BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://MSCC//521779 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260602T072515 VTIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles DTSTART:20260723T003000Z DTEND:20260723T033000Z UID:521779 SUMMARY:Practicing at the Top of Your License: Dysphagia in Neurodegenerative Disorders LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:Practicing at the Top of Your License: Dysphagia in Neurodegenerative Disorders\n\n07/22/26 05:30 PM PST\n - 07/22/26 08:30 PM PST\Description:\n\nKendrea Garand, PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She has been a practicing medical speech-language pathologist for over 15 years, with a special interest in patients with neurological and pulmonary disease. She is passionate about the clinical questions driving her research interests, which also helps to inform her teaching of the next generation of clinicians and clinical researchers. She is the current Chair of the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (AB-SSD), and Editor-in-Chief for Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. Her scholarly contributions related to swallowing and swallowing disorders have been published in peer-reviewed journals including , Muscle & Nerve, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, and American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. \n\nDisclosures:  Receiving an honorarium from MSCC.\n\nFacilitator: Kim Gully, MS, CCC-SLP, CCM, CBIST\nDisclosures: President & ASHA Continuing Education Administrator (CEA) of MSCC, Founder and Leader of New Start Support Group for TBI Survivors\n\nCourse description:   A comprehensive overview of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM) and disease impact on swallowing performance is provided in this course. Best practices for swallowing assessment and the evidence currently available to guide the management of dysphagia are described. Patient videos are used to highlight concepts discussed.\n\nLearner Objectives:\nParticipants will be able to describe pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and inclusion body myositis (IBM).\nParticipants will be able to describe how ALS and IBM can impact swallowing function.\nParticipants will be able to describe the current best evidence for providing dysphagia services in ALS and IBM.\nInstructional Level:  Intermediate                        Target Audience:  Speech-Language Pathologists\n\nTime ordered agenda:\n5 minutes: Introduction \n20 minutes: Review of ALS\n20 minutes: Review of dysphagia in ALS\n30 minutes: Review of SLP when providing dysphagia services in ALS\n10 minutes: Case Study\n10 minutes: Summary\n20 minutes: Review of IBM\n20 minutes: Review of dysphagia in IBM\n20 minutes: Review of SLP when provided dysphagia services in IBM\n10 minutes: Case Study\n5 minutes: Summary\n10 minutes: Q&A\nIn order to receive credit for this course participants must complete the following requirements:  \n\n\n attend entire course\n \n Join webinar on time and stay until course concludes\n partial credit not allowed\n \n \n complete program evaluation (including intent to change question)\n \n must be completed within 7 days of completion of course in for attendance to be reported to ASHA CE Registry\n certificate of completion will be awarded upon receipt of program evaluation\n \n \n\nSpecial Requests\nWe encourage participation by all individuals.  If you have a disability or other special requests (visual, hearing, physical, etc.), please indicate your request in the designated section included in registration process. We will do our best to accommodate you, please allow a minimum of 14 days notice to allow us time to process your request.  \n\nRefund Policy\nRefund requests must be submitted in writing via email. Requests made more than 10 business days prior to course date will be subject to an administration fee of $15 of the registration fee if an additional cost is associated with the course.  Membership fees will not be refunded if member is not able to attend conferences that are included with annual fee.  Refund requests made less than 10 business days prior to any course that requires an additional fee for the course are subject to a $25 administrative fee.  This is to cover the costs associated with the course that have already been accrued based on preregistration.  No refunds for non-attendance will be issued on the day of, or after, the conference.\n\nCancellation Policy\nIf MSCC cancels a course that requires an additional registration fee, all members who have prepaid for the course will be refunded the registration fee in the form of the original payment within 30 business days of the cancellation of the course.   MSCC membership fee will not be refunded.\n\nSatisfaction Guarantee & Complaint Policy\nMSCC’s continuing education offerings are designed to help professionals achieve improved performance and results in all areas.  If for any reason you are not satisfied with the content and material presented, we encourage you to file a complaint via the process outlined on our website within 30 days of the completion of the course.  Click Here for Policy\n\nContent Disclosures\nThe content of this course does not focus exclusively on any specific proprietary product or service. Presenter financial and non-financial disclosures may be found in the Presenter & Disclosures area above.\n\n\n  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Practicing at the Top of Your License: Dysphagia in Neurodegenerative Disorders

07/22/26 05:30 PM PST - 07/22/26 08:30 PM PST
Description:

Kendrea Garand, PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She has been a practicing medical speech-language pathologist for over 15 years, with a special interest in patients with neurological and pulmonary disease. She is passionate about the clinical questions driving her research interests, which also helps to inform her teaching of the next generation of clinicians and clinical researchers. She is the current Chair of the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (AB-SSD), and Editor-in-Chief for Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. Her scholarly contributions related to swallowing and swallowing disorders have been published in peer-reviewed journals including , Muscle & Nerve, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, and American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 

Disclosures:  Receiving an honorarium from MSCC.

Facilitator: Kim Gully, MS, CCC-SLP, CCM, CBIST
Disclosures: President & ASHA Continuing Education Administrator (CEA) of MSCC, Founder and Leader of New Start Support Group for TBI Survivors

Course description:   A comprehensive overview of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM) and disease impact on swallowing performance is provided in this course. Best practices for swallowing assessment and the evidence currently available to guide the management of dysphagia are described. Patient videos are used to highlight concepts discussed.

Learner Objectives:
Participants will be able to describe pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and inclusion body myositis (IBM).
Participants will be able to describe how ALS and IBM can impact swallowing function.
Participants will be able to describe the current best evidence for providing dysphagia services in ALS and IBM.
Instructional Level:  Intermediate                        Target Audience:  Speech-Language Pathologists

Time ordered agenda:
5 minutes: Introduction 
20 minutes: Review of ALS
20 minutes: Review of dysphagia in ALS
30 minutes: Review of SLP when providing dysphagia services in ALS
10 minutes: Case Study
10 minutes: Summary
20 minutes: Review of IBM
20 minutes: Review of dysphagia in IBM
20 minutes: Review of SLP when provided dysphagia services in IBM
10 minutes: Case Study
5 minutes: Summary
10 minutes: Q&A

In order to receive credit for this course participants must complete the following requirements:  

Special Requests
We encourage participation by all individuals.  If you have a disability or other special requests (visual, hearing, physical, etc.), please indicate your request in the designated section included in registration process. We will do our best to accommodate you, please allow a minimum of 14 days notice to allow us time to process your request.  

Refund Policy
Refund requests must be submitted in writing via email. Requests made more than 10 business days prior to course date will be subject to an administration fee of $15 of the registration fee if an additional cost is associated with the course.  Membership fees will not be refunded if member is not able to attend conferences that are included with annual fee.  Refund requests made less than 10 business days prior to any course that requires an additional fee for the course are subject to a $25 administrative fee.  This is to cover the costs associated with the course that have already been accrued based on preregistration.  No refunds for non-attendance will be issued on the day of, or after, the conference.

Cancellation Policy
If MSCC cancels a course that requires an additional registration fee, all members who have prepaid for the course will be refunded the registration fee in the form of the original payment within 30 business days of the cancellation of the course.   MSCC membership fee will not be refunded.

Satisfaction Guarantee & Complaint Policy
MSCC’s continuing education offerings are designed to help professionals achieve improved performance and results in all areas.  If for any reason you are not satisfied with the content and material presented, we encourage you to file a complaint via the process outlined on our website within 30 days of the completion of the course.  Click Here for Policy

Content Disclosures
The content of this course does not focus exclusively on any specific proprietary product or service. Presenter financial and non-financial disclosures may be found in the Presenter & Disclosures area above.


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