Description

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SEMINAR DESCRIPTION:

This seminar will discuss the syndromes and conditions commonly associated with medical frailty or compromise in elderly patients with dysphagia. The seminar will review salient features of the physical examination and chart review, pertinent lab values in Failure To Thrive (FTT), instrumental assessment, and management of the adult FTT patient. Further discussion will include the Speech-Language Pathologist's critical role in assisting the patient, his/her decision maker, and the medical team in the decision-making process relative to artificial nutrition and hydration. Discussion will include risks and benefits of artificial nutrition and hydration, effects of starvation and dehydration, quality-of-life considerations, and resources available to Speech-Language Pathologists serving the terminally ill.

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Outline

                                    DAY ONE

7:30-7:50        Check In and Onsite Registration (Coffee and Tea)

7:55-8:00        General Seminar Information

8:00-9:30         The Mission of Dysphagia Management in Senescence

9:30-10:30       The Importance of the Clinical Examination

• Historical Intake, Lab Values

10:30-10:45     Break

10:45-12:00     Additions to the Clinical Examination

• Oral biology
• Auscultation
• Cough assessment

12:00-1:00      Lunch on Own

1:00-2:30        Instrumental Findings of FTT; Indications for Instrumental Assessment

• VFSS
• FEES

2:30-2:45        Break

2:45-4:00        Instrumental Findings (continued)

       4:00        Adjourn and Sign Out

                                     DAY TWO

7:30-7:55       Sign In (Coffee and Tea)

7:55-8:00       General Seminar Information

8:00-8:45       Treatment Considerations in Senescence

8:45-10:15      Direct and Indirect Interventions

10:15-10:30    Break

10:30-11:45    Case Studies, Discussion and Wrap-Up

          11:45   Adjourn and Sign Out

Speaker Profile

Joseph Murray, PhD, CCC-SLP, BRS-S, is a researcher, author and international lecturer who specializes in the assessment, treatment, and management of dysphagia, including FEES.  He is author of the Manual of Dysphagia Assessment in Adults. Dr. Murray is Chief of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI. He is also currently vice chairperson for the Specialty Board on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.

Location & Lodging

Seminar Location:

Avon Old Farms Inn & Conference Center
1 Nod Road
Avon, CT 06001

Phone: 860-677-2818
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Lodging:

Residence Inn Hartford/Avon
55 Simsbury Road
Avon, CT 06001

Phone: 860-678-1666
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The Residence Inn is 1 mile from the seminar location. Please make your reservations at least 30 days prior to the seminar date and request the Northern Speech rate of $139.

Intended Audience

• SLPA
• SLP

Accreditation

This course is offered for 1.0 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

 

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