- Docente: Beatrice Feletti
- 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)
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from Nov 14, 2023 to Dec 22, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, the student knows the characteristics of pedophagy and dysphagia in the pediatric age and is able to plan their speech therapy management. He also knows the classification and methods of taking charge of deviated swallowing and orofacial muscle imbalance
Course contents
Anatomo-physiology of swallowing: organs involved, functions, and physiology of swallowing.
Anatomical differences between adult and child Causes of Pediatric
Dysphagia Clinical evaluation of dysphagia: oromotor skills, meal observation Instrumental evaluation
Treatment of pediatric dysphagia
The management of the tracheostomy tube
The premature newborn: characteristics, feeding problems, management in Neonatal Intensive Care
The feeding disorders: classification and treatment
Eating disorders in children diagnosed with the autism spectrum
Evaluation and treatment of orofacial imbalance, classification of malocclusions.
Readings/Bibliography
Deglutizione e cannula tracheale" O. SchindlerTerapia miofunzionale orofacciale" a cura di Luca Levrini"Deglutologia" O. Schindler
"Logopedia e Disfagia " S. Raimondi e al.
"La valutazione delle abilità di alimentazione nella disfagia infantile" A. Cerchiari
"Manuale operativo di fisio patologia della deglutizione" O. Schindler
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"La selettività nel disturbo dello spettro autistico" L. Mazzone
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons
Laboratories
Clinical cases
Assessment methods
Written exam: questions in closed space.
Teaching tools
Presentations
Clinical case videos
Exercises
Office hours
See the website of Beatrice Feletti