The introduction of a new speech pathology preadmission clinic for patients planned for head or neck surgery with a general or thoracic surgeon in a regional setting with no access to ENT services.
Tracks
Concurrent session W5
Cancer
Dysphagia
Head and neck
Voice
| Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
| 12:10 PM - 12:25 PM |
| River View Room 05 |
Overview
Stephanie Cornelissen
Details
⏫ In-practice
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Foundational (new/casual familiarity with the topic e.g. treated a single case)
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Foundational (new/casual familiarity with the topic e.g. treated a single case)
Presenter
Mrs Stephanie Cornelissen
Grade 2 acute/specialist outpatient clinic speech pathologist
Bendigo Health
The introduction of a new speech pathology preadmission clinic for patients planned for head or neck surgery with a general or thoracic surgeon in a regional setting with no access to ENT services.
12:10 PM - 12:25 PMPresentation summary
Objectives/background:
This presentation will provide an overview of the introduction of a new speech pathology pre admission clinic for patients planned for head or neck surgery with a general or thoracic surgeon in a regional setting with no access to ENT services. This includes but is not limited to populations for thyroid surgery, parotidectomy, Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy, and neck dissections.
Methods
A project plan was developed to define the speech pathology role, clinic model, patient inclusion and exclusion criteria. Relationship building and networking with key stakeholders was crucial to the successful implementation of the clinic model with a quality in action framework. A retrospective audit of clinical notes from the previous 12 months was completed to determine need for speech pathology services with this population. Prospective data has been collected to determine demand for speech pathology services in addition to the prevalence of dysphagia, dysphonia, xerostomia in this population.
Results
Results discussed will include speech pathology reflections of introducing this clinic including barriers and facilitators. The proportion of patients requiring services from a speech pathologist will be presented as well as the prevalence of patients presenting with dysphonia, dysphagia, or xerostomia from these patient populations.
Conclusion
A speech pathology pre-admission clinic has been established for patients scheduled for thyroid surgery, parotidectomy, Ivor Lewis oesphagectomy, or a neck dissection with a general or thoracic surgeon in a large regional setting.
This presentation will provide an overview of the introduction of a new speech pathology pre admission clinic for patients planned for head or neck surgery with a general or thoracic surgeon in a regional setting with no access to ENT services. This includes but is not limited to populations for thyroid surgery, parotidectomy, Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy, and neck dissections.
Methods
A project plan was developed to define the speech pathology role, clinic model, patient inclusion and exclusion criteria. Relationship building and networking with key stakeholders was crucial to the successful implementation of the clinic model with a quality in action framework. A retrospective audit of clinical notes from the previous 12 months was completed to determine need for speech pathology services with this population. Prospective data has been collected to determine demand for speech pathology services in addition to the prevalence of dysphagia, dysphonia, xerostomia in this population.
Results
Results discussed will include speech pathology reflections of introducing this clinic including barriers and facilitators. The proportion of patients requiring services from a speech pathologist will be presented as well as the prevalence of patients presenting with dysphonia, dysphagia, or xerostomia from these patient populations.
Conclusion
A speech pathology pre-admission clinic has been established for patients scheduled for thyroid surgery, parotidectomy, Ivor Lewis oesphagectomy, or a neck dissection with a general or thoracic surgeon in a large regional setting.
Key messages
1. need for speech pathology services for patients presenting with dysphonia, dysphagia, or xerostomia for patients planned for head or neck surgery with a general or thoracic surgeon in a regional setting with no access to ENT services.
2. Prevalence of patients presenting with dysphonia, dysphagia, or xerostomia for patients planned for head or neck surgery with a general or thoracic surgeon in a regional setting with no access to ENT services.
3. Barriers and facilitators implementing a new speech pathology preadmission clinic for patients planned for head or neck surgery with a general or thoracic surgeon in a regional setting with no access to ENT services. This includes but is not limited to populations for thyroid surgery, parotidectomy, Ivor Lewis oesophagostomy, and neck dissections.
2. Prevalence of patients presenting with dysphonia, dysphagia, or xerostomia for patients planned for head or neck surgery with a general or thoracic surgeon in a regional setting with no access to ENT services.
3. Barriers and facilitators implementing a new speech pathology preadmission clinic for patients planned for head or neck surgery with a general or thoracic surgeon in a regional setting with no access to ENT services. This includes but is not limited to populations for thyroid surgery, parotidectomy, Ivor Lewis oesophagostomy, and neck dissections.
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Stephanie Bennetts is a Speech Pathology who has been working clinically for 6 years. She has experience working across community and inpatient settings across metropolitan and regional public health services.
Her clinical experience working across the continuum has highlighted the importance of both collaborative and co-ordinated care to target client’s specific needs.
Through living and working in regional Victoria, Stephanie possess an understanding of the challenges that people in her own community face in accessing health care.
Stephanie is passionate about providing education to clients to empower them to be actively involved in each stage of their healthcare journey despite their geographical location.
Session chair
Jeanne Marshall
Conjoint Clinical Research Fellow
Children's Health Queensland/ The University Of Queensland
Student volunteer(s)
Georgia Fitzgerald
Student
Curtin University
Hana Richmond
University of Melbourne
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