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Digital Seminar

Brain Lesions, Cognitive Changes & Behavioral Control

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Patient loads and work expectations ever increase.  Maximizing knowledge of neuroanatomy and dysfunction will assist in the selection of the most appropriate tests and programs to target challenges to patient progress. This session has been specifically designed to dive into site-specific changes within the brain that affect behavior and thinking skills.  Being able to predict patient barriers to engagement and compliance also helps clinicians to train to each patient’s individual needs. Through a comprehensive discussion across disciplines, this course will highlight the essentials every clinician needs to confidently face their cognitively impaired client.   

Here's What You'll Learn


Brain Pathophysiology & Lesion Sites 
  • Gray vs white matter  
  • Neuronal anatomy and physiology 
  • Neural wiring systems & the brain’s internal communication 
Lobes of the Cerebral and Cerebellar Hemispheres 
  • Frontal lobes vs. temporal/parietal/occipital lobes - as cooperating cognitive centers  
  • Cerebellum & brain stem functions – the effect on cognition and sensory awareness 
Deep Dive: Exploring Hidden Realms of the Brain’s Internal Processing Units 
  • Insular cortex and limbic processors for emotional regulation 
  • Altered visuospatial processing and anosognosia: A clinician’s toughest challenge  

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts


Jerome Quellier, MS, CCC-SLP

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Mr. Quellier is a retired clinical specialist in traumatic brain injury and communication disorders from a 450+ bed level 1 trauma hospital in Saint Paul, MN with over 28 years of acute, residential, and outpatient rehabilitation experience. Throughout his career, he focused on neuro-based diagnostics and intervention for dysphagia, cognitive-linguistic deficits, head and neck cancer management, patient advocacy, and curriculum development. Mr. Quellier completed advanced training in brain dissection at Marquette University, actively engaged in curriculum creation and staff development training, and collaborated with a neurosurgery team in preserving language function during tumor resections.

Mr. Quellier is excited to bring this topic to the forefront after working with the interdisciplinary team’s challenges in understanding the “what and why” of aberrant cognitive control that places patients at heighten dysphagia risk.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jerome Quellier receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jerome Quellier is a member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.

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Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.

 

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS078325
Duration:
1 hour, 1 minute
Copyright:
Oct 26, 2021
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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