Description

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TOPICS COVERED:

• Updated information on speaking valves
• Updated information on trach tubes
• Methods to re-establish airflow to the upper airway
• Mechanical ventilation and in-line placement
• Speaking valve placement and management
• Research on subglottic air pressure
• Trach tubes and swallowing

SEMINAR DESCRIPTION:

This speech-language pathology seminar is offered for 1.0 ASHA CEUs. This seminar will examine factors that affect communication and swallowing performance for patients with tracheostomy tubes with and without mechanical ventilation. The characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of specific tracheostomy tubes and speaking valves will be explained to ensure best practice.

Methods to re-establish airflow to the upper airway will be discussed and demonstrated. In addition, the role of subglottic pressure for safe swallow will be explained. SLP "must knows" related to patients on mechanical ventilation will be presented as well as issues related to secretion management. Diagnostic groups discussed will include head and neck cancer (including post-laryngectomy), COPD and others. Assessment procedures, treatment planning and implementation, as well as trach troubleshooting techniques will be presented.

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

8:00-8:30       Review of Head and Neck Anatomy Related to Respiratory Function
                     and Trachs and Vents

8:30-10:00      Update on Tracheostomy Tubes

Purpose

Types

Application Process

10:00-10:15     Break

10:15-11:45     Update on Speaking Valves

Purpose

Types

Placement

Management

Methods To Re-Establish Airflow to Upper Airway

11:45-12:45     Lunch on Own

12:45-1:30       Trach Demonstration

1:30-2:15         Subglottic Pressure Theory To Improve Swallow Function

2:15-2:30         Break

2:30-4:00         Subglottic Pressure Theory 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

8:00-10:00       Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning

What the SLP Needs To Know from the
   Respiratory Therapist

In-Line Speaking Valve Placement

10:00-10:15      Break

10:15-11:15      Ventilator Demonstration 

11:15-12:00      Integrating Important Pulmonary and Respiratory Concepts into Daily
                       Management and Treatment 

COPD and Parkinson's Disease: Special Considerations

Are We Doing Respiratory-Based Therapy
  Without Realizing It?

Case Studies To Improve Troubleshooting and
  Problem-Solving Skills

Future Directions

        12:00       Adjourn and Sign Out

 

Speaker Profile

Roxann Diez Gross, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a leading expert, accomplished researcher, and frequently invited international lecturer on tracheostomy-dependent patients. Prior to becoming the Research Manager at The Children's Institute, she was the Director of the Swallowing Disorders Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as well as an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology in the School of Medicine. She is now an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh. She has published several scientific papers and clinical book chapters. Her primary area of research examines interactions between breathing and swallowing in individuals with indwelling tracheostomy tubes, neurologic impairments and respiratory disease.

Location & Lodging

Seminar Location:

Edwin Monroe AHEC Conference Center
2000 Venture Tower Drive
Greenville, NC 27834

Phone: 252-744-8214
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Parking:  Free in the Monroe Center parking lot adjacent to the conference center. Parking passes will be provided onsite at the registration desk. 

Lodging:

Courtyard Marriott Greenville
2225 Stantonsburg Road
Greenville, NC 27834

Phone: 252-329-2900
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Accommodations: The Courtyard Marriott is 0.5 miles from the seminar venue.  Directions.  Mention Pitt County Hospital for possible discounts. 

Intended Audience

• SLP

Accreditation

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

ASHA CEUS: Attendees must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to be eligible to earn ASHA CEUs:

• Current ASHA Member
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) Holder
• Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology
• Credentialed by a state regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology
• Credentialed by a national regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology
• Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC
• Currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral program in SLP or audiology

If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may provide their eligibility on the ASHA CEU Participant Form or inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.  

 

Past Participant Comments

"I can use immediately info I learned here."

"Excellent level of knowledge — best I've ever heard on this topic by far!!"

"Excellent quality of instruction — provided background info basics to ensure listener
comprehension and understanding."

"This topic intimidates me, but she makes you feel that you can do this."

"Very organized and specialized — thanks for giving me some new ideas/tools to carry on!"

"She maintained my attention every minute of the presentation! I really enjoyed (and learned a lot) from this presentation. Thank you. Excellent speaker."

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