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Nicholas Behn @nicholasbehn.bsky.social · Jun 19

At the #CCDSymp2025 I presented on communication partner training, dating & creating collaborations. So many amazing talks, posters and opportunities for networking with therapists @leannetogher.bsky.social reminding us of the words of the late Audrey Holland & stories of Mark Ylvisaker

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Jun 27

In @ashajournals.bsky.social 🆓🔓@lissbee.bsky.social Rietdijk Southwell @leannetogher.bsky.social et al The Peer Effect Is "Utterly Profound": A Social-ABI-lity Pilot Study of a Multicomponent, Peer-Moderated Social Media Skills Intervention for People w #ABI. doi.org/10.1044/2024...
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The Peer Effect Is “Utterly Profound”: A Social-ABI-lity Pilot Study of a Multicomponent, Peer-Moderated Social Media Skills Intervention for People With Acquired Brain Injury

Purpose: People who have an acquired brain injury (ABI) experience challenges in using social media. However, rehabilitation clinicians report fe...

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks so much Caroline - I'm very honoured to receive the award of ASHA Fellow and look forward to going to Washington DC to share the experience with my wonderful international colleagues! @sydney.edu.au @warcusyd.bsky.social @abicommlab.bsky.social @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social

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Nicholas Behn @nicholasbehn.bsky.social · Sep 7

@carlamagdalani.bsky.social @madelinecruice.bsky.social @katerinahilari.bsky.social @driankellar.bsky.social @leannetogher.bsky.social

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speechbite.bsky.social @speechbite.bsky.social · 22d

The most clicked-on article from the August
@speechbite.bsky.social newsletter was a clinical practice guideline from Germany on interventions for children with #dld. speechbite.com/article/73438/ It's open access! #SLPeeps #SLP2B #SLT #bskySPEECHIES

Clinical practice guideline: Interventions for Developmental Language Delay and Disorders - speechBITE

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · May 22

Thanks so much for posting!! This is a great paper that has been a long time in the making and moves our field forward 🌟🌟🌟

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · May 18

In @ashajournals.bsky.social Keegan LC Hoepner JK @leannetogher.bsky.social Kennedy M Bogart E @lissbee.bsky.social MacDonald S 2025. Social Communication Implementable and Applicable Lens: A Framework for Addressing Assessment of Social Communication. AJSLP. doi.org/10.1044/2025...
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Social Communication Implementable and Applicable Lens: A Framework for Addressing Assessment of Social Communication

Purpose: Keegan, Hoepner, et al. (2023) developed a framework for social, cognitive-communication assessment, which was intended to make social c...

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · May 6

Did you know that our #USA colleagues have adapted our #TBIConneCT #telehealth #communication training program for partners of ppl with #TBI for the North American context? @ajslps.bsky.social @uweauclaire.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @abicommlab.bsky.social

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North American Pilot of TBIconneCT: A Social Communication Intervention via Telehealth for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Conversation Partners

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot investigation was to identify formative feedback to guide the development of a North American version of the T...

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · Apr 28

Really looking forward to meeting with my colleagues in the #UK to discuss and learn and find out about latest advances in #CCD. The program looks excellent. Thanks for the kind invitation to speak at this meeting 🙏🙏🙏 @sydney.edu.au @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social @warcusyd.bsky.social

Nicholas Behn @nicholasbehn.bsky.social · Apr 25

The symposium in cognitive communication disorders is open to anyone interested in this field on the 12th & 13th June this year in Coventry.

A hybrid event with keynotes Jacinta Douglas, Susan Howell & @leannetogher.bsky.social

Register today: mers.cventevents.com/event/4thCCD/c…

4th CCD Symposium

https://mers.cventevents.com/event/4thCCD/c…

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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Apr 3

📣 We have a full-time Lab manager role available!!

🗣️ Join us in the ABI Communication Lab team @sydney.edu.au & work on #DigitalHealth projects supporting inclusion after #AcquiredBrainInjury.

▶️ For more information & to apply: usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thanks to IBIA for the prestigious Jennett Plum Award for Distinguished Clinical Achievement in Brain Injury at the World Congress. I was pleased to acknowledge the @abicommlab.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au team and my many mentors and colleagues who have supported my clinical research career #IBIA2025

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thanks so much Amy!! It was a huge honour and I was so proud to acknowledge the brilliant work of the @abicommlab.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au team & the importance of #speechpathology #SLP in the management of communication disorders after #braininjury. It was also great to catch up with your work!!

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Kate Smith @ksmithaus.bsky.social · Mar 2

📣 Calling on #SLPs 👈
We want to hear from #SLPs #SLTs about what you want from digital evidence tools to help you find research evidence easily. You're invited to participate in focus groups or an interview, register your interest here bit.ly/3D4QI2s #bskySPEECHIES @leannetogher.bsky.social

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Nicholas Behn @nicholasbehn.bsky.social · Mar 3

@citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social is hosting a FREE hybrid impact event for researchers & clinicians to learn ab exciting new developments in adults & paediatrics.

👉 SAVE THE DATE - 20th June 2025!

Final programme to be shared soon but sign-up early: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Implementing Research Into Clinical Practice | City St George's, University of London

The Centre for Language and Communication Science Research at City St George's, University of London is excited to showcase their latest research.

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk

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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Feb 27

📣 We have 3x3yr full-time postdocs available!!!!!!

🗣️ Join us in the ABI Communication Lab team @sydneyuni.bsky.social & work on #DigitalHealth projects supporting inclusion after #AcquiredBrainInjury.

▶️ For more information & to apply: usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...

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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Feb 18

Wow!!!! Thanks everyone 😍

We now have over 4K people who have accessed interact-ABI-lity & over 500 who have accessed social-ABI-lity 🙌

Check out these FREE resources: abi-communication-lab.sydney.edu.au/social-brain...

The Social Brain Toolkit - ABI Communication Lab

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Andrew Bateman @andrewbateman.bsky.social · Feb 10

an interesting event happening at Health Wellbeing Care Hub

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · Feb 8

www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Feb 6

CONGRATULATIONS to all of the #DigitalHealthWeek2025 prize winners 🙌🙌🙌

Very well deserved, I loved hearing about your research & interacting with everyone this week!!!!

#DigitalHealthWeek2025 Day 1 prize winners: Jing Hern Kevin Poh & Carine Chan

#DigitalHealthWeek2025 Day 2 prize winners: David Bui, Edwina Lamborn, & Rik Dawson

#DigitalHealthWeek2025 Day 3 prize winners: Daniel Rogers, Hayley Thomson, & Alice Graham

#DigitalHealthWeek2025 ePoster prize winners: Poorna Fernando, Josielli Comachio, & Asara Senaratne

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · Feb 6

Significant piece of work that is necessary to support communication partner training research in the field is #TBI . Special congrats to @NicholasBehn & @RachaelReedake on this methodically conducted research! @ABICommLab @CityLCS @syd_health @WARC_USYD @BrainMind_Usyd

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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · Feb 4

Learn more about a feasible method for rating conversations involving people with brain injury in under 30 min using the Adapted Kagan Scales. on.asha.org/3EjlSDi

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Feasibility and Reliability of the Adapted Kagan Scales for Rating Conversations for People With Acquired Brain Injury: A Multiphase Iterative Mixed-Methods Design

Purpose: Rating the quality of conversations can assess communication skills in both people with acquired brain injury and their communication pa...

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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Feb 3

There's a new #DigitalHealthWeek2025 prize this year 🙌

@digitalhealthweek.bsky.social has just announced the SPARK prize to support EMCR attendees collaborate with another researcher they meet for the first time as part of #DigitalHealthWeek2025

More info: digitalhealthweek.com.au/spark/

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · Feb 4

Here is the order of events for the wonderful @digitalhealthweek.bsky.social
It’s hybrid so you can attend the live stream too. I’m looking forward to attending the @warcusyd.bsky.social hosted digital Health week event in person at Westmead on Wednesday!
digitalhealthweek.com.au/program

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Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social · Feb 3

Listening to Prof @carolynday make opening remarks at the Digital Health Week 2025 which is in person @sydneyuni.bsky.social AND being live-streamed too. Great to hear about the breadth of the Faculty of Medicine and Health @digitalhealthweek.bsky.social

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Nicholas Behn @nicholasbehn.bsky.social · Feb 3

The @nihr.bsky.social Fellowship enabled me visit Australia last year to network.

Thankfully hosted @leannetogher.bsky.social & @abicommlab.bsky.social @lissbee.bsky.social Rachael Rietdijk @petraavramovic.bsky.social @sophiebrassel.bsky.social @tusharprasad.bsky.social @elisebogart.bsky.social

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