Queensland Aphasia Research Centre (QARC)
Optimising the lives of people with Aphasia
ATTAIN project
About the ATTAIN project
The Overcoming Systemic Barriers in Aphasia Care with the Aphasia Treatment TranslAtIon Network (ATTAIN) project aims to improve aphasia care within Australia for people with post-stroke aphasia.
This research project will:
- Co-design aphasia treatment packages with people with lived experience, clinicians, and health services based on consumer priorities and unmet needs.
- Work with local health services in Australia to support the delivery of the tailored treatment packages.
- Evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of treatment packages in health services .
- Create a digital platform for therapists and the multidisciplinary team to enable integrated aphasia care from hospital to home.
- Build an integrated database for ongoing measurement and improvement of evidence-based practice and outcomes.
Progress
The ATTAIN project is underway and in its initial stages.
Funding and acknowledgements
This project is funded by a Medical Research Futures Fund Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant Opportunity (MRRART000078).
Partner organisations
- Australian Aphasia Association
- The Florey
- Health Translation Queensland
- La Trobe University
- Monash University
- Queensland Rehabilitation Network
- Queensland Stroke Network
- Bendigo Health
- Metro North Health Community and Oral Health
- Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
- Grampians Health
- Monash Health
- Metro North Health / STARS
- Townsville Hospital and Health Service
- Southern Queensland Rural Health
- Stroke Foundation
- University of Technology Sydney
Research Team
Project Lead
Researchers
- Associate Professor Sarah Wallace
- Dr Peter Worthy
- Dr Kirstine Shrubsole
- Professor Natasha Lannin (Monash University)
- Associate Professor Emma Power (University of Technology Sydney)
- Associate Annie Hill (La Trobe University)
- Dr Jade Dignam
- Dr Ciara Shiggins
- Professor Miranda Rose (La Trobe University)
- Professor Dominique Cadilhac (Monash University)
- Professor Julie Bernhardt (The Florey)
- Associate Professor Clair Sullivan
- Professor Ian Kneebone (University of Technology Sydney)
Consumer and clinical advisory group
Consumer and clinical advisory groups are being established.