Using diagnostic imaging software for analysis of swallow biomechanics - VFSS + FEES

Workshop Sponsor:       

Thursday 9 November 2023

8:00am – 12:00pm

$175.00 per person

Includes: Morning tea and lunch

Level 5 Education Centre - Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, 
119-143 Missenden Rd, Camperdown NSW 2050

Workshop tickets are subject to availability at the time of booking. Only 50 spaces are available.

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Learning Objectives: 

  1. What quantitative measures are available for VFSS/ FEES?
  2. What do they offer? What is their value add?
  3. How do we do it?
  4. How reliable are we?
  5. How do we incorporate them into our reporting and practice?

                                          Workshop Faculty


Associate Professor Anna Miles 

Associate Professor Anna Miles is a practising speech-language therapist with 25+ years of experience working in the acute and community setting. Anna is a senior lecturer at The University of Auckland. She is a researcher, lecturer and clinician in the area of voice and swallowing disorders. Anna runs a hospital-based student teaching clinic as well as an outpatient voice and swallowing rehabilitation clinic. She is the New Zealand Speech-language Therapists’ Association Expert Adviser in Adult Dysphagia.

Dr Miles has ~100 peer reviewed publications and 1500+ citations. The Swallowing Research Laboratory in the Centre of Brain Research at The University of Auckland, led by Dr Miles, strives to improve the lives of people with swallowing difficulties through improved assessment, treatment and medical education. 


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