Description

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SEMINAR DESCRIPTION:

Currently in the field of Speech-Language Pathology, universal standards for swallow evaluation terminology, measurement, and reporting methods do not exist. The MBS, while a clinically useful tool, remains a subjective test. Evidence, rather than opinion, should guide clinical decision making.

This seminar is built on the findings of a rigorous FIVE YEAR study which sought a system to quantify swallowing impairment via the MBS. In other words could the MBS be turned from a subjective test to an objective test complete with standardized instruments, data collection protocols, analyses of test results, and reporting methods? The answer was YES!

Seminar participants will learn the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile, or MBSImP. The MBSImP establishes a standard vernacular, protocol, evaluation measurement, and reporting method for the MBS.  The MBSImP also provides the means for every clinician to achieve a new level of competence in swallow evaluation and treatment planning, and a mechanism to train and measure competence in current staff and new hires.

SEMINAR TUITION:

• $315 individual
• $295 per person for groups of two, three or four
• $265 per person for groups of five or more
  • Groups must register together. Please contact NSS at 888.337.3866 for more details.
  • Late Fee: Add $20 if registering less than two weeks prior to seminar date.
  • Registration Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy & Late Registration

Outline

 

                                                  DAY ONE

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

7:55-8:00       General Seminar Information

8:00-9:00       Physiologic Foundation of Swallowing Function and Impairment

9:00-9:30       Overlapping Disorders of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract

9:30-9:45       Break

9:45-10:15     Overview and Rationale for the Development and Implementation of the MBSImP

10:15-11:45    Recognizing and Scoring the 17 Swallowing Components on the MBSImP

11:45-12:45    Lunch (on your own)

12:45-2:30      Recognizing and Scoring the 17 Swallowing Components on the MBSImP (continued)

2:30-2:45        Break

2:45-4:00        Recognizing and Scoring the 17 Swallowing Components on the MBSImP (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

8:00-9:30        Additional Practice Scoring Physiologic Function and Impairment with Audience Consensus To Determine Overall

                                        Impression Scores and Evidence-Based Treatments

9:30-9:45         Break

9:45-11:30       Additional Practice Scoring Physiologic Function and Impairment with Audience Consensus To Determine

                                        Overall Impression Scores and Evidence-Based Treatments (continued)

11:30-12:00     National MBSImP Registry and Access To Patient Profiles

          12:00     Adjourn and Sign Out

Speaker Profile

Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP, BRS-S, is a Professor in the College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; College of Health Professions, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders; and College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. She directs the MUSC Evelyn Trammell Institute for Voice and Swallowing and the Doctoral Program in Health and Rehabilitation Science. Dr. Martin-Harris is a Past-President of the Dysphagia Research Society and past Chair of the Specialty Board for Board Recognition in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.

She is an Editorial Board member for the Dysphagia Journal and Bulgarian Journal of Communication Disorders, Associate Editor for the Dysphagia Journal, past Associate Editor and current content reviewer for the Journal of Speech-Language-Hearing Research, and reviewer for the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, Laryngoscope, Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Journal of Applied Physiology, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development.

She is a Fellow of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), recipient of Honors from the South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SCHA), 2010 MUSC College of Health Professions Scholar of the Year Award, and associate member of the Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the American Head and Neck Society. Her work is funded by grants from the National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the Veteran's Administration, and the Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation.

Location & Lodging

Seminar Location:

Embassy Suites Hotel North Charleston
5055 International Blvd.
North Charleston, SC 29418

Phone: 843-747-1882
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Intended Audience

• SLPA
• SLP

Accreditation

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

 

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