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Welcome to the TCD Clinical Speech and Language Studies 2025-2026 monthly Webinar series, which aims to reflect clinical research, audit and practice innovation linked with TCD and the SLT community.  Stronger collaboration between university and community settings promotes integration of SLT research evidence into clinical practice

November Session

Evaluation of the TALES programme (technology and literacy engagement after stroke); targeting functional literacy and social engagement in people with aphasia after stroke.

Thursday November 6th, 1pm-2pm, via Zoom, Presented by Prof. Paul Conroy

Literacy skills are typically affected in people with stroke aphasia, leading to reduced engagement in functional everyday reading/writing tasks, such as email/messaging via social media. The aim of this study was to investigate the outcomes of the TALES (Technology And Literacy Engagement after Stroke) programme, a group-based online literacy-focused programme for people with aphasia after stroke. This first evaluation of this programme aimed to examine outcomes related to feasibility, changes in language, literacy and self-ratings of communication skills.

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Thursday October 2nd, 1pm-2pm. Harnessing Digital Health Technology for Precise, Remote Measurement of Speech and Swallow in ALS

This webinar is presented by Lesley Doyle. 

Lesley is currently on career break from Beaumont Hospital, having joined the Academic Unit of Neurology in the School of Medicine in Trinity College Dublin in November 2022 to undertake a PhD within the MIRANDA programme. MIRANDA is a HRB-funded clinical doctorate award programme for HSCPs that focuses on exploring how digital technologies can potentially enhance care for people living with Motor Neurone Disease. Lesley’s project, supervised by Dr Deirdre Murray and Prof. Orla Hardiman, is examining the potential of digital health technology for remote assessment of speech and swallow in MND and the acceptability of these technologies and this mode of assessment to people living with the condition.

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