March 6th – 8th, 2025 / London, UK
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is for Speech and Language Therapists who wish to improve their skills in conducting endoscopic evaluation, for Otolaryngologists in training at any level, and for curious singing teachers who are eager to learn about how the voice functions through the endoscopic lens.
Kerrie Obert will be guiding clinicians through best practice for scoping, and the willing singers and singing teachers will be their volunteers.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
Each day will have detailed anatomical and functional descriptions and illustrations. There will be numerous video examples of normal and abnormal structures and function. The afternoon of each day will be spent on practical endoscopy, learning the skills of evaluation and assessment.
SLTs will be able to use this training to contribute to their RCSLT competencies; each day has been scheduled to correspond with the relevant sections of the RCSLT competencies framework for endoscopic evaluation of the larynx.
Doctors will gain a thorough understanding of voice assessment in both sickness and in health, this is especially relevant for any who may wish to specialise in working with professional voice users.
Clinicians will also learn about singer-specific assessment; when the singer’s normal may not fit the text-book function, and how the presentations change with different musical styles. These will all be demonstrated by the singers who are present.
Voice teachers on the VRS pathway will be able to put this training towards their course units.
The unique experience of observing endoscopies will allow singers to connect their inner sensation with the internal observation and the sound we hear.
March 6th – 8th, 2025
London, UK
Course cost – £495
(£450 for VHE and BVA Members, email ad***@vo*********.uk for your exclusive discount code)
Day rate – £175
(£165 for VHE and BVA Members, email ad***@vo*********.uk for your exclusive discount code)
*Payment plans available, please get in touch for more information*
DO I HAVE TO BE SCOPED?
NO! If you wish to be an active observer you do not have to be scoped, but this is an option for willing volunteers.
Thank you to Xion for providing the endoscopy stacks.
Thank you to Tristel for providing sanitation and wipes for the scopes, they will be joining on day 1 for a demonstration.
Thank you to DP Medical.
Tea/Coffee and pastries are included in the ticket price
Registration daily at 9:30 am, course commences 10 am and ends by 5 pm
Day 1:
- Assessment from the high pharynx
- Nasal passage
- Velum
- Pharynx
- Base of tongue and epiglottis
- Full schedule for each day, aligning with the RCSLT competencies for EEL
Day 2:
- The vocal folds
- Stroboscopic assessment
- Mucosal wave
- Amplitude and vibration
- Phase symmetry
- Vertical height
- Modes of phonation
- Pathologies of the vocal folds
- Full schedule for each day, aligning with the RCSLT competencies for EEL
Day 3:
- Special considerations for singers
- Larynx height
- Lateral to medial narrowing
- Anterior to posterior narrowing
- Revisiting Muscle Tension Dysphonia
- Neurological Voice Disorders
- Full schedule for each day, aligning with the RCSLT competencies for EEL
Ever wondered what the vocal folds look like in belt or thin fold function?
What does a constricted larynx really look like and what’s normal?
How much volitional control do we have of the velum, and what does this look like in the singer and the non-singer?
Kerrie Obert has conducted thousands of endoscopies throughout her career as a highly specialist SLP. She delivers teacher training through her Get Vocal Now platform and is a highly respected singing teacher, SLP and voice pedagogue.
This is an opportunity not to be missed, if you are thinking about one course of CPD this year – here is the one that is unmatched anywhere else.
Hear what Kerrie has to say about the course here.
Essential Courses
Further Training
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