91348 - Speech and Language Therapy in Swallowing Disorders I

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Docente: Lucia Montano
  • Credits: 2
  • SSD: MED/50
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Speech and Language Therapy (cod. 9080)

Learning outcomes

The student can identify the appropriate methods for taking care of adults who present dysphagia due to conservative or demolitive surgery of the oral cavity.

Course contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE MATTER: anatomophysiological notes

MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION AND ROLE OF THE SPEECH THERAPIST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DYSPHAGIC PATIENT

TAKING CHARGE BY SPEECH THERAPIST: evaluative-rehabilitative setting

EVALUATION OF SWALLOWING AND OUTCOME IN THE ADULT PATIENT

SPEECH THERAPY TREATMENT OF THE DYSPHAGIC PATIENT: oral hygiene, direct, indirect and compensatory techniques, adaptive methods

THE ONCOLOGICAL PATIENT: anatomo-physiopathological classification, speech therapy treatment, clinical cases in partial and reconstructive laryngectomies.

Readings/Bibliography

EGLUTOLOGIA (O. Schindler, Ruoppolo, A. Schindler) - Ed. Omega, 2011.

LOGOPEDIA E DISFAGIA (S. Raimonto, A. Accornero, T. Rossetto) - ED. Carocci Faber.

QUADERNI DI LOGOPEDIA (collana diretta da O. Schindler).

LA RIABILITAZIONE DELLE LARINGECTOMIE PARZIALI (A cura di F.Fussi) Omega Edizioni.

Guidelines, handouts, articles and material provided by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons.

Practical laboratories.

Evaluation and treatment plan based on analyzed audio-video-paper material

Assessment methods

Final exam with oral or mixed test (to be agreed with the students) on the evaluation and treatment of the pathologies included in lessons

Teaching tools

Demonstrative images and videos

Videos of clinical cases

Materials for practical demonstrations

Office hours

See the website of Lucia Montano