Fall 2023 SLP Conference

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"Save the Date" for our Fall 2023 Communication Sciences and Disorders conference...

From Soup to Nuts: Ensuring Comprehensive SLP Management for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Friday, October 27, 2023; 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Public Square, Molloy University, RVC Campus and Online via Zoom
Attendees can receive up to .55 ASHA CEU's

The Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Department and the Office of Continuing Education at Molloy University are pleased to offer our Fall 2023 CSD conference.  

The Fall 2023 conference will offer two options to attend: in-person and virtual through Zoom.

This intermediate level program will provide attendees up to 0.55 ASHA CEUs in the area of speech-language pathology. 

Description:This course will review HNC ABC's including disease staging, oncologic treatment modalities and their impacts on swallowing (and speech). It will review the major players in the multidisciplinary HNC team and the role of the SLP as a critical member of that team including the knowledge and skills required to work with HNC patients effectively. Dysphagia evaluation and treatment modalities and current practice standards will be discussed as well as case examples to solidify information for participants.  

Time-ordered Agenda

8:50-9:00 Speaker introduction 

9-9:30 Introduction to HNC - current status on oncologic treatments 

9:30-10:30 Subsites and specifics 

10:30-10:45 Break 

10:45-12:15 The NCCN, AJCC and the multidisciplinary team (MDT)

12:15-1:00 lunch

1:00-2:00 The integral role of the SLP on the HNC MDT  

2:00-3:15 Current SLP standards for treatment and management -- Case examples 

3:15-3:30 Q and A

Speaker: Laurie Wennerholm, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S she/her/hers Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders Clinical Specialist: Dysphagia NYU Langone Health Adjunct Instructor, NYU Steinhardt School of Education Doctoral Student, University of Queensland

Speaker Bio: Laurie J. Wennerholm is a clinical specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders with 25 years devoted to medical speech pathology. Laurie completed her Master’s Degree at St. John’s University, and earned Specialty Certification in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders in 2006--maintaining her specialty recognition through leadership and scholarship. Laurie also serves as an adjunct professor at New York University and she teaches the Dysphagia graduate course at this institution. She has mentored and supervised many students completing clinical internships as well as clinical fellows. 

Currently, she is employed at NYU Langone Health. Her focus is in evaluation and treatment of speech-voice and swallowing impairments in patients with head and neck cancers and general program building within the department of speech-language pathology. 

She is enrolled in a PhD program where her research focus aims to improve the care pathway for patients with laryngectomy. Her goal is to continue her clinical work and eventually conduct relevant research to optimize care and quality of life for individuals with head and neck cancer.  

Speaker Disclosures:
Laurie Wennerholm's financial disclosures are:
Receive salary from NYU Langone Health and NYU Steinhardt School of Education 

Non financial disclosures:
Served on HNC subcommittee for abstract selection for ASHA 2023 convention 
Serving on Dysphagia Research Society abstract selection committee for 2024 annual conference 

Date and Time
The program will take place on Friday, October 27, 2023 with the breakfast, check-in and registration being held from 8:00-9:00 a.m., and the program will begin at 9:00 a.m.

In-Person and Zoom Options
Participants may choose to attend either in-person or remotely through Zoom. There is a separate registration depending upon the format you choose. Please also note that the Zoom option will have a lower rate of tuition than the in-person option because food will not be offered. The Zoom link will be sent shortly before the conference date. You must attend in real-time to receive CE credit. The program will not be recorded.

ASHA CEUs
This intermediate level program will provide attendees the opportunity to achieve up to .55 ASHA CEU's in the area of speech-language pathology. You must attend in real-time to receive CE credit. The program will not be recorded.

Location/Zoom Link
If you register for the in-person option the conference check-in, breakfast, keynote and lunch will be held in the Larini Room (Room 290A, 2nd floor) in the Public Square building at Molloy's Rockville Centre campus located at 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York 11571. Click here for directions to the campus and a campus map.

If you register for the Zoom option you will be emailed the Zoom link with further information as we get closer to the conference date.

"In-Person" Tuition Rates (includes Lunch and Breakfast):
Regular Registration, until 10/6: $135
Late Registration, 10/7-10/26: $145
After 10/26 or at the door: $155
Molloy Students: $10 (please register by 10/6, please use Molloy email address)
Non-Molloy Students (provide copy of student ID at door): $50 (must register by 10/6)
Molloy Alumni 25% discount
Molloy Faculty and Staff: No Charge (please register by 10/6, please use Molloy email address)

"Zoom" Tuition Rates (no food is included):
Regular Registration, until 10/6: $105
Late Registration, 10/7-10/26: $115
After 10/26 or at the door: $125
Molloy Students: No Charge (please register by 10/6, please use Molloy email address)
Non-Molloy Students (provide copy of student ID at door): $20 (must register by 10/6)
Molloy Alumni 25% discount
Molloy Faculty and Staff: No Charge (please register by 10/6, please use Molloy email address)

Registration 
Click here to register online. You will be able to pay for your classes online by ACH check or by MasterCard, Visa or Discover credit card. If you pay by credit card there will be a fee of 2.75% for domestic cards and 4.25% for international cards added to the tuition. You can avoid the credit card fee by paying with a check online.

If you have a problem please call the CE Office at 516-323-3550.

You may also phone in your registration by calling 516.323.3550 with your MasterCard, Discover, Visa, or purchase order information. If you pay by credit card there will be a fee of 2.75% for domestic cards and 4.25% for international cards added to the tuition. 

Click here to download a fillable registration form to register by mail, by fax or in-person.  Confirmation of your registration and classroom assignments will be sent to you upon receipt of your registration.

Refund Policy
A full refund will be granted as long as you contact us one week prior to the start of the program. However, substitutions can be made until the day of the program at no charge.

Questions regarding registration?
Email: conted@molloy.edu
Phone: 516.323.3553

Email List
The most up-to-date scheduling information can be found on the program webpage. We also email monthly reminders of the upcoming schedule if you provide us with an email address. Click here to be added to our email list.

Communication Sciences and Disorders Department

Molloy's Communication Sciences and Disorders Department continues to offer a comprehensive undergraduate program in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology and also offers an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology. The M.S. program in speech-language pathology at Molloy College is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Additionally, our Speech, Language and Hearing Center is located off campus in a new facility and continues to serve the community by providing an array of evaluation and treatment services.

The Speech, Language and Hearing Center is located at 30 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre and continues to serve the community by providing an array of evaluation and treatment services.