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Event Date: 1/27/2021
Format(s):
Live Webinar
This live webinar (January 27, 2021, 3-5 p.m. ET) covers the basic structure, components, and application of the ICD and CPT code sets as well as the very latest coding and compliance requirements for accurate SLP billing in 2021. Participants will receive instruction for correct use of updated CPT codes for communication technology-based services (CTBS) such as e-visits, remote evaluation of patient videos/images, and virtual check-ins. In addition, the speakers will address current status and compliance issues for provision of telepractice services by SLPs.
New!
Event Date: 1/28/2021
Format(s):
Live Webinar
In this live webinar (January 28, 2021, 1-3 p.m. ET), members of ASHA’s Health Care Economics Committee will explain and discuss recent coding changes, the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), and the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Speakers will present new and updated procedure codes for vestibular and auditory evoked potential testing, along with billing requirements. The webinar will include clinical examples to illustrate how audiologists should use these codes for proper coding and billing.
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Event Dates:3/17/2021-3/29/2021
Format(s):
Online Conference
The expert presenters in this comprehensive online conference will share essential knowledge and skills to maximize adult and pediatric patient outcomes and help you adapt to real world service delivery challenges. Speakers will focus on the keys to effective assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders across the spectrum of ages and specific medical diagnoses.
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Format(s):
Micro Course
FREE CE COURSE FOR ASHA MEMBERS THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2021.
Experiencing microaggressions can lead to serious feelings of doubt when it comes to self-worth, productivity, and security. What are microaggressions and microbullying? Am I committing them? How do they impact the person who experiences them? In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute blocks – speaker Noma Anderson illuminates these concepts and guides us through purposeful reflection activities that reduce the likelihood of committing microaggressions, ensuring a safer environment for our colleagues and clients, and thereby facilitating more effective communication.
In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute blocks – speaker Noma Anderson illuminates these concepts and guides us through purposeful reflection activities that reduce the likelihood of committing microaggressions, ensuring a safer environment for our colleagues and clients, and thereby facilitating more effective communication.
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Format(s):
Micro Course
FREE CE COURSE FOR ASHA MEMBERS THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2021.
People who experience microaggressions feel a range of emotions, frequently including stress, distress, anxiety, insecurity, and decreased feelings of well-being and self-esteem. What can I do when I am a target of a microaggression? What supports can I access? How can I respond effectively?
In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute blocks – speaker Noma Anderson explores the impacts of microaggressions, provides tools for responding, and guides us through practicing effective and empowered communication strategies as well as purposeful empathy and reflection to reduce the consequences of these events.
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Micro Course
As a bystander, we may not recognize a microaggression as it is happening, may not know what to do, or may feel uncomfortable speaking up, but a passive response can significantly exacerbate the consequences. How should we respond when we witness a microaggression?
In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute blocks – speaker Noma Anderson explores how to change our natural response as a bystander from passive to productive and guides us through practice activities to improve our ability to recognize microaggressions and increase our confidence in speaking up in support of individuals experiencing these events.
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Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
In this on demand webinar (available beginning January 30, 2021), members of ASHA’s Health Care Economics Committee will explain and discuss recent coding changes, the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), and the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Speakers will present new and updated procedure codes for vestibular and auditory evoked potential testing, along with billing requirements. The webinar will include clinical examples to illustrate how audiologists should use these codes for proper coding and billing.
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Format(s):
Micro Course
Many people believe in, support, and want to promote fairness, equity, and inclusion, but they often don't know how. What does it mean to be an ally with regards to microaggressions? In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute blocks – speaker Noma Anderson explores practical strategies to eliminate interpersonal and institutional microaggressions and to champion fairness, equity, and inclusion for nondominant groups within our professions and the broader society.
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Format(s):
Journal (Online)
This journal self-study course is composed of papers from the 7th Aging and Speech Communication Conference (April 2019). The articles cover a range of topics about speech processing in normal aging, including changes in auditory pathways and cortical structures in older adults with and without hearing loss; the relationship between cognitive skills and hearing performance in older adults; speech perception of older and younger adults when certain linguistic factors are manipulated; and age-related effects of processing accented speech in native and non-native speakers.
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Format(s):
Journal (Online)
This journal self-study course is composed of papers from the Research Symposium at the 2018 ASHA Convention. The articles summarize much of the accumulating evidence regarding neurological change in post-stroke aphasia recovery. The range of topics covered in this self-study include neurological recovery patterns according to phase of recovery and treatment target (e.g., word vs. sentence), neurological and genetic factors that influence recovery, and methodological considerations to increase validity of findings. These articles will appeal to researchers and clinicians looking for current evidence on dependent neuroplasticity after stroke.
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Format(s):
Journal (Online)
This journal self-study course is composed of papers from a 2019 Research Forum, Advancing Statistical Methods in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. These selected articles provide advanced-level discussion about clinically relevant statistical methodologies to give audiologists a strong foundation from which to analyze and understand the statistical research they come across to decide when and how to apply it in practice. The articles examine frequential and Bayesian statistical methods as well as propensity scores and linear-mixed model analyses.
New!
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
This on demand webinar (available beginning January 29, 2021) covers the basic structure, components, and application of the ICD and CPT code sets as well as the very latest coding and compliance requirements for accurate SLP billing in 2021. Participants will receive instruction for correct use of updated CPT codes for communication technology-based services (CTBS) such as e-visits, remote evaluation of patient videos/images, and virtual check-ins. In addition, the speakers will address current status and compliance issues for provision of telepractice services by SLPs.
New!
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged school personnel to mobilize infection control strategies to protect the health of students, teachers, SLPs, and other school staff. This on demand webinar (available beginning February 18, 2021) will explore evidence-based strategies to improve infection control and promote health within school settings, with a focus on addressing the special needs of children with speech, language, and hearing considerations.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
This Perspectives issue focuses on clinical considerations for working with children and adults from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds. Topics presented include (a) effects of clear speech on perceptions of accentedness in American English, (b) ethnographic interviewing in clinical practice, (c) language errors in bilinguals under background noise and quiet conditions, and (d) assessment of speech sound disorders in school-aged children from CLD backgrounds.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
These Perspectives (SIG 5) articles focus on the functional problems caused by the structural anomalies of the craniofacial complex and pathways for intervention. Articles describes the impact of submucous cleft palate, dental/skeletal anomalies, and distraction osteogenesis on speech and resonance outcomes for individuals with craniofacial anomalies. Multidisciplinary roles and best practice recommendations are also provided.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
This Perspectives forum focuses on the reading outcomes of students with hearing loss and cochlear implants. The first article examines the role of vocabulary on print knowledge for students with hearing loss. The second article provides recommendations for treating the listening and spoken language skills of students with hearing loss based
on the results of a 2-year study. The third article compares how reading ability and working memory are impacted in students with cochlear implants and hearing aids after they participated in a computer-based program. The final article explores the relationship between language and reading ability in students with hearing impairment.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
This collection of articles presents clinicians with information on an exciting variety of topics, all very currently relevant to caring for patients. Firstly, Cara Donohue and James L. Coyle, and Christina Kang and David Lott, share service delivery focusing on the diagnoses of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and muscle tension dysphagia, respectively. Samantha Shune and Ashwini Namasivayam provide systematic strategies to better support patients’ informal caregivers. Rinki Varindani Desai and Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald describe the practice patterns of speech-language pathologists managing dysphagia in persons with dementia. Lastly, Nancy Swigert and Ashley Wright describe effectiveness and efficiency as the key components of a value-based health-care system.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
First, Krishnan, Sundaram, Sreekumar, Thammaiah, and Mitra describe the development and execution of the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences in India service learning study abroad program. It includes the perspectives of the faculty leader from the United States and of the faculty and staff from the community partner organizations in India. In the next article, Ramkissoon and Pillay discuss service learning and audiology services in Africa. They highlight health professions engaging in service learning via international humanitarian health care or study abroad programs toward an improved sense of civic responsibility, an aspect that has been inadequately analyzed in hearing health care. Then, Gill, Peele, and Wainscott review the progress made in the treatment and education of persons with disabilities in Zambia, identifying barriers that have hindered change, initiatives that have facilitated positive changes, and initial steps toward the establishment of the profession of speech-language pathology. Despite the challenges of limited resources, understanding of disabilities, and cultural and social barriers, many policies have been adopted and laws passed to protect the rights of those with disabilities. Finally, ASHA Past President Elise Davis-McFarland concludes with a pivotal article, “Ethics in International Practice.” The author states that there is a lack of credible information on the number of people in Majority World countries who have communication and swallowing disorders, but there is evidence of a need for communication therapy services in those countries. She discusses the requirements for the exercise of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice in international practices as well as considering the relationship between cultural authenticity and ethically provided services. The author also reviews the codes of ethics of several Majority World and Minority World speech-language therapy associations and their requirements for the ethical practices that must be adhered to beyond their members’ national borders.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
For people experiencing dizziness, what are possible options for vestibular and balance
rehabilitation? This self-study from Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
(SIG 7) addresses treatment choices in vestibular and balance rehabilitation, the state of
the evidence on their efficacy, and future directions for interdisciplinary research and
practice. Written by clinicians and scholars with expertise in audiology and physical
therapy, the four articles present an interdisciplinary and life span approach to vestibular
and balance rehabilitation for children and adults. The first article by Christy is on the
use of vestibular and balance rehabilitation therapy for dizziness in children. Next, the
review by Herdman focuses on the evolution of vestibular function tests and
rehabilitation for major vestibular disorders as well as areas in which research and
clinical practice may grow in the future. In Holmberg, the relatively new but common
diagnosis of persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is presented in terms of its
pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and treatment protocols. Finally, Clendaniel
provides a review on the use of vestibular rehabilitation in the treatment of benign
paroxysmal positional vertigo. Included are detailed photos and illustrations of current
techniques and exercises. As described in the introduction to the forum by Guest Editor
Neil Shepard, PhD, “It is hoped that these four articles will provide a needed look at
vestibular and balance rehabilitation therapy (VBRT) so the audiologist can serve as a
productive member of the treatment team and have a good understanding as to
everything that
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
These Perspectives (SIG 12) articles provide information on an assortment of current issues in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) service provision. Specific topics include discussions regarding preparation and training of speech-language pathologists and other stakeholders in the AAC field as well as information regarding culturally competent assessment and intervention. In addition, literacy acquisition using video visual scene displays is introduced and information regarding image color in AAC displays is provided.
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Format(s):
Journal (Online)
This journal self-study course highlights various instructional strategies that demonstrate positive progress for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The findings and recommendations can assist SLPs in choosing strategies that produce targeted outcomes for students with ASD on their caseload.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
This collection of articles presents clinicians with information on some of the most timesensitive
topics in dysphagia care of utmost relevance, particularly in the current COVID-
19 pandemic. Firstly, Liza Blumenfeld, Lisa Evangelista, Maggie Kuhn, Kristen
Linnemeyer, Nogah Nativ-Zeltzer, and Heather Starmer provide best practice
recommendations on the management of patients with head and neck cancers from the
speech-language pathology perspective amid COVID-19. Authors Hema Desia and
Jennifer Raminick then provide recommendations for safer feeding of infants on high
flow oxygen therapy due to acute respiratory failure. Lastly, authors Grainne Brady and
Justin Roe, Kellyn Hall and Leslie Johnson, and Annette Askren and Marnie Kershner
discuss different aspects of clinician–patient collaborated dysphagia care delivery
models and their impact on successful outcomes.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
First, Julie Case and Maria Grigos provide a review of speech motor control literature in
childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and give clinical implications to the assessment and
treatment of CAS. Second, Kristen Allison reviews approaches to measuring speech
intelligibility in children with motor speech disorders. Third, Tricia McCabe, Donna
Thomas, and Elizabeth Murray describe Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) as
a treatment for CAS. Fourth, Nancy Tarshis, Michelle Winner, and Pamela Crooke
explore how communication challenges in CAS impact social competency and how
speech motor challenges impact social development. Finally, Nina Benway and
Jonathan Preston evaluate if features of CAS in the literature could be replicated in a
sample of school-age children. Readers will describe how speech motor skills have been
found to change with practice in CAS, list the linguistic factors that can influence
intelligibility, describe the quality of the research that supports ReST, explain ways to
consider social cognition in therapy for CAS, and rank the speech features that
distinguish the narrow phonetic transcriptions of children with CAS and speech sound
disorders.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
This exercise highlights three articles. First, a qualitative research study with multiple
high school student participants with deafness/hearing loss examining factors that
promoted versus challenged their access to classroom communication and participation
is included. The next article is a preliminary study exploring that children with reading
impairments are more likely to fail hearing screenings that children with typical reading
skills. Finally, the third article looks at shared book reading and its association with
language growth aspects for children who are deaf and hard of hearing over a 4-week
training program related to caregiver knowledge of emergent literacy features
New!
Format(s):
Journal (Online)
This journal self-study course is composed of papers from a 2019 Research Forum, Advancing Statistical Methods in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. These selected articles provide advanced-level discussion about clinically relevant statistical methodologies to give speech-language pathologists a stronger foundation from which to analyze and understand the statistical research they come across to decide when and how to apply it in practice.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
These Perspectives (SIG 10) articles explore several issues related to student success.
Sylvan, Brock, Perkins, and Garret examine prerequisites required by graduate
programs in speech-language pathology across the United States. Roitsch, Murphy, and
Raymer investigate the relationship between executive functions and academic
outcomes in speech-language pathology graduate students. Richardson, Roberts, and
Victor explore ways to predict the clinical success of graduate students studying speechlanguage
pathology. Look, Shoemaker, Hoepner, and Blake discover benefits of
engaging undergraduate students in research.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
In these Perspectives (SIG 4) articles, two of the articles relate to patterns of disfluency in young bilingual children—one of these two articles adds the patterns of stuttering in young bilingual children that stutter. The third article uses a thematic analysis to help understand why adults who stutter attended self-help groups.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
This Perspectives (SIG 19) includes four different speech science articles that focus on speech production, speech perception, or both. Akbari and Aoyama examine epenthetic vowels produced by Persian L2 speakers of English corroborating previous research findings regarding acoustical characteristics of anaptyctic epenthetic vowels—prothetic epenthetic vowels differ from the phonemic vowels they precede. Hitchcock et al. examine speech perception of typical adults, typical children, and children with speech sound disorders, finding that children with speech sound disorders differ as compared to both typical groups. Rong conducted a preliminary examination of the articulatory control of speech and speech-like tasks. The results revealed shared and task-specific articulatory features in speech and speech-like tasks, specifically sharing that alternating motion rate tasks may be more useful for assessing temporal aspects of articulation whereas sequential motion rate tasks may be more useful for assessing spatial aspects of articulation and coordination. Lastly, Boyd-Pratt and Donai review evidence that the high frequency region contains perceptual cues regarding segmental, speaker identity, and speaker sex as well as improved speech recognition in the presence of noise.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
First, Katie Strong and Barbara Shadden provide an overview of the relationship
between narrative, identity, and social co-construction for persons with aphasia and
narrative treatment approaches for identity renegotiation. Second, Jamie Azios and Jack
Damico relate the Lifetime Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) and issues in longterm
care (LTC) along with practice recommendations for implementing LPAA in LTC.
Third, Jerry Hoepner and Tom Sather examine the potential approaches for teaching
and mentoring students in LPAA. Fourth, Rochelle Cohen-Schneider, Melodie Chan,
Denise McCall, Allison Tedesco, and Ann Abramson explore balancing relationshipcentered
care and professionalism. Finally, Sarah Wallace, Elena Donoso Brown, Anna
Saylor, Erica Lapp, and Joanna Eskander describe aphasia-friendly modifications for
occupational therapy assessments and home programs.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
These Perspectives (SIG 2) articles focus on approaches for early identification, service delivery, and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI). In the first article, Juliet Haarbauer-Drupa and Michael Brink describe the existing literature on preschool children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and illustrate a model of care for a community. Next, Lori Cook, Nellie Caulkins, and Sandra Chapman explore the potential for cognitive training delivered via telepractice to enhance cognitive performance after mild TBI in adolescence. Lastly, Mary Kennedy offers an update on the evidence the provides possible explanations for speech-language pathologists’ experiences while implementing a coaching approach with college students with TBI.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives and Exam
These Perspectives (SIG 6) articles describe current research, diagnostic, and management techniques for three different vestibular populations, including individuals with Usher Syndrome, Meniere’s Disease, and aging populations. The first article examines age-related changes in vestibular function and discusses findings in animal studies examining specific structural and functional changes occurring within the system.
The second article is a review designed to advance understanding of the clinical presentation of individuals with Usher Syndrome and discuss the importance of a multi-disciplinary team in diagnosis and management. Additionally, the latest research in gene-therapy treatments for Usher Syndrome are discussed. The final article is a large scale retrospective study of patients with an active Meniere’s Disease diagnosis. The study examines correlations between disease duration and diagnostic assessment findings.
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