UAB SPEECH AND HEARING SYMPOSIUM ON MEDICAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

AUGUST 26th, 2017

University of Alabama at Birmingham HospitalWest Pavilion Conference CenterConference Room ESecond Floor of the West Pavilion Building

1808 7th Ave SouthBirmingham, AL 35233

Topics:• “VoiceManagementWorkshop”

• “OverviewofSurgicalInterventionforHead&NeckCancer”

• “ImplicationofHead&NeckCancerTreatmentsonSpeechandSwallowing”

• “Augmentative&AlternativeCommunication”

• “SpeechTherapyandLaryngectomyPatients”

• “DysphagiarelatedtoHead&NeckCancerTreatment:CaseStudies”

Voice Management Workshop for SLPsCourse Description:Thispresentationincludespre-workshopsuggestedreadingmaterialandanatomy/physiologyreview.Itwilldiscusstherangeofvoicemanagementformoderatetoseveredysphoniafromevaluation/assessment,treatment,andpatienteducation.Speakers:DanielPhillips,EdD,CCC-SLP&WillBoswell,CCC-SLPLearners’ Objectives: Thelearnerwill:1)Discussvoicetherapymodelsandtechniques.2)Reviewvideoofnormalandabnormalglottalapproximationduringvoiceproduction.3)Understandhowvocalhypofunctionmayleadtohyperfunction.4)Discusspatienteducationstrategies.5)Developmanagementprogramstominimizedysphoniaandmaximizethetargetvoiceconsideringmotorlearningprinciples.6)Matchthebestexerciseforthespecificvoicedisorders.7)Understandanduseconversationalspeech/voicetrainingtechniques.

Overview of Surgical Intervention for Head & Neck CancerCourse Description:Thispresentationwilldiscusssurgeryandreconstructiveprocessesfortreatmentofheadandneckcancersandthestructuralimpactonspeechandswallowing.Speaker:Dr.BenjaminGreeneLearners’ Objectives: Thelearnerwill:1)Identifystructuresinvolvedwithcommonsurgeries.2)Identifytheprocessandsafetyconsiderationswithreconstructivesurgeries

Implications of Head & Neck Cancer Treatments on Speech and Swallowing:Course Description:Thispresentationwilldiscussvariousinterventionsforheadandneckcancersincludingchemotherapy,radiation,andsurgicalproceduresfocusingontheimpactthesehaveonthespeechandswallowingmechanismsandfunction.Interventionstrategiesandoutcomeexpectationswillalsobediscussed. Speaker: DuaneTrahan,MS,CCC-SLPLearners’ Objectives:Thelearnerwill:1)Identify3implicationsradiationtherapyhasonspeech&swallowing.2)Identifystructuralchangesandimpactonspeechandswallowingassociatedwithcommonsurgicalintervention.3)Identifyinterventionstrategiesappropriateforvarioussurgicalinterventions

Augmentative & Alternative CommunicationCourse Description:Thispresentationwilldiscusstheevaluation,processes,andsoftwareoptionsondedicatedandnon-dedicatedAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationDevices(AAC)foradultswithexpressivelanguageimpairments.Speaker:RavenDawsonLearning Objectives:Thelearnerwill:1)Describethe5stepsoftheAACevaluationprocess.2)OverviewofthemostfrequentlyusedAACsoftware.3)Differentiateamongsoftwarebaseduponpopulationanddiagnosis.

Speech Therapy and Laryngectomy Patients:Course Description: Thispresentationwilldiscussanatomicalandphysiologicalchangesregardingcommunicationandswallowingfollowingtotallaryngectomyprocedure.Thisincludesvariouscommunicationoptionssuchastracheoesophagealvoiceprosthesis(education,care,training),electrolarynx,AACoptions;aswellaspulmonaryhealthandotherlivingaids.Speakers: DuaneTrahan,MS,CCC-SLP&CaitlinStone,MCD,CCC-SLPLearners’ Objectives: Thelearnerwill:1)Identifyimplicationsonanatomicalchangesinrelationtospeech,swallowing,andpulmonaryhealthfollowingatotallaryngectomy.2)Identifyevaluationandinterventionstrategiesforvariouscommunicationoptionsfollowinglaryngectomy.3)Identifyandunderstandfunctionofvariousdailylivingaidsemployedbylaryngectomypatients.

Dysphagia related to Head & Neck Cancer Treatment: Case StudiesCourse Description:Thispresentationwillutilizeimagesandvideofromvariousexaminationtools(endoscopy,stroboscopy,fluoroscopy)withdiscussiononstructuralandfunctionalimplicationsofhead&neckcancertreatmentswithemphasisonevaluationandinterventionfordysphagia.Thelearnerwill:1)Identifyappropriatetreatmenttechniquesforswallowingrelatedtopatientsfollowingheadandneckcancertreatments.2)Identifystructuralchangesaffectingswallowinginheadandneckcancertreatmentpatients. Speaker:DuaneTrahan,MS,CCC-SLP

Guest Speakers and BiosDaniel Phillips, Ed.D., CCC-SLP:SpeechPathologistandco-directoroftheUABVoiceCenteratTheKirklinClinic.HehasworkeddirectlywithENTsevaluatingandtreatingindividualswithvoicedisordersintheBirminghamareaover20years.Hisinterestsincludevoicedisordersrelatedtovocalhyperfunctionandoveruse,theagingvoice(presbyphonia),Parkinson’sdisease,patienteducationandtraininggraduatestudentsinCommunicationDisorders.Hebelievesthatateamapproachtomanagingvoicedisordersisthemosteffectiveandefficientmethod.HeisLSVTcertified.PhillipshasservedasPresidentoftheSpeechandHearingAssociationofAlabamaandthestatelicensingboard(ABESPA).BeforecomingtoUAB,hewasanAssociateProfessoratAuburnUniversity.Hewasco-founderandpresidentoftheAuburn-OpelikaParkinson’sdiseasesupportgroup.Disclosures:Financial:EmployeeofUABMedicine;Non-Financial:None.

William Boswell, CCC-SLP:WillisaspeechpathologistworkinginvoicerehabilitationatTheKirklinClinicatUAB.HeobtainedaBachelorofSciencedegreeincommunicationdisorderswithavocalmusicminorandalsoaMasterofCommunicationDisor-dersdegreefromAuburnUniversity.HerecentlycompletedaClinicalFellowshipspecializinginvoicedisordersunderthesu-pervisionofDr.DanielPhillipsinUAB’sDepartmentofOtolar-yngologyatTheKirklinClinic.Disclosures:Financial:EmployeeofUABMedicine;Non-Financial:None

Benjamin Greene, MD: Dr.GreeneisanOtolaryngologistatUAB.HereceivedhismedicaldegreefromSUNYBuffaloSchoolofMedicineandBiomedicalSciencesandcompletedhisresidencyattheUniversityofRochester.HecompletedafellowshipinHeadandNeckOncologyandReconstructiveSurgeryatUAB.HespecializesinHeadandNeckMicrovascularsurgery.Disclosures:Financial:EmployeeofUABMedicine;Non-Financial:None

Duane Trahan, CCC-SLP: DuaneisaspeechpathologistwithUABworkingintheAcuteCareandOutpatientsettingswithgreaterthan10yearsofexperience.HeobtainedhisBach-elor’sandMaster’sdegreesfromtheUniversityofLouisianaatMonroe.Duanehasworkedinavarietyofsettingswithadultandgeriatricpopulationsprovidingassessmentandtreatmentforswallowingandcommunicationdisordersincludingtheheadandneckcancerpatient,specificallylaryngectomypatients.Hehaspresentednumerouscoursesrelatedtoswallowing,head&neckcancerrehabilitation,andlaryngectomycare.Disclosures:Financial:EmployeeofUABMedicine;Non-Financial:None

Caitlin Stone, CCC-SLP:CaitlinreceivedherBachelor’sandherMaster’sfromAuburnUniversityin2008.Shespent9yearsworkingforChampionintheskillednursingfacilities,L-TACH,andhomehealthsettings.Shecompletedtraininginendosco-pyandbegantravelingbetweenfacilitiesperformingFEESex-amswhileservingasaclinicianatherhomefacility.ShebeganworkingatUAB,workinginAcuteCarePRN.CaitlinjoinedUABfull-timeinMay2017asSpeechPathologistwiththeDepart-mentofOtolaryngology–Head&NeckSurgery.Disclosures:Financial:EmployeeofUABMedicine;Non-Financial:None

Raven Dawson: RavenDawsoninanAACconsultantforMed-SouthInc.Shereceivedherbachelor’sdegreeinCommunica-tionSciencesandDisordersfromTheUniversityofMontevalloin2013.Herprimaryfocusisinsupportingspeechtherapistsinchoosingtheappropriatesoftwarethatwouldmostbenefittheirpatients,andexpandingknowledgeanduseofAACforadultpopulations.SheispassionateaboutfacilitatingfunctionaluseofAACdevicesandassistingpatientsinfindingtheirvoiceandbeingheard.Disclosures:Financial:EmployeeofMed-SouthandUABMedicine;Non-Financial:None

Agenda

7:30-8:00 Registration

8:00-12:15 Voice Management Workshop

8:00-8:45 Introduction to voice management and therapy including case presentations

8:45-9:45 Evaluations/Assessment

9:45-10:15 Therapy; Patient explanations/education

10:15-10:30 BREAK

10:30-11:30 Treatment: Indirect vs Direct

11:30-12:15 “A Year Later– What I’ve Learned” - Will Boswell; Q&A session

12:15-1:15 Lunch on your own

1:15-2:15 Surgical Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer

2:15-3:00 Impact of Head and Neck Treatment on Speech & Swallowing

3:00-3:15 BREAK

3:15-3:45 Augmentative and Alternative Communication

3:45-4:30 Speech Therapy and Laryngectomy

4:30-5:30 Dysphagia Related to Head and Neck Treatments: Case Studies, and Question & Answer session

Location:University of Alabama Hospital’s West Pavilion Conference Center is located at 1808 7th Avenue South. The West Pavilion Conference Center is located on the second floor of the West Pavilion. The syposium will be held in the West Pavilion Conference Room E.

Parking:On the weekend, you should be able to find parking on the street. However, there is a parking deck on the corner of 18th Street and 4th Avenue South. The cost is $6.

Courseisofferedfor0.8ASHACEUs(Intermediatelevel,Professionalarea).

Nopartialcreditwillbegiven.

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2017 Speech and Hearing Symposium on Medical Speech-Language Pathology

Cost$175(8hours)• $30latefeeafterAugust21st

Register online for credit card paymentswww.uabrehabservices.org

Make checks payable to UAB-SRCUABSpeechandHearingClinicSpainRehabilitationCenterR10417176thAvenueSouthBirmingham,AL35249-7219

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For more information, call 205-934-4467, fax 205-934-7421, or email amandaroberts@uabmc.edu