Tuesday, June 5, 2012

7/25 FREE CEU: Dysphagia


Dysphagia: A Growing Concern in Healthcare
Event date: Wednesday, July 25th  
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm EDT
Presented by:
Rebecca Leonard, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA
Professor, Dept. Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery
Clinical Director, Voice-Speech-Swallowing Center
UC Davis Health System
Sacramento, California

Objectives:
1. Identify the potential burden and challenges of dysphagia for patients and health care systems
2. Describe how fluoroscopy is used to assess swallow mechanics in patients with oral-pharyngeal dysphagia 
3. Verbalize how information from the fluoroscopy study is used to help determine dietary strategies
4. Describe how diets can be modified to reduce the risk for aspiration

A link to the pdf of the handouts will be provided in the webinar invite reminder email that you will receive one week and one day before the presentation.

Registration will be online only. The confirmation will include the link to access the webinar on the day of the event including a phone number if the participant prefers to listen via phone vs. computer speaker. 
There is no registration deadline. You can typically register up to the minute prior to the start time of the webinar if space is still available.  ********We anticipate this program exceeding the 1000 capacity so registration may be closed prior to July 25th  Register Early!
There is no charge for participating in this program.
 After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar
To register, click on this link:https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/922598678

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