Overview

This brand new product emanates from the author’s self-developed and proven program for training Speech-Language Pathologists in the use of FEES. Comprehensive and eminently clear and concise, it comprises video lectures on a DVD that gives practicing clinicians a solid foundation on viewing the pharynx, larynx, and velopharynx endoscopically for FEES.

Clinicians are taken through a tutorial on laryngeal anomalies that might be seen before being guided through didactic videoed lectures and actual FEES exams to aid in the accurate diagnosis of swallowing problems endoscopically. Throughout, guidance is given in multidisciplinary management of swallowing through the use of FEES.

Ideally suited to training and competency development for medical Speech-Language Pathologists, it is also targeted at graduate students in Dysphagia courses. Additionally, Otolaryngology residents will learn how to perform and interpret FEES exams.

Audience

Primary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Swallowing
Secondary Subject: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery / Voice and Swallowing
Audience Level: Professional/Textbook - 90 Days

DVDs

• Section One: Anatomy of the Laryngeal Mechanism (60 min.)
• Section Two: Physiology of the Laryngeal Mechanism (60 min.)
• Section Three: Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of the Swallow (90 min.)
• Section Four: Infection Control and Scope Processing (20 min.)
• Section Five: Topical Anesthetic Use by the SLP (30 min.)

CD

• Sections 1-5 (PowerPoint)
• Section 6: Scope of Practice
  • Pertinent ASHA documents
  • Pertinent AAO-HNS documents
  • Guidelines
• Section 7: How to Set Up Training for SLPs and Critique Forms
• Section 8: Forms
  • FEES protocol
  • FEES rating scales for determining severity of dysphagia, effectiveness of compensatory techniques, and outcomes
  • FEES template for dictation
• Section 9: Reimbursement Guidelines
• Section 10: References

About The Author

Edie Hapner, PhD

Edie Hapner, PhD, CCC-SLP, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology at the Emory Voice Center and a faculty member in the Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. She has served as the Director of Education for the Department of Rehabilitation at Emory University with special emphasis in FEES training. She served as the Coordinator of the Division 3 Steering Committee of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) from 2010 to 2011, was a member of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Research Group and a Scientific Fellow for the American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO-HNS). Dr. Hapner was awarded the Clinical Scholars designation from the AAO-HNS Foundation in 2006. She served as ASHA’s liaison to the Hoarseness Guidelines Development Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology in 2009. She has received numerous awards, including the Clinician of the Year Award from the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2007 and Outstanding Alumnae from the University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Education the same year. Dr. Hapner presents on the area of voice and swallowing at national and international conferences, has numerous publications, and serves as a reviewer for several journals.

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