Our VoiceAdapt project was profiled in a recent article (see below), where Professor Elizabeth Rochon, member of our international research consortium, was interviewed about how virtual rehab can help address patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/how-virtual-rehab-bridging-pandemic-gaps-patient-care-and-research
COVID-19 related project delay and remote RCT
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the planned RCT had to be put on hold, thereby introducing delays to the project. We are currently exploring different options for performing the RCT on behalf of a remote setup.
IARC 2020 Poster Presentation Acceptance
The IARC 2020 Conference abstract submission entitled: VoiceAdapt: User-centered Design of a Multimodal Training App for People with Aphasia has been accepted.
JTC2017 Progress dialogue meeting
VoiceAdapt will be presented at the JTC2017 Progress Dialogue Meeting on December 12. 2019. A Networking meeting will be held to to identify areas of cross-over between projects and to seek opportunities for collaboration on December 11. 2019.
Positive vote of ethical review boards received
The ethical review boards of University of Toronto and University of Alberta gave a positive vote. The proposed RCT can be conducted as planned.
VoiceAdapt consortium meeting 2019
The consortium meeting 2019 of the VoiceAdapt project was held in Toronto on May 23, 2019.
VoiceAdapt use case finalized
Four different use cases and perspectives on the VoiceAdapt platform are presented. Herein two patient’s, the therapist’s, and a relative’s perspective are discussed. The document serves as a concept to understand and empathize with the three user groups’ realties and needs.
WP2 meeting in Vienna
The interim WP2 meeting of the VoiceAdapt project was held in Vienna on October 01, 2018.
VoiceAdapt requirements report finalized
VoiceAdapt aims at developing an intelligent personalization and adaption engine for persons (older adults) with aphasia (PwA), caused by acquired brain injury (e.g., stroke). To ensure to meet the target groups’ needs, an iterative development and evaluation process will be applied. One important first step within the project was to identify potential end users’ needs. […]
VoiceAdapt project handbook, quality and risk management plan finalized
The project handbook identifies the different bodies of the project and articulates the responsibilities. It explains internal, external communication procedures, document distribution based on templates, time and resource control against the deliverables and progress reporting to the JPI secretariat. Risk management requires identification, control and recording of risks, highlighting of the consequences and the management/mitigation […]