An introduction to the voice clinic – case discussions and practical skills will be held on Friday 10 February 2023 in central London (Welbeck Health, Wigmore Street). The focus will be on multidisciplinary working in the voice clinic, with detailed case presentations from two experienced voice teams. In the afternoon, practical stations will provide training in laryngeal endoscopy. There will also be discussion of interpretation of stroboscopy footage. A further station run by Ed Blake, will provide training in laryngeal palpatory assessment. Ed Blake, Director and Lead Physiotherapist at Physio Ed, is widely recognised as one of the leading physiotherapists in the UK treating performers.
The course is limited to 40 delegates
Faculty
Declan Costello
Nick Gibbins
Guri Sandhu
Chadwan Al-Yaghchi
Ed Blake
Before the course
A prerequisite will be a working knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the vocal tract
There will be morning lectures followed by afternoon practical workshops
From
08:00
REGISTRATION OPENS
Reception
08:30
COFFEE BREAK
5th floor back of main room
08:45
Case presentations x3
Lewisham team
11:15
COFFEE BREAK
5th floor back of main room
11:30
Case presentations x3
Wexham team
13:30
WORKING LUNCH
5th floor back of main room
14:00
Workshops
4 breakout rooms
15:00
TEA BREAK
5th floor back of main room
15:15
Workshops continued
4 breakout rooms
LATEST
16:30
ALL CLEAR
Workshops
4 parallel streams
- 3x stroboscopy/scope learning
- 1x laryngeal palpatory assessment (Ed Blake)
All participants to practice stroboscopy on each other
Facilitators at each station to provide guidance:
Endoscopy
Strobe 1 station
Strobe 2 station
Strobe 3 station
Palpation
1400-1430
Group A
Group B
Group D
Group C
1500-1530
Group C
Group A
Group B
Group D
1530-1600
Group D
Group C
Group A
Group B
1600-1630
Group B
Group D
Group C
Group A
Maximum 40 participants (i.e. 10 per workshop)
Registration to attend the course is as follows
SLT - £75
TRAINEE - £100
CONSULTANT - £125
Date:
Friday, 10 February, 2023
Location:
Welbeck Health 33 Wigmore St, Suite 600, London, W1U 1QX
