2020 NSDA Virtual Symposium

The 2020 NSDA Virtual Symposium took place on Saturday, May 2, 2020, with a combination of live and pre-recorded presentations. This conference was originally scheduled to take place in the Detroit area, but it was canceled due to the situation with the COVID19 pandemic. Some of our speakers from that meeting joined us for this virtual one, along with more guest speakers. We thank all of our speakers who took the time to record sessions, often times, from their home. The recorded sessions along with the live sessions are available to view on the NSDA YouTube page. 

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Live Symposium Presentations

AVAILABLE TO VIEW SOON | Interview with Jaime Schmidt

An Interview with Jaime Schmidt

Jaime Schmidt is the author of SUPERMAKER: Crafting Business on Your Own Terms, as well as founder and former CEO of Schmidt’s Naturals, which was acquired by Unilever in 2017. Today, as an investor with her fund Color, and through her media company Supermaker, Schmidt is elevating emerging and underrepresented entrepreneurs. Jaime also has spasmodic dysphonia but this has not stopped her from pursuing her ambitious dreams. Join us for a live interview with Jaime as she shares her story with the NSDA! 

CLICK HERE TO VIEW | Q & A with Healthcare Professionals

Adam Rubin, MD | Gerald Berke, MD | Juliana Codino, Phc, CCC-SLP | Glendon Gardner. MD | Ross Mayerhoff, MD
Moderators: Kimberly Kuman | Charlie Reavis

CLICK HERE TO VIEW | Living with A Voice Disorder Panel

Warren Bandel | Mary Bifaro | Christie DeLuca, CCC-SLP | Scott Flanagan
Moderator: Kimberly Kuman

CLICK HERE TO VIEW | Q & A with Voice Researchers

Carolyn Baylor, PhD, CCC-SLP  | Michael Hammer, PhD  | Juergen Konczak, PhD | Arash Mahnan | Yin Yiu, MD Moderators: Kimberly Kuman | Charlie Reavis

Recorded Symposium Presentations

The presentations from the virtual symposium are available to view on YouTube. You can click the blue link below to go to the playlist or click on the underlined title of the presentation you would like to view. 
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS

Laryngeal Mechanoreceptors
and Laryngeal Motor Control

Michael Hammer, PhD, CCC-SLP

Wearable Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Technology for the Symptomatic Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia

Juergen Konczak, PhD

Validation of the Communicative Participation Item Bank as an Outcome Measure for Spasmodic Dysphonia

Yin Yiu, MD and Michael Pitman, MD

Understanding Spasmodic Dysphonia

John Ingle, MD

The Team Approach to the Patient with Vocal Fold Paralysis/Paresis

Adam Rubin, MD and Juliana Codino, CCC-SLP

Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Tremor, and Muscle Tension Dysphonia: A Voice Therapy Perspective

Caroline Ziegler, CCC-SLP

Botulinum Toxin Injections
for Spasmodic Dysphonia

Glendon Gardner, MD

Alternative Injection Approaches
for SD and Vocal Tremor

Ross Mayerhoff, MD

Surgical Procedures for Abductor and Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia

Gerald Berke, MD

Voice Techniques to Manage Symptoms of SD and Related Voice Conditions

Christie DeLuca, CCC-SLP

Develop Resilience and Master the Art of Thriving

Dorothy Tannahill-Moran

National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association: Looking Towards the Future

Charlie Reavis