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ForwardPresentation Title: Adult Airway Reconstruction and its Effect on Swallow
Presenter: Joshua P. Wiedermann, M.D.
Time-Ordered Agenda
5 minutes: Background and overview of the topic
10 minutes: Patient characteristics that influence the need for airway reconstruction
20 minutes: Review of illustrative cases following airway reconstruction.
15 minutes: Methods to alleviate dysphagia in patients following airway reconstruction
10 minutes: Discussion, Q & A
Couse Description:
Post-operative swallowing impairment in those individuals who have undergone airway reconstruction is highly likely. The purpose of this seminar is to review the need for surgical treatment in these patients and the targeted methods adopted for use. In addition, the consequent changes in swallowing anatomy/physiology will be discussed as well as the techniques employed to prevent and/or mitigate swallowing impairment to the greatest extent possible..
Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Explain rationale for surgical decision making in adult airway reconstruction surgery
- Recognize characteristics of video swallow evaluations of patients with airway reconstruction
- Discuss how reconstruction decisions result in abnormalities in swallow and methods to mitigate and prevent these abnormalities.
SERIES 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
Presenter Bios:
Dr. Wiedermann is a pediatric otolaryngology- head and neck surgeon who specializes in airway reconstruction, vascular malformations (in both children and adults) and pediatric secondary sleep surgery. He did his medical school and residency at George Washington University in DC. Following fellowship at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, he moved to Mekelle, Ethiopia where he helped design and create a sustainable, academic and strong otolaryngology residency program. Since starting at Mayo Clinic in 2020, we have created a Global Surgery Track where learners are exposed to the basics of global surgery, partner with local institutions to identify bidirectional needs and then spend time locally to teach, study and improve capacity and sustainability. His research focuses on understanding the global burden of surgical need and how to build capacity and sustainability abroad. He is currently enrolled in a Masters in Global Surgery with the University of British Columbia to help supplement this work.
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. |
ASHA CREDIT STATEMENT
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
Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program who have disclosed...
| Faculty Member | Relevant Financial Relationship(s) | Relevant Non-Financial Relationship(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Clark, Ph.D. | Mayo Clinic Employee | Member of ANCDS |
| Brad King, P.T., M.S.Ed., DScPT | Mayo Clinic Employee | No relevant non-financial relationships |
| Anna Forsman Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP | Mayo Clinic Employee | No relevant non-financial relationships |
| Jill Gruenwald, Au.D. | Mayo Clinic Employee | No relevant non-financial relationships |
| Joshua P. Wiedermann, M.D. | Mayo Clinic Employee | No relevant non-financial relationships |
Off-label/Investigational Use: None
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
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
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.
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
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