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GASTROENTEROLOGY WEBINAR RECORDING

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of High-Resolution Pharyngeal Manometry

Recorded July 26, 2024

Duration 1 hr, 3 mins

 

This one-hour interactive webinar educated physicians and speech pathologists on the diagnostic and clinical applications of high-resolution pharyngeal manometry (HRPM) for patients with dysphagia. The presentation specifically discussed how HRPM complements other assessments such as videofluoroscopy and reviewed normal versus abnormal HRPM studies. A paradigm for HRPM use in clinical therapy and case studies was presented.

View the recording to be able to:

  • Identify the differences between a normal and abnormal pharyngeal swallow on high resolution pharyngeal manometry topographic pressure plots.
  • Name two clinical situations where HRPM may be a useful adjuvant diagnostic tool.
  • State two patient populations that may benefit from the use of HRPM as a biofeedback tool.

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Meet the presenter

Ashli ORourke
 
Ashli O'Rourke, M.S., M.D.

Professor 

Director of Laryngology 

Mark & Evelyn Trammell Endowed Chair 

 

Ashli O’Rourke, M.D., MS, joined the MUSC Evelyn Trammell Institute for Voice & Swallowing in September 2012. Dr. O’Rourke began her professional career as a speech-language pathologist (SLP), earning her Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from Florida State
University. After more than seven years of clinical speech therapy practice at Emory University Hospital, she attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and her fellowship in Laryngology – Voice and Swallowing disorders at the Medical College of Georgia.

Dr. O’Rourke treats adult patients with problems located in the larynx (voice box), airway (wind pipe) and/or the esophagus (food pipe). This includes hoarseness or voice disturbances, dysphagia, or breathing difficulties due to airway narrowing or scar. She is particularly interested in the diagnosis
and treatment of swallowing disorders as well as laryngopharyngeal reflux disease. Her research interests include innovative technologies for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of swallowing disorders.

Dr. O'Rourke is board certified through the American Board of Otolaryngology and serves as a Senior Examiner for the Board. She is a Councilor on the Board of Directors for the Dysphagia Research Society and holds the Mark & Evelyn Trammell Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology.