Michelle Cimoli
speech pathologist | PhD | she/her | lands of the Wurundjeri WoiWurrung | #bskySPEECHIES
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliOur letter to WHO, signed by over 2,300, calls for respirator use in healthcare to protect patients and staff. Covered by Kat Lay in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliThe Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus consultations and inquiries now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-late... #publichealth
- Baked a batch today in honor of the efforts of women during the war. Here’s a good read about the history of women during the war and the story of the ANZAC biscuit - theconversation.com/the-origin-s...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliIf you’re still masking…thank you If you’re trying to educate others on the benefits of masks…thank you If you’re standing in solidarity with disabled & vulnerable people who’ve been cast aside for the last 5 years…thank you Its not easy being the lone masker in 2025, but we see & appreciate you
- Long shadows. 🌞
- Long shadows. 🌞
- Long shadows. 🌞
- Very excited to see this week’s #SpeakUpPod ep🎙️ @tlpslt.bsky.social @arlenemccurtin.bsky.social 👏 👉 bit.ly/3Flku3E
- Reposted by Michelle Cimolijournals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Our take on thickened liquid and modified texture diet #challenges. Originally @ewidera.bsky.social - and still if used correctly - a valuable role in highlighting the impact of modified diets and encouraging staff to reflect on the appropriateness of their use
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliRecent posts show a shift to promoting empathy and even being primarily performative. Back to basics! The real challenge is changing current practice. Another stimulating and painless collaboration @arlenemccurtin.bsky.social @lindsey_UoB @DominikaLis007 @tlpslt.bsky.social @profpleslie
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliFive years on and we’re still going round and round with whether Covid is airborne. There’s no scientific doubt. Denial broke us. healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliA concern about medical A.I. is that its reliance by physicians could lead to degradation of performance. Here is one such example of de-skilling with GI doctors and colonoscopy for detection of polyps (preprint) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliIs PubMed just down temporarily? I hope so just tried to access from UK. Is it down elsewhere? See below. In meantime go to @europepmc.org and use their resources which includes all current PMC records. Spread the word. #MedLibs
- What’s going on with PubMed? Anyone else getting messages that site can’t be reached? 🤔
- One of my kids just showed me Notebook LM and my mind is completely blown.
- A reminder about the IALP Dysphagia Committee free webinar next Wed Jan 29 3pm AEDT. The event will be recorded. Please see the attached flyer for more details. Please reserve your spot via the link below. www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-cl... #dysphagia
- True story. Just found an ad for these rocks on marketplace. Ad says “never used but stored outside”. 😂
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliNo, SARS-CoV-2 isn’t a little bit airborne. It’s not “situationally” airborne. It’s an AIRBORNE VIRUS, spreads via the air. I’m granting an amnesty on people who said (5y ago) that it wasn’t. I won’t say I told you so if you finally acknowledge the evidence. Let’s just get this right and move on.
- Reposted by Michelle Cimoli*drumroll* 🥁 Independent SAGE website has had a revamp. Now easily searchable with all reports and briefing sessions neatly archived. Take a look! @independentsage.bsky.social #medsky #episky #healthpolicy #academicsky independentsage.org
- Anyone else still finding it difficult to shift hospital mgt /IPC away from the risk stratification that came with the aerosol-generating procedures paradigm? @jljcolorado.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
- Is this document still being used to inform IPC practices? @jljcolorado.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social www.nipcm.hps.scot.nhs.uk/media/1740/2...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliAbstract submissions are open for the 16th AQL Conference! 🌍 Groningen, NL ⏰ Conference: June 24 - 27, 2025 📥 Abstract submission: aqlconference.com 📆 Abstract deadline: Jan 31st, 2025 We welcome submissions on topics related to quantitative laryngology, voice, & speech research ⬇️
- Where would I find a trustworthy, evidence-based source describing modes of transmission for diseases such as rubella, influenza, RSV, mumps, pertussis, meningococcal? … devoid of the droplet dogma. #infectioncontrol
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliA 67 year old amputee and wheelchair user lived with his son who had cerebral palsy. They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived. Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliAIRBORNE REVIEW STUDIES I was fed up with not having these in one place. so I set aside 30 minutes and, voila. I present this to you. Entirely free. No Patreon required. This is not all of the reviews, just the top ones. I likely missed some.
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliVic DH restarted Covid reporting: "The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has increased this week. The 7-day average is 191 (week ending 07 January), compared to 165 last week." Deaths are no longer reported-now only avail thru ABS data. Wastewater was switched off June 2024. Happy new year.
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliYou can also fill out the Trip Intention Form here: www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/bushw... This notifies the police of when you depart and expect to arrive at destination. If you don't show up, it triggers alarms. More info here: www.police.nsw.gov.au/safety_and_p...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliFirst post. Trying out a potential new home.🙂 lisafeldmanbarrett.com/welcome/
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- The IALP Dysphagia Committee is pleased to announce this free webinar. The event will be recorded. Please see the attached flyer for more details. Please reserve your spot by scanning the QR code on the flyer or via link below. www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-cl... #dysphagia
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliIt’s 2025… can we start masking in hospitals this year? Can we stop insinuating that hospital acquired covid is “inevitable” or that those who die were going to “die anyways”? Can we call it what it is? An epic failure of infection control to protect those who put their lives in your hands:
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliThis article has been freed up for the next 2 weeks! Happy reading, everyone! A new year's gift from ASHA Journals. Thanks go to @carolinebowen.bsky.social! Please make sure you can get in, and let me know if you can't. It is freed up as of right now.
- 🗣️ @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social @lucyebryant.bsky.social and I have been banging on about #Meta-Analysis. Here is a 2022 tutorial/explainer for 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps #wespeechies 🔐💰 pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.... 🙏Any chance of making it 🆓-access for a little while @ashajournals.bsky.social ?
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliI’d love to see more research on how Covid infections in infants affect speech and motor skills as toddlers. My 9mo was babbling & make sounds for certain words, we all got covid (his temp was over 105 at one point) and it all stopped by the time he was 1yr and he needed speech therapy to catch up
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliDue to the impeccable timing of a delayed official press release, you probably haven’t heard that 40% of corals on the southern Great Barrier Reef died in 2024 due to record-breaking heat exposure. www.voanews.com/a/surveys-sh...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliKilljoys on social media say there’s no point wishing on stars because they are already dead – but the naysayers are completely wrong.
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- Reposted by Michelle CimoliFinally - as I said at the beginning - wear a mask. Given hospitals are not mitigating for COVID - the responsibility to prevent infection lands unfairly on the patient. For more tips to avoid hospital acquired COVID - check out my article. /end www.disabledginger.com/p/how-to-sta...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliIt’s also your right to ask for a social worker or nurse supervisor if you feel you’re not being taken seriously. Everyone makes mistakes - ER staff included. No one will fight for your life as effectively as you will - so if you think something is missed don’t be afraid to speak up /14
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliIf your condition changes while you’re waiting - tell someone. Pain increased? Suddenly dizzy or nauseous? Make sure you inform the triage nurse. It’s also your right to ask for a reassessment if you feel something has changed. /12
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliIf you have complex chronic illness - bring a list of conditions, medications & specialist names/numbers. If you’ve had recent concerning test results - consider bringing a copy of these as well ERs are stressful and it helps to have everything documented & easy to reference /11
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliIf at all possible - take someone with you. Have an advocate. This serves a practical purpose like having someone to watch your stuff while you go to the bathroom - but they can also run and get help if you need it and advocate for the care you require. /10 www.disabledginger.com/p/how-to-be-...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliIt’s been a fundamental step to make science more democratic! 100% yes regarding transparency re negative or doubtful results. Science is dynamic. Keep the wonderful work, mainly nowadays with pseudo science gaining support. Science do need to reach all by using approachable language.
- Following on from yesterday's summary of the organisation and establishment of @independentsage.bsky.social in our @natprot.bsky.social article, here is the summary of the learning points we took from the process. kityates.substack.com/p/what-did-w...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliPaediatric -#bskyspeechies - what’s the current best evidence for language learning for neurodivergence? Thinking about ND patients who then acquire #aphasia. I will be looking at the literature for this group but interested what’s happening in kinderland? Thank you
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliMelbourne! Our-food drive for refugee families is tomorrow! Join me & ASRC team between 10am-2pm. Enter via our garage. Directly opposite 46 Albert St, Footscray. Here’s what families have most requested👇🏼 A donation of any of these items even 1 tin or packet so grateful for
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliIt is said that scientists have observed “that the virus may persist in various parts of the body” so when you hear people say that the pandemic is over remind them: that it persists. * The 247th week of plague poems… librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/p...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliThis article co-authored by a member of ATAGI clearly states that there are usually COVID waves every 6 months, and that boosters are only effective for about 6 months, but ATAGI only recommends boosters every 12 months for the vast majority. Why? theconversation.com/will-we-have...
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- The latest IOS update for iPhone includes an emoji icon for the Aboriginal flag. "A wavy black and red rectangle with a medium sized yellow circle in the middle" or "A black and red rectangle with a medium sized yellow circle in the middle" #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe nit.com.au/12-12-2024/1...
- FREE Webinar this Thursday December 12th on World Swallowing Day! (Or Friday Dec 13 if you’re in Australia 😉). This is the first academic webinar for the newly established World Dysphagia Coalition. Registration link to the zoom to the event below: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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The more we share, the faster we accumulate knowledge, & the more we do this, the more our work can help the many challenges & threats the world faces. #OpenScience - Reposted by Michelle CimoliNew study finds tourism activities accounts for 9 per cent of the world’s total emissions and it’s long haul flights that are contributing most. www.echo.net.au/2024/12/carb...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliBogus German AUTOBAHN - garage ACHTUNG - tonsillitis LEDERHOSEN - fire engine WUNDERKIND - daydream WUNDERBAR - happy hour BAUHAUS - kennel GESTALT - touch typing ZEITGEIST - pimple cream ZUGZWANG - flyswatter BRATWURST - horror child DOPPELGANGER - bikie mate GESUNDHEIT - rough elevation
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliThe latest issue of Perspectives contains 3 forums on collaboration in schools, technology in auditory rehabilitation, and biofeedback in dysphagia. Learn more about these forums on the Context Blog! on.asha.org/4f82GVJ
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliHey! Bluesky! Learn you about some Autism! I wrote this piece after a conversation with CNN's Sanjay Gupta, and it's received tremendous feedback from both Autistic people and from educators, doctors and journalists who have learned from it. Read it! coda.io/@mykola-bilo...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliLego introduces characters wearing hidden disability sunflower lanyard
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliThanks to @carolinebowen.bsky.social here are two more go.bsky.app/5HvjrTJat://did:plc:n35pk6txrj4dto3ihwaorqju/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l2gha5hhjk2w
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliFrom January 2025 patients and members of the public who complete a review for The BMJ will be offered £50 or a 12 month online subscription to one of the BMJ journals as a thank you for their service, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social, Emma Doble, Sara Schroter and Amy Price www.bmj.com/content/387/...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliBarbaric. Shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliICYMI on Twitter, we’ve just published our RCT of our Intensive Comprehensive #Aphasia Program (ICAP). Good enough results. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FP2JB...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliLearning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliVictoria: Increase in COVID-19 activity. Issued by: Dr Clare Looker, Chief Health Officer "Victoria is currently experiencing increased COVID-19 infections in the community, which is resulting in an increase of people being hospitalised with COVID-19" Source: www.health.vic.gov.au/health-alert...
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliPandemic & outbreak experts go.bsky.app/4Bf9HMsat://did:plc:7migibs2fyj2psyy6lmkul3h/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lazdumheih22
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- Hello Abby, my lovely dahlia aficionado! 🌺 I’m currently dipping my toe in the proverbial dahlia water… green shoots growing from 7 out of 8 tubers. Woo hoo! @drabbyfoster.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michelle CimoliThe most clicked-on article from the October @speechbite.bsky.social newsletter was a systematic review looking at speech and language therapy for primary progressive aphasia #PPA and primary progressive apraxia of speech #PPAOS bit.ly/4fnr8U9 It's open access! #SLPeeps #SLP2B #SLT #bskySPEECHIES
