Post Doctoral Research Fellow & #SLT @aphasiacre @latrobe; Interests include aphasia, functional communication, stroke rehab & qualitative research methods.
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined June 2014
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Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Woke up this morning feeling very blessed to be disabled - I reckon my parents are pretty happy about it too.
Feeling sorry for us and our families doesn’t help. Treating us equally, and giving us the choice and control over our own lives does
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Big shout out to Emma Caird for engineering the video. All the participant + advisor stories are unscripted interviews, Emma has been very careful not to take out of context what people said + made sure all participants saw it before release to make sure they were happy with it.
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Queensland #Aphasia Research Centre launches officially with this fantastic video youtu.be/NH8BCzdmO8M i really recommend a listen to the stories of our participants+advisors, including Aphasia Tech Hub advisor Kim Barron, about being a part of #QARC @UQ_News @UQHealth #health
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Results of the @COMPAREaphasia trial are now published - FREE open access 🎇 "Results of the COMPARE trial of Constraint-induced or Multimodality Aphasia Therapy compared with usual care in chronic post-stroke aphasia" dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2021…
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Congratulations to @LNL_Copland & team on the offical launch of the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre last night. This is an incredible service for people living with #aphasia. The @aphasiacre is proud to work closely with many of the staff at #qarc. abc.net.au/news/2022-04-21/q…
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Registration for #IARC2022 is open! Agenda here: aphasiaaccess.org/iarc-agend…, including several @CATs_Aphasia members as invited speakers: @rose_mirandaros @jytteisaksen @KaterinaHilari @MarianBrady @BCAphasia @UCLLangCog @AphasiaAccess
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
It's great to be back running face-to-face workshops, but 12 months after publishing our spatiotemporal models of co-design, we're still finding new and exciting ways of working together. Have a read of our original article here: revistas.unisinos.br/index.p…
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Delighted to announce the launch of our new training module for researchers about how to work effectively with people with lived experience of stroke to enhance the stroke research process. Housed on #informme @strokefdn. Our module for ppl with lived experience coming soon!
New module: Working effectively with people with lived experience to design, conduct and promote stroke research: bit.ly/3qKBW7B Thanks to 👏 @kate_hayward_
@ShigginsC
@strokeCRE
@neurodana
@E_A_Lynch
@gillyminn
@AVERTtrial
@AdeOMalley
#informme
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Working effectively with people with lived experience to design, conduct & promote stroke research MODULE: bit.ly/3qKBW7B @AVERTtrial @AdeOMalley @ShigginsC @neurodana @E_A_Lynch @gillyminn
Identify ways in which lived-experience contributors add value to yr research.
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Insights and education about #aphasia from three fantastic aphasia researchers
@MarianBrady, @KaterinaHilari
and @SarahNorthcott8. Thank you #BruceWillis and family for sharing your news and helping increase #AphasiaAwareness
newsweek.com/bruce-willis-di…
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
The Australian #aphasia community responded beautifully yesterday to media interview requests after the announcement by #BruceWillis family. We were coordinated and supported all day across the nation and time zones. Very proud of @aphasiacre @LNL_Copland @AusAphasiaAssoc.
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
3 key points about #aphasia:
3/3: Many resources are available to help.
The @aphasiacre website has resources available in multiple languages for both health professionals and people living with aphasia, their families and carers latrobe.edu.au/research/cent…
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
3 key points about #aphasia:
2/3: Treatment can be helpful for all types of aphasia.
The @aphasiacre is at the forefront of developing treatments and technology to improve the lives of people with aphasia.
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
3 key points about #aphasia:
1/3: Approximately 140,000 people are living with aphasia in Australia today (which is more than the number of people living with Parkinson’s Disease and Cerebral Palsy combined)
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
If you have come across #aphasia for the first time recently, and would like to understand more, please watch this excellent video from @KatieMonnelly and @TheStrokeAssoc.
#BruceWillis #Marlon #Emmerdale
For anyone watching #Emmerdale, you may have noticed that #Marlon is having trouble communicating and is receiving speech and language therapy.
But what does this therapy involve, and how can it help stroke survivors communicate with their loved ones? @KatieMonnelly explains 👇
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Looking for high quality #aphasia treatment resources (across the ICF). To download or print, free or paid. Any language!
Care to share links to your favourite?
#SLPeeps #WeSpeechies @aphasiacre @CATs_Aphasia @BCAphasia @TactusTherapy @speechfactory_ @Rajathshenoy3 @Aphasia_Inst
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Are you joining us on March 14? We've invited @MadelineCruice to kick-off Season 16 of our popular Knowledge Exchange Speaker Series!
eventbrite.ca/e/f1g1-linguis…
Dr. Ciara Shiggins retweeted
Got a brilliant idea for technology in rehabilitation and need to get managers/funders on board? @UQVentures and QARC are running a free popup webinar about practical pitching and storytelling skills Friday March 11 4:30pm-5:30pm. (5:30-6:30 AEDT Sydney) bit.ly/36rAMGV