Zoë Garstang
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Zoë Garstang
@zoe-g7.bsky.social
Speech & Language Therapist | Lecturer in Dysphagia at UCL
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International Conference on PPA Updates: The meeting will now be July 16-17th, just after #AAIC in London, UK. The Call for Papers is ready! Abstract submissions are due 1/15/2026. speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...

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ICPPA Conference Call for Papers | Speech Therapy PPA
Call for papers for the International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia (ICPPA) 2026 in London, UK. Submit abstracts by January 15, 2025.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Apply/refer now for our Creative Language in Aphasia programme. Speech and langage therapy for people with aphasia. 8-10 sessions of individual, group and project work. Starts Oct or Jan. Sessions are linked via a common theme of everyday creativity/cultural activities. Info: tinyurl.com/7f8vmzkf
June 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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June 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Not long left to go until my one-day hybrid course: Assessment and Treatment of Global Aphasia.
Places still available to join online or in-person at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London on Tuesday 1st July.
For Info & registration: www.uclhcharitycourses.com/courses/asse...
UCLH Charity Courses | Assessment and Treatment of Global Aphasia 2025
Back by popular demand. This one-day hybrid course will provide a theoretical overview of global aphasia and a summary of the existing evidence base. It will use case studies and client examples to eq...
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May 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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UCL Giving Voice Society's latest podcast focuses on the 'Creative Language in Aphasia' programme at the UCL Communication Clinic. Hear from previous clients Neville and Priscilla. This episode and others: linktr.ee/uclgivingvoice
May 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Did you know a rare disease like myositis can cause serious swallowing issues?
🎧 In our new episode, Dr. Bendix Labeit unpacks the role of dysphagia in myositis and how we can best diagnose and treat it.
May 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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A brilliant piece by Kieran Yates on rebuilding life after brain injury.

I have witnessed a similar journey by a friend, and it was powerful to read this first hand perspective.

I also continue to be in awe of the exceptional charity @headwaylondon.bsky.social ❤️
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‘Mum, my brain’: how I learned to walk, talk and even dance again after a devastating stroke at 36
I was riding high as a music journalist with a new book in the shops when I had what I thought was a migraine. In fact, it was a burst aneurysm and I needed emergency surgery. Two years into my recove...
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May 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Despite evidence to suggest that rehabilitation can improve airway protection in people w/ Parkinson's disease, rehabilitative therapies are underused. One newer treatment approach with growing evidence to support its efficacy is cough skill training (CST). pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
Treatment Acceptability and Satisfaction With Cough Skill Training in Parkinson's Disease: A Mixed-Methods Study
Purpose: Despite evidence to suggest that rehabilitation can improve airway protection in people with Parkinson's disease (pwPD), rehabilitative ...
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May 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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We've added extra tickets for our next study ½ day: "Acquired apraxia of speech - my understanding 40 years on" presented by Morag Bixley SLT. Workshop including theory, group work and case-based learning, applied to clinical practice. 12Jun pm. £5. Register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1338254177...
Acquired apraxia of speech – my understanding 40 years on
Presented by Morag Bixley SLT. Interactive workshop including theory, group work and case-based learning, applied to clinical practice.
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May 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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We are thrilled to announce that SLTs Jennifer Benson, @speedoftrust27.bsky.social, Victoria Edwards & Rhiannon Evans will deliver our next and final MND Competency Building workshop on managing communication difficulties

Book your spot and join us online on 13 May! bit.ly/competency-builder-13-May
April 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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We are doing a survey to understand why other professionals do/don't refer people with Primary Progressive Aphasia for speech-language support

We want Drs, nurses, psychologists, social workers, OTs, PTs & any other profession.

The survey can be accessed here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
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April 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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April 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM