Advanced Practices in Voice & Dysphagia February 17-20, 2027 Las Vegas, NV | February 17-20, 2027 Advanced Practices in Voice & Dysphagia 2027 Course Schedule

Thursday, February 18, 2027

7:00

Registration

8:00

Welcome – Laura Matrka, MD and Apoorva Ramaswamy, MD

8:05

Falsetto: It’s All in Your Head… Voice – Steve Uliana, SLP

8:25

Tips for Success in the Wild World of… Academia  – Blake Simpson, MD

8:45

We’ll Treat Your Neck Nicely - ENT’s Role in Revision Spine Surgery – Laura Matrka, MD

9:05

Lift and Separate - Improving the Visibility and Impact of Your SLP Team: How to Separate Them From the Crowd – Liza Blumenfeld, SLP

9:25

Laryngology Research Update - Trials That YOUR Patients Want to Know About  – Zandy Hillel, MD

9:45

Break with Exhibitors

10:05

Artificial Intelligence in Dysphagia and Laryngology: Hype vs Clinical Reality – Anaïs Rameau, MD

10:25

What Do We REALLY Know About Atrophy? – Michelle Soummers, SLP

10:45

Morning Q&A – Moderator: Apoorva Ramaswamy, MD

11:10

Diamonds in the Rough: Making the Most of Your Entire Team, Finding the Hidden “Gems” in Your MD/SLP Practice – Moderator: Gresham Richter, MD; PANELISTS:  Brad deSilva, MD; Liza Blumenfeld, SLP; Yin Yiu, MD

12:00

Lunch on Your Own

1:30

Can We Prevent Recurrence in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis? The ASTRO Trial  – Zandy Hillel, MD

1:50

It’s ALL of Your Business: Lessons From an SLP in the MBA World – Heath Barron, SLP

2:10

Myomectomy for Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility: What About the Voice??  – Mike Yang, MD

2:30

One of These Things is Not Like the Other - Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility  – Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, SLP

2:50

Break with Exhibitors

3:10

Testosterone-Related Voice Changes in Cisgender Women: Experiences of Prescribers and Voice Clinicians – Teresa Procter, SLP and Yin Yiu, MD

3:35

Grow Up! Or Not… Pearls for Adult Providers From the Pediatric World – Gresham Richter, MD

3:55

Afternoon Q&A – Moderator: Laura
Matrka, MD

4:20

Audience Game Show (Bring your phone!) – Alex Purdy, SLP

5:10

Adjourn

The cost for the Laryngology course is:

$675* for Physicians

$575* for ARNPs and PAs

$475* for SLPs and other practitioners

$450* for Residents/Fellows

$310* for SLP Masters students

*After Jan 11, 2027, add $50

NOTE: The Voice Symposium is a separate fee. See the Voice Symposium page for details.

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Friday, February 19, 2027

7:45

Workshops

9:00

Digital Biomarkers in Swallowing Disorders: The Future of Diagnosis and Monitoring – Anaïs Rameau, MD

9:20

Recognizing Complex Clinical Patterns in Syndromic Dysphagia – Mike Yang. MD

9:40

AI in Medicine – Tony Law, MD

10:00

Duet, Not Duel: How SLPs and Laryngologists Set Each Other Up for Success – Yin Yiu, MD and Maurice Goodwin, SLP

10:25

Morning Q&A – Moderator: Apoorva Ramaswamy, MD

10:45

Break with Exhibitors

11:05

The Pros Among Us: Lessons from Our Professional Singers – Moderator: Michelle Soummers, SLP; Panelists: Maurice Goodwin, SLP; Steve Uliana, SLP; Heath Barron, SLP; Evan Edwards, MD

12:00

Lunch on Your Own

1:30

The SLP in the Esophagus – Liza Blumenfeld, SLP

1:50

Dysphagia in Dementia: Aspiration Risk, Quality of Life, and Goals of Care – Nicole Rogus-Pulia, SLP, PhD

2:10

The Future of Healthcare is Brighter Than You Think… — Dave Godin, MD, FACS

3:05

Break with Exhibitors

3:25

To Be (There) or Not to Be (There): Aerodynamics and Remote Acoustics – Sarah Schneider, SLP

3:45

AI in ENT – Tony Law, MD

4:05

Afternoon Q&A – Moderator: Apoorva Ramaswamy, MD

4:20

Laryngeal Karaoke

5:10

Adjourn

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Saturday, February 20, 2027

7:45

Workshops

9:00

You’re Only as Old as You Sound: Treating Presbyphonia – Steve Uliana, SLP

9:20

Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility and Dysphagia  – Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, SLP

9:40

Risk, Feeding, and Shared Decision-Making in Neurodegenerative Disease – Nicole Rogus-Pulia, PhD

10:00

Laryngology Research Funding in 2027 – Apoorva Ramaswamy, MD

10:20

Break

10:35

Tools and Practice Approaches From an Interdisciplinary Team of Speech Pathology and Athletic Training in Vocal Performers – Teresa Procter, SLP

10:55

The Chronic Dysphonia Files – Maurice Goodwin, SLP

11:15

Effects of Testosterone Injection in Trans-Masculine Patients – Sarah Schneider, SLP

11:35

Q&A – Moderator: Laura Matrka, MD

12:15

Adjourn

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