Communication partner training for healthcare staff
Who it’s for: Health professionals
What it involves: Survey
Where: Online (Australia)
Summary
People with aphasia need support with their communication so that they can engage in healthcare and receive care that meets their needs. It is important that healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and allied health, are trained in supporting communication with people with aphasia.
Researchers from the University of Queensland want to develop an implementation package to support Communication Partner Training of healthcare staff working in stroke settings. Your views can help shape the development of this package to improve future practice in this area.
Eligibility
- Health professionals such as nursing staff, medical staff, allied health (including speech pathologists) and other healthcare workers, who provide healthcare services to people with aphasia after stroke.
- Be currently working in Australia or have worked in Australia in the previous 12 months;
- Have worked with at least one patient/client in the last 2 years who had aphasia due to a stroke; and
- Have worked in an acute, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient hospital setting, or community setting.
Activity
An online survey that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. The survey will ask about Communication Partner Training barriers and training needs.
Documents
Participant info sheet (PDF 100 KB)
Contact
Kirstine Shrubsole via email to k.shrubsole@uq.edu.au or phone (07) 3346 7453
