University of South Florida Joy McCann Culverhouse Center for Swallowing Disorders 2nd Annual Swallowing Symposium

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Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)

Location

USF Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS)

124 S Franklin St.

Tampa, FL 33602 

Also held virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Audience

Speech-Language Pathologists, Gastroenterologists, General Surgery, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Nursing, Primary Care Physicians

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Describe multidisciplinary roles of dysphagia management.
  2. Discuss interdisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES) dysfunction.
  3. Outline interdisciplinary lung transplant swallowing considerations.
  4. Explain how to integrate multidisciplinary interventions for individuals with functional swallowing disorders.
  5. Recognize appropriate treatment plan given clinical cases of complex patients with swallowing disorders.

Relevant Financial Relationships

Prior to the activity, USF Health will disclose and mitigate all relevant financial relationships that relate to the content of the activity.

Accreditation

Continuing education activity credit provided by USF Health.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM 

USF Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Opportunity to earn ASHA CEUs.

ASHA CE approved provider for 0.65 Intermediate Level ASHA CEUs.

 

Agenda at a Glance 

Saturday, June 7th | Swallowing Symposium

  • 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
  • 8:30 - 8:40 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
  • 8:40 - 9:40 a.m. Session 1: Multidisciplinary Understanding of Swallowing and Dysphagia (SLP, GI, GI Surgery) | Joy Gaziano, SLP, Sam Slone, MD, and Joseph Sujka, MD
  • 9:40 - 11:00 a.m. Session 2: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Upper Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction (SLP, ENT, GI) | Diane Longnecker, PhD, Dr. Yasmeen Abdel-Aty, MD and Dr. Rene Gomez Esquivel, MD
  • 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Break
  • 11:15 - 12:30 p.m. Session 3: Assessing and Managing Functional Swallowing Disorders (GI, SLP, GI Psychology) | Jaimie Anderson, SLP, Camille Thelin, MD, Rebecca Klam, PsyD
  • 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:30 - 3:05 p.m. Session 4: Optimizing Dysphagia Management in Lung Transplant Patients (GI, SLP, Pulmonary, GI Surgery) | Debarata Bandyopadhyay, MD., John Jacobs, MD, Christopher DuCoin, MD and Alexis Benstock, SLP
  • 3:05 - 3:20 p.m. Break
  • 3:20 - 4:00 p.m. Session 5: Case-Based Learning through Grand Rounds
  • 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Final Q&A and Closing Remarks

2nd Annual Swallowing Symposium 2025