Paediatric Dysphagia Videofluoroscopy Swallow Study Course

Paediatric Dysphagia Videofluoroscopy Swallow Study Course is organized by UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) and will be held from May 20 - 21, 2019 at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, England, United Kingdom.

Who Should Attend:
This 2 day course is aimed at dysphagiatrained speech and language therapists who are interested in further developing their skills in paediatric videofluoroscopy swallow studies.

Structure of Course:
The 2 days will consist of presentations and workshops in the following areas:
• Referral to paediatric VFSS
• Role of MDT
• VFSS procedure
• Analysis, interpretation and management
It is anticipated that delegates attending the course will have had some previous experience and/or training in analysing studies.

Timetable:
Day 1: The first day will consist of a range of practical presentations including the normal and abnormal swallow, assessment profiles, developing competencies and application of a severity scoring tool. Additionally there will be presentations by members of the Radiology team and a Respiratory Paediatrician.

Day 2: Themed analysis and interpretation workshops run by specialist SLTs in the areas of ENT/head and neck; cardiorespiratory, cleft/ craniofacial, neurology and general surgery/ gastro. All delegates will have the opportunity to attend each workshop.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.