Dr Anna Volkmer
@annavolkmer.bsky.social
Consultant Speech & language therapist / Associate Professor, Department of Language & Cognition, Psychology & Language Sciences, UCL, London, UK. I do research on speech & language therapy for people affected dementia, primary progressive aphasia
The parallel session on Rare Dementias #35AEC @alzheimereurope.bsky.social yesterday included lots of awareness raising of childhood dementia & the primary progressive aphasia @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social FYI PPA awareness day 2026 will be 10th April! speechtherapyppa.com/ppa-awarenes...
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Awareness Day | 4th April 2025
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Awareness Day is an event to raise awareness of the condition and the work of the International Speech and Language Therapy / Pathology Primary Progressive Aphasia Ne...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The parallel session on Rare Dementias #35AEC @alzheimereurope.bsky.social yesterday included lots of awareness raising of childhood dementia & the primary progressive aphasia @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social FYI PPA awareness day 2026 will be 10th April! speechtherapyppa.com/ppa-awarenes...
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Training Courses and Events
Upcoming Better Conversations events are advertised here. The Better Conversations conference is held every two years. We run communication partner training approximately twice per year.
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August 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Oh wow! 🤩 so jealous!!!
June 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Oh wow! 🤩 so jealous!!!
Thank you for having me! I also found it thought provoking and interesting 🧐
June 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you for having me! I also found it thought provoking and interesting 🧐
There is lots on PPA and groups in there. But also this may be helpful: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Group interventions for people with primary progressive aphasia and their care partners: Considerations for clinical practice
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of language-led dementias. Speech and language therapy is the main available intervention for people with PPA. Despite best practice recommendati...
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May 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
There is lots on PPA and groups in there. But also this may be helpful: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....