SLP - 542L Tracheostomy and Ventilator Lab Ventilator Dependent Patients

This lab-based course covers the unique challenges of evaluating and treating speech, voice and swallowing impairments demonstrated by patients requiring tracheostomy tube placement with and without mechanical ventilation. Hands-on education will include task training with various tracheostomy tubes, one-way speaking valves and ventilators/ventilator settings; as well as interprofessional case studies using high-fidelity mannequins and simulated patient modalities/technologies. Course may be audited by thesis-track students. Prerequisites: SLP-523L and SLP-537L. Offered: summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 1