ASHA 2017 Convention Program - 215

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CC/512
(Lvl 2)

SLP
SWAL
Intermediate
Prof Educ

5079

Neurodevelopmental
Intervention
Strategies To
Improve Oral Feeding
Skills In Newborns
With Congenital Heart
Defects

Hema Desai, CHOC Children's Hosp;
Audrey Lim, CHOC Children's Hosp

Full-term newborns with congenital heart defects (CHD)
are at high risk for developmental and feeding difficulties
secondary to early surgical intervention, disruption in
typical care, prolonged hospitalization and immature brain
structures, similar to preterm babies. Feeding difficulties
include prolonged transition to oral feeds and suck/
swallow/breathe dis-coordination. Often, the feeding
experience for these infants is overlooked. Intervention
strategies to support infant neurobehavioral
development to promote improve quality of oral
feeding will be discussed.

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3:00PM-3:30PM

CC/512
(Lvl 2)

SLP
SWAL
Intermediate
Research

5080

Mental Practice
of Tongue
Strengthening
Exercise: Pilot
Study in Older, Healthy
Adults

Sarah Hegyi Szynkiewicz, U of South
Florida, Sarasota-Manatee; Christina
Nobriga, Loma Linda U; Cynthia
O'Donoghue, James Madison U; Eric
Johnson, Loma Linda U

Mental practice is a representation of a physical movement
that is rehearsed mentally without motor execution. This
mixed methods pilot study investigates using mental
practice tongue strengthening exercise in a small group
of older, healthy adults. This could represent a novel
alternative or supplementary approach in the area of
dysphagia rehabilitation. Lingual strength measures
and interview results will be analyzed to inform future
directions and development of a mental exercise
protocol in dysphagia.

TH
3:30PM-4:00PM

CC/512
(Lvl 2)

SLP
SWAL
Intermediate
Research

5081

Pamela Smith, Bloomsburg U; Kate
Straws, Strength
Measures & Sip Sizes in Serravalle, Bloomsburg U
Two Age Groups

Straws may affect how people drink fluids. Aging affects
how people swallow. Strength affects the swallow if it is
impaired, but does lip strength affect sip sizes during straw
drinking in typical adults? This study examines sip sizes
and strength measures in two age groups using different
types of straws and directions for sip sizes.

TH
4:30PM-5:00PM

CC/512
(Lvl 2)

SLP
SWAL
Intermediate
Research

5082

The Clinical Utility
of the Eating
Assessment-10
(EAT-10) in the
ALS Clinic

Laurie Sterling, Houston Methodist
Hosp; Julia McCaffrey, Cedars-Sinai
Med Ctr; Heather Thompson,
Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr; Peggy Allred,
Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr

Serial administration of the Eating Assessment Tool-10
(EAT-10) has been implemented in ALS clinics to document
symptom severity and measure change throughout the
course of the disease This study examined longitudinal
data of EAT-10 scores in 216 ALS patients. Nearly 50% of
the patients reported variable scores or scores suggesting
improvement of swallowing symptoms in this progressive
disease. The EAT-10 does not reflect progressive dysphagia.
Is the EAT-10 an appropriate ALS clinic measure?

TH
5:00PM-5:30PM

CC/512
(Lvl 2)

SLP
SWAL
Intermediate
Research

5083

Eating Assessment
Tool-10:
Recommendation
for Revised
Cut-Off Score

Kendrea Garand, MUSC; Elizabeth
Hill, MUSC; Bonnie Martin-Harris,
Northwestern U

The Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) is a 10-item selfadministered, symptom-specific outcome measure for
dysphagia. Belafsky et al. recommended a cut-off score of
≥3 to be considered abnormal based on their normative
data (n=100) used in the validation study. This study
examined if the same cut-off score would be recommended
in a larger cohort of non-dysphagic volunteers (n=167).
Findings from this study suggest a cut-off score of ≥4
better classifies persons with dysphagia.

TH
6:30PM-7:00PM

CC/514
(Lvl 2)

SLP
SWAL
Intermediate
Research

5084

Impact of Organ
Preservation
Treatment on Quality
of Life & Toxicities in
Head-Neck Cancer

Barbara Messing, GBMC; Elizabeth
Ward, U of Queensland; Cathy
Lazarus, Mt Sinai Beth Israel; Melissa
Kim, Greater Baltimore Med Ctr;
Jessica Silinonte, GBMC

Quality of life and functional changes from baseline
to two years were assessed in patients treated with
chemoradiotherapy. Whilst most issues resolved,
swallowing problems persisted in >50%. The current data
can assist clinicians to counsel patients on anticipated
functional problems which peak at 3 months with potential
resolution long term.

TH
7:00PM-7:30PM

CC/514
(Lvl 2)

SLP
SWAL
Intermediate
Research

5085

Longitudinal Side
Effects & Barriers to
Oral Intake Following
Non-Surgical Head &
Neck Cancer Treatment

Molly Barnhart, Prince of Wales
Hosp & U of Queensland; Elizabeth
Ward, Queensland Health & U
of Queensland; Bena Carmill,
Queensland Health & U of
Queensland; Rachelle Robinson,
Prince of Wales Hosp; Virginia
Simms, Prince of Wales Hosp; Sophie
Chandler, Prince of Wales Hosp;
Robert Smee, Comprehensive Cancer
Ctr Prince of Wales Hosp & New
South Wales

Patients with (chemo)radiotherapy for Head and Neck
Cancer (HNC) experience treatment-related side effects in
the short and long-term which contribute to dysphagia.
How these side effects impact oral intake and change over
time is not well known. Ninety-six patients were assessed
longitudinally to 3 years post-treatment to identify oral
intake levels, side effects present, barriers to oral intake,
and compensatory strategies used. This information will
help guide speech-language pathology services post
HNC treatment.

TH
1:30PM-2:00PM

CC/513
(Lvl 2)

SLP
VAC
Intermediate
Research

5086

Investigating Deep
Brain Stimulation as a
Novel Intervention for
Essential Vocal Tremor

Elizabeth DiRenzo, Stanford U Sch
of Med; C. Kwang Sung, Stanford U
Sch of Med; Casey Halpern, Stanford
U Sch of Med

Essential vocal tremor (EVT) is a common and difficultto-treat voice disorder. This investigation sought to
evaluate whether deep brain stimulation (DBS), a
common surgical intervention for essential limb tremor,
improves EVT. Objective and perceptual measures of EVT
were assessed at baseline, during, and post DBS surgery.
Objective and perceptual measures of EVT improved
following DBS treatment. Findings have the potential to
alter treatment recommendations for these patients and
provide a foundation for continued research.

2017 ASHA Convention Program Book

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2:00PM-2:30PM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ASHA 2017 Convention Program