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Thank you to Chiara Vivaldi ( @VivaldiC ) for producing the latest ResNetSLT blog post. Speech and language therapists are an international community, so having written previously about my own experiences of getting involved in research as a student, let me present you with a different perspective Paula is a final year speech and language therapy student at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, in Spain. I interviewed Paula and asked her to share her views with ResNetSLT. Why did you get involved in research as a student? It started in class, hearing contradictory information, and wanting to seek out evidence to establish why these contradictions existed, and our lecturers' emphasise the use and need of research. At the end of the day we're doing therapy with people and therefore have a duty to be as informed as possible. How did you first get involved? Having a supportive lecturer was key, they saw my interest and offered me opportunities to get involved in existing research

Thank you to Sukhi Aujla ( @sukhpreet_aujla ) for producing the latest #ResNetSLT blog post. The Tweetchat on July 25th, 2018, focused on the implications of the United Kingdom adopting the standardised terminology agreed by the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) committee for texture modified foods and thickened liquids. Clinicians agreed on the importance and timeliness of IDDSI. The recent NHS Improvement (NHSi) Patient Safety Alert (June 27th, 2018) detailed a review of the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) incidents over a two-year period. They identified seven incidents where patients appear to have come to significant harm because of confusion over the meaning of 'soft diet'. Inconsistency in labels used for diet and fluid modifications can therefore be linked to episodes of patient ill-health or death. Three years of ongoing work by the IDDSI Committee has culminated in a final framework consisting of a continuum of eight lev

The eighth #ResNetSLT Tweetchat of 2018 took place place on Wednesday, 26th September. The chat was hosted by Milly Heelan ( @heelan_phd ) and Chiara Vivaldi ( @VivaldiC ) and was based around the discussion paper: Validity, reliability and generalisability in qualitative research . Please click here to view the pre-chat overview and questions. We had 27 people actively tweeting and using our hashtag #ResNetSLT, with many others also watching and retweeting the conversations. There were 180 tweets in total during the hour, with a 'reach' to over 178,402 linked Twitter accounts. We were joined by people with a range of backgrounds in qualitative research, from seasoned researchers to those trying it for the first time. All agreed that qualitative research is invaluable as it can push forward improvements in healthcare delivery by answering questions that are not within the scope of quantitative research. A discussion of the challenges involved in reading and applying qualita

The date is finally here! This Thursday we are co-hosting our innovative conference event in Bochum, Germany (September 20th, 9.00am – 4.45pm UK time). We hope as many of you as possible will join us online – on Twitter and Facebook. This is a unique interdisciplinary and international event to promote applied clinical research across the NMAHP professions, and includes invited presentations from a wide range of our UCLan Faculty staff. Video recording of all the speakers will be uploaded onto the dedicated webpage after the event, plus 15 dynamic e-posters featuring collaborative projects between our local clinical services and members of our Faculty. There is an exclusive Facebook Group that will be live between 20th – 27th September, so please log in to add your own comments . Please follow the conference on Twitter, remembering to use the hashtag #hsgBochumUCLan2018 and follow all the Twitter accounts in the image above.

The seventh #ResNetSLT Tweetchat of 2018 took place on Wednesday, 25th July (7.30 – 8.30pm UK time). The chat was hosted by Sally Pratten ( @salpratten ) and Lucy Talbot ( @lucyjtalbot ) and was based around this paper: The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) framework: the Kempen pilot . You can find the paper summary and question prompts here . This was a very busy chat where experienced practitioners exchanged insights and advice from a wide range of clinical settings. The full transcript of the discussions can be found via this link . To see who took part in the chat you can find the link to the Tweetchat stats here . Thanks to our chat hosts, and to everyone who took part. We're looking forward to our next #ReSNetSLT chat on the last Wednesday in September, after our summer break. Hope to see you then!

Thank you to Katie Chadd ( @Katie_Chadd ) for producing the latest ResNetSLT blog post. The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists have an established network of SLTs who are committed to striving "to ensure that speech and language therapy is an evidence-based, research-active profession, bringing together research and clinical practice" which is achieved by working in partnership with the RCSLT and wider research networks. The network celebrated its increase in strength and numbers (now 273 SLTs) and the remarkable achievements of our therapists at a workshop held in London in July. Two core aims of the day were to provide therapists with the opportunity to: Share good practice initiatives to support evidence based practice Develop contacts within the network to support research and development work The format of the day varied and we incorporated presentations, a panel session, group activities, invited guest speakers, lightning talks, a poster exhibition, and pr