Activity Title |
Pediatric Dysphagia and FEES (fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing) Workshop |
Date |
Nov 22-24, 2024 |
Venue |
Sidra Medicine, Doha |
Facilitators |
Douglas Sidell, April Johnson, Taseer Din, Lisa McNamara |
Target Audience |
Speech and Language Pathologists, Otolaryngologists, Gastroenterologists, Pulmonologists |
Overall Learning Objectives |
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Friday Nov 22nd 2024
Time | Session Title/Topic | Session-Specific Learning Objectives |
8-8:15 | Welcome and Introductions | |
8:15-9:15 | FEES History, Literature review and Differences with VFSS |
Understand the purpose and evidence base for FEES and VFSS Understand the indications and contraindications for FEES |
9:15-9:45 | Laryngeal anatomy, structure and function | Understand the anatomy of the larynx in relation to swallowing |
9:45-10:00 | ||
10:00-10:15 | ||
10:15-11:00 | Normal FEES and how structural anomalies alter this (e.g VCP, cleft, laryngomalacia, TEF, tracheostomy in-situ) |
Describe:
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1100-1145 | Standardization of FEES reporting | Understand components of detailed reporting using examples such as the Airway Protection, Penetration Aspiration scale (PAS), Yale residue scale, Reflux Finding Score etc. |
11:45-12:00 | ||
12:00-1:00 | ||
1-2 | How to prepare a pediatric patient for a successful study and FEES, including breastfeeding and neonatal FEES |
Understand the elements of a comprehensive FEES examination Understand safety considerations – high-risk and vulnerable patient populations, specifically for neonates, tracheostomized patients, patient with a vocal cord palsy etc. |
2-2:45 | Scoping skills (discussion with videos) | Understand the technique for performing FEES as an endoscopist, including experience with local anesthesia and nasal decongestants. |
2:45-3 | ||
3-4 | Implementing a FEES clinic/Dysphagia Program (interactive) |
Explain previous experience in setting up a referral procedure. Identify components necessary to implement a FEES service / FEES clinic / dysphagia program (ENT SLP MDT). |
Saturday Nov 23rd 2024
Time | Session Title/Topic | Session-Specific Learning Objectives |
8-10 |
Hands-on session |
Describe anatomical landmarks viewed endoscopically that contribute to infant/pediatric dysphagia Describe altered anatomy/physiology and possible impact on swallowing function observed during infant and pediatric FEES |
10-10:30 | ||
10:30-12:30 |
Case discussions
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Understand how interpretation of FEES is tailored to the background anatomical anomaly
Interpretation of FEES findings within the context of medical and dysphagia history, previous swallowing assessments, severity and prognostication. |
12:30-1:30 | ||
2:30-3:30 | Surgical treatment options tailored to findings (laryngeal cleft repair, supraglottoplasty, TVF injection, TEF closure, etc) | Describe the surgical options available for laryngeal clefts, laryngomalacia, vocal cord palsy and trachea-esophageal fistula etc. |
3:30-4 |
Sunday Nov 24th 2024
Time | Session Title/Topic | Session-Specific Learning Objectives | |
8-9 | Setting up an Aerodigestive MDT |
Describe the rationale for multidisciplinary team (MDT) care and making a business case List typical case examples that benefit from MDT eerodigestive care |
Doug/April (role of SLP) |
9- 9:30 | Questions | ||
9:30-10 | Tea break | ||
10 – 11 | An ideal tracheostomy care program |
Participants will be able to describe:
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Doug/April/Larkin |
11-11:30 | Questions and Closure | Taseer |