Dr. Therese O’Neil-Pirozzi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northeastern University. At the 2024 Toronto ABI Network Conference, O’Neil had the honor of giving the Keynote address.
The Toronto ABI Network helps to connect people who are affected by this medical condition, to necessary services. ABI generally refers to people with any brain damage that occured after birth.
ABI can affect cognitive, physical, emotional, and behavioral functioning.
The keynote address by Dr. O’Neil-Pirozzi – Cognitive-Communication Rehabilitation: Best Practices – focused on evidence-based therapeutic approaches and practical strategies.
It emphasized attention, memory, executive function, and social communication skills.
The presentation aimed to help attendees identify and differentiate therapeutic approaches based on the severity of deficits in attention, memory, executive function, and social communication.
Additionally, it highlighted how these strategies can enhance life participation, and overall quality of life post ABI.
Dr. O’Neil-Pirozzi’s research is clinically focused and spans across the lifespan. Her numerous collaborations in evidence-based practice guideline research have been supported by the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders & Sciences.
Her résumé is exemplary and reflects her extensive expertise and contributions to the field.
Following her keynote address, the conference featured presentations from other experts in the field. They shared their research and showcased on any ongoing projects.
To close, the conference, experts were shown appreciation for their dedication to advancement through awards and prizes from sponsors.
Learn more about the 2024 Toronto Conference and Dr. O’Neil-Pirozzi’s research!
