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Practical Strategies to Support Communication Access: Weathering the Storm – Recording

Presented by: Jessica Gormley, PhD, CCC-SLP

Course valid between January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2026

After this webinar, you will be able to…

  •  List the challenges to supporting communication access to patients with complex communication needs in healthcare settings
  • List the benefits of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention in healthcare settings
  • Describe no-tech and high-tech intervention strategies to support communication access in healthcare settings

Can I get continuing education for this webinar?

After watching the webinar, you will need to pass a short quiz with at least 80% accuracy and attend the full webinar to obtain credit for your participation. The link to the quiz will be available to you after the presentation in the course area. Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion inside your course area.

Speaker Information and Disclosures

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE:
 
Jessica Gormley will receive an honorarium for this webinar from the Medical SLP Collective.  She receives a salary from Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, is a research assistant for National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR, grant #90RE5017) to the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC), Penn State AAC Doctoral Leadership grant from the U.S. Department of Education (grant #H325D170024), and is the receipiant of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship.
 
NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE:
 
Jessica Gormley is  a member of the United States Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC), ASHA SIG 12 and 13, and the Patient Provider Communication Forum.

Course Agenda

 Agenda:

 

  • 0-10 minutes: Introduction
  • 10-20 minutes: Defining “communication access” in healthcare settings
  • 20-30 minutes: Exploring the barriers to achieving communication access in healthcare
  • 30-45 minutes: Exploring the benefits of communication access and AAC interventions in healthcare
  • 45-75 minutes: No-tech communication interventions, child and adult case examples
  • 75-105 minutes: High-tech communication interventions, child and adult case examples
  • 105-120 minutes: Q&A

Additional FAQs

Can I get ASHA CEUS for this Course?

After watching the webinar, you will need to pass a short quiz with at least 80% accuracy and attend the full webinar to obtain credit for your participation. The link to the quiz will be available to you after the presentation in the course area. Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion inside your course area.

What is the Refund/Cancellation Policy?  

Click here to view our policy:  https://medslpcollective.com/cancellation-of-courses-and-events/

What can I do if I have a complaint?  

Please contact us at info@medslpcollective.com

Who is this webinar appropriate for?  

The target audience for this webinar is licensed speech-language pathologists. There are no prerequisite skills or knowledge needed beyond the basic speech-language pathology training and licensing.

What if I need special accommodations?  

If you require accommodations to access these materials due to a disability, please email us at info@medslpcollective.com