Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location
USF Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS)
124 S Franklin St.
Tampa, FL 33602
Also held virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Audience
Speech-Language Pathologists, Gastroenterologists, General Surgery, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Nursing, Primary Care Physicians
Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to:
- Explain how to integrate multidisciplinary interventions for individuals with functional swallowing disorders.
- Discuss interdisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES) dysfunction.
- Outline interdisciplinary lung transplant swallowing considerations.
- Explain how to integrate behavioral, medical, and psychological interventions for individuals with functional swallowing disorders.
- Recognize appropriate treatment plan given clinical cases of complex patients with swallowing disorders.
Relevant Financial Relationships
Prior to the activity, USF Health will disclose and mitigate all relevant financial relationships that relate to the content of the activity.
Accreditation
Continuing education activity credit provided by USF Health.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM
USF Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Opportunity to earn ASHA CEUs.
Agenda at a Glance
Saturday, June 7th | Swallowing Symposium
- 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
- 8:30 - 8:40 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
- 8:40 - 9:40 a.m. Session 1: Multidisciplinary Understanding of Swallowing and Dysphagia (SLP, GI, GI Surgery)
- 9:40 - 11:00 a.m. Session 2: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Upper Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction (SLP, ENT, GI)
- 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Break
- 11:15 - 12:30 p.m. Session 3: Assessing and Managing Functional Swallowing Disorders (GI, SLP, GI Psychology)
- 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
- 1:30 - 3:05 p.m. Session 4: Optimizing Dysphagia Management in Lung Transplant Patients (GI, SLP, Pulmonary, GI Surgery)
- 3:05 - 3:20 p.m. Break
- 3:20 - 4:00 p.m. Session 5: Case-Based Learning through Grand Rounds
- 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Final Q&A and Closing Remarks
2nd Annual Swallowing Symposium 2025
