All Things Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) for the SLP

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Presented by Michelle Dehgan, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Registration Fee: $349 for Speech-Language Pathologists

After this course, you will be able to…

Identify the impact of SCI on the body system as a whole and how that impacts the SLP plan of care.
Apply core SCI knowledge to dysphagia and communication case studies to anticipate challenges.
Plan treatments in this patient population incorporating breathing, voice, swallowing, and cognition.

COURSE AGENDA

0-20 minutes: Introduction
20-160 minutes: Neuroanatomy
160-190 minutes: Cognition and Language
190-230 minutes: Neurology Diagnostics
230-305 minutes: Impairments and Diagnoses
305-370 minutes: Assessment
370-410 minutes: Treatment
410-565 minutes: Case Application
565-570 minutes: Take Home Messages

RECORDED COURSE AGENDA

0-5 Minutes: Introduction
5-20 Minutes: Anatomy of the Spine
20-45 Minutes: Damage to the Spine
45-65 Minutes: Autonomic Dysreflexia
65-85 Minutes: Bowel/Bladder Management
85-90 Minutes: Sexuality
90-100 Minutes: Skin Management
100-135 Minutes: Dysphagia & Dysphonia post SCI
135-200 Minutes: Nutrition Needs & Concerns
200- 215 Minutes: Exercise, ROM, Spasticity, & Posture
215- 225 Minutes: Call light systems
225-255 Minutes: Dual Injury
255-270 Minutes: Case Studies
270-290 Minutes: Respiratory Anatomy & Pulmonary Foundations
290-315 Minutes: Types of Ventilation & Oxygen Therapies
315-325 Minutes: Impact of Special Populations
325-345 Minutes: Starting with a Ventilator
345-360 Minutes: Initial Assessment
360-395 Minutes: Daily treatment & plan of care for the respiratory side of therapy
395-415 Minutes: Weaning from the Ventilator
415-435 Minutes: When Traditional Pathways Don’t Work
435-450 Minutes: Moving Towards Decannulation
450-480 Minutes: Respiratory Muscle Strength Training, the Cough, & Glossopharyngeal Breathing
480-485 Minutes: Secretion Management
485-500 Minutes Imaging
500-510 Minutes: Voice After SCI
510-520 Minutes: Goal Writing for SCI
520-530 Minutes: Augmentative/Assistive Technology or Support
530-545 Minutes: Outcome Measures
545-570 Minutes: Case Studies
570-580 Minutes: Resources
580-600 Minutes: Q&A, etc.

Speaker Information and Disclosures

Michelle Dehgan is the Research/Education Coordinator for Speech-Language Pathology at TIRR Memorial Hermann. She graduated with Communication Sciences & Disorders degrees from The University of Texas @ Austin (BS) in 1995 and The University of Houston (MA) in 1997. She became Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing & Swallowing Disorders in 2007. She is the ASHA CE administrator for two organizations.

She is currently an active member of ASHA, Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Dysphagia Research Society, Special Interest Division 11 on Supervision & Administration, Special Interest Division 13 on Swallowing & Swallowing Disorders, and Special Interest Division 17 on Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders. In addition, she is a mentor and speaker with The MedSLP Collective and enjoys fostering the growth of a new generation of clinicians.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE:

Speaker fees from “Medical SLP Education”
Salary as an Employee of Memorial Hermann Health System
Consulting fee from the Medical SLP Collective

NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE:

No relevant non-financial disclosures.

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