Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration Essentials: A Guide to Successful Voicing
Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration Essentials: A Guide to Successful Voicing
Speaker: Barbara Pisano Messing, PhD., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, FASHA
December 16, 2026
8:00-9:00 am Pacific Time
Live Zoom Webinar
Course Description: Participants will develop essential skills to evaluate and manage tracheoesophageal voice. They will explore theoretical principles, hands-on rehabilitation strategies, and considerations for primary versus secondary tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis placement. The course reviews causes of common complications and evidence-based approaches to troubleshooting and improving outcomes.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this class, the participants will be able to:
- Describe steps for initial assessment and treatment for a patient utilizing a tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis.
- Explain the four different domains of troubleshooting voicing issues after tracheoesophageal puncture.
- Describe two methods of troubleshooting aphonia after voice prosthesis exchange.
- Discuss considerations for primary versus secondary tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis placement.
Course Schedule/Agenda:
8:00-8:10 - Assessment and treatment of tracheoesophageal voicing. Considerations of primary vs secondary TEP
8:10-8:55 - Discuss the Provox Vega Puncture Set, voice prosthesis options and achieving successful tracheoesophageal voicing and solutions
8:55-9:00 - Q&A
Instructional Methods: Lecture
Target Audience: Speech-language pathologists/
Educational Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: None
Completion Requirements: To earn a certificate of completion, participants must:
- Attend the entire duration of the professional development activity.
- Actively participate in the Q&A session.
- Complete the post-course evaluation no later than 48 hours after the class. A link to the evaluation will be emailed to you following the class.
- Achieve a minimum score of 80% on the post-test.
- No partial credit will be awarded.
Cancellation Policy:
Provider Cancelation: The Rehab Education Committee reserves the right to cancel a course due to low enrollment, unforeseen circumstance, or instructor availability. In such cases, participants will be notified via email as soon as possible.
Participant Cancellation: If you are unable to attend, please email [email protected] at least 7 days before the course date.
Complaint Policy: UCLA Rehabilitation Education Committee strive to provide professional development that highlights today’s best practices. If you have complaints, please contact [email protected] no later than a week after the event and the Education Committee will review your concerns and respond to you as soon as possible.
Accommodation Request: For questions and accessibility request, contact Joan Vicente at [email protected] or at 424-440-0369 seven days before the course date.
Instructor:
Barbara Pisano Messing, PhD., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, FASHA, is a Clinical Specialist with Atos Medical. Dr. Messing has extensive clinical, research, and leadership experience in head and neck oncology management, swallowing and voice disorders. She has lectured nationally and internationally on dysphagia, management of head and neck cancer and voice disorders. She has published in peer-reviewed journals on managing patients with head and neck cancer and voice disorders.
Instructor Disclosure: Barbara Pisano Messing, PhD., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, FASHA is an employee of Atos Medical Inc. and receives a salary and benefits as part of employment. The instructor will provide education consistent with the approved course content and will not engage in product promotion or other commercial activity during the course.
Content Disclosure: This course will focus on tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis and will not discuss other similar products.
