FEES Courses
In-person and virtual FEES training courses for speech-language
pathologists and physicians around the world.
The Foundation Course
The Foundation course is a 2-day in-person basic course aimed at a range of clinicians: from those with no experience to those who are currently using FEES. The faculty is made up of myself and/or other experienced speech-language pathologists who teach the course. We may have guest lecturers in pediatrics or otolaryngology. The participants are mainly SLPs who have experience performing modified barium swallow studies and are ready to add FEES to their daily practice. Some physicians attend who are interested in adding FEES to their practice; they often come as an SLP-MD team. Some graduate students are also in attendance.
The first day of the course covers the basics of FEES, from understanding swallowing as seen endoscopically, through the evaluation protocols, to scoring examinations, and finally to using endoscopy as a treatment tool. On the second day of the course, case studies are presented for practice scoring and we cover administrative issues to help you set up a FEES program and bill for your work. Along with every lecture are abundant video clips to aid understanding. An extremely valuable part of the course is the 4 hours of hands-on training time where the participant will have practice passing the scope under direct mentorship of an experienced speech pathologist. We guarantee each participant at least 5 mentored passings of the laryngoscope, so that an initial level of comfort and skill can be attained.
The cost for registration, including materials, breakfast, and lunch, is $600/person. If 2 or more people from the same institution attend, a reduced rate will be applied. Further discounts are offered if 3 or more persons from the same institution apply.
Langmore Advanced FEES Course
This course is intended for clinicians who have been performing FEES exams independently for 6+ months and who want to learn the latest updates in protocols, scoring, and interpretation of FEES exams. A review of scoping techniques to achieve optimal view will be illustrated and participants will be able to practice scoring recorded FEES to sharpen their skills and to calibrate their scoring with other participants and with Dr Langmore. Case studies will be presented along with management recommendations.
For more information pertaining to the Advanced FEES Course, please click here to contact us.
Please note: Due to safety concerns regarding travel, meetings, and use of endoscopy during the COVID pandemic, we have decided to suspend in-person courses until we can ensure the health and safety of our attendees and instructors, and by extension the health and safety of their friends, family, colleagues, and patients. We hope to resume in-person courses by January 2022, and in the interim, we are offering effective remote training opportunities. Thank you for your continued interest in Langmore FEES Courses and we hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy during these difficult times.
Upcoming Virtual FEES Course
June 2-4, 2023: Live Remote Foundation (Introductory) FEES Course
(Registration is Open – Click Here to Register)
October 13-15, 2023: Live Remote Foundation (Introductory) FEES Course
(Registration is Open – Click Here to Register)
Additional courses are being scheduled!
ABOUT THE COURSE:
This is a fully remote introductory FEES course taught by Dr. Susan Langmore and one of our faculty. It contains the exact same content presented at the courses taught at Boston University Medical Center. The only difference is the format and the absence of a mentored hands-on scope passing session. Attendees are encouraged to have access to local mentors who can facilitate hands-on endoscopy training after completion of this course. The course brochure containing detailed information can be found on this page for the June course and on this page for the October course. All participants will receive electronic copies of the course slides with supplemental materials prior to the start of the course.
DATE & TIME:
Please note that the times below are in Eastern Time (ET).
Date & Time of the Remote Courses in June and October
June 2-4, 2023:
June 2: 7pm – 9:45 pm ET
June 3: Noon – 5:45 ET
June 4. Noon – 5:45 ET
October 13-15, 2023:
October 13: 7pm – 9:45 pm ET
October 14: Noon – 5:45 pm ET
October 15: Noon – 5:45 pm ET
COURSE FORMAT:
The course is broken up into three days, consisting of 60-90 minute lectures with plenty of breaks. All lectures will be in real time over zoom and each lecture will have a moderated question and answer period at the end of the session. An additional extended Q&A session will occur at the end of each day’s lectures.
ASHA CEUs:
1.15 ASHA CEUs are provided to course participants. These CEUs are at the intermediate level, professional area. An electronic certificate of completion will be emailed to each participant who is present for all lectures during this course.
COST:
$299 USD per person.
REFUND POLICY:
If a participant needs to cancel their registration, a full refund will be provided up to 1 week prior to the course. In the highly unlikely event that the course is canceled by Langmore FEES, LLC, then all participants will receive full refunds.
Sample Day of a FEES Foundation Course
Sample Day of an Advanced FEES Course
Find a FEES course near you
FEES course at Boston Medical Center
You can attend a Foundation FEES course at Boston Medical Center where you pay a registration fee of $600 and we do all the work.
An Advanced FEES course is $350.
Registration and more information are available by contacting Gintas Krisciunas at [email protected] or by going to our partner website.
FEES Courses in California
We are happy to announce that Langmore FEES courses have expanded to California. Dr Langmore is joined by experienced speech language pathologists from Stanford, and DVA, San Francisco, who have all used and taught FEES for many years.
FEES course at your site
If you are interested in having a LangmoreFEES course at your site, please contact Susan Langmore at [email protected]. The fee for this will depend on how many instructors/mentors you want, the number of participants, how much preparation you need help with, and the cost for traveling to your site. We can provide a Foundation or Advanced course, or a hybrid, depending on your needs.
For information on these and other FEES courses, please go to our partner website.
