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Basic FEES Training Courses Registration Gainesville, Florida - Basic FEES: Instrumental Dysphagia Assessment -18-19 August 2025 (Open Training)
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Gainesville, Florida - Basic FEES: Instrumental Dysphagia Assessment -18-19 August 2025 (Open Training)

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Transnasal endoscopy training (FEES) for Speech-Language Pathologists assessing oropharyngeal swallowing functions. Content included FEES development, anatomy/physiology, protocols/procedures, equipment needs, medical issues & infection control procedures, scoring, analysis & interpretation. Participants received hands-on endoscope training & case-based analysis exercises.

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Transnasal endoscopy training (FEES) for Speech-Language Pathologists assessing oropharyngeal swallowing functions. Content included FEES development, anatomy/physiology, protocols/procedures, equipment needs, medical issues & infection control procedures, scoring, analysis & interpretation. Participants received hands-on endoscope training & case-based analysis exercises.

Transnasal endoscopy training (FEES) for Speech-Language Pathologists assessing oropharyngeal swallowing functions. Content included FEES development, anatomy/physiology, protocols/procedures, equipment needs, medical issues & infection control procedures, scoring, analysis & interpretation. Participants received hands-on endoscope training & case-based analysis exercises.

Presented by:

SA Swallowing Services, PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee

Hosted by:

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville, Florida 32605

Intended Audience Only: Privately Hosted with Invitation Only

Speech-Language Pathologists with earned Master’s degree or above.

Private Course Date:

18-19 August 2025

Registration Closes:

8 August 2025

Course Location:

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, 6500 West Newberry Road, Gainesville, Florida 32605

Purpose:

To provide an intermediate-level, two-day training course for Speech-Language Pathologists in the use of transnasal endoscopy to assess pharyngeal dysphagia using a standard FEES assessment protocol, and scoring and analysis procedures.

Objectives: 

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

  • Demonstrate safe & effective manual skills using nasoendoscopy to assess the oropharynx, hypopharynx, & larynx before, during, & after each swallow event;

  • Describe & demonstrate specific FEES protocols & procedures to capture & assess dynamic & complex swallowing events;

  • Identify & explain the anatomy & physiology of swallow peristalsis & airway protection functions during normal & abnormal swallowing events, as viewed endoscopically;

  • Identify, describe, & demonstrate standard infection control procedures before & after each FEES procedure;

  • Identify & describe any risks or contraindications for administering the FEES procedure; and

  • Identify, analyze, & interpret FEES results to recommend & guide appropriate interventions.

Local Contact & Special Needs Coordinator:

Laura Herndon, PT (llaura.herndon@hcahealthcare.com)

Course Information Contact and Complaint Resolution:

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

Faculty & Disclosures:

 Michelle Skelley, M.Ed., CCC-SLP:  Co-founder and President of SA Swallowing Services, she is a medical Speech-Language Pathologist and FEES Endoscopist serving rehabilitation hospitals and nursing homes across Tennessee and parts of Kentucky and Georgia.  She also is the supervisor/instructor for on-site FEES competency training.  She is licensed and certified as a provider and instructor of swallowing endoscopy in accordance with Tennessee statutes.

Disclosures: Financial: Co-Owner of SA Swallowing Services, PLLC, paid course instructor; Non-financial: None

John R. Ashford, Ph.D., CCC-SLP: Co-founder and Educational/Research Director of SA Swallowing Services, he has over 48 years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist. He is retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System and as a University Professor. He is licensed and certified as an instructor of swallowing endoscopy in accordance with Tennessee statutes.

Disclosures: Financial: Co-Owner of SA Swallowing Services, PLLC, paid course instructor; Non-financial: None.

Other Disclosures:

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital: Financial: None; Non-financial: Use of facility meeting space.

Course Agenda:

Day One: 8:00 to 5:00

  • Introduction & Purposes of FEES (20m)

  • Surface Anatomy (30m)

  • Surface Anatomy Exercise (20m)

  • Endoscopy Laboratory (50m)

  • Underlying Anatomy &Physiology of Swallowing (40m)

  • Nasoendoscopic & FEES Equipment (20m)

  • Medical Issues & Nasoendoscopy (20 min)

  • Infection Control Requirements & Procedures (20m)

  • Endoscope Insertion & Handling (40 min)

  • Endoscopy Lab: Hands-on, supervised Nasoendoscopy/FEES Training, and

    FEES Analysis Lab: Identifying & Defining Swallowing Consequences: Introduction to FEES Observations & Computer Analysis Practice Labs (250m)

Day Two: 8:00 to 4:10

  • FEES Protocols & Procedures (45m)

  • Scoring FEES Using Rating Scales (80m)

  • Analyzing Swallow & Airway Protection Behaviors (50m)

  • FEES: Behavioral Intervention & EBP (60m)

  • FEES Demonstration/Duel Scope Video (20m)

  • Endoscopy Lab: Hands-on, supervised Nasoendoscopy/FEES Training, and

  • FEES Analysis Lab: FEES Observations and Scoring (195m)

Course Registration:

  • Register online at https://www.sasspllc.com/basic-fees-training-courses/p/gainesville-fl/

  • Select Registration: Individual Pay, Sponsor Pay Credit Card or Sponsored Invoice To Pay

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

  • Tuition: $645.00

Satisfactory Training Completion Requirements:

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

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

  • Complete an anatomy quiz (passing score is not required).

  • Complete in-lecture learning exercises.

  • Complete the 15-step FEES Protocol & Procedures Laboratory using nasoendoscopy with 15 normal volunteers, and completing a procedural self-assessment after each. Signed off by instructors providing verified proof of supervised training.

  • Attend FEES Analysis and Interpretation Laboratories and complete learning exercises.

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

Continuing Education Credit:

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

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