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Course Instructors |
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Eric D. Blom, Ph.D.
Mary
Jane Renner, M.S.W. |
Course Description |
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This 1-1/2 day clinically-oriented course will focus
on all aspects of Tracheoesophageal Puncture and Prosthesis
for Post-Laryngectomy Voice Restoration. Specifically,
we will teach:
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Pre-operative selection criteria and assessment
methods
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Surgical Techniques
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Prosthesis fitting and management
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Approaches to assessing and solving post-operative
difficulties. Subject matter will be thoroughly illustrated
by slides, videos, and live clinical demonstration
During the 1/2 Day Clinical Practice Session, each participant
will have the opportunity for supervised hands-on experience
with patients.*Course registration is limited to 12-15
Participants.
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| Course Schedule Day
1 – Saturday |
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8:15 |
Registration |
8:30 |
Historical Perspective |
9:00 |
Patient Selection Considerations |
10:00 |
Break |
10:15 |
Tracheoesophageal Puncture |
10:45 |
Management of Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle Tonicity |
11:15 |
Laryngectomy with Primary Voice Restoration |
11:45 |
Questions and Discussion |
12:00 |
Lunch (on your own) |
1:30 |
Voice Prosthesis and Fitting |
2:15 |
Tracheostoma Valve Fitting and Management |
3:00 |
Break |
3:15 |
Trouble Shooting: Problems and Solutions |
4:00 |
Patient Demonstration |
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Course Schedule Day
2 – Sunday
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8:30 |
Clinical Practice Sessions with Patients |
11:30 |
Adjourn |
| Course Information
Dates |
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| All Courses are Saturday and Sunday. |
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| Course Location |
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Center for Ears, Nose,
Throat and Allergy
12188A N. Meridian Street, Suite 375
Carmel, IN 46032
Tel: (317) 926-1056
Fax: (317) 579-0476 |
Recommended Lodging |
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In your course registration confirmation
letter, a number of area hotels and their
telephone numbers will be provided.
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| Fee |
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Course fee is $195 which includes: Instruction,
Materials, and Breaks. Registration is payable
on site. The course director retains the right
to cancel any course date with insufficient
registration.
Note: Course Fee is waived for International
Participants (outside of the USA and Canada) |
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