Description

 

0.5 ASHA CEUs are offered for this online speech pathology workshop.

 

 

 AN EXCELLENT STUDY GUIDE TO IMPROVE YOUR ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE AND PLAN TREATMENT FOR OROPHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA THROUGH VIDEOFLUOROSCOPY

 

 

 Course Format: Downloadable handout/manual that corresponds with video files (which also contain audio).

   
  

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The modified barium swallow study is a rehabilitative swallow study requiring speech-language pathologists to determine anatomic abnormalities and physiologic disorders that may cause aspiration, may place a patient at high risk to aspirate, or may place a patient at risk for dehydration and/or malnutrition. Participants will demonstrate their ability to determine the cause(s) of swallow abnormalities and plan treatment strategies that address the cause(s) of abnormal swallow behavior.

This study guide includes videos for 25 videofluoroscopic swallow studies of various swallowing disorders in infants and children. The accompanying manual discusses each swallow study, including the rationale for the diagnosis and treatment planning recommendations. A formal written report is also included for each swallow study.  

WHAT THIS STUDY GUIDE WILL DO FOR YOU:

• Master the skill of interpreting swallow x-ray studies.
• Perfect your ability to link symptoms of dysphagia with specific swallowing disorders.
• Distinguish yourself from clinicians who plan treatment programs based only on signs and symptoms of dysphagia rather than on swallow physiology and on effects of treatment introduced in x-ray.
• Improve patient outcomes and patient satisfaction through more accurate diagnostic techniques.
• Experience more personal satisfaction through better treatment outcomes.
• Gain confidence when interacting with physicians.
• Improve report-writing skills.

 

 

 

 

ALSO SEE:

Interpretation of Swallow Studies of Adults (0.5 CEUs)

 

 

Purchase orders are accepted when registering for this eCourse.  However, they do not constitute as payment, so you will not be able to access the eCourse until we have received payment in the form of a check or credit card information.  

Course Objectives

At course conclusion, participants will be able to:

• Identify anatomic abnormalities that contribute or cause swallowing disorders.
• Identify physiologic abnormalities that cause swallowing disorders.
• State intervention strategies related to specific swallowing disorders that have been shown effective in preventing aspiration, dehydration and/or malnutrition.
• State intervention strategies related to anatomic abnormalities that cause or contribute to abnormal swallowing behavior.

A score of 80% or better must be received on the post-test in order to
receive a certificate of completion.

Author Profile

Joan C. Arvedson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-NCD, BRS-S, is a leading expert and international lecturer on feeding and swallowing disorders in infants and children.  She is Coordinator of Feeding and Swallowing Services at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. She is also a Clinical Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, at the Medical College of Wisconsin.  Dr. Arvedson has three books in publication: Interpretation of Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies of Infants and Children; Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding: Assessment and Management, 2nd Edition (with L. Brodsky, MD); and Pediatric Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies: A Professional Manual with Caregiver Guidelines (with M. Lefton-Greif, PhD).

Location & Lodging

 

Intended Audience

• SLP

Accreditation

This program is offered for .5 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).

 

Per our longstanding procedures with ASHA, we submit CEU information to ASHA quarterly, so your CEUs will be reflected as completed on the last day of that quarter.  For instance, if you complete a course on December 7th, 2011, it will be reported to ASHA in January 2012, and it will be reflected in your ASHA account as completed on December 31st, 2011.  However, for submitting to your state board or for your own records, you will receive a certificate of completion with the actual completion date.