ReSNetSLT was launched by Dr Hazel Roddam in a workshop at the CPLOL Congress held in Florence in May 2015. Hazel is pictured at the congress venue here with colleague Professor Maria Vlassopoulos from the University of Athens Medical School.
The key aim of ReSNetSLT is to support quality improvement by promoting increased implementation of research evidence into practice – in Speech and Language Therapy and across wider healthcare and related professional services. We also support and lead initiatives to develop research awareness and confidence in individuals at all stages of their career, and encourage research capacity building in teams and services.
In the first month after the launch event, ReSNetSLT had active engagement from 18 countries, and this international participation has continued to enrich our exchange of research and practice knowledge.
In January 2016 we began our monthly #ReSNetSLT Twitter Journal Club discussion forum of published research papers. We’d like to thank Dr Joanne Fillingham and Dr Emma Pagnamenta for their encouragement and assistance with this. Thanks are also due to the fabulous Research Team at RCSLT, particularly Amit Kulkarni, Katie Chadd and Rebecca Palmer.
And in October 2017 we launched our Twitter account @ReSNetSLT. Thanks to Professor Bronwyn Hemsley and Professor Vicky Joffe for co-hosting our special feature tweetchat that day from City University London. We had over 100 followers on the first day and has been growing steadily ever since – now close to 3,000.
We have active links with many of the European SLT professional Associations. And we are especially pleased to support the German language journal club @Logo_JC led by the fabulous Professor Wiebke Scharff Rethfeldt .
Did you know that you can find all our Tweetchat summaries, Blogposts and links to helpful Resources here on our site? And don’t forget our Calendar tab to check you book our “Last Wednesday of the Month” dates into your own diary!
We’re delighted that ReSNetSLT has become so well established as a welcoming, supportive and important Community of Practice, thanks to all YOUR support.
Help us to spread the word and keep on growing – we still have lots of ideas for future developments!