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Advanced Practices in
Voice & Dysphagia

February 17-20, 2027

Wednesday, February 17, 2027

Join us for the Sin City Voice Symposium Wednesday, February 17, 2027 for a full-day program designed specifically for speech-language pathologists seeking to advance their clinical expertise in voice and swallowing evaluation and rehabilitation. Through expert presentations, interactive discussions, and case-based learning, participants will gain practical strategies for assessing and treating a wide range of voice disorders, including essential vocal tremor, laryngeal dystonia, head and neck cancer–related voice and swallowing disorders, and the performing voice.

As our understanding of voice and swallowing disorders and rehabilitation continues to evolve, clinicians must move beyond a "recipe-based" approach to therapy and develop stronger clinical reasoning to individualize treatment. This course emphasizes evidence-based decision-making, demonstrations of effective therapy techniques, and interactive case discussions that participants can immediately apply in clinical practice. Whatever your work setting, this course offers practical tools and expert insights to enhance your confidence and improve patient outcomes. We look forward to welcoming you to Las Vegas!

The cost for the voice symposium is a separate registration fee from the main conference:

$155* for SLPs and other practitioners also attending the main Laryngology conference

$115* for SLP Masters students also attending the main Laryngology conference

$180* for SLPs and other practitioners attending only the Voice Symposium

$135* for SLP Masters students attending only the Voice Symposium

*After Jan 11, 2027, add $20

VOICE SYMPOSIUM DIRECTOR

Sarah Schneider, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathology Director, OHNS

Co-Director, UCSF Voice and Swallowing Center

Associate Clinical Professor

UCSF Voice and Swallowing Center

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery University of California, San Francisco

ASHA Fellow

VOICE SYMPOSIUM FACULTY
Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Honors

Professor and Chair, Dept of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Professor, Dept of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Voice, Airway, Swallowing Translational (VAST) Research Lab
University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Cara Evans, MM, MS, CCC-SLP

UCSF Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Voice and Swallowing Center
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
University of California San Francisco

Maurice Goodwin, MM, CCC-SLP

Owner, Goodwin Voice & Speech, PLLC
Adjunct Faculty, Lamar University & Marymount University

Symposium Schedule:

7:00	Registration
8:00	Welcome and Announcements – Sarah Schneider, SLP
8:10	Keeping a Steady Voice in a Shaky World: Vocal Tremor Treatment Life Hacks – Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, PhD
8:40	Q&A
8:50	The Resilient Voice: Rehabilitation After Radiation Therapy – Sarah Schneider, SLP
9:20	Q&A
9:30	Safe Isn't the Same as Functional: Redefining Success in Head and Neck Cancer Dysphagia – Cara Evans, SLP
10:00	Q&A
10:10	Break with Exhibitors
10:30	Singing Is a Motor Skill: Practical Tools for Every Voice Clinician – Maurice Goodwin, SLP
11:00	Q&A
11:10	Panel - Owning the Hard Conversations: What Failure Can Teach Us – Moderator: Sarah Schneider, SLP; Panelists: Faculty
11:50	Q&A
12:00	Lunch on Your Own
1:30	Recipe vs Rationale: Tailoring Therapy to the Dysphagia Patient – Cara Evans, SLP
2:00	Q&A
2:10	Unmasking the Mimic: Classification of Laryngeal Dystonia and Essential Vocal Tremor – Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, PhD
2:50	Q&A
3:00	Break with Exhibitors
3:20	Sideways, Backward, Forward: Reconsidering the Linear Career Path – Maurice Goodwin, SLP
3:50	Q&A
4:00	Panel - Choose Your Own Adventure: Interactive Clinical Cases – Moderator: Sarah Schneider, SLP; Panelists: Faculty
4:45	Q&A/Wrap-Up
5:20	Adjourn