Differentiating Typical Aging from Swallowing Dysfunction

This is a private course for Fairview Rehab Services Only

Audience: Adult SLP
Course level: Intermediate
Location: Online (This is an online ASHA course, and Fairview is not hosting or sponsoring the course) 
Contact Hours: 2.0
 
Course registration closes on March 1st.  CE department will purchase registrations, and you will gain access in March, needs to be completed by July 8th for approval credits.

This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area)
SLP: This is an online course through ASHA and approval for credits approved through ASHA.
Date approval: 09/15/2020 to 07/08/2025.
 
To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment on or before July 8, 2025.
 
 
Course Summary:
This session—a recorded session from ASHA’s 2020 Health Care Connect online conference—explores typical variations in the adult swallow, with a specific focus on changes observed in older adults. The speaker discusses the influence of additional factors (e.g., medications, lab values) on swallowing function as well as shares MBSS videos/images.
You will be able:
  • Explain typical anatomical and physiologic changes in swallowing function attributed to the aging process
  • Differentiate between typical age-related changes and pathological swallowing changes in adults
 
Presenter Information:
Kendrea L. (Focht) Garand, PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CBIS, CCRE, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Her clinical and research interests are in healthy aging and neuromuscular disease, particularly amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and swallowing and swallowing disorders. Additionally, she supervises graduate students in speech-language pathology at the university's outpatient clinic. She is the Founder and Director of the Swallowing Disorders Initiative Research Laboratory. Her current funding includes VA, ASH Foundation, and the University of South Alabama.
 
Financial Disclosures:
• Salary from University of South Alabama
• Grants from Veterans Affairs, ASH Foundation, and NIH/CTSA
• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
 
Nonfinancial Disclosures: • None
 
What is Included?
You'll get online access to all the course content, including the full video, handouts, and references so you can access it from anywhere!
Assessment Type
Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.
 
At this time, we are collecting the names of the SLPs that would like to take the course, you are only registering through FRS at this time.  You will receive additional information on how to access course after CE department purchases spots. 

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