Reflux: NEW Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatments
TWO WAYS TO ATTEND:
- Attend as part of the LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE in Gulf Breeze, Florida - Studio audience seats are limited - so register today!
- Attend via LIVE STREAM from anywhere around the world. Live stream participants will login to access the event from their computer.
NOTE:
- This live event is streamed in real time.
- Course agenda is in Central time, please adjust for your time zone
- Registrants who attend the live broadcast will be able to interact with instructor.
- All registrants will have access to the broadcast recording for 14 days.
- A group may view the course together, however each attendee must be individually registered in order to receive CE credit.
CEUs:
- SLPs - this course is registered with ASHA as Blended Learning. ASHA CEUs may be earned by attending live, viewing the recording, or a combination of both.
- OT/PTs - Participants who need live hours for state license renewal must attend in real time yet, will still have access to the recording for 14 days.
COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:
- Attend/view entire course
- Pass multiple choice quiz (80% min score)
- Complete online course evaluation
Many of our pediatric and adult clients may have “reflux” as numerous diseases/disorders increase the potential risk of reflux. As treating therapists, our role is to provide education on lifestyle, positioning and diet modifications that may be beneficial based on evidence. But in order to do this, we need have more than a basic understanding of reflux and the impact it has on our patients – anatomy, lifestyle, and quality of life. But do they REALLY have reflux and if so, what type? Is it GERD, NERD, EE, BE, LPR or Refractory GERD? What is the agreed upon definition for these and how do they differ? What signs and symptoms do our patients have – esophageal vs. extraesophageal and how do we structure the patient interview to document these via the Reflux Symptom Index? We will discuss how reflux changes the anatomy based on the Los Angeles Classification System. In this course we build on your knowledge of reflux, define the types of reflux, how they differ, and review what the evidence says about the impact of lifestyle/diet modifications, medications including PPI’s and H2 blockers. The NEW guidelines for diagnosis clarify when and why specific tests such as the PPI test, endoscopy, manometry, or reflux monitoring should be done. Finally, these NEW guidelines identify specific surgical and endoscopic treatments that are available with evidence of benefit for patients who do not respond to pharmacological treatment.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the differences between GERD, NERD, EE, BE, LPR and Refractory GERD
- Summarize specific lifestyle and diet modifications that may be recommended and evidence behind these modifications
- List surgical and endoscopic treatments available to individuals with reflux
Course Instructor(s)
Denise Dougherty
MA, CCC-SLP
Denise Dougherty, MA, CCC-SLP
Denise owns and operates a private practice in Indiana, PA, where she conducts therapy with both children and adults. She is a legal consultant/expert witness in wrongful death/negligence lawsuits involving dysphagia. Denise is a co-editor of Private Practice Essentials: A Practical Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists, published by ASHA Press. She has presented workshops and written numerous articles appearing in the ASHA Leader on the topic of private practice. Denise served as a consultant for The Arijah Children’s Foundation in Anguilla, BWI, providing evaluations and therapy programs for special needs children. Ms. Dougherty was an adjunct faculty member at York College of Pennsylvania and Wesley College in Dover, Delaware. She is a past President of the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA), and received the Academy’s 2007 Honor Award and 2014 Award of Excellence for her achievements. Ms. Dougherty is a member of the Technical Experts Panel for Quality of Insights of Pennsylvania, working on initiating quality measures for CMS to improve effectiveness, efficiency, economy and quality of services delivered to Medicare beneficiaries. She received her bachelor’s degree in communication disorders from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania; a master’s degree in communication disorders from St. Louis University. Ms. Dougherty is certified in VitalStim® therapy and is a VitalStim® instructor, has completed additional training in orofacial myology, is a member of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association and has received numerous ASHA ACE Awards. For more information, please visit www.dldspeechpath.com.
Financial Disclosure Denise receives honoraria from CIAO for the presentation of her live courses and royalties for the sale of her online courses. Denise is in private practice and receives legal consultant/expert witness fees
Non-Financial Disclosure: There are no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Course Agenda
Day 1
Contact hours pre-approved for:
- 2.5 Hours
- CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider (0.25 ASHA CEUs) bubble sheet submission required
- ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
- This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (2.5 PDUs)
- CIAO is an Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
- 3.0 Hrs. OT/COTAs in FL (CE Broker #20-934584)
- 2.5 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for OT/COTAs in AL, AZ, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN
Intermediate Level
0.25 ASHA CEUs
CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)