CIAO Seminars - Dysphagia Tools for All Budgets

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Course Description

Many Speech-language Pathologists find themselves without the necessary tools or resources to fully practice at the top of their license.

In our role as Speech-language Pathologists, we are expected to practice at the "top of our license," but often lack the necessary tools to get the job done. Many of us don’t inquire about the availability of therapy tools or a budget for equipment when interviewing for jobs. PRN staff often discover that if they don’t bring their own equipment, there’s nothing available to work with.

Budget constraints can leave us in a position where we have to create or make our own tools. While we can sometimes make tools inexpensively, there are times when purchasing specific equipment is essential to document outcomes.

This seminar will explore tools we can create and use in the therapy room, as well as those available on the market, to improve muscle function for a safe and efficient swallow. We will also discuss therapeutic interventions, including swallowing and non-swallowing exercises, and review literature that supports their efficacy, utilization, and outcomes.

Additionally, new adaptive equipment for both pediatrics and adults will be introduced to assist with bolus control.

ATTENDANCE:

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.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

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

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.
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.

In our role as Speech-language Pathologists we are to practice at the "top of our license", but often don't have the tools we need to get the job done. Most of us don't ask potential employers about the availability of therapy tools or a budget for therapy equipment. PRN staff often realize if they don't bring their equipment, there is nothing to work with. Budget constraints put us in a position of having to create or make our own tools. We can make some tools very inexpensively but there comes a time when purchasing specific equipment is necessary to document our outcomes. This seminar will look at tools we can create and utilize in our therapy room as well as those on the market to improve muscle function for an efficient safe swallow and provide documentation of our outcomes. Therapeutic interventions include swallowing and non-swallowing exercises but what are these and why do we use them? These exercises will be identified with literature discussing their efficacy, utilization and outcomes. In addition, new adaptive equipment for pediatrics and adults will be introdu

Course Objectives

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

discuss research for utilizing swallowing and non-swallowing exercises
facilitate specific exercises targeting the tongue and inspiration/expiration
justify purchase of specific therapy equipment to document therapy outcomes
compare and choose adaptive cups to meet their patients needs

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.

Day 1

08:00 - 08:15

Overview of course

08:15 - 09:00

Areas of dysfunction identified on the bedside and instrumental assessment

09:00 - 09:15

Break

09:15 - 11:40

Swallowing and Non-swallowing exercises utilizing tools you create and tools on the market with protocols and research

11:40 - 12:00

What’s new in adaptive equipment and protocols, research

12:00 - 12:15

Q&A

Delivery VIA:

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 #AAWA (0.4 ASHA CEUs) bubble sheet submission required
As an IACET Accredited Provider, CIAO offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard
CIAO is authorized by IACET to offer 0.4 CEUs for this program
CIAO is an AOTA Approved Provider #4119 (0.4 AOTA CEUs)
This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (0.4 PDUs)
5 Hrs. OT/COTAs in FL (CE Broker #20-698283)

The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Introductory Level
0.4 ASHA CEUs

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

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.