The Denver.org website (to which ASHA conventioneers were directed) reminds us that the best symptom relief for altitude sickness is HYDRATION - drinking, in fact, up to twice your normal intake when at home.
The second day of the ASHA Convention ensues, and I am reminded again that, with my newly hydrated status, I will have to walk up to twice as far to find a men's bathroom at the Convention Center. Many men's bathrooms have been converted to women's bathrooms for the duration. Hmmm I have dressed in drag a few times, but not now - the sessions are starting!
Kudos to the Colorado Convention Center (CCC), and to the ASHA Convention co-chairs, for generally comfortable facilities and amenities. I am guessing that, having no water dispensers in meeting rooms, and signs that encourage careful use of water in bathrooms, reflects the realities of western drought. You gotta buy that water, baby! Right over there - go stand in that line and they'll sell you all the water you want!
Whew, just in time. Scribbling furiously -
*Aaron Ziegler, Aaron Pham and Joshua Schindler, session 1342: 3.5 of 4 C major triads; a model of the seamless joint work of MD, Pharm.D. and Ph.D., CCC-SLP in a university voice clinic was well portrayed. There were sufficient references to help participants, who need to research the ingredients patients choose to self-realization their voices. A case study may have helped illustrate the role of the Pharm.D. in treating the clinic patient.
*James Coyle, Steven Leder and Gary McCullough, session 1385: 4 out of 4 Toothettes, for the fireworks alone! I am sooo indebted to Dr. Leder, as he has not let die the fine old art of debating convention papers in real time. It's rare now in sessions, to see the University sensei wage combat over a reference, or fillet a statistic until there's no there, there. Is the CSE a "common sense examination"? Gimme that 3 ounces of water, and let's move on.
*Sarah Blackstone and colleagues, session 1396:4 of 4 switch ports; the AAC community are very well prepared for the new world of patient-provider communication. As the panelists had been collaborating to get out the recent Plural book of the same name, each facet of the concept connected well to the others. Cultures to be changed, yes.
*Anna Meehan and colleagues, session 1470: 3.5 out of 4 saccules; I was an SLP in an "audiology session", but they did not smell my fear. I wanted more background on pathophysiology, and a better picture of the thinking behind differential diagnosis for military MTBI.
The first author had apologized for not having video that explained the mechanisms of injury. Another video to illustrate the diagnostic clinic process, with emphasis on showing the MTBI patient's presentation, would also have helped. Will hyperbaric oxygen treatment help these veterans?
Boy, I'm thirsty after that but - NOT YET.
*Paul Rao, session 1498: 3 out of 4 policy manuals; cultural competence as a lecture topic at 5 PM is very challenging, but Dr, Rao's witty connection with the audience made the experience work. Large blocks of text that are read from a slide, does not easily engage the audience in an important objective for our professions. Reaching back to refer to the Blackstone et al. panel, and the informal exchange with the 15+ person audience, pulled you in to commit to greater competency back home.
Whew, what a day! And in memory of the innocents massacred in Paris on Friday, we'll segue into the evening (awards ceremony, open houses) with Greg Brown's "Laughing River". Since the copyright police are as thick as the HIPAA police, please "youtube" it.
See you tomorrow for final sessions and a scramble home.
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