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Management of patients with artificial airways does not end when they can communicate and swallow safely. This session will discuss expanding SLPs’ perspective on appropriate targets, focusing on outcomes to improve the health and quality of life of patients with artificial airways from weaning to decannulation.

This is a recorded session from a 2024 ASHA online conference, Airway Fundamentals: Considerations for SLP Decision-Making.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Identify shorter-term (proximal) targets (e.g., establish oral-nasal airflow with artificial airway occlusion; establish phonation with occlusion) and longer-term (distal) targets (e.g., decannulation) for patients with artificial airways
• Identify potential sources of post-discharge concern for recidivism among successfully decannulated patients with various pulmonary diseases

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Presenter Information

James L. Coyle, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is Professor of Communication Science and Disorders, Otolaryngology, and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Coyle sees patients and trains SLP Master’s students in the UPMC hospitals and teaches graduate courses. Coyle is a Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing Disorders, and is a former member of the ABSSD as well as an ASHA Fellow. Coyle conducts research in the UPMC Medical Center and is funded by NIH to investigate noninvasive dysphagia screening instrumentation.

Disclosures:

• Salary from University of Pittsburgh 
• Grant funding from NIH
• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
• Speaker bureau

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by 11:59 p.m. ET on the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Online conference dates: June 5–17, 2024, November 6-18, 2024
End date: July 29, 2030

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).