A Speech Pathology Virtual Seminar at the South African Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop (CCCW)

The South African CCCW will be offering a virtual seminar entitled “Management of Speech and Resonance Disorders due to Cleft Lip/Palate and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency.”  This seminar will be presented by Dr. Ann W. Kummer, who is a world-renowned expert in speech management of patients with clefts and velopharyngeal insufficiency.  

This 2-hour and 30-minute seminar will be offered both in-person and virtually and will include the following topics: 

• Bilateral cleft lip and its effect on speech 

• Principles of dysmorphology 

• Understanding resonance disorders and nasal emission 

• Low-tech evaluation procedures 

• Oral examination 

• Speech therapy placement techniques and use of motor learning principles for carryover 

Exclusive Benefits for Attendees: Attendees will receive a discount code to save 25% on the purchase of the book entitled Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Conditions: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management, written by Dr. Kummer and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book can be purchased as a paperback book, which includes the ebook, or the ebook only. Both versions include many online resources, including recorded lectures for key chapters, 295 focused videos, Cleft Notes worksheets, quizzes, and more.  For more information: Click here

From the Publisher: “As the most comprehensive text in the market, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Conditions answers the questions of ‘when,’ ‘what,’ ‘why,’ and most importantly ‘how’ when ensuring evaluation results in an accurate diagnosis. Because the author is both an experienced clinician and instructor, this textbook goes beyond the classroom, serving as a very practical ‘how-to’ guide as well as a source of didactic and theoretical information.” 
 

About the Author: Ann Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP (Ret.), FASHA retired as Senior Director of the Division of Speech-Language Pathology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (the largest pediatric SLP program in the nation). She is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine. Dr. Kummer has done over 300 state and national and over 100 international lectures and seminars in the areas of cleft palate, velopharyngeal dysfunction, and business practices in speech-language pathology. She taught a graduate level craniofacial course at 5 universities for many years. She has published 65 peer-reviewed articles, 31 book chapters in edited books, and 4 books including Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Conditions: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management, 4th Edition, which includes an online course. She was the developer of the Simplified Nasometric Assessment Procedures (SNAP) test that is incorporated in the PENTAX Medical nasometer, and she holds a patent on the Nasoscope. She received many honors and awards, including Honors of the Association from ASHA, the highest award given by the association.