Overall, good presentation! Quick and to the point, with some good tips and tricks to try with the scope and to help improve patient comfort! I especially liked the positioning change cues to improve visibility! Great value!
Overall, good presentation! Quick and to the point, with some good tips and tricks to try with the scope and to help improve patient comfort! I especially liked the positioning change cues to improve visibility! Great value!
Read LessGreat information and examples
Great information and examples
Read LessIntroduction & Course Objectives
Patient Rapport Prior to, During & After the FEES Procedure
Troubleshooting During FEES: Secretions
Troubleshooting Secretions Video Examples
Troubleshooting and Honest Documentation
Troubleshooting During FEES: Close View of the Larynx
Troubleshooting During FEES: Close View of the Larynx
Troubleshooting During FEES: Determining Which Consistency was Aspirated
Full Length FEES Video
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You will receive .75 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for this course. A PDH is a unit of continuing education that is recognized by ASHA. Additional information about PDHs can be obtained here: www.asha.org/certification/reportingunits
This course is self-paced and can take you as long as you need. Without breaks, this course will take you approximately 45 minutes to complete.
This is an intermediate level course.
You will have 1 year from the time you registered to complete your courses.
Upon completion of this course, Speech Pathologists will be able to: Describe techniques for establishing patient/caregiver rapport prior to, during and after the FEES procedure. Describe techniques for enhancing patient comfort prior to, during, and after the FEES procedure. Describe troubleshooting strategies for obtaining an optimal view of the upper airway structures during the FEES procedure
Valeria Krivelevich, M.A. CCC-SLP, BCS-S is a Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders and holds a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She is a graduate of Montclair State University with a Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from Rutgers University. Throughout her career, Valeria has worked in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, university acute care hospitals, inpatient acute rehabilitation centers, an inpatient traumatic brain injury center and skilled nursing facilities. She has developed FEES (Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) and Videostroboscopy programs in several New York otolaryngology medical practices. Valeria has been an adjunct professor at Yeshiva University where she taught the Dysphagia, and Head & Neck Cancer graduate level courses, as well as a visiting lecturer at Montclair State University on the topic of the Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES). She has also been a clinical instructor on the hands-on application and interpretation of the Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing as part of a series of continuing education courses. Valeria is the author of: Detailed Surface Anatomy of the Larynx & Pharynx for the SLP-Endoscopist, and Describing Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Anomalies for the SLP-Endoscopist
Valeria receives a salary from Effective Expression Speech Therapy PLLC, d/b/a Dysphagia Evaluation Specialists. - Valeria receives payment from sales of her self-published books, consulting services, and courses which are sold at www.dysphagia-fees.com. Valeria has no non-financial disclosures. Is this course refundable?
All self-study courses are non-refundable
Please feel free to reach out to Valeria at [email protected] with any questions or concerns