Better Conversations Conference
The Better Conversations team at UCL is thrilled to announce our fourth International Better Conversations Conference will be held on Thursday 4th September 2025 from 10am - 5pm.
International Better Conversations Conference 2025What's New in Communication Partner Training?#BetterConv2025 | |
| Conference ScheduleThis is a hybrid event at 33 Queen Square, London and on Zoom. Posters and clinical presentations will be in-person only. 9.30am: In-person registration and student ID check 10am start: Introduction and Welcome Prof Steven Bloch and Philippa Clay, UCL - What's new in Better Conversations with Parkinson's Coffee and Conversations + In-person posters What's new in Better Conversations research and implementation – perspectives from the BC team Lunch Dr Suzanne Beeke and Dr Anna Volkmer - What's new in Better Conversations with Aphasia and Primary Progressive Aphasia - Intensive Conversations Groups Break & In-person posters [end of the conference for online attendees] What's new in communication partner training on the ground - speech and language therapist perspectives 4.30pm Close and drinks reception |
Conference costs & booking
In-person attendance: Standard Price £60; Student or BC Lab Member £15: link to book with a credit card via the UCL Online Store
Online attendance (Zoom): Standard Price £40; Student/BC Lab Member £15: link to book with a credit card via the UCL Online Store
All funds raised will support the work of the Better Conversations Lab including the upkeep and creation of free BC resources.
Better Conversations Pre-conference Workshop 3rd September 2025
10am - 4pm at UCL in London
Please note this is an in-person only event because of the nature of the content and delivery methods. Free to attend but places are limited: link to book
We will operate a waiting list so please cancel your place if you later realise you are unable to attend, to free the place up for someone else. Lunch and refreshments provided.
Embedding a Better Conversations approach to CPT into your service: Implementation and impact
Join us for a free day of practical activities designed to help you embed a Better Conversations approach to CPT into your service. We will borrow some ideas from implementation science to help you identify barriers and enablers to CPT in your service and to support you to make an action plan to achieve a regular CPT offer for your clients. We will explore strategies for championing BC, including through people, care pathways, outcome measurement and audit.
Members of the BC team will partner with you and your service after this workshop to implement the action plan you develop and to evaluate it through service evaluation.
We strongly encourage you to identify a colleague who will champion BC with you. This person does not need to attend the workshop but they agree to work with you and the BC team to implement the action plan you develop.
We will feature some of the resulting implementation projects on our website and social media.
The conference and workshop are paperless events – we will send out slides and handouts in advance by email and we encourage you to go green by using a tablet or laptop to view them on the day.