Course Code: REL-RTS-0-HNCTP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 4/30/2025
Learning Objectives:
Determine the impact of the location and treatment of HNC on the development of a patient-centered dysphagia treatment plan.
Select dysphagia treatment approaches for patients with HNC based on clinical presentation and patient goals.
Identify the correlation between the timeline for initiation and comprehensive dysphagia treatment outcomes following the diagnosis of HNC.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Head and Neck Cancer Overview
Why It Matters
Prevalence and Risk Factors
Dysphagia with Head and Neck Cancer
Dysphagia Treatment Considerations
Cancer Location and Dysphagia
Review
Summary
Section 3: Effect of HNC Treatments
Overview
Dysphagia Symptoms with Chemotherapy
Dysphagia Symptoms with Surgery
Dysphagia Symptoms with Radiation
Review
Summary
Section 4: Effect of HNC Treatment Phases
Overview
Enteral Feeding
Pre-HNC Treatment
During HNC Treatment
Post-HNC Treatment
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Instructor: Meghan Farrington, MA, CCC-SLP
Meghan Farrington, MA, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 23 years of experience in the adult setting. Meghan earned her Bachelor of Science in communication disorders from the State University of New York College at Fredonia and her Master of Arts in speech and hearing handicap from the State University of New York College at Geneseo. She has worked in the long-term care and sub-acute setting, but most recently in the acute and outpatient setting with the adult population. She is skilled in objective dysphagia assessments such as modified barium swallow studies (MBSS) and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallow (FEES). Her areas of focus include dysphagia, cognition, speech and language disorders, a variety of voice disorders including paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction and resonant voice, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) management, and head and neck cancer.
Writer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in settings including school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Speech Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.