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2021 Winter Research Project Description Project title:?Queensland Aphasia Research Centre Winter ScholarPositions available:2Project duration:4 weeks, 20 hours per week. This project can be conducted under a remote working arrangement, if required. Description:The overall vision of the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre (QARC) is to deliver solutions that optimise the lives of people with aphasia. It will bring together people with?aphasia,?their?family?members and friends with all key stakeholders including clinicians, researchers, support groups, professional groups and consumer advocacy groups. The centre seeks to optimise independence and quality of life for people with aphasia and their family members and friends while reducing the impact of depression, social isolation and the burden of stroke on people with aphasia and their family and friends. The Queensland Aphasia Research Centre Summer Scholar will divide their time between two key projects:Clinical implementation of a Comprehensive High-dose Aphasia Treatment (CHAT) program: A feasibility study. This project aims to evaluate the process and outcomes of implementing a Comprehensive, High-dose Aphasia Therapy (CHAT) in a clinical hospital and health service rehabilitation setting. The CHAT program is a comprehensive aphasia therapy program. Delivered over 10 weeks, the program includes assessment, goal setting, patient and family education and 50 hours of aphasia therapy. Therapy is tailored to each individual and directly aligns to patients goals. The program includes impairment based therapy, functional therapy, computer-based therapy and group therapy. The CHAT program will be delivered by Queensland Health speech pathologists at The Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) to adults with post-stroke aphasia. This clinical implementation and effectiveness study will employ a mixed-methods process evaluation. Individual, clinician and service-level outcomes will be collected in order to identify the contextual factors which influence treatment fidelity and clinician and participant participation in the intervention and to identify barriers and facilitators to implementation. The outcomes of this research will ultimately support the translation and implementation of a comprehensive post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation program into routine clinical practice. Aphasia Tech HubOne service provided within the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre will be the Aphasia Tech Hub, which aims to enable access to technology for people with aphasia. People with aphasia have significant problems accessing appropriate treatments and receiving a sufficient amount of therapy. New technologies (including apps and computer programs, and face-to-face therapy over the internet) represent a potential sustainable and cost-effective solution to this problem that may also increase self-management and independence. For some people with aphasia, technology also supports communication, such as an alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) device. The Winter Scholar may assist with transcribing consultation data, setting up and reviewing aphasia therapy technology and other tasks relevant to the Aphasia Tech Hub. Expected outcomes and deliverables:Students may gain skills in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, aphasia therapy technology and if timing permits have the opportunity to contribute to publications. Students may be asked to produce an oral presentation for the QARC Clinical Forum at the end of their project. Suitable for:This project is open to applications from students completing a bachelor of speech pathology (3-4th year) or masters of speech pathology at UQ with an interest in aphasia rehabilitation. Primary Supervisor:Dr Jessica Campbell (QARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Early Career Researcher)Dr Jade Dignam (QARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Early Career Researcher)Further info:This research will be conducted at the Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) facility located in the Herston Health Precinct. There is no need to contact the supervisors before applying. If you have specific questions you may contact either Jade Dignam j.dignam@uq.edu.au for further information regarding the CHAT feasibility study and Jessica Campbell jessica.campbell@uq.edu.au regarding the Aphasia Tech Hub.This research will be conducted at the Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) facility located in the Herston Health Precinct. ................
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