Special Education
Continuing Education

Participants will be able to:

• Identify the structures of the head and neck.
• List common diet restrictions and food allergies that might impact patient safety during a dysphagia evaluation or client treatment.
• List the precautions that need to be taken by SLPs during videofluoroscopic swallowing evaluations in Radiology to insure to theirs and their patient's safety.
• List medications that may cause dysphagia.
• List the situations that need to be taken into consideration during a clinical bedside dysphagia evaluation.
• Identify the steps necessary in safely managing tracheostomized patients.
• List the precautions that need to be taken for the care and use of a Passy-Muir Valve with tracheostomized and/or ventilator dependent patients.
• Identify the knowledge and skills necessary for performing Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing.
• List three different outcome measures used by Speech-Language Pathologists.

Cynthia D. Bartlett, M.A., CCC-SLP, is a clinical speech-language pathologist specializing in adult acute and subacute care including evaluation and treatment of swallowing and communication disorders at the University of Florida, Department of Communicative Disorders, in Gainesville, Florida. She presently serves as the Continuing Education Administrator for the Department, as well. She has been in practice since 1968, and joined the Department in 1996. Ms. Bartlett spent twenty years as a Speech Pathologist in public school settings in Michigan and Florida, then went into geriatrics in long term care settings including two years as a Director of Rehabilitation for a major therapy company. She is a member of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA), the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and the Florida Network of Neurogenic Communication Disorders (FNNCD). Ms. Bartlett received Bachleor and Master of Arts degrees in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University, respectively. Ms. Bartlett lectures nationally on Dysphagia, and serves as the Conference Coordinator for the Florida Dysphagia Institute. You can contact her at Bartcyn@cs.com

ProCourse is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. This program is offered for .2 CEUs (Intermediate Level, Related Area) ASHA approval of CE Provider status does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

This two hour continuing education activity satisfies the State of Florida requirement mandated in Rule 64B20-2.001, Florida Administrative Code, as required by s.456.013 (7), Florida Statute. It has been approved by the State of Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Medical Quality Assurance to fulfill that requirement. ProCourse Provider #SPA-115

OnlineCEUs.com is approved as a Continuing Professional Development Provider by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider # PDP60.

Other professionals, please contact your state licensing board for information on continuing education requirements. You will be able to print a copy of the CE certificate at the end of each course. It is recommended that you keep a copy of the certificate to show that you completed the necessary requirements.

CEUs are based on attainment of learning outcomes. Participants must complete the course, pass the assessment test with 80% accuracy and fill out the evaluation form in order to print their certificate on-line.

Participants' satisfaction is assured. The request for a refund and justifiable reason must be stated in writing within 2 weeks of taking the course at which tuition will be fully refunded.

Contact Cynthia D. Bartlett for any further questions about this course.

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• 1: Directions for Taking the Course
• 2: Anatomy of the Head and Neck
• 3: Food Allergies, Anaphylaxix, and Diet Resrictions
• 4: Radiation Precautions During Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Evaluations
• 5: Medications and Dysphagia
• 6: Contraindications and Precautions
• 7: Managing Tracheostomized Patients
• 8: The Care and Use of the Passy-Muir One Way Speaking Valve
• 9: Endoscopic Assessment of Swallowing
• 10: Outcome Measures
• 11: Educating the Public
• 12: Course Assessment
• 13: Course Evaluation
• 14: Course Completion