Panel Discussion: Voice Prosthesis Management During COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic significant shifts have occurred in the care of laryngectomy patients and voice prosthesis management. New ways of working and new processes have emerged to continue to provide care, including precautionary measures, PPE, remote triage and telehealth. The focus of this panel will be to discuss factors that are currently relevant for care of laryngectomy patients, and especially voice prosthesis management.
International panel:
Katherine Behenna
Clinical Lead Speech Language Therapist in ENT, Nottingham University Hospital, Queen’s Medical Center, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Dr Claudio Parrilla, MD, PhD
Head and Neck Surgeon, Catholic university of the Sacred Heart (Gemelli Hospital), Rome, Italy
Prof Dr Kate Hutcheson, PhD
Professor, Department of Head & Neck Surgery Chief, Section of Speech Pathology & Audiology MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States of America
Dr. Pablo Parente, MD
Head and Neck Surgeon, Dept of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain
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