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Featured Presenters
Speech language therapists have the ability to take
advantage of neural plasticity in the habilitation and
rehabilitation of speech, language and swallowing
dysfunction in the developing system during learning
and in the acquired system during relearning. Specific
principles of plasticity that are of relevance to the practice
of the speech language therapist include: use, repetition,
intensity, load, specificity, salience, difficulty, and
transference.
A detailed overview of each key principle of plasticity
will be provided with specific applications to speech,
language and swallowing rehabilitation and suggestions
for treatment design and implementation to optimise
functional outcomes and true recovery of function.
Monday 29 May
9.20am – 10.30am
MKP – Keynote Presentation:
Harnessing principles of plasticity in speech and swallowing
rehabilitation
Professor Emily Plowman
Professor Emily Plowman completed a Bachelor’s in Speech and
Hearing Science with First Class Honours from Curtin University in
2000. Her postgraduate studies were completed in the US (Doctorate
in neurorehabilitation supervised by Jay Rosenbek; post-doctoral
fellowship in basic neuroscience with Jeffrey Kleim). Emily holds
the position of Associate Professor in the departments of Speech,
Language, Hearing Sciences, Physical Therapy and Neurology at the
University of Florida, is clinical director at the Center for Respiratory
Rehabilitation and Research, and clinical director of speech
pathology services at specialised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
multidisciplinary clinics at the University of South Florida and the
University of Florida. Emily is an accomplished clinician, teacher and
an internationally renowned speaker in the area of critical thinking in
dysphagia management.
Emily is founding Co-Director of the Swallowing Systems Core.
Her research focus has been on understanding mechanisms of
bulbar dysfunction in neuromuscular disease and improving the
clinical management of speech, swallowing and breathing in these
challenging patient populations. She holds current funding from
both the National Institutes of Health and the ALS Association in
this area. Her research in the treatment of bulbar dysfunction in ALS
was recognised with the 2013 ASHA Specialty Board in Swallowing
Disorders Award.
Monday 29 May
2.15pm - 3.45pm continued 4.15pm - 5.45pm
M2A – Keynote Seminar Presentation:
Advanced dysphagia treatment (S)
During this dysphagia treatment seminar the following topics
will be covered:
• Overview of the current state of play for treatment of
dysphagia
• Review of compensation vs. active interventions for
dysphagia
• Review of key principles of plasticity that exploit true
recovery of function
• What is the relative role of strength vs. strength training
in dysphagia rehabilitation?
• Overview of both expiratory muscle strength training
(EMST) and lingual resistance training in dysphagia
management that will include a review of supporting
evidence and applications for specific patient
populations
• A hands on live demonstration of both EMST and
lingual resistance training and how to obtain and record
outcome measures for treatment tracking
Learning objectives:
1. Derive physiologically based treatments to address
several of the most common challenging swallowing
pathophysiologies
2. Understand key principles of strength vs. skill training in
dysphagia rehabilitation
3. Describe concepts of expiratory muscle strength training
and lingual resistance training and what individuals may
benefit from such programs
4. Design a targeted treatment program to address airway
defense deficits in individuals with dysphagia
5. Understand limitations of each treatment regime
Requisites for registrants:
• Intermediate
• Background of normal swallowing physiology and
dysphagia treatment