Course Code: REL-RTS-0-HNCAD
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 4/30/2025
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview of Head and Neck Cancer
Why It Matters
Overview and Prevalence
Types and Locations of HNC
Interprofessional Collaboration
Review
Summary
Section 3: Swallowing Evaluation
Prehabilitation
Cancer-Specific Case History
Instrumental Swallowing Assessment
Oral Motor Examination
Behavioral Management
Review
Summary
Section 4: Education of Patient and Family
Education About the Normal Swallow
Education About What to Expect
Education About Swallowing Exercise
Importance of Oral Intake
Importance of Oral Care
Other Effects of Cancer Treatment
Palliative and Hospice Care
Review
Summary
Section 5: Clinical Vignettes
Dawn
George
Section 6: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
ReferencesInstructor: 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.