2022 Swallowing Disorders Awareness Virtual Symposium

June 6, 2022

Recognizing National Dysphagia Awareness Month

June is National Dysphagia Awareness month. Swallowing difficulties can occur to people of all ages and impacts one in twenty-five Americans annually. Dysphagia has the potential to dramatically impact the health and well-being of patients and their caregivers.

Learner outcomes

  • Participants describe evidenced-based use of thickeners in the management of dysphagia.
  • Participants are able to discuss strategies to increase patient adherence to dysphagia recommendations.
  • Participants identify strategies to minimize aspiration risk and complications in patients with dysphagia.

 

Target Audience

  • Speech pathologists
  • Otolaryngologists
  • Gastroenterologists
  • Individuals with or caregivers of patients with dysphagia.

 

Recorded Presentations

Digest-Fees
H. Starmer, MA CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery
Stanford Health Care

The Upper Esophageal Sphincter, Friend or Foe?
Dr. E. Damrose, MD, FACS
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and,by courtesy, of Anesthesiology
Stanford Health Care

Tongue Strength and Dysphagia Management
J. Kizner, MEd, CCC-SLP, BCS-SClinical Specialist
Stanford Health Care

How to Approach Achalasia in 2022
Dr. J. Clarke, MDClinical Professor,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine
Stanford Health Care

The Role of Vocal Fold Injection in Dysphagia
Dr. C. Kwang Sung, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and,by courtesy, of Music
Stanford Health Care

What Goes In Must Come Down:The Value of the Esophageal Screen
L. Evangelista, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Department of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery
University of California, Davis Medical Center

Surgical Management of Pediatric Dysphagia
Dr. D. Sidell, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and,by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Stanford Health Care

Previous Years' Symposia