Featured clinicians – Singapore Swallowing Specialists

Dear all,

JurongHealth Speech Therapy department will be organising a 2 day workshop next year entitled ‘Best Practices in the Management of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia’. The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Catriona Steele and will be held on 20 – 21 May, 2016 at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.

About the speaker:

Dr. Catriona M. Steele is a clinician scientist working in the area of swallowing and swallowing disorders. She has a background as a medical speech-language pathologist, and is Director of the Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Laboratory at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network. Dr. Steele is a Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Toronto and is in demand as a teacher and workshop instructor around the world. Dr. Steele holds research funding from the National Institutes of Health (USA) and has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.

Brief outline of workshop

> Best Practices in the Identification and Assessment of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

– Sensitivity and specificity of different dysphagia screening tools

– Purpose, protocols and important technical considerations of videofluoroscopy

– Using information from research to quantify observations during a clinical bedside swallowing assessment

> Management and Rehabilitation of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

– Evidence behind texture modification and postural approaches

– Direct and indirect swallowing/exercise approaches including the use of IOPI and sEMG biofeedback

– Other approaches in the literature: respiratory interventions, electrical stimulation, vibratory stimulation

Estimated cost: $400 – $500 per participant for the full workshop.

Registration Correspondent: Ms Wong Wan Xin

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Workshop on ‘Best Practices in the Management of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia’