IMPORTANT: Please note that this registration page is only for those that wish to attend this event in person. If you'd like to join us online, please register at https://bit.ly/OnlineSwallowingDisordersSymposium

Save the date! June is National Dysphagia Awareness month. Swallowing difficulties can occur to people of all ages and impacts one in twenty-five Americans annually. Dysphagia has the potential to dramatically impact the health and well-being of patients and their caregivers. Join the Stanford Department of Otolaryngology in an evening of lectures and discussion about swallowing and swallowing disorders. Our speakers will address aspects of oropharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia across the lifespan. Please join us in person, or virtually for this free educational event from 6-8 pm on June 1, 2022. For our in person attendees, please join us at 5:30 for light snacks and networking.

Location: The Grand Rounds Room (Room 125), 453 Quarry Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Parking: This building has a parking lot as well as parking structure. Parking is free for both the parking lot and the parking structure.

(Note: no CME or CEU credits will be available for this free event. We will not be able to provide certificates of attendance.)

Masks will be required for all in-person attendees.

Deadline for in-person registration: Friday, May 20, 2022

Registration for virtual attendance will remain open until the day of the event.

Agenda:

6:00-6:05 Heather Starmer - Welcome

6:05-6:20 Ed Damrose - The Upper Esophageal Sphincter, Friend or Foe?

6:20-6:35 Jennifer Kizner - Tongue Strength and Swallow Function

6:35-6:50 John Clarke - How to Approach Achalasia in 2022

6:50-7:05 Madison Fox - Acute Dysphagia in Patients with Moyamoya

7:05-7:20 Kwang Sung - Myth-busting Vocal Fold Augmentation for Dysphagia

7:20-7:35 Lisa Evangelista - What Goes In Must Come Down: The Value of the Esophageal Screen

7:35-7:50 Doug Sidell - Surgical Management of Pediatric Dysphagia

7:50-8:00 Question and answers