Esophageal Dysphagia: Evaluation and Treatment Planning

Date: 10/19/2013
Time: 8:00am Speaker(s): Tom Franceschini, M.S.,CCC SLP
Continuing Education Unit Hours: 8

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Event Contact(s):
Rebecca Richmond, MPH, CPH
Rehab Continuing Education Coordinator
rebeccarichmond@kentuckyonehealth.org
Phone: 502-582-7673

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Audience: SLP

Learning Objectives

•    Appreciate the anatomy and physiology of the esophagus and understand how swallowing and voice disorders occur from disorders of the esophagus.
•    Understand the etiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and how it relates to disorders of swallowing and voice.
•    Will know how to incorporate the evaluation of the esophagus or how to interpret the findings of an esophagram as it relates to managing patients with dysphagia.
•    Become familiar with various disorders of the esophagus.
•    Understand the various treatment options of these same disorders.
 

Agenda

7:30-8:00    Check In and Registration
800-1000    Part I:  Esophageal Considerations
•    Anatomy and Physiology of the Esophagus
•    Role of the SLP in Esophageal Screenings
•    Esophageal Disorders and Management Considerations
10:00-10:15     Break
10:15-10:45     Esophageal Considerations (Cont.)
10:45-12:00    Part II: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Laryngeal- Pharyngeal Reflux (LPR) in Adults
•    Etiology and Physiology of GERD
•    Oral, Laryngeal Otological and Pulmonary Symptomology
12:00-1:00    Lunch

1:00-2:30            GERD and LPR Management Options
2:30-3:30    Part III:  GERD and LPR in Infants, Children, and Teenagers
•    Symptomology
•    Asthma and GERD in the Pediatric Population
3:30-3:45    Break
3:45-5:15    Part IV: Drug Pediatric GERD (Cont.)
•    Medical Management and Surgery
5:15-5:30    Questions and Wrap Up

 

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