Description

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SEMINAR DESCRIPTON:

Two internationally recognized clinicians and researchers in the area of pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders will present this 2-day seminar. Participants will gain experience reading VFSS for anatomy and physiology of normal and abnormal swallowing in infants and children. To gain experience diagnosing via the VFSS participants will view a range of ages of pediatric patients who present various swallowing problems with primary airway and neurologic-based swallowing and feeding deficits.

Participants will learn to incorporate these VFSS findings as "one piece of the puzzle" when making management and therapeutic intervention recommendations. Evidence-based treatments, neurodevelopmental status, and physiologic knowledge will be discussed as critical factors in management decision making. Treatment planning topics will include considerations for children with tracheotomy and ventilator dependency. Facilitation of nipple feeding, texture changes, postural adjustments, oral sensorimotor factors, electrical stimulation, and ways to include nonnutritive "tastes" when risks for aspiration appear high will be demonstrated and discussed in a case-rounds format.

SEMINAR TUITION:

• $325 individual
• $295 per person for groups of two, three or four
• $275 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

8:00-9:30       Pre-test on identification of anatomy; Practice in reading VFSS of swallow disorders (Dr. Arvedson)

9:30-9:45       Break

9:45-11:15     Procedural guidelines for VFSS; Practice in reading VFSS with treatment planning for major pediatric neurologic  

                              problems (Dr. Arvedson)

11:15-12:15   Lunch (on your own)

12:15-1:45     Underlying issues for pediatric patients with tracheostomy and ventilator dependence (Dr. Abraham)

1:45-2:00       Break

2:00-3:30       Procedural issues with pediatric tracheostomy and ventilator dependency; Practice in reading VFSS with

                           treatment planning for infants and young children with tracheostomy and ventilator dependency (Dr. Abraham)

3:30-5:00       Reading VFSS with planning of intervention for pediatric neuro patients (Dr. Arvedson)

        5:00       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       Reading VFSS with planning of intervention for pediatric airway patients with and without trachs (Dr. Abraham)

9:30-9:45       Break

9:45-11:15     Treatment Interventions for pediatric patients with tracheostomy (Dr. Abraham)

11:15-11:30    Break

11:30-1:00      Report writing, final questions, and post-test (Dr. Arvedson)         

          1:00      Adjourn and Sign Out

Speaker Profile

 

Suzanne Abraham, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a leading expert, author, researcher, and international lecturer on the topic of pediatric tracheostomies. Dr. Abraham is on the faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. She is also a member of the medical staff at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center, where she specializes in feeding and swallowing disorders in pediatric patients. Dr. Abraham is the founder of the Little Tykes with Trachs Program and has maintained a 17-year clinical practice treating tracheostomized children and adults to optimize their health-related quality of life.

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

Seminar Location:

Hilton Chicago-Northbrook
2855 N. Milwaukee Ave
Northbrook, IL 60062

Phone: 847-480-7500
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Intended Audience

• SLPA
• SLP

Accreditation

This program is offered for 1.2 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).

 

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