Passing this along.  You do have to be a member to participate. 

 

Speechpathology.com is featuring a live webinar on 1/8/19

 

ALS: Medications and Oral Care

Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 2:00 pm EST

CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0

 

 

 

This is Part 1 of a three-part series on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This course will identify medication and complementary alternative medicine that may be used by patients to treat ALS. The importance of saliva management and mouth care as a critical component of their daily care will be discussed, along with strategies.

 

Learning Outcomes

• After this course, participants will be able to describe rationale and list side effects of medications/complimentary alternative medicine for ALS.
• After this course, participants will be able to identify strategies to manage secretions.
• After this course, participants will be able to explain how to educate patients and families about the importance of mouth care.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-20 Minutes	Role of medication - traditional and complementary, side effects and efficacy research
20-50 Minutes	Impact of disease process on saliva; saliva management and the importance of mouth care
50-55 Minutes	Resources for the SLP and client
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q&A

 

 

 

Alisa Brownlee, ATP, CAPS | Assistive Technology Specialist/Consultant

The ALS Association | 1275 K Street NW, Suite 250

| Washington, D.C. 20005 | alsa.org

office 215-631-1877 | cell  215-485-3441

email xxxxxx@alsa-national.org

 

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