The practice of speech-language pathology includes prevention, diagnosis, habilitation, and rehabilitation of communication, swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive disorders; elective modification of communication behaviors; and enhancement of communication. This includes services that address the dimensions of body structure and function, activity, and/or participation as proposed by the World Health Organization model.

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Health Care/Business Institute Draws 600
Nearly 600 speech-language pathologists who work in health care settings or private practice gathered in Bethesda, Md., in early April for a weekend of intensive learning and collegial conversations at the ASHA Health Care/Business Institute.
Voice Boot Camp: Intensive Treatment Success
A "Voice Boot Camp" approach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was successful for patients who have been resistant to other treatments or who live far from the clinic and for whom traditional treatment is impossible.
The Role of Pharyngeal and Upper Esophageal Manometry in Swallowing Assessment
Manometry is a tool that may add value to videofluoroscopic swallowing examination and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing by providing quantitative information to the dysphagia evaluation.

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