Hallowell USSH OU gerontology communication 2010

Gerontology and Neuroscience of Aging: Focus on Communication Disorders Brooke Hallowell, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, F-ASHA • President, Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders • Coordinator, Global Outreach and Programming, College of Health Sciences and Professions • Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders • Director, Neurolinguistics Laboratory Ohio University Athens, OH USA Ohio University! Vibrant Connections with Students and Collaborators from Southeast Asia Southeast Asian Studies Student Association National Resource Center for Southeast Asia Studies Fulbright Vietnamese Student Program Ohio Program of Intensive English Ohio University International Student Union • • • • • • • • Discussion Points for Today Growing interests in aging worldwide Speech-language pathology Acquired neurogenic communication disorders in adults Joys of interdisciplinary study (Multi)cultural integration and internationalization Global needs for clinicians, researchers, and professors Opportunities for graduate and post-graduate study and collaboration Your ideas • Your ideas Gerontology/Geriatrics: Growing interests in aging worldwide • • • • • • Rapidly expanding aging population Cultural changes Decreased availability of adult children for primary care Urban migration Shifting cultural values Greater acceptance of outside help and advice related to care for elders • Growing evidence that we can make important differences in the lives of older adults • Enhanced training for specialization within health, medicine, adult-oriented clinical services • Greater knowledge and skill base in needed services for older adults Speech-Language Pathology Speech-language pathology Social work Psychology Cognitive science ACQUIRED NEUROGENIC COMMUNICATIO N DISORDERS Linguistics Neuroscience Engineering Gerontology/Geriatrics Rehabilitation sciences Acquired neurogenic communication disorders • • • • • • aphasia (the loss of language ability relative to non-linguistic cognitive abilities, most commonly due to stroke but also associated with other etiologies) apraxia of speech (a problem of motor programming of the complex articulatory sequences required for speech) dysarthria (impaired innervation of the articulatory mechanism for speech) range of speech and language deficits associated with traumatic brain injury language of generalized intellectual impairment (the loss of linguistic abilities associated with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia) language of confusion (temporary communication deficits associated with drug-induced states, post-surgical recovery and change of environment) speech and language deficits associated with traumatic brain injury language of generalized intellectual impairment (loss of linguistic abilities associated with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia) language of confusion (temporary communication deficits associated with drug-induced states, post-surgical recovery and change of environment) Working with wonderful, complex people and becoming part of their rich life stories sample 10 Working with wonderful, complex people and becoming part of their rich life stories Working with wonderful, complex people and becoming part of their rich life stories Joys of interdisciplinary study • speech-language pathology • audiology • neuroscience • cognitive science • biology • engineering • physics • psychology • pharmacology • electrophysiology • biomechanics • • • • • • • • • • • • linguistics communication social work counseling anthropology sociology multiculturalism bilingualism mathematics rehabilitation physiatry computer science • neurology • gerontology • physical therapy • occupational therapy • music therapy • business • health care administration • otolaryngology • actuarial sciences ce Integration of Related Disciplines n a m i on interconnectivity of the complex networks of structures and functions he t o f i th a re ed w a y iat n c a to asso on es i t l a i l i ti u tim t ab s c or affe e ag ay as m m e da ain e ar br mot re r t fo ul a r e im p r st o t or h ug age o th am n a nd m u rai h f ob o s le t a re ptib a l al sce su Integration of Related Disciplines significant life changes affect family, friends and educational or professional statusuality dq n e a and c an sis m r rfo iagno nic e n p dy, d roge a u m hu e stu d ne f s o to th uire ders a are vital f acq disor l l a ife t o ion n l of tme icat a tre mun com n to c a mp man i an hu s i d n n a o ati f life c i n u yo t m i l om qua c n s t o ual’ c id pa im indiv an ntity ide Integration of Related Disciplines Health care policy Politics Local, international and international changes - impacts on our access to patients and our services Clinical educatio n Access to care Government and private-sector cost-savings mechanisms – impacts on research and practice Inspiration through collaboration (Multi)cultural integration and internationalization Multicultural Task Force Clinical Aphasiology Conference Association Internationale Aphasie Global needs for clinicians, researchers, and professors Ample career opportunities Clinical practice Teachin g Researc h Opportunities for graduate and postgraduate study and collaboration • •    Fulbright awards University-funded MA/MA and PhD programs Grant-funded postdoctoral experiences Visiting professorships Sabbatical or other short-term research and/or teaching visiting appointments  Collaboration in grant proposals to support joint initiatives  Mutual student visits Your ideas [...]... engineering • physics • psychology • pharmacology • electrophysiology • biomechanics • • • • • • • • • • • • linguistics communication social work counseling anthropology sociology multiculturalism bilingualism mathematics rehabilitation physiatry computer science • neurology • gerontology • physical therapy • occupational therapy • music therapy • business • health care administration • otolaryngology... of Related Disciplines Health care policy Politics Local, international and international changes - impacts on our access to patients and our services Clinical educatio n Access to care Government and private-sector cost-savings mechanisms – impacts on research and practice Inspiration through collaboration (Multi)cultural integration and internationalization Multicultural Task Force Clinical Aphasiology... with traumatic brain injury language of generalized intellectual impairment (loss of linguistic abilities associated with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia) language of confusion (temporary communication deficits associated with drug-induced states, post-surgical recovery and change of environment) Working with wonderful, complex people and becoming part of their rich life stories 5 min sample... experiences Visiting professorships Sabbatical or other short-term research and/or teaching visiting appointments  Collaboration in grant proposals to support joint initiatives  Mutual student visits Your ideas