Please pass this along to PALS,
CALS, and healthcare professionals
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The National ALS Association is
pleased to offer a free webinar titled Swallowing and Eating Issues
Related to ALS on Monday, April 25th at 2pm
Eastern, 11am Pacific.
This teleconference will discuss the normal phases of swallowing, how swallowing
can be affected with ALS, strategies to improve swallowing, options
for alternative sources of nurtrition, and issues to discuss with the
Physician/Speech Language Pathologist. Assistive technology devices
that can assist with feeding will also be addressed.
Special Guest Speaker: Merisa
Palovcak, MS
CCC-SLP/L, Speech-Language Pathologist
ALS Center at Pennsylvania
Hospital and the Good Shepherd Penn Partners, The Dan Aaron Parkinson's Rehabilitation
Center Penn Therapy & Fitness at Pennsylvania
Hospital
Also presenting: Alisa
Brownlee, ATP
Clinical Manager, Assistive
Technology Services
ALS Association National
Office and Greater Philadelphia Chapter
Alisa Brownlee, ATP
Clinical Manager, Assistive Technology
Services
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association
National Office
and Greater Philadelphia
Chapter
Direct Phone:
215-631-1877