Symposium Learning in F.O.T.T.®
Over 300 participants attended the 4th F.O.T.T. Symposium, held online on 10th and 11th June 2022.
The event was hosted by the Special Interest Group, SIG F.O.T.T. International and FOrmaTT GmbH.
The Symposium was free of charge, as a token of appreciation for all health care workers who worked through the Pandemic!
Neurorehab-Teams from around the world attended, including from Ireland, Scandinavia, Spain, South Africa, United Kingdom, China, Austria, Italy, Germany and Switzerland.
The Symposium began with an interview of Kay Coombes, who developed the F.O.T.T.® Approach. She described the context that led to its development and her vision for the future of F.O.T.T.®.
Practise oriented presentations included use of the F.O.T.T. Algorithm, Clinical Reasoning, Tracheostomy Tube Management including positioning, Poster-Session and the Implementation of Practical Topics for the multi/inter- disciplinary Team using 'Focus of the Month'.
'F.O.T.T. meets FEES' focussed on how posture influences swallowing and provided illustrations showing the effect of F.O.T.T.® tactile assistance on swallowing.
Presentations will be incorporated in the 5. Edition of the F.O.T.T.® Book (due to be published in 2023).
Further information
Detailed information about the symposium, contact information, FAQ and our privacy policy can be found below.
An interesting programme (PDF) with presentations on the latest results and findings from work with F.O.T.T.® was offered.
Please note that the following times refer to BST | CEST.
You can find the interview with Kay Coombes on Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRH7bEKHKm4
09.45 - 10.15 | 10.45 - 11.15
F.O.T.T. - Past, present and future (Kay Coombes interviewed by Annette Kjærsgaard)
Kay Coombes MRCSLT
Director ARCOS
Speech and language therapist, UK
Annette Kjærsgaard PhD
F.O.T.T.® Instructor
Occupational therapist, DK
10.35 - 11.00 | 11.35 - 12.00
Tongue movements for activity and participation: Planning the treatment using the F.O.T.T. algorithm
Doris Müller MSc
F.O.T.T.® Senior Instructor
Occupational therapist, D
Daniela Jakobsen
F.O.T.T.® Senior Instructor
Occupational therapist, DK
11.00 - 11.25 | 12.00 - 12.25
Clinical reasoning - increases efficient swallowing!
Barbara Augustin
F.O.T.T.® Instructor
Occupational therapist, D
Brit Steen Langhorn
F.O.T.T.® Instructor
Occupational therapist, DK
12.15 - 12.45 | 13.15 - 13.45
Poster session
Scoping review to identify and map non-pharmacological, non-surgical treatments for dysphagia following moderate to severe acquired brain injury
Signe Janum Eskildsen MSc, PhD student, Occupational therapist, DK
Physiotherapy-related late onset clinical and grey matter plasticity changes in a patient with dysphagia due to longstanding pseudobulbar palsy – a longitudinal case study
Karin Gampp Lehmann BSc, Tutor, Physiotherapist, CH
A validation study of the F.O.T.T. Swallowing Assessment of Saliva
Annette Kjærsgaard PhD, F.O.T.T.® Instructor, Occupational therapist, DK
13.05 - 13.30 | 14.05 - 14.30
F.O.T.T. tracheostomy tube management - return to physiology and participation
Annett Pötzsch
Clinical teacher
Occupational therapist, D
Nadanja Jeremic
Clinical teacher
Occupational therapist, D
Ricki Nusser-Müller-Busch MSc
F.O.T.T.® Instructor
Speech therapist, D
13.50 - 14.15 | 14:50 - 15:15
F.O.T.T. meets FEES - strict protocol or hypothesis-driven approach?
Malte Jädicke
F.O.T.T.® Instructor
Occupational therapist, D
14.15 - 14.40 | 15:15 - 15:40
F.O.T.T. topic of the month: The challenges of creating a learning environment, in a busy clinical setting
Daniela Jakobsen
F.O.T.T.® Senior Instructor
Occupational therapist, DK
For questions in German, English or Danish (Daniela Jakobsen only), please do not hesitate to contact us.
Please also check the FAQs.
Daniela Jakobsen
F.O.T.T.® Senior Instructor
Occupational therapist, DK
Ricki Nusser-Müller-Busch MSc
F.O.T.T.® Instructor
Speech therapist, D
Will the lectures be available as a recording?
No, we do not provide a recording.
Will the presentations be available?
No. However, the contents of the symposium will be published in a book at a later date.
Your data was only used to register your participation in the symposium and to send the link to the online event, the appointment reminder and the certificate of attendance.
We are obliged to archive documents justifying quality and certificates of attendance for a period of 60 months after the end of the event. The legal basis for this is § 125 paragraph 1 SGB V, Annex 4 on occupational therapy (PDF, in German), physiotherapy (PDF, in German) and voice, speech and swallowing therapy (PDF, in German).
In all other respects, the provisions of our privacy policy shall apply.
