The Eleanor M. Saffran Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience of Rehabilitation of Communication Disorders

Temple Univ Of The Commonwealth, Philadelphia PA

Investigators

Abstract

Project Summary. The overall goal of this conference is to create an environment that fosters conversation among scientists, clinical practitioners, educators and students who share a common interest in rehabilitation of communication disorders. In addition, this year marks the beginning of a concerted effort to honor the principle of “Nothing about us without us” by intentionally including people with lived experience of the conditions that are the subject of discussion. For this year, that means including d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. We anticipate that this annual `meeting-of-minds' will facilitate translation of basic and patient-oriented research to development and implementation of diagnostic and rehabilitation practices that are evidence-based and yet clinically feasible. We also anticipate that students at all levels (undergrad to post-doctorate) who attend this conference will incorporate the translational/ implementation model into their `thinking' as they progress through their education and move forward in their clinical and/or research careers.