Webinar Wednesday

Hard to Swallow: Facts About COPD and Dysphagia

Wednesday, October 4
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT 

Presented by: Teresa Drulia

Dysphagia co-occurs with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)—impacting quality of life and leading to increased hospitalizations, healthcare costs, and risk of mortality. Yet, dysphagia is likely under reported in this patient group secondary to dysphagia symptoms overlapping with their respiratory disease. This presentation will examine the current evidence on dysphagia in COPD, clinical management implications and future directions.

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Webinar Wednesday

How to Improve Motor Planning Skills Using ReST

Wednesday, November 1
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT 

Presented by: Shannon Presley

Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) is a motor-based treatment approach for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). It was designed to simultaneously address three features of CAS referred to as “sounds”, “beats”, and “smoothness” (McCabe et al, 2020). This presentation will provide an overview of this method and case examples.

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Webinar Wednesday

Breathe, Speak, Eat after COVID: Respiratory Training for Long COVID

Wednesday, December 6
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT 

Presented by: Christine Carmichael

To date, over 100 million cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the U.S. with over 1 million deaths. Nearly 20 million experience lingering effects termed long COVID that include cognitive issues, chronic fatigue, sleep disturbance, respiratory scarring and shortness of breath, voice disorders, and swallowing problems. There are no treatments for long COVID. This research explores the effects of a home-based respiratory training program. Preliminary results are promising for decreased symptomatology and increased function.

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Webinar Wednesday

TSHA 2024 Convention Preview

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT 

Presented by: TSHA Convention Committee

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