SLP: Head and Neck Cancer and Assessment of Dysphagia
Hours: 1.00
Persons with head and neck cancer often require speech-language pathology services to address swallowing deficits. This course provides descriptions of the type, location, and severity of head and neck cancer that may result in dysphagia. Related symptoms that speech-language pathologists (SLPs) evaluate and treat are presented, along with an explanation of communication methods unique to this service. The SLP’s role in education, palliative care, and hospice is explained.
Persons with head and neck cancer often require speech-language pathology services to address swallowing deficits. This course provides descriptions of the type, location, and severity of head and neck cancer that may result in dysphagia. Related symptoms that speech-language pathologists (SLPs) evaluate and treat are presented, along with an explanation of communication methods unique to this service. The SLP’s role in education, palliative care, and hospice is explained.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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Introductory Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
Kansas Health Department of Aging and Disability Services (Speech)
Approved for 1.00 continuing education clock hours for Kansas Speech Pathologists and Audiologists by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability. Long Term Sponsorship number LTS-S1057. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Outline:
Section 2: Overview of Head and Neck Cancer
Interprofessional Collaboration
Section 3: Swallowing Evaluation
Instrumental Swallowing Assessment
Section 4: Education of Patient and Family
Education About the Normal Swallow
Education About What to Expect
Education About Swallowing Exercise
Other Effects of Cancer Treatment
ReferencesInstructor: Meghan Farrington, MA, CCC-SLP
Meghan Farrington is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of experience in the adult setting. Meghan earned her Bachelor of Science in communication disorders from the State University of New York College at Fredonia and her Master of Arts in speech and hearing handicap from the State University of New York College at Geneseo. She has worked in the long-term care and sub-acute setting, but most recently in the acute and outpatient setting with the adult population with the Rochester Regional Health system. She is skilled in objective dysphagia assessments such as modified barium swallow studies (MBSS) and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallow (FEES). Her areas of focus include dysphagia, cognition, speech and language disorders, a variety of voice disorders including paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction and resonant voice, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) management, and head and neck cancer. Disclosure: Meghan Farrington, MA, CCC-SLP discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as Collecting Speaker's Fees All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Staff Writer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of experience. She obtained her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She worked with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a large contract therapy company, she created training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology related to the clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. She currently draws upon her expertise in her role at Relias as Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Disclosure: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as a Salaried Employee All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
The target audience for this course is: Speech and Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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