Tune in to listen to Jan and Helen discuss the main points of the 2023 article "An updated systematic review of stroke clinical practice guidelines to inform aphasia management" by Burton et al. This is a free-to-access article: https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930231161454

Each of the guidelines referenced in the discussion can be accessed by in-article links. 

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In this episode, Helen speaks with Rosemary Townsend from the charity Dyscover. Rosemary gives an insight into what this diagnosis means, the role of SLT, and information about the first ever PPA Awareness Day. This is happening on 4th April, with Rosemary and Dr Anna Volkmer hosting a webinar. Sign up at: Primary Progressive Aphasia Awareness Day 2025 Tickets, Fri 4 Apr 2025 at 12:00 | Eventbrite

For more information on Dyscover, check out their website Dyscover - Dyscover Charity If you would like to contact Rosemary to find out more about PPA, she can be reached via [email protected]

Claire Farrington-Douglas joins Jan and Helen to discuss the INCOG Guidelines 2.0. We focus on Part IV: Cognitive-Communication and Social Cognition Disorders, these are freely available online, along with the other sections of the guidelines. Part IV can be accessed here: https://doi.org/10.1097/htr.0000000000000835

In this episode, speech and language therapist Monika Wright talks about how she approaches working with people with motor speech (and voice) difficulties influenced by her previous professional career as an actor.