Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course describes the anatomical and physiological elements of swallowing, giving to the students the necessary tools to understand the normal and pathological mechanisms of swallowing, to understand the principles of swallowing examinations, to provide the theoretical bases for the management of swallowing disorders.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Objectives:
-To know and recognize the effector organs of swallowing
-To know the different phases of swallowing
-To know the neurological control of swallowing
-To know how to relate an anatomical or neurological anomaly to the disruption of a swallowing mechanism
-To know how to describe a dynamic examination of swallowing
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Multimodal courses (powerpoints, schemas drawn together during the course, presentation of models, videos of clinical and paraclinical examinations)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
face-to-face teaching, recommended presence
Recommended or required readings
La réhabilitation de la déglutition chez l'adulte : Le point sur la prise en charge fonctionnelle. Woisard V, Puech M. Ed.De Boeck Solal, 2011.
Assessment methods and criteria
1 hour written exam: figures to be briefed, short essay questions