Clinical Management of Swallowing Disorders Workbook, Fourth Edition

Clinical Management of Swallowing Disorders Workbook, Fourth Edition is designed to aid instructors in the delivery of content and to enhance and reinforce student comprehension alongside the graduate-level textbook, Clinical Management of Swallowing Disorders, Fourth Edition. The textbook addresses the needs of students who will treat swallowing disorders as well as clinicians who currently treat swallowing disorders in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and private outpatient clinics. The fourth edition has been extensively revised and includes two new chapters.

The workbook reflects these updates and covers all chapters in the textbook. The workbook contains true or false, multiple choice, and fill in the blank questions, along with study topics related to each chapter of the textbook. The questions are closely connected to the textbook, allowing students to review chapter material and quiz themselves in an efficient manner. The workbook offers students another opportunity to remain current with his or her understanding of swallowing disorders.

Thomas Murry, PhD is Professor of Speech Pathology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Loma Linda University. He received his PhD from the University of Florida and his post-doctoral training from the Communication Sciences Laboratory, University of Florida.

Dr. Murry has distinguished himself as a scientist, clinician, and educator in the areas of voice and swallowing. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of The Voice Foundation, the Advisory Board of the International Association of Phonosurgery, and on the scientific advisory board of the Pan European Voice Congress. His early research in voice science encompassed a wide range of voice related topics, including underwater communication systems, laryngeal cancer, performer’s voice disorders, and laryngeal neuropathologies. His current research interests include voice disorders and issues in performers’ voices and neurolaryngology.

Karen M.K. Chan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Swallowing Research Laboratory at the Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences, The University of Hong Kong. She received her Speech Language Pathology training and PhD from The University of Hong Kong. Dr. Chan is an experienced clinician and researcher in the areas of voice and swallowing disorders. Her early research focuses on perceptual voice evaluation and voice training for professional voice users. Her current research interests are in assessment and treatment for motor speech disorders and swallowing problems in elderly, post-stroke individuals and head and neck cancer survivors.