Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)

(SA14) The Five Senses: Caring for the Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Throat, and Feet

Saturday, March 9, 2024

12:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Room: 304

CME: (3.5) MOC: (3.5) CMD Clinical: (3.5) NP Pharmacology Hours ()

Session Chair(s)

JG

Julie K. Gammack, MD, CMD, FACP

Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri

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Speaker(s)

MW

Michelle Weckbach, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S (she/her/hers)

Speech Language Pathologist
SSM Health/SLUCare
St. Louis, Missouri

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.
TP

Thomas Porter, OD

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DH

David Harris, PhD, MBA, CCC-A

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ER

Elio Reyes Rosales, DDS, MSD (he/him/his)

Program Director, Graduate Periodontics
Saint Louis University Center for Advanced Dental Education
St. Louis, Missouri

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RK

Rekha Kouri, DPM

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure(s):

Michelle Weckbach, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S: No financial relationships to disclose.

Rekha Kouri, DPM: No financial relationships to disclose.

Clinicians from 5 "sensory disciplines", eye (optometry), ear (audiology), mouth (dentistry), throat (speech pathology), sensation (podiatry) will each provide a 40 minute presentation. Content will be focused on identification and inhouse management of common acute and urgent conditions that affect these organ systems. Presenters will utilize photos, videos, props and demonstrations to help PALTC providers to manage commonly seen conditions in older adults that can be treated by the facility. Presenters will discuss tools and resources that may be used by a facility and interventions that are within the scope of practice of PALTC practitioners.

*This session is in-person in San Antonio ONLY. It will not be livestreamed or recorded.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

Describe techniques for proper care and cleaning of dental devices and natural teeth by care providers in residents unable to perform oral self-care
Describe care and cleaning of common hearing devices
List common causes and treatment approaches to the acute red eye
List the steps in a bedside swallow evaluation