Description
December 9 & 10, 2023
Dallas, Texas
Live Course, 30 participant limit
In-Person
Hands-on Course for learning, practicing, and interpreting rigid and flexible scope videostroboscopy exams
Minimum 15 passes per person
Eligible for 1.4 ASHA CEUs
Location: Hampton Inn & Suites DFW Airport South
4201 Reggis Court
Fort Worth, TX 76155
(Hotel is located 5 minutes south of DFW airport. Other surrounding hotels are within walking distance. Starbucks and food options are also within walking distance)
Vendor that will be present with multiple scoping stations: PATCOM
Agenda and schedule: Saturday 8am-5pmCST, Sunday 8am-2:15pmCST
Course Summary
The Stroboscopic Clinician: Visualization of the Voice and Upper Airway for Screening, Assessment, and Treatment. Clinicians who specialize in voice and upper airway function need competency for stroboscopy. This course provides hands-on instruction to gain knowledge, skills, and confidence in performing and interpreting stroboscopy with rigid and flexible endoscopy as well as dealing with regulations, disinfection, reimbursement, and documentation, in particular, for the private practice setting.
Learning Outcomes:
- Participants will be able to describe laryngeal imaging equipment in terms of assembly, cleaning, and safe use to diagnose and treat voice and upper airway disorders and differences
- Participants will be able to discuss the required knowledge and skills to successfully complete stroboscopic procedures to diagnose and treat voice and upper airway disorders and differences
- Participants will be able to identify required regulatory, documentation, and appropriate billing practices for reimbursement in performing stroboscopy to diagnose and treat voice and upper airway disorders and differences
- Participants will be able to discuss the professional role of the speech-language pathologist as part of a multidisciplinary team to screen, assess, and treat voice and upper airway disorders and differences.
Time-Ordered Agenda
Time-Day 1 | Topic 8-5pm 8 hrs | |
8-8:30 am | Value of stroboscopy for voice and upper airway management | |
8:30-9 am | Anatomy and physiology of voice and upper airway function | |
9-10 am | Voice and upper airway disorders and differences | |
10-10:30 am | SLP beliefs about capabilities/emotions of client and SLP | |
10:30-11:30 am | Laryngeal imaging technology and equipment | |
11:30 am-12:30 pm | Lunch Break (60 minutes) | |
12:30 pm-1pm | Preparing the space, including anesthetics and decongestants | |
1pm-1:30 pm | Procedures and protocols, including universal precautions | |
1:30 pm-2:00 pm | Cleaning and disinfection of laryngeal imaging equipment | |
2:00 pm-5:00 pm | Hands-on laryngeal imaging practice |
Time-Day 2 | Topic 8am-2:15pm 6 hrs | |
8 am-10 am | Hands-on laryngeal imaging practice | |
10-10:15 am | Legal and regulatory requirements for stroboscopy | |
10:15-10:45 am | Documentation of stroboscopic procedures and findings | |
10:45-11 am | Billing and reimbursement for stroboscopic procedures | |
11-11:15 am | Screening and Risk Assessment of Voice and Upper Airway | |
11:15-11:30am | A Component of Evaluation (Stand Alone or Not?) | |
11:30-11:45 am | Snack break (15 minutes) | |
11:45-12:15 pm | Treatment and biofeedback using stroboscopy | |
12:15-12:45 pm | Interprofessional care in managing voice and upper airway | |
12:45-1pm | Limitations of stroboscopy | |
1-2:15pm | Scenarios and Decision-Making (hypo, hyper, ILO) |
Course Instructors:
Aaron Ziegler, PhD, CCC-SLP is co-director, Speech-Language Pathologist, and Singing Voice Specialist at The Wellness Group for Voice, Speech, and Swallowing, an independent group practice in Portland, Oregon that provides in-person and online habilitative and rehabilitative services. He also trains future and current clinicians around the world on managing patients with voice disorders.
Cara Bryan, MA, CCC-SLP is the owner and speech pathologist for South Tampa Voice Therapy, a private practice located in Tampa, FL. She has extensive experience in clinical voice management and is passionate about educating graduate students and practicing clinicians in the assessment and treatment of voice disorders.
Kristie Knickerbocker, MS, CCC-SLP is CEO of A TEMPO Voice Center, a private practice voice rehabilitation clinic in Fort Worth, Texas. She also creates videos, downloadable e- products and blogs to educate and aid SLPs in evaluation and treatment of voice disorders that have been used worldwide.
More about our Sponsor: PATCOM
PatCom Medical was founded to provide clinicians and practitioners with the latest
technology at competitive pricing, all while keeping the patient at the center of all we do.
This goal plays a major role in the development and selection of our products. We have a selection of equipment for FEES, Videostroboscopy, and esophageal access, as well as solutions for disinfection and dysphagia education.
Our Mission
To improve human wellbeing by making established medical procedures more
comfortable for patients and healthcare professionals. PatCom Medical was built on the
foundation of improving patient comfort during procedures that access the pharynx,
larynx, and esophagus. Our systems provide a comfortable and dependable means of
treating and evaluating communication and swallowing disorders.
PatCom Medical is looking to raise the standard of customer service to a new level.
Imagine having someone who can speak your clinical language and knows what
obstacles you have to overcome. That “someone” is on your team at PatCom!
- To cancel attendance to “The Stroboscopic Clinician” live course that has not yet occurred, we allow cancellations up to 1 month prior to the course. Cancellations with less than 30 days notice, will result in no refund, but a credit will be issued in the same amount to used on the confidentclinician.com website up to 1 year after the event date. Please email us at join@confidentclinician.com to cancel, and allow 30 days for us to process the full refund, less the 3% processing fee taken by paypal/stripe.
- If a live course that has not yet occurred is cancelled for any reason by us, we will inform you as soon as possible via email and provide full refunds to each participant within 30 days of the cancellation date.