Workshop I: TEP Management for Voice Restoration Workshop
TEP Management for Voice Restoration (Optional - separate fee) This workshop will share current trends and practices in post-laryngectomy rehabilitation and offer the attendees an opportunity to participate in voice prosthesis care and management. Following a didactic session of information sharing regarding voice, swallowing and pulmonary challenges in the TL population, a demonstration with patient volunteers will allow attendees to learn techniques of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis placement and assist in prosthesis and HME selection. Participants will be able to examine and trouble-shoot the use of custom products and accessories for the total laryngectomee.
Learning Objectives
Following attendance at this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Assess voice prostheses in a laryngectomee and evaluate methods for sizing and techniques for placement.
- Determine the proper heat and moisture exchange system for laryngectomees and instruct the patient on placement and management.
Attendance at this Mayo Clinic course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Health Care Professionals
A certificate of attendance will be provided to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.
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Available Credit
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 4.00 AOA
- 4.00 Attendance