Gap Education
April 20, 2024, Live, Synchronous, 7-Hour Webinar
MBS Standardization: Review and Integration of MBSImP, ASPEKT-C, and DIGEST
Did you know that standardized measures support consistency, reliability, and clearer tracking of patient progress over time?
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Instrumentation is a cornerstone of dysphagia assessment, and standardized tools help transform instrumental data into meaningful clinical decisions.
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Not sure where to start?
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This course provides clinicians with a deeper understanding of three standardized tools—MBSImP, DIGEST, and ASPEKT-C—used in modified barium swallow studies (MBSS) within a structure that gives practical insights into integrating these tools.
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We explore insights from the creators of each tool and emphasize the integration and complementary nature of these measures to guide clinical decision-making.
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The course features 3 expert-led presentations on 3 standardization tools, a case-based discussion where instructors will demonstrate how all three tools can be used, and finally, a question & answers session.
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A working knowledge of DIGEST, MBSImP, and ASPEKT-C is not required for course completion.
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* Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP)
** Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST)
*** Analysis of Swallowing Physiology: Events, Kinematics, and Timing for Use in Clinical Practice (ASPEKT-C)
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Target Audience: Intermediate level
CE Credit: 0.3 ASHA CEUs can be awarded to ASHA members. No partial CE credit is provided.
To earn a certificate, and ASHA CEUs if desired, eligible learners must do the following:
-View the entire recorded webinar
-Obtain 80% on a short post assessment (may be retaken as needed).
-Complete required items in a learner survey.
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Learning Objectives:
1. Identify domains of swallow measurement complementing swallow safety.
2. Distinguish measures of swallowing safety, efficiency, physiology, and timing.
3. Match validated measures to the appropriate measurement domain.
Instructors
Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Honors
Dr. Martin-Harris, a clinician and clinician scientist, is the Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor in the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Feinberg School of Medicine, and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. Her research interests include swallowing impairment and respiratory-swallowing interactions, assessment and treatment approaches for patients with head and neck cancer, neurologic and pulmonary diseases. Dr. Martin-Harris’ research is funded by the NIH/NCI, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Bracco Diagnostics, and MUSC Zucker Foundation.
Over the past 20 years, her research has resulted in the first universal, standardized, reliable and valid method for training, interpreting, reporting, and analyzing visual observations of swallowing impairment from modified
barium swallowing studies using videofluoroscopic imaging, the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP™). The significance and impact of this work is reflected in its widespread clinical translation by over 10,500 clinicians across 50 countries and in 185 graduate educational programs. Click for disclosures.
Catriona Steele, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO, ASHA Honors
Professor Catriona M. Steele is the Director of the Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Laboratory at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Swallowing and Food Oral Processing.
Professor Steele also holds an appointment in the Graduate Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto. Prior to completing her Ph.D., Professor Steele worked as a medical speech-language pathologist for 10 years.
Professor Steele is the 2024-2025 President of the Dysphagia Research Society. She has published more than 195 peer-reviewed publications. Professor Steele is in demand as a teacher around the world. Click for disclosures.
Kate A. Hutcheson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow
Dr. Katherine (Kate) A. Hutcheson is a tenured Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery with dual appointment in the Division of Radiation Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She serves as Chief for Speech Pathology and Audiology, Fellowship Director for Audiology and Oncologic Speech Pathology, and Deputy Director of Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Research and is adjunct faculty at the University of Houston. Dr. Hutcheson is a clinician-scientist, practicing as a Speech Language Pathologist for 20 years with Board Certification as a Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S), and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She serves as Associate Editor for the journals of Dysphagia and Head and Neck. Dr. Hutcheson leads a globally
recognized program of practice oriented clinical research and has authored over 175 peer-reviewed and invited articles with funding support from the National Institutes of Health, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Department of Defense, the MD Anderson Institutional Research Grant Award program, philanthropic and foundation funding after her post-doctoral funding by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas UT Health Innovation Training Program. Click for disclosures.
Schedule
Intro
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Dr. Katherine A. Hutcheson
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0:01 - 16:40
Analysis of Swallowing Physiology: Events, Kinematics, and Timing for Use in Clinical Practice (ASPEKT-C)
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Dr. Catriona Steele
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1:46:48 – 2:19:25
Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST)
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Dr. Katherine A. Hutcheson
16:41 - 53:36 ​​
Case Scenario – 39-Year-Old Female with Thyroid Cancer​​
Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris
Dr. Catriona Steele
Dr. Katherine A. Hutcheson
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2:19:26 – 2:44:13
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* Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP)
Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris
53:37 – 1:46:47​​​​
Question & Answer​​
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Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris
Dr. Catriona Steele
Dr. Katherine A. Hutcheson
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2:44:14 –2:56:19
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Outro
2:56:20 - 2:57:48​​​​
Disclosures
Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris
Financial Disclosures
Royalties: MBSImP Copyright from Northern Speech Services through agreement with Medical University of South Carolina (Zucker Institute); Gap Education for sales of this recorded course.
Speaking Fee: Gap Education (donated by Dr. Martin-Harris to student education)
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Non-financial Disclosures
None
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Dr. Katherine A. Hutcheson
Financial Disclosures
Honoraria: UCSF, Ohio State University, Medbridge, NRG, American Board of Swallowing and Disorders
Speaking Fee: Gap Education
Royalties for sales of this course: Gap Education
Non-financial Disclosures
HNCA - Board Membership
DIGEST - Developer​
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Dr. Catriona Steele, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO, ASHA Honors
Financial Disclosures
Salary: University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Salary: Canada Research Chairs Secretariat, Ottawa, Canada
Grant: NIA R01AG077481 (PIs Steele, Plowman)
Industry Contract: Benitec Biopharma Inc.
Royalties: Medbridge, Northern Speech Services, Gap Education for sale of this course
Consulting Fees: Nestle Health Science
Speaking Fees as the Developer, ASPEKT and ASPEKT-C Methods of Videofluoroscopy Analysis (Analysis of Swallowing Physiology - Events, Kinematics and Timing)
Speaking Fee for live webinar: Gap Education
Non-financial Disclosures
DRS: President, 2024-2025
IDDSI: Board Member, 2012-2023
Associate Editor, Dysphagia Journal (on leave at the time of recording)
Editorial board member, Journal of Texture Studies
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