Series date: 
01/01/2022 - 12:00pm to 12/31/2022 - 12:00pm

DESCRIPTION
This activity consists of 90 minute quarterly lectures or 45 minute monthly lectures.

This course will address topics of interest to SLPs and related disciplines. Topics are typically generated by practice needs or changes in regulations. Division members usually serve as instructors; guest instructors are occasionally invited as well.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Although SLPs and Audiologists are the only professionals eligible for ASHA CEU credit, the course topics may be of interest to MD, nurses, NP, PA, residents, fellows, and allied health providers: physical medicine, social work, nutrition, respiratory therapy, and radiation technicians.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe how to apply new information to provide enhanced assessment and intervention in the areas of
    • Speech sound production
    • Fluency and fluency disorders
    • Voice and resonance
    • Receptive and expressive language
    • Swallowing/feeding
    • Cognitive aspects of communication
    • Social aspects of communication
    • Augmentative and alternative communication modalities
  • Explain how to integrate principles of patient-centered care including cultural competence and interprofessional practice

Completion Requirements
Learners must complete both the course and faculty evaluations at the end of the course in order to receive a certificate of completion.
Note: Learners who are requesting ASHA CEUs will receive a copy of the ASHA CE Participant form at check-in for the course. The form must be fully completed and handed in to CPD Staff in order to be reported for ASHA CEUs.



 

DISCLOSURE SUMMARY
As a provider accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities.  All who are in a position to control the content are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company.   Faculty will also identify any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their content for FDA compliance.

Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program who have disclosed...

Faculty MemberRelevant Financial Relationship(s)Relevant Non-Financial Relationship(s)
Heather Clark, Ph.D.

Mayo Clinic Employee
Book Royalties of Pro-Ed

Member of ANCDS
Brad King, P.T., M.S.Ed., DScPTMayo Clinic EmployeeNo relevant non-financial relationships
Anna Forsman Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLPMayo Clinic EmployeeNo relevant non-financial relationships
Jill Gruenwald, Au.D.Mayo Clinic EmployeeNo relevant non-financial relationships

For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s), please go here

Faculty

Biography

Heather Clark, Ph.D. 

Dr. Clark is the Chair of Speech Pathology in the Department of Neurology and Associate Professor in the College of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She is board-certified by the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences and is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Her clinical responsibilities include differential diagnosis of communication and swallowing disorders in adults and children. She serves as co-investigator in several projects examining the nature of speech, language, and swallowing impairment in degenerative neurologic disease.  Dr. Clark has served as a topic chair for the ASHA convention, program chair of the Conference on Motor Speech, and chair of the fall conference of the North Carolina Speech Language Hearing Association.

Brad King, P.T., M.S.Ed., DScPT 

Brad King, PT, DScPT, MSEd is the Therapy Clinical Education Specialist for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Rochester, Minnesota. His role includes oversight of new employee orientation, initial and ongoing competency assessment, staff education and continuing professional education programming for therapy staff. Brad is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and has served on the board and executive board of the Minnesota Physical Therapy Association.

Anna Forsman Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP

Anna Forsman-Johnson is a speech-language pathologist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. She received her clinical training at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota.  Her clinical responsibilities include diagnosis and treatment of deficits in communication and cognition.  She is currently investigating the feasibility of telepractice for the treatment of language based communication impairments.  She also worked to establish a protocol for cognitive assessment of patients in the acute care setting.

Jill Gruenwald, Au.D.

Jill Gruenwald, Au.D., is the Audiology Supervisor at Mayo Clinic. Her current areas of clinical practice are adult diagnostics and cochlear implants with past experience providing hearing aid services and completing vestibular evaluations. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.


Commercial Support
This activity is supported in part by educational & in-kind grants from the following companies in accordance with ACCME Standards:
Grants:  None
In-Kind:  None
Exhibitors:  None

ATTENDANCE/CREDIT
Text the session code (provided only at the session) to 507-200-3010 within 48 hours of the live presentation to record attendance.  All learners are encouraged to text attendance regardless of credit needs.  This number is only used for receiving text messages related to tracking attendance.  Additional tasks to obtain credit may be required based on the specific activity requirements and will be announced accordingly. Swiping your badge will not provide credit; that process is only applicable to meet GME requirements for Residents & Fellows. 

TRANSCRIPT
Any credit or attendance awarded from this series will appear on your Transcript.

COURSE DIRECTOR(S)
Heather M. Clark, Ph.D.

QUESTIONS?
Contact Anna Forsman Johnson, CCC-SLP

Where did the idea for the course originate?: 
Minnesota