International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference (IARC)

2024

1–3 July, 2024       Brisbane, Australia

Thank you to everyone who attended the International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference 2024!

It was a great privilege to host IARC at The University of Queensland and we are grateful for the wonderful 'vibe' that each and every one of you brought to the event.

We are particularly grateful to all those attendees with lived experience of aphasia who attended the Aphasia Access sessions. The Access afternoon was a highlight for many. Please feel free to view some photos taken from the event.

Once again we offer our congratulations to our conference award winners:

  • Higher Degree Research Student Award: Courtney Jewell
  • Early Career Researcher Award: Dr Achini Adikari
  • Mid Career Researcher Award: Dr Catherine Off
  • Clinician Award: Mei Han
  • Australian Aphasia Association Award for Best Aphasia Friendly Presentation: Dr Jade Dignam

Thank you again and we look forward to seeing you in Greece for IARC 2026!

Sarah and David (Conference co-chairs on behalf of the conference committee)

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About the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre

Established in 2019, QARC is the first centre of its kind in Australia, embedded within a health service. Over the past four years, the Centre has built a multidisciplinary team of over forty researchers, clinicians and students with backgrounds in speech pathology (speech and language therapy), linguistics, psychology, engineering, software design, law, allied health, neuroscience, and sociology.

Since its inception, QARC has:

  • Led the development of new aphasia treatment programs that increase access and improve outcomes.
  • Enabled access to technology for people living with aphasia.
  • Undertaken research in partnership with consumers, clinicians and community members to co-produce interventions, systems and standards that improve quality of care and outcomes.
  • Fostered increased collaborations between clinicians, researchers and people living with aphasia.
  • Provided support, training and resources for clinicians and students.

For more information about our research please visit the QARC website.