- Faculty:
- Michelle Dawson
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 35 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Dec 06, 2018
Description
| Manual – Pediatric Dysphagia (9.67 MB) | 112 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Instructions for ASHA Credit – SELF STUDY ONLY – 12/06/18 (0.03 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Outline
BRAIN MOUTH GUT CONNECTION
- How multiple systems are connected
- Development of Innovation of the systems
- Common medical breakdowns in patients
TYPICAL REFLEX DEVELOPMENT
- Progression of typical sucking patterns
- Progression of typical chewing patters
- Impact of feeding tubes on integration of reflexes
MEDICALLY FRAGILE CASELOAD
- How specific diagnoses and treatments can lead to oropharyngeal dysphagia
- When to make referrals to specialists and why
ALTERNATIVES TO PO (BY MOUTH FEEDING)
- Types, locations, implications of feeding tubes
- Disruption to digestion process and nourishment
INTERVENTIONS FOR POSITIVE AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES
- Approaches focused on patient access to ADLs
- Special consideration for cultural factors & socioeconomic barriers
- Treatment and strategies for home/health base clinicians
- Interactive Activities – mini breakouts
- Video case examples of interventions and patient/family perspectives
CASE STUDIES
- 2.5 year old S/P – grade 4, grade 3, grade 2 bleed(s) with an g-tube
- 15 month old exclusively breast fed with diagnosis of EOE (Eosinophilic Esophagitis) and new feeding tube
- 5 year old with autism spectrum disorder – tube fed from 6 months, post cardiac surgery
- Follow the case history of a 3 month old-4year old with esophageal atresia S/P surgical repair and a g/j tube
- Case Studies from participants
Faculty
Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP Related seminars and products: 1
MICHELLE DAWSON, MS, CCC-SLP, has worked as an SLP for over 10 years in a variety of settings. She has served in public schools, in-patient and out-patient rehabilitative hospitals, and spent many years in early intervention. She specializes in treating medically fragile pediatric patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia and feeding disorders. Michelle is president of the South Carolina Speech Hearing Association (SCSHA). She runs her own private practice, HeartWood Speech Therapy, and guest lectures throughout South Carolina on a variety of topics, including dysphagia management for infantile spasms and sensory integration from an SLP’s perspective. She is working on her BCS-S licensure. Michelle earned her MS in communicative sciences and disorders from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. Treating feeding and swallowing disorders across the life span is her first love as an SLP.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Michelle Dawson has an employment relationship with HeartWood Speech Therapy, LLC. She receives a royalty from SpeechTherapyPD.com; and for First Bite: Fed Fun and Functional PodCast. Ms. Dawson receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Michelle Dawson is president of South Carolina Speech Hearing Association (SCSHA); and Council of State Association Presidents (CSAP) treasurer.
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