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BAS International Conference 2024

 

 Aphasia 2024: theory, practice and future directions
 

The BAS Committee are very excited to announce that the British Aphasiology Society Conference 2024 will be hosted by De Montfort University, Leicester. The conference will take place between the 16th and 18th September 2024 and will be a hybrid format

The conference explores three strands: aphasia theory, clinical practice and future directions.

The conference programme spans three full days and we are excited to announce that the seven keynote speakers who have agreed to present within the theory strand are:
 
16th September

  • Aura Kagan, Executive Advisor of the Aphasia Institute

  • Professor Argye Hillis

 
17th September

  • Swathi Kiran, Associate Dean for Research

  • Professor David Howard

  • Professor Chris Code 

 
18th September

  • Professor Cathy Price

  • Matt Lambon Ralph, Director of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

 
For more information about our keynote speakers- CLICK HERE

The full programme can be found- HERE

 

BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE 

(Deadline: 03/09/2024 by 4:00 PM)


The practice strand of the conference offers clinicians the opportunity to talk about how they work with people with aphasia. The strand will focus on presenting rationales for intervention, describing therapy techniques and measuring impact. We are keen to encourage current clinicians to present their practice, with mentoring support available for presenters, if they would like it.

The final strand, future directions, will allow both researchers and clinicians to present their thoughts or research about what aspects of aphasia management might be relevant in the future and provide information to inform our future practice.
 
The in-person/online costs of the conference are:

  • Conference attendance fees: 1 day £100, 2 days £180.00 and 3 days £260.00

  • Online or student attendance: 1 day £80.00, 2 days £155.00 and 3 days £230.00

(remember that for tax reasons - to avoid the Society paying Corporation tax - you must be a BAS member to attend)
UPDATE:
Don't forget to sign up on the DMU website for the early evening events on the Monday and Tuesday!