Oral Presentation & Discussion

The Candidate will provide an Oral Presentation of one or both of his/her Written Case Studies followed by a Discussion of the Case(s).  This will take place with the members of the Review Team and, when possible, the Board of Clinical Certification Chair.  When possible, the Oral Presentation should take place in conjunction with an ANCDS meeting or related professional event.  The Candidate is responsible for his/her own expenses incurred to attend the Oral Presentation and Discussion.  Face-to-face interactions are intended to be the major mechanism for this process; however, online video conferencing may also be used.  The Board of Clinical Certification Chair will assist the Candidate in making online video conferencing arrangements.

Oral Presentation: The form of the Oral Presentation will resemble a “grand rounds.”  It should focus primarily on the speech-language diagnosis, the rationale for the diagnosis, co-existing conditions that may impact evaluation and treatment, detailed specification of the treatment, and the rationale for selecting the treatment approach and the outcome of the treatment.  Other aspects of the case might be presented as well, such as problems that were not the focus of the intervention and why they were not, reasons for discharge, changes that occurred in the course of treatment, and so forth.

The formal presentation of the case should take no longer than twenty (20) to thirty (30) minutes.  The case presentation can, but need not, include videotapes or audiotapes, prepared at the expense of the Candidate.  Statements of informed consent must be submitted for any videotape materials that are to be used or the Candidate will not be allowed to show the videotape.  The patient’s name or other identifying information must be deleted from any written, videotaped, or audio taped materials that are submitted or presented.

Discussion: The formal oral presentation will be followed by an interactive question-and-answer and discussion period between the Candidate and the Review Team.  The intent of this is to provide the Candidate with an opportunity to demonstrate clinical competence within a discussion setting.  It is hoped that this experience represents an interactive learning opportunity that permits the Candidate to focus on and demonstrate his or her clinical strengths and achievements.  The interactive discussion session should be no longer than forty-five (45) minutes.

The Candidate should be aware that the content of discussion could potentially relate to any area of the fundamentals of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and the neuropathologies that underlie neurologic communication disorders as well as issues surrounding evidence based clinical practice.  The following areas of discussion should be considered:

  • Neuropathological Areas
    Normal speech, language, and cognitive performance as a function of age

    Neurolinguistics
    Neuroanatomy
    Neurophysiology
    Sensory physiology
    Speech motor control
    Cognition
    Neuropathology
    Neurologic disease
    Neurodiagnostic methods

  • Aspects of Evidence Based Clinical Practice
    Etiology

    Assessment
    Differential diagnosis
    Prognosis
    Intervention
    Interdisciplinary issues (e.g., medical, pharmacological, psychological)

Final Evaluation:  The Written Case Studies and the Oral Presentation & Discussion are judged as a whole, and will be evaluated as “Pass” or “Does not meet standards” immediately following the Oral Presentation & Discussion.

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