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Speaking Valve Use with Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation: Now, We’re Talking!
July 20
Speaking Valve Use with Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation: Now, We’re Talking!
Saturday, July 20, 2024
9:00 am – 5:00 p.m
Salinas Valley Health Medical Center, Conference Room DRC, 450 E. Romie Lane, Salinas, CA 93901
Offered for up to 8.5 CEUs, this interactive and hands-on seminar is designed to take the clinician from understanding the basics of a tracheostomy, including the physiologic impact on a patient’s respiratory, speech, and swallowing functions, to learning assessment and treatment considerations for no-leak speaking Valve use. Clinicians will learn step-by-step methods for evaluating a patient for use of the Valve both with and without mechanical ventilation. Strategies for restoring communication, improving swallow function, improving secretion management, and restoring pressures in adults who require tracheostomy will be reviewed. Attendees will have opportunities for practical application in breakout sessions which include demonstrations, hands-on training, and round table discussions. Attendees will learn the importance of early intervention and strategies for utilizing a no-leak speaking valve through case studies, mock assessments, and patient videos.