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    Dysphagia in Focus: The Instrumental Lens

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    • Speech Language Pathologist
    • Speech Language Pathology Asst
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Course Description

Dysphagia in Focus is a series of 4 practical courses designed to guide dysphagia therapists through the full continuum of care. From bedside evaluations to instrumental assessments, diet modifications and strategies, and individualized therapy planning. Each course may be taken independently for CEUs, allowing clinicians to focus on specific areas of interest or need.

Instrumental assessments provide additional pieces to the dysphagia puzzle. Without this, SLPs don't have a complete picture of the anatomy, swallow dysfunction and impairment necessary to form a plan of care. Patients may be mismanaged by providing inappropriate modalities and exercises. Types of instrumental assessments will be reviewed, as well as radiation safety protocols during the study. Options will be reviewed for reporting results.

ATTENDANCE:

  1. On Tour Options: Attend the course in person at any City/Date listed. Streaming is only available for courses held at the Gulf Breeze/CIAO Studios location.
  2. Livestream Options:
    1. Attend via Livestream from anywhere around the world. Livestream participants will login to access the event from their computer.
    2. Or – Attend in person at CIAO Studios in Gulf Breeze, FL.

LIVESTREAMS ONLY:

  • Events are streamed in real time. 
  • Course agenda is in Central time (CST). Please adjust for your time zone.
  • Registrants who attend the livestream 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.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Attend/view entire course
  • Pass multiple choice quiz (80% min score)
  • Complete online course evaluation

CE CREDIT:

See CE Credit Tab for professional board approval information

  • 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.
  • OTs - 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.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define type of instrumental assessments available for patients with dysphagia
  • Recognize the pros and cons of VFSS/MBS and FEES
  • Describe radiation safety protocols during instrumental assessments Identify options for reporting instrumental assessment results

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, is a consultant for DOJ 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.

Day 1

08:00 - 08:15
Introduction
08:15 - 09:15
MBS, FEES, BS
09:15 - 09:45
Other Studies
09:45 - 10:00
Break
10:00 - 10:30
Equipment, Radiation Safety
10:30 - 11:15
Study Clips
11:15 - 11:45
Reports
11:45 - 12:15
Key Points, Q&A

Delivery VIA:

  • Live By Request - This course is available to come to you! Contact us to see how easy that can be. mail@ciaoseminars.com
  • Live Stream - This course is offered from our Live Stream studio. Watch and interact with the instructor from wherever you are or join us as part of the studio audience in sunny Gulf Breeze, FL. Included with each Live Stream registration is access to the course recording for the 14 days immediately following the broadcast.

Contact hours pre-approved for:

  • 4 Hours
  • CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider (0.4 ASHA CEUs)
  • 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 (4 PDUs)
  • CIAO is an Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • Approved for:
  • 4.5 Hrs. OT/COTAs in FL (CE Broker #20-1371616)
  • 4 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for OT/COTAs in AL, AZ, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN

Course meets requirements for:

  • OT/COTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT,
  • OT/COTAs in NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

    • Intermediate Level
    0.4 ASHA CEUs


    CIAO Automatically reports to CE Broker for Florida Occupational and Physical Therapists and Assistants. Florida SLPs can either use the ASHA CE Participant Form (Bubble Sheet) or self-submit through CE Broker.


    CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)


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