An Opportunity to Learn about Pharyngeal High Resolution Manometry and the Swallow Gateway Web-Application

SGW Course Material via Flinders University Learning Online

Cost: $AU 995
Course participants can access all course materials for 6 weeks and will receive a Free Clinical Associate Subscription whist enrolled.

While learning about P-HRM and how to use Swallow Gateway, one-on-one access to a Swallow Gateway expert trainer is also available. 

COURSE MODULES INCLUDE:

A. Background to Pharyngeal Manometry and Impedance: This background module provides information on technology for pharyngeal manometry and insights needed to understand swallowing function through the prism of pressure and impedance plots. For those new to pharyngeal manometry, this information will give you the background needed the learn how to preform Swallow Gateway analysis.

B. SGW Basics Course: A detailed course in how to use the SGW web-application to analyse manometry-impedance recordings. There are five sub-modules, each includes information, activities and exercises designed to optimise your training and achieve the following learning outcomes:
1:  Upload and analysis of pressure-impedance recordings of pharyngeal swallowing.
2: Understanding pharyngeal pressure-impedance metrics; derivation in Swallow Gateway and what they indicate about oropharyngeal swallowing physiology.
3: Upload and analysis of pressure-impedance recordings of esophageal peristalsis.
4: Understanding esophageal pressure-impedance metrics; In particular, derivation in Swallow Gateway and what they indicate about esophageal bolus transport physiology.
5: Analysis of esophago-gastric junction pressures; basal tone and morphology.

C. Characterizing Upper Esophageal Sphincter and Pharyngeal Dysfunction: This module explores how to potentially use Swallow Gateway derived plots and data to characterize disordered pharyngeal motility.

D. Additional Materials: An extensive module of supplementary materials including:

1. SGW Manometry Presentations; recently recorded talks presented by SGW experts
2. SGW Extras Module; video’s containing practical hints and helpful advice.
3. SGW Publication Archive; to access all published SGW papers.

A Certificate of Completion is available on request, which includes a summary of the SGW Basics Course learning outcomes.

NOTE: This Course is not accredited to assess competency in using pharyngeal high resolution manometry for clinical diagnosis.