Name: Laryngectomy: Basic Training
Rating: 5 (559 reviews)

This course is for the SLP with limited background in head & neck cancer who needs to develop basic clinical management skills. The discussion focuses on medical/surgical treatments; anatomic changes; alterations of respiration, and speech and communication options. Understanding the functional consequences of larynx removal is emphasized.

Course created on March 4, 2014

Veterans Affairs (VA) courses Voice and Resonance Disorders

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Course Type: Video

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to describe changes to anatomy and physiology of respiratory system following total laryngectomy.
After this course, participants will be able to describe impact of total laryngectomy on communication.
After this course, participants will be able to describe types of communication options available to patient following total laryntectomy.
After this course, participants will be able to list correct anatomical changes i.e. stoma, puncture, voice prosthesis.
After this course, participants will be able to describe goals for pulmonary rehabilitation following total laryngectomy.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Intro and overview
5-20 Minutes	Functional consequences of laryngectomy
20-35 Minutes	Alaryngeal communication options
35-55 Minutes	Pulmonary rehabilitation
55-60 Minutes	Summary and questions

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Presented By

Meaghan Kane-Benjamin
M.A. CCC-SLP

Meaghan Kane Benjamin, M.A., CCC-SLP received her B.A. in Speech and Hearing Sciences in 1993 from Montclair State University, New Jersey and M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology in 1995 from The Ohio State University, Columbus . Meaghan is currently the Co-Director of the Education Division at Atos Medical Inc. Prior to joining Atos Medical in 2006, Meaghan worked at the University of San Francisco in the Otolaryngology Department under the mentorship of Carla Gress, PhD & Mark Singer, MD for close to 10 years. In addition to her extensive clinical experience with TE voice restoration, Meaghan has directed and participated in numerous seminars and training related to head and neck cancer rehabilitation. She has devoted her 19-year career to speech, swallowing and voice rehabilitation with particular interest in laryngectomee rehabilitation.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Meaghan Kane-Benjamin is employed by Atos Medical, who manufactures/sells some of the products that will be discussed during this presentation. Nonfinancial: There are no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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Laryngectomy: Basic Training