title: Facilitating communication among speech pathologists treating children with cleft palate.
abstract: An interactive web-based system was designed to facilitate communication between nonspecialist speech pathologists who provide therapy for individuals with speech disorders associated with cleft palate or craniofacial anomalies and specialist speech pathologists who provide physiologically based assessments of speech production. The web site includes instructional presentations, streaming video clips of endoscopic examinations, and exchange of information about the nature of therapy as recommended by the specialist and as provided by the nonspecialist. The approach demonstrates use of web-based computer facilities to improve the quality of communication among professionals with the goal of improving the outcomes of speech therapy. Information from the site can also be used in academic training programs as a teaching tool in courses on cleft palate speech.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. michael-karnell@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Karnell
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dragan
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Canady
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003142:Communication; D016494:Computer Security; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000150:complications; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D019146:Hypermedia; D020407:Internet; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009862:Online Systems; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013065:Speech Intelligibility / Q000502:physiology; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000193:education; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D014741:Video Recording