Following the Study: Real-Time VFSS Decisions Across Three Cases
Presented by: Debra Suiter PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, F-ASHA
🗓️ COURSE AVAILABLE FROM OCTOBER 19, 2026 – OCTOBER 19, 2031
After this course, you will be able to…
- Formulate a study-specific plan and working hypotheses from the referral question and clinical history before the first bolus.
- Modify the protocol in real time, choosing bolus trials and compensatory strategies based on what the images show.
- Integrate videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) findings into recommendations that reflect physiology, patient goals, and risk
- Integrate VFSS findings into recommendations that reflect physiology, patient goals, and risk
COURSE CONTENT
AGENDA:
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0-5 minutes: Framing Approach for the hour, objectives, and how to follow a case: what I ask before, during, and after the study.
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5-22 minutes: Case 1-Complete study, with pause points at key decisions.
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22-39 minutes: Case 2- Complete study, chosen to contrast with Case 1.
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39-54 minutes: Case 3-Complete study, chosen to complicate the picture.
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54-60 minutes: Synthesis and Common threads across cases, takeaways, questions.
SPEAKER INFORMATION & DISCLOSURES
Debra Suiter is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Kentucky. Her clinical and research work focus on the assessment and treatment of swallowing in adults. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES:
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Receiving an Honorarium for this course
NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES:
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I have no Non-Financial relationships to disclose
ADDITIONAL FAQS
Can I get ASHA CEUS for this Course?
To successfully complete this course, participants must receive complete the full quiz and receive at least 4/5 within 14 days of taking the course.
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Who is this webinar appropriate for?
The target audience for this content is licensed speech-language pathologists. There are no prerequisite skills or knowledge needed beyond the basic speech-language pathology training and licensing.
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