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CAN'T BREATHE? SUSPECT VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCTION!VCD
Conferences (&/or conferences that include some info. about VCD)
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Fri.,
Sept. 30, 2016 to Sat. Oct. 1, 2016 (2 day conference) in
Colorado, that includes some information about VCD. See this link:
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National Jewish previously held their 3rd National Conference on VCD, Thurs. and Fri., July 19-20, 2007,
in Denver, Colorado Title of Conference was:
'Moving Forward with Diagnosis and Management of Vocal
Cord Dysfunction / Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion'
Medical staff from the Interdisciplinary Team at National Jewish who work with VCD/PVFM presented about allergies, impact of environmental irritants, psychosocial issues in adult and pediatric patients, success with Biofeedback and Hypnosis, laryngeal (voice box/vocal cord, etc.) evaluation procedures, and variations in the clinical presentations of VCD/PVFM. Clinicians and researchers from across the United States and Australia presented results in psychological evaluations, comorbidities [co-existing illnesses, ailments, conditions] in the military population, descriptive studies, use of the Estill Voice Techniques, unusual medical disorders presenting as VCD/PVFM and developing a research data base. Clinical Hands-On teaching sessions covered adaptation of Breathing Techniques for individual patients, and Activity-Based Breathing Techniques with athletes. Viewing the 'Posters' and discussing the information with Presenters was scheduled in the Program, and exhibitors were available to demonstrate and discuss equipment. Lunch on Friday,
July 20, was open choice with a faculty person facilitating discussion at
each table on topics such as research, treatment approaches, patients with
additional medical issues, and the
direction VCD/PVFM should go. Summaries of the discussions were presented to the entire group, fulfilling the goal of the Conference – what do we know and where should we go in diagnosis and treatment of VCD/PVFM. ------------------------ Learning Objectives of this Nat'l Jewish VCD Conference were:
This
Nat'l Jewish VCD Conference, was a great and rare opportunity to
hear experienced and expert physicians and speech pathologists, who
have diagnosed
and treated many VCD patients, since the 1980’s! Attendees learned a
lot about VCD, including some of its many possible causes, and learned what
works, and
why, to help VCD patients conquer their VCD! They asked questions, and
shared experiences, with speakers and other attendees.
All interested medical people, speech
pathologists, and allied health professionals (AHP’s) were welcome and
invited to attend this important VCD conference:
The following were welcome to attend: ER
(Emergency Room) physicians, Allergists, Otolaryngologists (ENT/ear,
nose & throat physicians), Gastroenterologists, Endocrinologists,
Neurologists, Pediatricians, Primary Care Physicians, Pulmonologists
(lung doctors), Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Anesthesiologists, other
physicians (MD's, DO's ND's), Nurses, including school nurses, Physician’s Assistants,
Speech & Language Pathologists (SLP’s), including school SLP’s,
Dentists, ER & ambulance personnel, Paramedics, Emergency Medical
Technicians (EMT’s), Respiratory Therapists (RT’s), Pharmacists,
Researchers, etc. Nat’l Jewish held 3 previous interesting
and clinically helpful VCD Conferences, in 2001, 2003, and 2007, called
“Advances in Diagnosis & Treatment of Vocal Cord Dysfunction: A
State-of-the Art Conference”. I have added much info from these
conferences, to this website, and am adding info from the above 3rd VCD Conference. See webpage 7, about becoming a patient at Nat’l Jewish, in Denver, CO. If you know about any future VCD conferences, please
e-mail me at (see email below) with information about them. I will add
your information to this page, to help publicize VCD conferences for
interested medical professionals, and for allied health professionals.
You are at the bottom of web page 8. Please read web-page 9, next. |
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