Nashville, TN - Advanced FEES 2027: Scoring, Analyzing, & Reporting - 10-11 April 2027. Full Course Information Below

COURSE INFORMATION

Presented by:

SA Swallowing Services, PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee

Hosted by:

SA Swallowing Services, Nashville, TN

Intended Audience Only:

Speech-Language-Swallowing Pathologists with earned Master’s degree or above with previous experience clinically using FEES.

Training Course Dates:

10 - 11 April 2027

Registration Closes:

31 March 2027

Course Location:

Select Specialty Hospital, 2000 Hayes Street, Nashville, TN

Purpose:

To provide an advanced-level, two-day training course for Speech-Language Pathologists in the scoring, analyzing, decision-making, and report of results of FEES to assess oropharyngeal swallowing functions .

Objectives:

At the completion of this course participants should be able to:

• identify and describe the physiological events relating to swallowing peristalsis and airway protection;

• list and define scoring scales to help quantify consequential events observed before, during, and after a swallowing event;

• identify and discuss the underlying biomechanical/sensory causes of abnormal oropharyngeal swallowing behaviors, which potentially determine directions for intervention and remediation;

• define and discuss the Three Pillars of Pneumonia from Aspiration and the role FEES plays in identification and analysis of factors related to potential pneumonia development; and

• complete a concise and clear report explaining endoscopic observations of normal and abnormal swallowing events, their underlying biomechanical causes relative to the primary medical diagnoses, and possible intervention approaches.

Course Registration:

• Register online at https://www.sasspllc.com/advanced-fees-training-public/p/nashville-apr/

• Select Registration: Individual/Sponsor-Paid Credit Card or Sponsor-Paid by Invoice

• Complete the Registration Information. Confirmation will be sent via email within the week.

• Tuition: $595.00 plus $18.08 CC processing fee‍ or $613.08 ‍

Continuing Education Credit:

This course is offered for 1.6 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level).

Local Contact & Special Needs Coordinator:

John R. Ashford, Ph.D., (John.r.ashford6703@gmail.com)

Course Information Contact and Complaint Resolution:

John R. Ashford, Ph.D., (John.r.ashford6703@gmail.com)

Faculty & Disclosures:

Christina Everett, M.S., CCC-SLP:  Contract associate with SA Swallowing Services.  A medical Speech-Language Pathologist with clinical experience in acute care and nursing home care. She is ASHA certified, and licensed and certified as an instructor in swallowing endoscopy by the State Board of Health in accordance with Tennessee statutes. She joined SASS in 2020 as a clinician, instructor, and researcher.

Disclosures: Financial: Paid course instructor; Non-financial: None

Matthew Ward, Ph.D., CCC-SLP:  As a contract associate and Clinical Education Director with SA Swallowing Services, Matt practiced in hospitals and nursing facilities prior to joining SASS in 2016. His specialty area is medical Speech-Language Pathology with emphasis in swallowing disorders.  He is an active clinical researcher and published, and is licensed and certified as a provider and instructor of swallowing endoscopy by the State Board of Health in Tennessee.

Disclosures: Financial: Paid course instructor; Non-financial: None.

Course Agenda:

Day One: 8:00 to 5:45

• Introduction (30m)

• Anatomy & Physiol Normal Swallow (60m)

• Scoring Lecture & Activites (Group)-Peristalsis (70m)

• Scoring Lecture & Activities (Group)-Airway Protection (35m)

• Peristalsis Scoring Activities (Individual) (60m)

• Airway Protection Scoring Activities (Individual) (65m)

• Biomechanics Lecture & Scoring Activities (115m)

• Activities Review (35m)

• Biomechanics Lecture & Scoring Activities (60m)

Day Two: 8:00 to 4:15

• Activities Review (previous day) (40m)

• The Three Pillars of Pneumonia (60m)

• Principles of Exercise Physiology & Treatment Options (80m)

• Scoring & Analysis Activities: Case Studies using DOSS (60m)

• Scoring & Analysis Activities: Case Studies usingDOSS (195m)

Satisfactory Training Completion Requirements:

 To satisfactorily complete the requirements for the Certificate of Specialized Advanced Training for Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), the following are required:

• Attend all training lectures during the two-day training.

• Attend and participate in all FEES analysis and interpretation learning exercises.

• Demonstrate working knowledge and proficiency using a 5-point scoring regimen for identifying normal and

  abnormal swallow behaviors on FEES.

• Demonstrate organization and proficiency in reducing scoring data into manageable and meaningful units for

  accurate analysis.

• Submit a mock final report from an in-course FEES study scored and analyzed to demonstrate conciseness of

  reporting findings including consistencies & volumes tested, number of trials, specific impairments and

  consistency of occurrences, anatomical locations, underlying pathophysiology, and severities.

• Submit a post-training course self-evaluation of learned skills and course-obtained knowledge.

Course Cancellation /Switching Policy:

• Cancellation 30 days or more before course date: Full tuition, less credit card processing fee

• Cancellation between 11 and 29 days prior to course: 50% tuition refund, less credit card processing fee.

• Cancellation 10 days or less prior to course: Loss of tuition

• Switching to later course: Requests received 30 days or more prior to course, no switching charges

• Switching to later course: Requests received less than 30 days prior to course are subject to $150.00 reprocessing and scheduling charge.