Dr Mari Viviers
@drmariviviersslt.bsky.social
Post doc researcher @ Imperial College London | Neonatal & Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist | Interests: infant feeding & swallowing, early infant parent interaction, research methods
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📅✨ Grab your 2026 diary and secure your place at the BAPM Spring Conference!
Join resident doctors, ANNPs and AHPs for two days of learning, networking and the latest clinical updates.
📍 Northampton & Online
🗓️ 10–11 March 2026
🎟️ Early bird tickets available now!
www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...
Join resident doctors, ANNPs and AHPs for two days of learning, networking and the latest clinical updates.
📍 Northampton & Online
🗓️ 10–11 March 2026
🎟️ Early bird tickets available now!
www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📅✨ Grab your 2026 diary and secure your place at the BAPM Spring Conference!
Join resident doctors, ANNPs and AHPs for two days of learning, networking and the latest clinical updates.
📍 Northampton & Online
🗓️ 10–11 March 2026
🎟️ Early bird tickets available now!
www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...
Join resident doctors, ANNPs and AHPs for two days of learning, networking and the latest clinical updates.
📍 Northampton & Online
🗓️ 10–11 March 2026
🎟️ Early bird tickets available now!
www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...
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📢 BANNFU Executive Committee Vacancies
We’re looking for passionate members to help shape national neonatal follow-up services and support education, research and standards of care.
📅 Deadline: 30 Nov
www.bapm.org/articles/com...
We’re looking for passionate members to help shape national neonatal follow-up services and support education, research and standards of care.
📅 Deadline: 30 Nov
www.bapm.org/articles/com...
Committee Members needed to help run BAPM Special Interest Group BANNFU
We are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic members to join the executive committee of BAPM’s special interest group (SIG) BANNFU. The British Association for Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-up…
www.bapm.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢 BANNFU Executive Committee Vacancies
We’re looking for passionate members to help shape national neonatal follow-up services and support education, research and standards of care.
📅 Deadline: 30 Nov
www.bapm.org/articles/com...
We’re looking for passionate members to help shape national neonatal follow-up services and support education, research and standards of care.
📅 Deadline: 30 Nov
www.bapm.org/articles/com...
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Great wee straightforward myth-busting read from powerhouses in the field. Any of Palmer’s (esp BOLUS framework) and Leslie’s (esp ethics) work is well worth a read for any dysphagia clinician.
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Great wee straightforward myth-busting read from powerhouses in the field. Any of Palmer’s (esp BOLUS framework) and Leslie’s (esp ethics) work is well worth a read for any dysphagia clinician.
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This talk will include a brief review of brain injury and brain development in preterm babies and ways in which we can promote brain development.
🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EST
📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube
🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EST
📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This talk will include a brief review of brain injury and brain development in preterm babies and ways in which we can promote brain development.
🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EST
📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube
🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EST
📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube
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🤩Just 7 days to bag yourself for #UKSRG26 Early Bird tickets before prices increase! 🚨
Join us for themes including oesophageal dysphagia, AI, impact of dysphagia, palliative care & respiratory!!!
Workshops can be selected during registration!
🔗 app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...
Join us for themes including oesophageal dysphagia, AI, impact of dysphagia, palliative care & respiratory!!!
Workshops can be selected during registration!
🔗 app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...
a bird is sitting on a rock with the words early bird gets the worm below it
ALT: a bird is sitting on a rock with the words early bird gets the worm below it
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🤩Just 7 days to bag yourself for #UKSRG26 Early Bird tickets before prices increase! 🚨
Join us for themes including oesophageal dysphagia, AI, impact of dysphagia, palliative care & respiratory!!!
Workshops can be selected during registration!
🔗 app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...
Join us for themes including oesophageal dysphagia, AI, impact of dysphagia, palliative care & respiratory!!!
Workshops can be selected during registration!
🔗 app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...
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🔐💰 in @ashajournals.bsky.social Davison, K. E., Strang, C., Gray-Bauer, H., Liu, T., & Zuk, J. (2025). Caregiver Oral #Reading #Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension. JSLHR, 1–13. doi.org/10.1044/2025... Makes a lot of sense, 🦋 #bskyspeechies
Caregiver Oral Reading Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension
Purpose: Shared reading is one of the most language-enriched contexts in children's
home environments. A salient, understudied characteristic of ...
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
🔐💰 in @ashajournals.bsky.social Davison, K. E., Strang, C., Gray-Bauer, H., Liu, T., & Zuk, J. (2025). Caregiver Oral #Reading #Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension. JSLHR, 1–13. doi.org/10.1044/2025... Makes a lot of sense, 🦋 #bskyspeechies
Supporting families with preterm infants on their developmentally supportive feeding journey is but one of the roles of speech and language therapists in the neonatal unit #NICUParentHeroes #WorldPrematurityDay @neosltcen.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Supporting families with preterm infants on their developmentally supportive feeding journey is but one of the roles of speech and language therapists in the neonatal unit #NICUParentHeroes #WorldPrematurityDay @neosltcen.bsky.social
Paediatric feeding conference in 2026 - for more info see: iapfs.org/convention-p...
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Paediatric feeding conference in 2026 - for more info see: iapfs.org/convention-p...
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🚨 Early bird tickets for #UKSRG26 are still available! Join us 5th-6th Feb 2026 @ Birmingham for cutting-edge sessions on:
🤖 AI
🏥 Critical Care
🫁 Respiratory
🗣️ Oesophageal Disorders
🌿 Palliative Care
🥣 Impact of Dysphagia
Secure your spot now 👉 app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/event…
🤖 AI
🏥 Critical Care
🫁 Respiratory
🗣️ Oesophageal Disorders
🌿 Palliative Care
🥣 Impact of Dysphagia
Secure your spot now 👉 app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/event…
Oxford Abstracts Delegate Registration
https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/event…
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🚨 Early bird tickets for #UKSRG26 are still available! Join us 5th-6th Feb 2026 @ Birmingham for cutting-edge sessions on:
🤖 AI
🏥 Critical Care
🫁 Respiratory
🗣️ Oesophageal Disorders
🌿 Palliative Care
🥣 Impact of Dysphagia
Secure your spot now 👉 app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/event…
🤖 AI
🏥 Critical Care
🫁 Respiratory
🗣️ Oesophageal Disorders
🌿 Palliative Care
🥣 Impact of Dysphagia
Secure your spot now 👉 app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/event…
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Join us for a webinar to mark World Prematurity Day 💜
We’ll explore the lifelong impact of prematurity, support for families, & how to improve long-term outcomes for children born preterm.
Date: 20 November
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
www.bapm.org/events/world...
We’ll explore the lifelong impact of prematurity, support for families, & how to improve long-term outcomes for children born preterm.
Date: 20 November
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
www.bapm.org/events/world...
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join us for a webinar to mark World Prematurity Day 💜
We’ll explore the lifelong impact of prematurity, support for families, & how to improve long-term outcomes for children born preterm.
Date: 20 November
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
www.bapm.org/events/world...
We’ll explore the lifelong impact of prematurity, support for families, & how to improve long-term outcomes for children born preterm.
Date: 20 November
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
www.bapm.org/events/world...
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Mass General Brigham studied 18,124 births and found that children exposed to maternal COVID-19 in the womb had a 29% higher risk of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3, especially if exposure happened in the third trimester or in male children.
journals.lww.com/greenjournal...
journals.lww.com/greenjournal...
journals.lww.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Mass General Brigham studied 18,124 births and found that children exposed to maternal COVID-19 in the womb had a 29% higher risk of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3, especially if exposure happened in the third trimester or in male children.
journals.lww.com/greenjournal...
journals.lww.com/greenjournal...
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Pediatricians who communicate without jargon, listen to parents' concern, and ensure families have enough time during appointments can influence follow-up after a newborn hearing evaluation. Learn more from #ASHASIG7 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00188 #AuDPeeps
Parent Perspectives of Pediatricians as Facilitators and Barriers to Follow-Up for the Newborn Hearing Evaluation Process
Purpose: This study aims to examine the role of pediatricians as facilitators affecting
follow-up throughout the newborn hearing screening (NBHS)...
pubs.asha.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pediatricians who communicate without jargon, listen to parents' concern, and ensure families have enough time during appointments can influence follow-up after a newborn hearing evaluation. Learn more from #ASHASIG7 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00188 #AuDPeeps
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Excited to have my first ever co-written book chapter in here. On eating, drinking & swallowing difficulties. Great to write it with @dianejsellers.bsky.social @drmariviviersslt.bsky.social & Ailish Hope people find it useful 👇🏼
Dr Susan McCool's new book is now ready for pre-order (coming out November 13)! Designed for students and #NQPs, it also provides valuable insights for experienced #SLT and #SLP. For further details visit the website: tinyurl.com/238ejx45
October 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Excited to have my first ever co-written book chapter in here. On eating, drinking & swallowing difficulties. Great to write it with @dianejsellers.bsky.social @drmariviviersslt.bsky.social & Ailish Hope people find it useful 👇🏼
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Afternoon everyone! Just a reminder that early bird tickets for the UKSRG 2026 conference will be on sale until 1st of December! 🦅
We will be releasing more information over the coming months including speaker spotlights and themes.
Tickets 🔗: app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...
We will be releasing more information over the coming months including speaker spotlights and themes.
Tickets 🔗: app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Afternoon everyone! Just a reminder that early bird tickets for the UKSRG 2026 conference will be on sale until 1st of December! 🦅
We will be releasing more information over the coming months including speaker spotlights and themes.
Tickets 🔗: app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...
We will be releasing more information over the coming months including speaker spotlights and themes.
Tickets 🔗: app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...
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Children, including those with developmental problems and disabilities, are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, which are putting their life chances at risk, according to a @nuffieldtrust.org.uk report.
Childrens' 'life chances at risk' due to unacceptable waits for community services
Children, including those with developmental problems and disabilities, are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, which are putting their life chances at risk, according to a new…
www.gponline.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Children, including those with developmental problems and disabilities, are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, which are putting their life chances at risk, according to a @nuffieldtrust.org.uk report.
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🎥 Recordings of the first two webinars in BAPM’s QI Series are now available!
Free to view for BAPM members — just log in and visit the Resources page:
🔗 www.bapm.org/pages/191-re...
Free to view for BAPM members — just log in and visit the Resources page:
🔗 www.bapm.org/pages/191-re...
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🎥 Recordings of the first two webinars in BAPM’s QI Series are now available!
Free to view for BAPM members — just log in and visit the Resources page:
🔗 www.bapm.org/pages/191-re...
Free to view for BAPM members — just log in and visit the Resources page:
🔗 www.bapm.org/pages/191-re...
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What an opportunity! 🤩
✅ Develop your #SLT research curiosity, knowledge and skills
✅ Support to develop your own #SLT research career if you want to
✅ Develop your #SLT research curiosity, knowledge and skills
✅ Support to develop your own #SLT research career if you want to
✨ NEW #Research #SLT role with our study! ✨
2 days/week for 3 years
Speech data collection with very preterm-born children in Wales
👇👇👇
jobs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/2526113
@cshcr.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @rhonwenlewis.bsky.social @yvonnewren.bsky.social
2 days/week for 3 years
Speech data collection with very preterm-born children in Wales
👇👇👇
jobs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/2526113
@cshcr.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @rhonwenlewis.bsky.social @yvonnewren.bsky.social
Job Opportunity at Cardiff Metropolitan University: Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
We’re looking for a highly skilled and experienced paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join our research team on a Welsh Government funded project aimed at improving speech outcomes for very p...
jobs.cardiffmet.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Great to hear this study from @kellyslt.bsky.social & colleagues. Important to think about eating, drinking & swallowing through childhood & beyond @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Great to hear this study from @kellyslt.bsky.social & colleagues. Important to think about eating, drinking & swallowing through childhood & beyond @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social
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Mark Dickinson @nasuwt-official.bsky.social "highlighted the consequences of cuts to children’s services, including the lack of early intervention, long waiting lists for speech and language therapy...These services are not luxuries. They are the safety net that allows every child to thrive.”
October 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Mark Dickinson @nasuwt-official.bsky.social "highlighted the consequences of cuts to children’s services, including the lack of early intervention, long waiting lists for speech and language therapy...These services are not luxuries. They are the safety net that allows every child to thrive.”
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If you are interested in eating and drinking difficulties often called #Dysphagia
Here’s a fab starter pack from @lisa-everton.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/61hW62g
Here’s a fab starter pack from @lisa-everton.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/61hW62g
March 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
If you are interested in eating and drinking difficulties often called #Dysphagia
Here’s a fab starter pack from @lisa-everton.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/61hW62g
Here’s a fab starter pack from @lisa-everton.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/61hW62g
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Great to have an overview of past aims, progress & the future of paediatric dysphagia practice. Encouraging progress but still much to do @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Great to have an overview of past aims, progress & the future of paediatric dysphagia practice. Encouraging progress but still much to do @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social
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💗 During #BabyLossAwarenessWeek, we remember every baby and every family affected by loss.
BAPM’s Lactation and Loss framework supports healthcare professionals to provide compassionate, informed care for parents navigating milk production after loss.
🔗 Learn more: www.bapm.org/resources/la...
BAPM’s Lactation and Loss framework supports healthcare professionals to provide compassionate, informed care for parents navigating milk production after loss.
🔗 Learn more: www.bapm.org/resources/la...
October 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
💗 During #BabyLossAwarenessWeek, we remember every baby and every family affected by loss.
BAPM’s Lactation and Loss framework supports healthcare professionals to provide compassionate, informed care for parents navigating milk production after loss.
🔗 Learn more: www.bapm.org/resources/la...
BAPM’s Lactation and Loss framework supports healthcare professionals to provide compassionate, informed care for parents navigating milk production after loss.
🔗 Learn more: www.bapm.org/resources/la...
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So excited to be able to progress this important work in collaboration with inspirational and passionate families, clinicians and researchers 🤩
We are excited to announce that the PROSPER study has been awarded funding via the Health and Care Research Wales Advanced Fellowship
Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social leads this vital work to improve speech outcomes for VP-born children in Wales
healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/h...
Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social leads this vital work to improve speech outcomes for VP-born children in Wales
healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/h...
Health and Care Research Wales announces latest round of funding awards
Health and Care Research Wales has announced the recipients of its latest funding awards today (1 October 2025).
Funding has been awarded both for projects addressing public and patient need, as well...
healthandcareresearchwales.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
So excited to be able to progress this important work in collaboration with inspirational and passionate families, clinicians and researchers 🤩
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🆓🔓 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Fan, S., @samueldcalder.bsky.social, Kemp, N., & Holm, A. (2025). Optimal Dosage Characteristics of Recasting for #DevLangDis: A Scoping Review. JSLHR, 1–25. doi.org/10.1044/2025... #slpeeps
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
Optimal Dosage Characteristics of Recasting for Developmental Language Disorder: A Scoping Review
Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review was to map and summarize currently available
evidence about optimal dosage of recasting for developme...
doi.org
September 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🆓🔓 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Fan, S., @samueldcalder.bsky.social, Kemp, N., & Holm, A. (2025). Optimal Dosage Characteristics of Recasting for #DevLangDis: A Scoping Review. JSLHR, 1–25. doi.org/10.1044/2025... #slpeeps
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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Read about Research Capacity in SLT/P a great study led by brilliant SLT @katiedooslt.bsky.social using behaviour change models (TDF & COM-B) to make sense of it!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Use of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation‐Behaviour Model and Theoretical Domains Framework to Understand Barriers and Enablers of Research Capacity and Culture for Speech and Language Therapy Staff
Background Research Capacity and Culture (RCC) is important for research engagement. Little is known of what speech and language therapy staff perceives to be the barriers or enablers to this at ind...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Read about Research Capacity in SLT/P a great study led by brilliant SLT @katiedooslt.bsky.social using behaviour change models (TDF & COM-B) to make sense of it!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...