Supporting Patients With Cancer-Related Aphasia
Course: #11133Level: Introductory 1 Hour 570 Reviews
As medical speech pathologists, we have familiarity with supporting language deficits after stroke and brain injury. This course facilitates the assessment and treatment of patients with a less familiar etiology of aphasia: cancer resulting in primary and secondary brain tumors.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Introductory, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to name two time points on the neuro-oncology arc of care.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe an oncology-specific care consideration in aphasia assessment and/or treatment.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify a supportive statement and/or resource for patients and caregivers with aphasia due to neuro-oncology diagnosis.
Course created on February 27, 2025
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Arc of Care |
| 15-25 Minutes | Facts and Figures |
| 25-40 Minutes | Oncology-Specific Care Considerations |
| 40-55 Minutes | Supportive Statements and Resources |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Reviews
570 ReviewsPresented By
Allison Gallaher
MS CCC-SLP
Allison has been a medical SLP for over eight years and is employed by Kaiser Permanente, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, and Expressable. Her interests lie in supporting adults over 50 to thrive and to connect with others in personally relevant ways. She is also a certified provider of the Powerful Tools for Caregivers course designed to support the loved ones of individuals with memory involvement.
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Catherine Wang
MS, CCC-SLP
Catherine Wang is a research SLP in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. She studies language recovery outcomes following resective neurosurgery, using data from language assessments, neuroimaging, and direct cortical stimulation. Catherine is interested in applying research findings to improve clinical assessment and treatment of aphasia.
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Amy Maguire
MS, CCC-SLP
Amy Maguire is a medical SLP who works at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Mass General Brigham system in Boston, MA. She specializes in the clinical assessment and treatment of adult patients with brain tumors. She leads a team of SLP specialists who cross inpatient and outpatient care settings and support intra-operative neuro-oncology cases that require awake speech and language mapping.
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Financial: Allison Gallaher received an honorarium for this presentation. Non-financial: Allison Gallaher has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Financial: Catherine Wang received an honorarium for this presentation. Non-financial: Catherine Wang has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Financial: Amy Maguire received an honorarium for this presentation. Non-financial: Amy Maguire has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by SpeechPathology.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Introductory Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
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Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
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