November 4-5, 2022 - Evaluation and Treatment of Upper Airway Disorders affecting Voice, Breathing and Cough
Hyperfunctional laryngeal conditions often occur along a spectrum where patients present with a variety of complaints related to voice, breathing, coughing and swallowing. This course will cover the relationships between muscle tension dysphonia, chronic cough, Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion and muscle tension dysphagia, as well as comprehensive evaluation and treatment techniques to address these disorders and their interrelationships. Differential diagnosis between these hyperfunctional disorders and structural abnormalities will be included. Evaluation tools and outcome measures will be reviewed.
Linda Bryans is a Speech-Language Pathologist with over 30 years of experience in the field of Speech Language Pathology and more than 20 years of experience specializing in evaluating and treating voice disorders at the Northwest Center for Voice and Swallowing at OHSU. She evaluates and treats a variety of voice disorders in an interdisciplinary team in the voice clinic and works closely with the movement disorders clinic in neurology as a member of the palliative care team for Parkinson’s and Parkinson’s Plus disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation team. She has participated in a variety of research projects related to voice, Parkinson Disease and swallowing.
- Participants will be able to differentiate symptoms of functional vs structural/organic laryngeal disorders that can affect breathing.
- Participants will be able to describe the impact of laryngeal hypersensitivity and hyperfunction on voice, breathing, cough and swallowing.
- Participants will be able to state appropriate evaluation and intervention techniques for chronic cough.
- Participants will be able to state appropriate evaluation and intervention techniques for Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion/Induced Laryngeal Obstruction.
- Participants will be able to state appropriate evaluation and intervention techniques for dysphonia in the setting of laryngeal hypersensitivity and hyperfunction.
Friday, November 4, 2022
8:00am Introduction
8:15-10:30am Overview of laryngeal hypersensitivity and hyperfunction
Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (PVFM)/Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO) – Introduction
Evaluation of PVFM/ILO
10:30-10:45am BREAK
10:45am-12:00pm Breakout groups
Differentiating functional from structural/organic airway disorders that affect voice and breathing
Discussion and Questions
12:00-12:45pm LUNCH BREAK
12:45-2:45pm Treatment of PVFM/ILO
Breakout groups
Questions and Discussion
2:45-3:00pm BREAK
3:00-4:00pm Muscle Tension Dysphagia
Vocal Fold Paralysis
Questions and Discussion
Saturday, November 5, 2022
8:30-10:30am Chronic Cough
Evaluation of chronic cough
Treatment for chronic cough
Break out groups
Questions and discussion
10:30-10:45am BREAK
10:45am-12:30pm Voice Evaluation and treatment of laryngeal hyperfunction
Breakout groups
Questions and discussion
Onlive via ZOOM
Target Audience: Speech Language Pathologists and Assistants.
Registration Fee: The registration fee is as follows:
$150 for Providence employees, $299 for all other participants. Registration fees cover access to electronic course handout and electronic certificate of attendance once the course evaluation and quiz have been completed.
Refund Policy: Full refunds less a $25 administrative fee will be granted if cancellation is requested in writing by October 21, 2022. No refunds will be made after that date unless the course is cancelled by Providence Rehabilitation Services, in which case full refunds will be issued.
Contact Hours: This course qualifies for 10.5 contact hours for Speech Language Pathologists and Assistants in OR and WA.. Certificates of attendance will be issued to all participants completing the CEU requirements. This course may qualify for continuing education contact hours in additional states. Please verify your states requirements to determine if the course qualifies for CE credit where you practice. If you need assistance with CE approval for your state, please email joanna.mullett@providence.org.