Supporters

speechBITE™ would like to gratefully acknowledge and thank those who have provided the support necessary to bring speechBITE™ into existence and to enable its continuing development as an EBP resource for speech pathologists. These supporters include:

PsycBITE™Thanks to psycBITE

http://www.psycbite.com

speechBITE™ gratefully acknowledges the invaluable contribution from PsycBITE™. The founding committee of PsycBITE™, led by Associate Professor Robyn Tate, provided substantial support and resources that made speechBITE™ a possibility. speechBITE™ is based on the model provided by PsycBITE™, uses identical rating systems and was successfully launched as a result of a significant contribution of papers from PsycBITE™ to the speechBITE™ database.

Specifically, PsycBITE™ contributed 455 treatment studies on acquired communication disorders to the speechBITE™ website. PsycBITE™ also generously provided the PEDro rating scores for 54 randomised and non-randomised controlled trials for use on the speechBITE™ website.

speechBITE™ and PsycBITE™ have a close ongoing collaborative relationship which enables them to share data such as PEDro ratings. As both websites index clinical trials in acquired communication disorders, this will enable speechBITE™ to contribute the PEDro rating scores to PsycBITE™ from the following areas: acquired speech impairments (apraxia. dyspraxia, dysarthria), acquired language impairments (aphasia, cognitive communication disorders) and acquired literacy impairments.

Speech Pathology AustraliaThanks to Speech Pathology Australia

http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

Many thanks to Speech Pathology Australia for providing the vital funding that enabled the intial development of speechBITE™ and for their continuing support.

Motor Accident AuthorityThanks to the Motor Accident Authority

http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au

The Motor Accidents Authority of NSW have generously provided substantial financial support for the ongoing development of speechBITE™.

Guild InsuranceThanks to Guild Insurance

http://www.guildifs.com.au

Thanks also to Guild Insurance for providing financial sponsorship which has contributed the maintenance of the speechBITE™ website

PEDroThanks to PEDro

http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au

We would also like to acknowledge the significant contribution of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) for their role in promoting evidence based practice in health care and for allowing the use of the PEDro scale for the rating of methodological trials on this website.

The University of SydneyThanks to The University of Sydney

http://www.usyd.edu.au

speechBITE™ is based at the Discipline of Speech Pathology within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney, Australia. Thanks to the members of staff and the advisory committee at the university who have contributed time and effort into making speechBITE™ a possibility.

Special thanks to the Health Sciences Library which have provided copies of articles and other resources for inclusion in the speechBITE™ database.

Rehabilitation Studies Unit

http://www.rehab.med.usyd.edu.au

The Rehabilitation Studies Unit, based within the Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney, have provided invaluable resources that have contributed to the creation of the speechBITE™ website.