LaryTube Weaning: A Successful Protocol

Laryngectomy Tube Weaning: A Protocol for Successful Transition from a LaryTube to an Adhesive

Join us for an on-demand webinar as we hear from an interdisciplinary team from Spain, who created and implemented a successful post-operative laryngectomy tube weaning protocol to enhance post-operative recovery and quality of life for individuals living with a neck stoma. This webinar will explore surgical considerations, a structured timeline of care, patient management strategies, and the different roles of the interdisciplinary team members in implementing laryngectomy tube weaning before discharge. The team will also discuss how their successful laryngectomy tube weaning protocol has now been developed into national consensus guidelines.

Learning objectives:    

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the key surgical techniques that support a stable stoma post-laryngectomy
• Apply a step-by-step inpatient laryngectomy weaning protocol, from Day 0 to discharge
• Identify the different roles of the interdisciplinary team members in the implementation of a laryngectomy tube weaning protocol.
• Explain how the use of HMEs immediately post-operatively can improve pulmonary health for individuals with laryngectomy
• Evaluate the benefits and challenges of early adhesive use and laryngectomy tube weaning in the post-operative period

Agenda: 

0-5 min: Welcome
5-40 min: Laryngectomy Tube Weaning: A Protocol for Successful Transition from a LaryTube to an Adhesive
40-60 min: Q&A

Expert panel:    

Dr. Guillem Viscasillas Pallàs, Althaia Xarxa Universitària Manresa - Mútua de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Guillem Viscasillas is an Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon based in Barcelona, Spain. He currently serves as the Head of the Head and Neck Oncology Unit at Althaia Xarxa Universitària Manresa - Mútua de Terrassa. He is actively involved in teaching at the Department of Medicine at the Universitat de Vic- Central de Catalunya, where he contributes to the education and training of medical students. 

Patricia Torrent Dàvila, SLT

Patricia Torrent Dávila is a speech and language therapist (SLT) with over eight years of experience and holds a postgraduate degree in Voice Disorder Intervention. Currently based in Catalonia, Spain, Patricia works at Atos Medical, where she has received specialized training in the rehabilitation of oncology patients and collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patients' quality of life and help restore their ability to communicate. In addition to her clinical work, Patricia regularly collaborates with the Speech Therapy Department at Blanquerna – Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, where she contributes to the training of future SLTs.

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