Language Disorders in Adults

2095V - Reframing Aphasia Test Development: A Research/Clinical Collaboration

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Format: 1-Hour Seminar (Virtual)

Audience: Researchers

Keywords: implementation science, translational research, aphasia, assessment

Presenting Author(s)

Wendy Greenspan

Temple University

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Dale Gregore

Christiana Care Health System
Kristen Palmer

Christiana Care Health System
Nadine Martin

Temple University

Bridging the research to practice gap in aphasia rehabilitation is key to advancing treatment for people with aphasia. In this presentation we describe a successful collaboration between a research institution and five clinical sites in the development of an innovative test of aphasia. We discuss the varied forms of communication we used for ongoing training, feedback and updates. This project was funded by an NIH grant and we outline the responsibilities of the primary awardee (the research institution), and the subawards (the clinical sites). In our conclusion we describe the benefits and challenges of this collaboration and our future plans.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss how a clinician/researcher collaboration enables the creation of an aphasia test that is both valuable and practical in healthcare settings and maintains the theoretical and psychometric properties of the research setting
Describe describe the varied platforms to promote effective means of communication between researchers and clinicians
Explain the responsibilities of the primary awardee (the research site) and the subawards (the clinical sites)