Resources

Discover research in the area of raising families with aphasia, and tips and strategies for families, as discussed by speech pathologists Dr Brooke Ryan and Dr Rachelle Pitt, and clinical psychologist Professor Vanessa Cobham.

Watch a video by UQ and Epilepsy Queensland on a research study looking into Presurgical Language Mapping for people with epilepsy.  (YouTube 6m:25s)

You can access the latest Clinical forum recordings below.

• March 2022 - Clinical delivery of SFA_PCA therapy
• May 2022 - Aphasia Management and AAC
• August 2022 - TeleCHAT: Delivering comprehensive high-dose aphasia therapy via telepractice
• February 2023 - Aphasia TechQuest: Co-designing technology solutions to improve the lives of people living with aphasia
• June 2023 - Working with First Nations people with stroke and aphasia
• August 2023 - Needs of families living with aphasia: in hospital, after discharge and now
• April 2024 – Developing the AphasiaFit App
• June 2025 – Consent and Capacity in Aphasia

The Aphasia Research Library connects people with aphasia, their supporters and the general public with research about aphasia. It allows researchers to provide a summary of their research in an aphasia friendly way.  

Visit the Aphasia Research Library

This video was created by researcher and speech pathologist Dr Shiree Heath whilst completing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at The University of Queensland. It explains aphasia and the impact of aphasia from the perspective of a child whose grandfather had post-stroke aphasia.

QARC Online Open Day 2024 recording

QARC Open Day 2024 resources for clinicians and students

Bridging the digital divide

• Overview of Bridging the Digital Divide (PDF, 421.2 KB)
• Bridging the Digital Divide - People with Aphasia's experiences of internet use (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Co-design of aphasia services

• Co-design of aphasia services - People with aphasia theme map (PPTX, 61.5 KB)
• Co-design of aphasia services Metro North site report (PDF, 269.7 KB)
• Co-design of aphasia services (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• QARC Experience-based co-design

Coffee Group

• Coffee Group flyer (PDF, 204.3 KB)

Conversations about care

• Overview of the Conversations about Care Project (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• Conversations About Care Formal Decision-maker Interviews EOI (PDF, 472 KB)
• The Right to be Heard - Inspire Issue 32 (PDF, 9.1 MB)

Implementation toolkit

• The Aphasia Implementation Toolkit Project (PDF, 174.1 KB)

Measures

• Overview of the Measures Project (PDF, 4.7 MB)
• Quality Indicators infographic (PDF, 209.6 KB)
• Understanding important changes brochure (PDF, 159.8 KB)

Tech Hub

• Tech Hub flyer (PDF, 524.8 KB)
• Browser Plugin guides (PDF, 362.6 KB)
• iOS - Online guides (PDF, 0.9 MB)
• iOS - Texting guide (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• iOS - Accessibility guide (PDF, 4.4 MB)
• iOS - Security guide (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• iOS - Emergency and Safety guide (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• iOS - Medical ID guide (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Android - Accessibility guide (PDF, 3.6 MB)
• Andriod - Privacy guide (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• Android - Texting guide (PDF, 2.5 MB)

General QARC Open Day resources

• Aphasia Therapy Finder (PPTX, 337.4 KB)
• Co-design of a unified international aphasia awareness campaign (PDF, 832.4 KB)
• How successful are conversations between people with aphasia and their primary conversation partner (PDF, 720 KB)
• International stakeholders perspectives about aphasia awareness (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Measuring what Matters: Interpreting meaningful outcomes in clinical care and economic evaluation for people with post - stroke aphasia (PDF, 0.9 MB)
• Open Day 2024 full presentation - Clinicians (PDF, 14.2 MB)
• Understanding the experience of returning to driving or not for people with aphasia post-stroke (PDF, 2.5 MB)