Purpose:
To enable trainees to acquire advanced skills required to perform all aspects of flexible endoscopic evaluations of swallowing independently
Objectives:
After intensive one-week training the trainee will be able to:
- Insert the endoscope into the naris with minimal discomfort and achieve a stable position 1 that allows for the initiation of study trials.
- Manipulate the endoscope, after each trial, within the hypopharynx to achieve position 2, and return to position 1 for the presentation of the next trial.
- Perform SASS’s standardized administration protocol for FEES.
- Utilize SASS’s scoring protocol to quantify swallowing behaviors.
- Interpret the quantified behaviors in terms of the underlying biomechanics and physiology.
- Report findings in a clear and concise report that will be entered into the patient’s medical record.
Reference:
Langmore, S. E., Scarborough, D. R., Kelchner, L. N., Swigert, N. B., Murray, J., Reece, S., Cavanagh, T., Harrigan, L. C., Scheel, R., Gosa, M. M., & Rule, D. K. (2022). Tutorial on Clinical Practice for Use of the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Procedure With Adult Populations: Part 1. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31(1), 163–187. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00348