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2.3  ASHA CEUs

BaByVFSSImP™ For Videofluoroscopic Assessment Of Swallowing Impairment In Bottle-Fed Babies #e002


Presenters: Maureen Lefton-Greif, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow & Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Honors


A standardized swallowing assessment protocol for bottle-fed babies.

This training program is conducted fully online and contains audio, video and interactive practice components. Participants may work at their own pace and have unlimited time to finish. Clinical email support is available for training course questions.

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Course enrollment opens January 2, 2025.

The BaByVFSSImP™ approach provides a standardized protocol to interpret and communicate VFSS results in bottle-fed babies. This self-guided training will systematically teach participants 21 components of the swallow along with a standardized scoring metric that together comprise the BaByVFSSImP™ assessment. The training format provides ample opportunity for interactive practice in interpreting videofluoroscopic swallow studies. When ready, participants will demonstrate their competency within the reliability zone testing.

Participants may work at their own pace, may stop and start the training at any point, and have unlimited time to complete this training. The reliability testing may be repeated as needed to achieve the competency threshold. Course focus is bottle-fed babies.

Offered for 2.3 ASHA CEUs – 23 contact hours.

Course Outline

1. LEARNING ZONE:

Participants are taught 21 components of the swallowing mechanism and their associated impairment scores which together comprise the BaByVFSSImP™ assessment. Component scores are taught via narrated PowerPoint presentations. (Self-paced.)

2. TRAINING ZONE:

Participants practice scoring each BaByVFSSImP™ component, initially on single, isolated swallows taken from swallow studies, and then practice scoring each component on full MBS studies. Immediate feedback is provided and this zone may be repeated as needed to refine scoring accuracy. (Self-paced.)

3. RELIABILITY ZONE:

This is the testing zone. Participants are tested on their newly acquired skill in using the BaByVFSSImP™ scoring metric to successfully capture and profile swallowing impairment in bottle-fed babies. Ten VFSS are presented for scoring. Accuracy of 80% or higher must be achieved on each of the 21 components. Partial retests are required only on those components scored with less than 80% accuracy. (Self-paced.)


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Content Disclosures

This online CE course focuses on the BaByVFSSImP™ Approach for assessment of swallowing impairment. Other assessment protocols will not be included in this course. View financial and non-financial disclosures in the Presenter & Disclosures area.

Course Format

This training program is conducted fully online and contains audio, video and interactive practice components. Participants may work at their own pace and have unlimited time to finish. Learners retain access to course content after completion for ongoing reference and review.

Course Objectives

At course conclusion, participants will be able to:
  1. List the 21 swallowing components comprising the BaByVFSSImP™ assessment protocol.
  2. Identify standardized terms for describing observations of the swallowing mechanism as seen on videofluoroscopic swallow studies of bottle-fed babies.
  3. Describe the scoring metric for each of the 21 components comprising the BaByVFSSImP™ assessment protocol.
  4. Apply the BaByVFSSImP™ scoring metric to videofluoroscopic swallow studies cases.
  5. Demonstrate the ability to score successfully (with 80% accuracy) each of the 21 components when viewing videofluoroscopic swallow studies of bottle-fed babies.

Post Test and Certificate of Completion:

Accuracy of 80% or higher must be achieved on each of the 21 components across the 10 swallow studies in the Reliability Zone testing in order to receive a certificate of completion and earn Registered BaByVFSSImP Clinician status. Retesting will be required only on those components scored with less than 80% accuracy.

CEUs cannot be awarded partially nor proactively.

Presenter & Disclosures

Maureen Lefton-Greif, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Maureen Lefton-Greif

Maureen Lefton-Greif, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow, is Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. She is an internationally recognized speech-language pathologist for her clinical expertise and research on swallowing and its development and disorders in children of all ages.

Presenter Disclosures:

Financial — Maureen Lefton-Greif is presenter/developer of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalties.

Nonfinancial — Maureen Lefton-Greif has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Honors

Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Honors, is the Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor in the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. She is also Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Radiation Oncology, Feinberg School of Medicine.

She is a Past-President of the Dysphagia Research Society, past Chair of the Specialty Board for Board Certification in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S), and Associate Editor for the Dysphagia Journal. She is an ASHA Fellow, recipient of the 2016 Admiral Albert J. Baciocco Innovation Award – Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), The 2017 12th Annual Pepper Lecturer, Northwestern School of Communication, Honorary Member of the MUSC Chapter of The National Academy of Inventors, recipient of Honors from the South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SCSHA), 2010 MUSC College of Health Professions Scholar of the Year Award, and associate member of the Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the American Head and Neck Society.

Dr. Martin-Harris is the author and developer of the first standardized method for videofluoroscopic assessment of swallowing impairment (Modified Barium Swallowing Impairment Profile, MBSImP™), translated to research and clinical practice in the United States, Canada, and 13 additional countries. She is also the author of the manual, "Standardized Training In Swallowing Physiology—Evidence-Based Assessment Using The MBSImP Approach" published by Northern Speech Services. Her work is funded by the National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the Veteran's Administration, and the Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation.

Presenter Disclosures:

Financial — Bonnie Martin-Harris is presenter of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalties.

Financial — Bonnie Martin-Harris is the author of "Standardized Training In Swallowing Physiology — Evidence-Based Assessment Using The MBSImP Approach" published by Northern Speech Services; receives royalties.

Financial — Bonnie Martin-Harris' former employer, MUSC, receives royalties from Northern Speech related to enrollment tuition of the MBSImP Online Training.

Financial — Bonnie Martin-Harris' MBSImP research and development was funded in part by Bracco Diagnostics; received grant funding.

Financial — Bonnie Martin-Harris' research is funded in part by the Veteran's Administration (VA); receives grant and research funding.

Financial — Bonnie Martin-Harris' research is funded in part by the Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation; receives grant funding.

Financial — Bonnie Martin-Harris' research is funded in part by the National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH/NIDCD); receives grant and research funding.

Nonfinancial — Bonnie Martin-Harris is associated with numerous journals, publications, and boards related to speech-language pathology; receives no compensation in these roles.

Intended Audience / Accreditation

Intended Audience/Accreditation
asha ce approved provider

This program is offered for 2.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area).

Intended Audience

  • Speech-Language Pathologists

ASHA CEUs: NSS online courses are registered with ASHA and are offered for ASHA CEUs. The number of ASHA CEUs is noted above. Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour = equals 1 CEE.

ASHA CE Registry: During the enrollment process, if you select to receive ASHA credit for this course and if you provide your ASHA number, NSS will automatically submit your CEU information to the ASHA CE Registry after successful course completion (80% on post test). This submission happens once per month, during the first week of the month. For example, if you complete your course on November 7th, NSS will submit all November online course CEUs to ASHA during the first week of December. When ASHA inputs the information into their database, they will mark the course as completed on the last day of the month in which it was completed, so November 30th using this example. The certificate of completion available for you to print immediately, however, will reflect the actual completion date, November 7th in this example. Due to ASHA processing procedures please allow 2-3 weeks, from the submission date, for the course to appear on your ASHA transcript.

ASHA CEUs: Attendees must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to be eligible to earn ASHA CEUs:

  • Current ASHA Member.
  • ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) Holder.
  • Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology.
  • Credentialed by a state regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
  • Credentialed by a national regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
  • Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC.
  • Currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program in SLP or audiology.

If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.

Licensing Boards: Most state licensing boards DO accept CEUs earned online (usually classified as home-study credits). Some state boards do, however, place a limit to the number of credits that can be earned via home study/online courses. For the most current information, we suggest that you contact your licensing board or agency to verify acceptance policies and/or any credit limits related to home-study courses prior to registering for this course.

Additional accrediting agencies by which Northern Speech is an approved CE provider:

  • California: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board. Provider #PDP4. Online CEU limits may apply; please contact SLPAHADB for current online CEU acceptance policies.
  • Iowa: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Iowa Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners. Provider #169.
  • Kansas: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Provider #LTS-S0005.
  • Florida: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Florida Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider #SPA-026.
  • New Jersey: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the New Jersey Department of Education. Provider #1654.

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ASHA CE Registry Submission:

During the enrollment process, if you select to receive ASHA credit for this course and if you provide your ASHA number, NSS will automatically submit your CEU information to the ASHA CE Registry after successful course completion (80% on post test). This submission happens once per month, during the first week of the month. For example, if you complete your course on November 7th, NSS will submit all November online course CEUs to ASHA during the first week of December. When ASHA inputs the information into their database, they will mark the course as completed on the last day of the month in which it was completed, so November 30th using this example. The certificate of completion available for you to print immediately, however, will reflect the actual completion date, November 7th in this example. Due to ASHA processing procedures please allow 2-3 weeks, from the submission date, for the course to appear on your ASHA transcript.

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Testing requirements:

Each online course concludes with a post test consisting of multiple choice or true & false questions. Scores of 80% or greater are required for successful course completion and awarding of CEUs. You may revisit course materials and retest as needed to achieve a passing score.

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We offer courses from 1 to 21 contact hours. Each course will note the number of CEUs offered. Please note that 0.1 CEU = 1 contact hour = 1 CEE.

State licensing boards and online CEUs:

NSS is an ASHA CE Provider and most state licensing boards DO accept ASHA CEUs earned online (usually classified as home-study credits). Some boards do, however, place a limit to the number of CEUs that can be earned via home study/online courses. For the most current information, we suggest that you contact your licensing board or agency to verify acceptance policies and/or any CEU limits related to home-study courses prior to enrolling in an online course.

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