Internationally Attended Swallowing Disorders Summit

  • Doç. Dr. Marissa Barrera, MS, MPhil, MSCS, CCC-SLP, Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Andrew Christler, Kathleen Fitzgerald MS, CCC/SLP, Doç. Dr. Barbara O’Connor Wells, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Doç. Dr. Müge Müzeyyen Çiyiltepe, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Serkan Bengisu, Dil ve Konuşma Terapisti Harun Ayas, Öğr. Gör. Ayşegül Yılmaz
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In celebration of May, also known as Better, Speech, Swallowing, ad Hearing month across the globe, Dilgem presents an international symposium on the topic of swallowing disorders. This intermediate level symposium is committed to providing clinicians with information needed to advance their understanding of dysphagia while improving the quality of life be serve with swallowing dysfunction.

Doç. Dr. Marissa Barrera, MS, MPhil, MSCS, CCC-SLP, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Yeshiva University

Marissa A. Barrera, MS, MPhil, MSCS, CCC-SLP, PhD is an internationally recognized Medical Speech-Language Pathologist and Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist. Dr. Barrera has extensive training in the evaluation and treatment of individuals with neurological conditions and is a leading expert on the use of modalities, including NMES for swallowing rehabilitation.

As a respected researcher and author, Dr. Barrera has lectured around the globe on a wide range of clinical care topics ranging from dysphagia, NMES, motor speech disorders, cognition and neurogenerative diseases.

She serves as the Program Director and Associate Professor of Yeshiva University's Graduate Program in medical speech-language pathology. Dr. Barrera is also the founder and owner of New York Neurogenic Speech-Language Pathology PC, in New York City. She graduated college summa cum laude, received her Masters of Science from Columbia University, and earned both her Masters of Philosophy and her PhD from the CUNY Graduate Center.​

Prof. Dr. Andrew Christler

Has been an internationally respected medical speech-language pathologist for the better part of 2 decades and holds varying degrees and experiences from all over the world. Currently, Andrew is the clinical director at Yeshiva University. He has been using telepractice to reach patient’s globally for over a decade and teaches others how to do the same. He earned his master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Wayne State University and an MBA with a concentration in healthcare economics and administration from the University of Cincinnati. He authored and published the book The Voice Ball Protocol in 2018. He travels the globe as a sought-after lecturer/instructor in the areas of voice disorders, transgender voice, telemedicine, GERD/reflux, and swallowing disorders. Andrew is an advanced clinician using endoscopy and FEES as diagnostic and biofeedback tools for GERD. He uses his business and dysphagia expertise to establish new FEES programs across the country and the world.

Kathleen Fitzgerald MS, CCC/SLP

Has been a Speech-Language pathologist for over 25 years. She lives outside the Boston, Massachusetts Area. She is recognized nationally and abroad for her areas of specialty which are medical speech-pathology for pediatrics and adults. Kathleen has had her own physical multi-specialty clinics offering on-site and mobile FEES (Fiberoptic/Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing ) , Voice Videostroboscopy and MBS for all age groups. In the past several years she Co-founded SEC Medical Speech Pathology Consulting & Training. The company is an ASHA CEU provider for  national/international in person trainings. Kathleen specializes in developing and running full spectrum FEES/Videostroboscopy/MBS Services  from NICU-Geriatrics. She was among the first group of Mobile FEES Businesses in the United States. She facilitates training other Speech-Language pathologists to start their own private companies and clinics. She has been a guest lecturer at ASHA and many universities throughout the United States.  She is currently working towards her BCS board certification in swallowing disorders and SLP-D. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, dining, theatre, and spending with her husband Gordon , Clumber Spaniel Sherman and equestrian teenage daughter Gianna.

Doç. Dr. Barbara O’Connor Wells, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Dr. Barbara O’Connor Wells is an Associate Professor and Clinical Supervisor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Barbara teaches coursework and supervises individual and group treatment sessions in the areas of dysphagia, motor speech, and adult language disorders. Barbara is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and has over 20 years of experience in acute, subacute, long term, and homecare rehabilitation of adult neurogenic communication, cognition, and swallowing disorders. She is licensed in both Florida and New York. Barbara’s clinical experiences have traversed the lifespan, from infants to older adults, and she has also practiced clinically in schools and private practice settings. Prior to Nova Southeastern University, Barbara was an Instructor in the Communication Sciences Program at Hunter College of the City University of New York. Barbara’s primary research and clinical interests include dysphagia, aphasia in monolingual and bilingual populations, aphasia in Spanish speakers, and the aging brain. She has several journal article and book chapter publications in scholarly journals, including Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, Brain and Language and Topics in Geriatric Medicine, and has a long history of national and international conference presentations. She is currently involved in several research projects at NSU: swallowing disorders in individuals with Chagas disease in South America, the aging swallow, viscosity of the Varibar® barium product used during the Modified Barium Swallow Study, aphasia in Spanish speakers and bilingual aphasia treatment.

Doç. Dr. Müge Müzeyyen Çiyiltepe

After graduating from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Linguistics, Müge Müzeyyen Çiyiltepe completed her master's at Columbia University and Kansas University USA, and her doctorate from Kansas University, USA, and continues her post-doctoral studies in the Department of Neurology at Harvard University. In 1999-2000, he worked as a clinician in London at link NHCS in England. He worked as a specialist at GATA between 2000-2010. Dr. Müzeyyen Çiyiltepe, Assistant at Anadolu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Language and Speech Therapy Department between 2013-2017 Assoc. He served as a Dr. He became an associate professor in March 2017 Assoc. Dr. As of 2019, Müzeyyen Çiyiltepel is in the academic staff of İstinye University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Language and Speech Therapy. Research Areas: Differential diagnosis, dysphagia, cognitive disorders, forensic speech pathology, motor speech disorders Key Areas: Speech and language Therapy

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Serkan Bengisu

Serkan Bengisu has graduated his bachelor degree Conseling Psychology at Istanbul University in 2000 Also, he completed his master degree at Speech and Language Therapy at Anadolu University in 2004 So he became one of the first specialists in Turkey. He has owned his own clinic in 2006 and continued his researches here. He also worked with patiens with speech and swallowing patholiges at Florence
Nightangale Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Medical Park Hospital and Istinye University Liv Hospital Hemiplegia Unit... He is still seeing patients at Şişli Memorial Hospital and İstinye University Bahçeşehir Liv Hospital. He has finished his doctorate degree at Üsküdar University in 2021 so he has joined the academic member of İstinye University Faculty of Health Science, Speech and Language Pathology.

Dil ve Konuşma Terapisti Harun Ayas

After graduating from İstinye University Faculty of Health Sciences, Language and Speech Therapy Undergraduate Program, he continues his education in the Master's Program with Thesis in the Department of Language and Speech Therapy at the same university. The areas of study are predominantly pediatric nutrition and swallowing disorders, acquired language and speech disorders. During the training, he presented his studies on swallowing and cognition at domestic and international congresses. He is a member of the Association of Language and Speech Therapists and ASHA. He is currently working at Erenköy Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital in Istanbul.

Öğr. Gör. Ayşegül Yılmaz

Yılmaz has completed her undergraduate degree at Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Healh Science, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. She completed master degree at Medipol University, Faculty of Science Health, Speech and Language Therapy.

  • Participants will be able to discuss normal swallowing function and major disordersof deglutition.
  • Participants will be able to list six causes of swallowing dysfunction.
  • Participants will be able to describe instrumental assessment techniques(videofluoroscopy & FEES) utilized for the diagnosis of dysphagia.
  • Participants will be able to describe the risks and benefits associated withvideofluoroscopy & FEES
  • Participants will be able to building their ability to differentiate betweencompensatory management strategies and therapeutic rehabilitation in order todevelop individualized treatment plans to manage oropharyngeal swallow disorders.
  • Participants will be able to describe four evidence based treatment approaches for
    the management of swallowing dysfunction.
  • Participants will be able to discuss the importance of multidisciplinary management of swallowing disorders.
  • Participants will be able to define role of the SLP in providing feeding services for infants and young children.
  • Participants will be able to describe physiological differences between a pediatric swallow and an adult swallow.
  • Participants will be able to describe the consequences of poor dysphagia
    management.

May 5th – Swallowing Summit DAY 1:

19.00 - 20.00 Dysphagia 101: The Foundations of Dysphagia – Dr. Barrera and Dr. O’Connor Wells

20.00 - 20.15 Q&A

20.15 - 20.20  Quick Break

20.20 - 21.20 The Development of Swallowing Disorders and Treatment In Turkey

21.20 - 21.25  Quick Break

21.25 - 22.25 Instrumental Evaluation of Dysphagia: MBSS and FEEs – Prof. Andrew Christler

22.25 - 22.40 Q&A

22.40 - 22.45 Quick Break

22.45 - 23.45 With and Without Tool Dysphagia Management - Dr. Serkan Bengisu (TDS, NMES, Kinezio vb)

May 6th – Swallowing Summit Day 2:

19.00 - 20.00 A Primer in Pediatric Swallowing Dysfunction- Prof. Kathleen Fitzgerald

20.00 - 20.15 Q&A

20.15 - 20.20 Quick Break

20.20 - 21.20 DKT Harun Ayas Use of Cervikal Oscultation during dysphagia assessment.

21.20 - 21.25 Quick Break

21.25 - 22.25 Effective Dysphagia Management – An Introduction to Compensation, Rehabilitation & Modalities

22.25 - 22.40 Q&A

22.40 - 22.45 Quick Break

22.45 - 23.45  Use of Ultrasound in Dysphagia Management - Öğr. Gör. Ayşegül Yılmaz

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