Childhood Assessment of Normal and Dysfunctional Feeding & Swallowing
Presented by Joan Arvedson and Maureen Lefton-Greif
Financial: Maureen Lefton-Greif receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. She is also the Principal Investigator (MPI), NIDCD, 5R01DC011290-02, Standardization of videofluoroscopic swallow studies for bottle-fed children, 2011 to 2015 – Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing: Assessment and Management. Third Edition, Plural Publishing (In Progress)
Non-Financial: No relevant non-financial relationship exists.
Joan Arvedson
Financial: Joan C. Arvedson receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. She also is authoring Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing: Assessment and Management. Third Edition, Plural Publishing (In Progress). She has authored through Northern Speech Services, Inc. www.nss-nrs.com Interpretation of videofluoroscopic swallow studies of infants and children. A study guide to improve diagnostic skills and treatment planning (2007)
Non-Financial: No relevant non-financial relationship exists.
Meet your instructors
Joan Arvedson
Joan Arvedson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, internationally renowned clinician and teacher, is a feeding and swallowing specialist at Children’s Wisconsin. She is Clinical Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Dr. Arvedson received her BS, MS, and PhD from…
Maureen Lefton-Greif
Maureen A. Lefton-Greif, PhD, CCC/SLP, BCS-S, ASHA-F is Professor Emerita in Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Lefton-Greif’s clinical practice and research focus on feeding/swallowing development, and the evaluation and management of its disorders. Her specific research interest is on swallowing…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. What are feeding/swallowing disorders (FSD) in children
This chapter will provide an overview of FSD, and the prevalence and incidence of these problems in children. Challenges/barriers for understanding and managing these problems will be reviewed. This information establishes the framework for appreciating these problems, which are increasing in frequency.
2. Swallowing and Swallowing Development
This chapter will review the development and purposes of fetal swallowing, and review typical post-natal feeding/swallowing. This includes functions, global changes and recent data. This chapter will finish with a review of the phases of swallowing and their functions
3. Disruptions in Phases of Swallowing
Common etiologies underlying the development of feeding/swallowing disorders will be reviewed, the manifestation of the typical problems and their prognosis for change will be reviewed in this chapter. It will also cover categories of disruptions and identification of populations at risk for disruptions.
4. Q&A Panel Discussion
This section will summarize the sections covered and identify next steps: evaluation and management. There will be a review of FSD’s and impact of the problems and an identification of the next steps.
More courses in this series
Childhood Assessment of Normal and Dysfunctional Feeding & Swallowing
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Evaluation of Infants and Young Children with Suspected Dysphagia
Joan Arvedson and Maureen Lefton-Greif
Treatment of Children with Dysphagia
Joan Arvedson and Maureen Lefton-Greif
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