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[Dysphagia] esophageal dysphagia course


  • Subject: [Dysphagia] esophageal dysphagia course
  • From: speechhuffman at nc.rr.com (Julie Speech)
  • Date: Fri Sep 8 15:04:21 2006

Bristol, TN- October 20 & 21, 2006

Raleigh, NC- January 19 & 20, 2007

 

Esophageal Dysphagia:  Applications for the Speech-Language Pathologist



This cutting-edge 2-day course is designed for the intermediate dysphagia therapist.  Gain valuable knowledge on esophageal disorders affecting the oropharyngeal stage of swallowing including laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and GERD.  Dramatically improve your diagnostic ability and treatment planning by deciphering primary oropharyngeal versus esophageal dysphagia.  Extensive clinical training for advanced interpretation of FEES and MBS to include implementation of the Reflux Finding Score (RFS) and esophageal sweep will be provided.  Affects of various enteral feeding methods and xerostomia will be discussed.  Course size limited for small-group case studies.

 

Contact:  Julie Huffman (919) 784-4677 or huffro@nc.rr.com


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