M.Sc Clinical Speech and Language Studies Programme
Contemporary Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech ]
Instructors: Richard K. Peach, Ph.D., Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Joseph R. Duffy, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
DATE: SEPTEMBER 3RD AND 4TH 2009 VENUE: ARAS AN PHIARSAIGH, TCD. Cost: €110 Euro for both days. Early booking Fee € 85.00 until June 30th 2009
Title: Contemporary Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech Course Description: As the theoretical underpinnings for aphasia and apraxia of speech (AOS) continue to evolve, so do the principles for managing these disorders and the methods that address them. Increasingly specific, model-based descriptions of aphasia and AOS (i.e., the nature of the semantic, lexical, syntactic, and phonological processing deficits of aphasia and the features of the motor planning deficits of AOS) are providing focused guidance to contemporary practice for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders. Traditional approaches to the evaluation of these disorders that do not distinguish among specific levels of deficit or do not identify the salient characteristics of each disorder are being replaced with more contemporary approaches that identify more accurately the key deficits of these patients. The result has been a much more targeted approach to the diagnosis and treatments for aphasia and AOS than have been used previously. All the while, a data-base has been accumulating with regard to the effectiveness of these procedures. Equal attention will be given to both aphasia and AOS in this two day workshop. Management for these disorders will be described in terms of the contemporary approaches that are used to evaluate and treat specific speech and language deficits that are associated with these disorders, the models on which these approaches are based, and the target groups for which they have been developed. An examination of the evidence base will be included for each category of techniques that are described. Learning Outcomes for Participants: As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to: • • • • • • • Identify contemporary models of language processing and communication that provide the bases for recent approaches to aphasia rehabilitation Develop intervention plans for individuals with aphasia based upon the unique characteristics of their aphasia. Apply treatment procedures for a variety of patients taking into consideration their unique characteristics in the areas of semantic, lexical, syntactic, and phonologic processing Describe the evidence base associated with the particular procedures and make informed decisions regarding their appropriateness Describe the underlying nature of the speech motor deficit in adult apraxia of speech Identify the essential clinical features of adult apraxia of speech and their distinction form aphasia and the dysarthrias Review current principles and approaches to treatment for AOS and the effectiveness of those procedures Richard K. Peach, Ph.D., Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Joseph R. Duffy, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Instructors:
Professor Joe Duffy Short Biography Joe Duffy is Head of the Division of Speech Pathology in the Department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN, US) and Professor in the Mayo School of Medicine. He spends most of his workdays evaluating people with communication disorders, many of them neurologically based. His research, scholarly, and teaching activities are primarily in the area of acquired neuropathologies of speech and language. He is the author of two editions of the book Motor Speech Disorders: Substrates, Differential Diagnosis, and Management. He serves on the Editorial Board or as a reviewer for many professional journals, has served as co-chair of the Certification Board of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS), and is a member of ANCDS Practice Guidelines committees for dysarthrias and apraxia of speech. He is a Fellow in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and has been awarded the Honors of ASHA. Richard K. Peach, Ph.D. Short Biography Dr. Peach received his BA in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Florida, his MA in Speech-Language Pathology from Memphis State University, and his Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology from Northwestern University. He is a Fulbright Scholar and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Peach is board certified in Neurologic Communication Disorders in Adults by the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders. His research has focused on acoustic, syntactic, and psycholinguistic factors underlying language comprehension and production in acquired language disorders, electrophysiologic measures of auditory and lexical processing in elderly and aphasic listeners, and on diagnostic and treatment procedures for acquired speech and language disorders in adults. His scholarly record includes more than 50 publications, over 80 peer-reviewed presentations, and more than 100 invited presentations. Dr. Peach is the former Editor of the American Journal of SpeechLanguage Pathology