that’s a wrap on #BASconf25 in Dundee - the City of Discovery! We’ve loved connecting, learning, and celebrating with the amazing aphasia community 🌟 Huge thanks to Dr Abi Roper for leading such a fantastic event. Safe journeys home — see you in Cardiff next year! 🗓️ #aphasia #community
- ⚡️Lightning Talks⚡️ Susie Williams on supporting the carers of people living with jargon aphasia — exploring family needs and the unique challenges of jargon aphasia… it’s different. #BASconf25 #community
- ⚡️Lightning Talks⚡️ Ciara Mooney highlights a community support and education group for people living with brain injury — fostering peer support and providing accessible information. #BASconf25 #community
- ⚡️Lightning Talks⚡️ Jaycie Bohan reflects on the power and potential of clinical research collaborations — recruiting large participant numbers through partnerships with NHS trusts and community groups in the FATE-A study. #BASconf25 #community
- ⚡️Lightning Talks⚡️ Megan Trebilcock shares insights on creating a safe space for connection, sharing, and support. #BASconf25 #community
- Reposted by British Aphasiology SocietyGreat talk about creative CPT in acute setting- ideas, experiences, challenges and reflections- from Jen Thomson, Firle Beckley and Nikki Hafter. #BASconf2025 @basaphasia.bsky.social
- Wednesday Symposium... Addressing the Community in Aphasia Rehabilitation: Engaging Key Social Interactions with Helene Killmer, Marie-Christine Hall, Caroline Anglade, Sarah-Eve Poirier, & Alacandra Tessier #BASconf25
- First up Helena Killmer discussing parental requests and authority in children's interaction with parents with aphasia e.g. "Go to bed!". Take home messages... Three fathers successfully engaged in requests, and stopping a child's action required fewer resources than getting a child to do something.
- Next up Marie-Christine Hallé shares about the needs of significant others of PWA and how SLTs build relationships with SOs to support PWA. 4 qualitative studies were reviewed- these showed the extent of caregiver needs including personal & relational needs. #BASconf25
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View full threadAnd Alexandra Tessier explores how to increase communication accessibility on public transport. Knowledge of communication strategies, relational communication and use of gestures all increased #BASconf25
- Reposted by British Aphasiology SocietyThe Kannada version of the CGC is available here: osf.io/yt24q Congratulations to Chirag for his excellent MSc project at Uni of Essex.
- The City Gesture Checklist addresses this gap figshare.com/s/04a60389e5...
- Now a symposium with Carole Anglade, Alexandra Tessier & Marie-Christine Hallé: Research-Community Collaboration in Aphasia: Innovative Models and Outcomes
- Reposted by British Aphasiology SocietyDay 3 underway! #BASconf25
- On conference day 3 we welcome our keynote Dr Molly Manning - Understanding What Matters: Shaping Aphasia Care with People and Context in Mind #BASconf25
- Reposted by British Aphasiology SocietyDr Molly Manning is discussing personal and societal factors affecting living successfully with aphasia. #BASconf25 @basaphasia.bsky.social
- Reposted by British Aphasiology SocietyFascinating key note from Dr Molly Manning discussing techniques and complexities of involving people with aphasia in research #BASconf2025 @basaphasia.bsky.social
- On conference day 3 we welcome our keynote Dr Molly Manning - Understanding What Matters: Shaping Aphasia Care with People and Context in Mind #BASconf25
- Research focus 1) What helps people with aphasia live well?
- Research focus 2) Implementing aphasia psychological care
- Research focus 3) PPI building capacity... we need to reach people, be responsive and accessible
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- Richard Talbot presents findings of a systematic review around implementation of telehealth interventions for people with PPA.. finding the main barriers were the technology & the main facilitators were parts of the intervention. #BASconf25 @rtslt.bsky.social
- We now have a symposium with speakers discussing perspectives on gesture assessment and treatment with Anna Caute, Abi Roper, Chirag Girish Kiran, Sussex Williams, Elissa Manzi. Gesture is critical to communication and there is an unmet need for standardised assessment. #BASconf25
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- Consideration of application to the clinical setting... and lots of discussion, including the importance of combining gesture with other modalities
- ⚡️Luisa Zenobi-Bird presenting a case study of a PWA who spoke Arabic, Italian, French & English. There were opportunities of therapy with multilingual SLTs and lots of social interaction with friends. When he was asked about monolingual therapy "Come on, it's not the same thing!" #BASconf25
- Lightening talk ⚡️Helena Gruenstern presents her training for a neuro rehab team to improve communication with PWA, which includes videos of a variety of communication strategies #BASconf25
- Associate Professor Anna Volkmer up next.. cultural differences in what ppl want to change about their lives with PPA. Collectivism (support from others & communicating with family) was important to ppl from 17 western countries.. further still to explore! #BASconf25 @annavolkmer.bsky.social
- Now up is Caroline Newton on the importance of numeracy assessment and intervention in #aphasia #BASConf25
- The Subjective Numeracy Test may be a good screening tool which is less anxiety provoking than objective maths tests #numeracy #aphasia #BASConf25
- Next up @niamhdevane.bsky.social presenting on telehealth #apahsia assessment equivalence to face-to-face administration: the FATE-A study #BASConf25
- Our keynote today is Dr Sonia Brownsett calling for improved ax & management of language difficulties in people with brain tumours and epilepsy. The extent and prevalence of language difficulties are under-identified.. SLTs need to consider more sensitive tools to ax beyond single words #BASconf25
- Excellent keynote from Sonia Brownsett driving home the need to move beyond simple naming and fluency tests, especially in non-stroke aphasia
- Welcome to day 2 of #BASconf25! @lucydslt.bsky.social and @rtslt.bsky.social with you today 🙂 We opened with a welcome from Glenn Carter Head of RCSLT Scotland, inspiring us all to be influencers in our field 🙌
- Day 1 complete ✅ A really engaging first day in Dundee — stimulating talks, thoughtful discussion and a real sense of community! Bonus hearing from the Scots Scriever Taylor Dyson at the drinks reception 💕 Looking forward to another great day tomorrow. #BASConf25
- Great mix of research and clinical insights in the morning sessions. Really encouraging to see such a focus on technology in aphasia management. #BASConf2025
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- A beautiful welcome to Dundee from NHS Tayside representatives Nic Richardson and Fiona MacAulay #BASconf25
- ☀️Greetings from Dundee! #BASconf25 is officially live, and we’re excited to bring you highlights from fascinating sessions, brilliant speakers, and a city that knows how to host with style. Conference energy+Tay views=unbeatable. Stay with us for live updates, insights, & Dundee’s finest seagulls! 😎
- Reposted by British Aphasiology SocietyHallo! Keep an eye out for posts with the hashtag #BASconf25 this from the @basaphasia.bsky.social conference in Dundee, Scotland 18-20 August, 2025. Lots of #aphasia content on its way.
