Voice Disorders What Patients and Professionals Need to Know

Welcome to Voice Disorders: What Patients and Professionals Need to KnowKnowledge regarding vocal production physiology and management options for voice disorders have experienced rapid growth over the past 40 years. This growth has resulted in a knowledge gap amongst patients and practitioners. Entirely new subspecialties of laryngology under otolaryngology and vocology under speech-language pathology have developed in response to this gap.

This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is designed to educated patients, allied healthcare providers, vocal trainers/coaches, general medical practitioners and otolaryngologists. Participants will be exposed to current concepts on the physiology of voice production. These physiologic principles will be applied to speaking and performance voice production styles. Building on the knowledge of efficient voice production methods, participants will learn how vocal inefficiencies can lead to the development of voice disorders. Finally, behavioral, medical and surgical management options and indications will be presented.

The course has been divided into five modules, each of which is followed by multiple choice questions:

Week 1 - CME Information, Accreditation and Introduction (2 min) Week 2 - Module 1: Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Speaking and Singing Voice (29 min. + quiz) Week 3 - Module 2: Applied Physiology (Function) (20 min. + quiz) Week 4 - Module 3: Changes in Vocal Effort and Quality (20 min. + quiz) Week 5 - Module 4: Principles of Voice Evaluation and Examination (17 min. + quiz) Week 6 - Module 5: Medical or Surgical Intervention (33 min. + quiz)

Note: This course is no longer available for CME Credit.

Please review the CME Information and Accreditation prior to proceeding with the course modules.

Release Date: November 29, 2017 Expiration Date: November 29, 2019 Estimated Time to Complete: 3 hours CME Fee: $30 CME Credits Offered: 3.0

CME Reviewer: Marita S. Teng, MD

How to Receive CME Credit: For physicians who are interested in earning CME credits and other allied health professions who wish to receive a Verification of Attendance certificate, you must:

a. Complete Signature Track (details to follow after enrolling in this course)

b. Complete registration process through the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, CME Office using the following link: https://mssm.cloud-cme.com/default.aspx?EID=9&P=3000&CaseID=2 (WARNING: This course is no longer available for CME Credit.)

(You will be required to pay an additional non-refundable fee of $30.00 in addition to the $49.00 fee for signature track.)

c. Email an attached copy of your Verified Certificate from Coursera to the CME office at the Icahn School of Medicine at [email protected] and request your CME certificate.

d. You will be provided with the instructions for downloading your CME/CE certificate.

Course Planners Lynette Bobbitt Mark S. Courey, MD Lisa Chase Jill Gregory Gale Justin Paul Lawrence Erik Popil Christopher Smith Kelly Zerella Amy Zhong

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Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
CME Information and Accreditation
Introduction
Week 2
Module I: Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Speaking and Singing Voice

Week 3
Module II: Applied Physiology (Function)

Week 4
Module III: Changes in Vocal Effort and Quality

Week 5
Module IV: Principles of Voice Evaluation and Examination

Week 6
Module V: Medical or Surgical Intervention

Activity Evaluation

FAQ

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:

What will I get if I purchase the Certificate?

When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Reviews

This is really a useful and informative course that one can persue

Excellent course. One of the best I've seen so far. Is very detailed information so well explained in a simple way. Wonderful physician and educator

I wish for more courses like in the future!

Great course and review for speech-language pathologists

I enjoyed the course a lot and it's very pratical!!!