Mark Your Calendar - February 17, 2012

Management of Dysphagia Across the Lifespan

“Celebrating Us:  Embracing the Journey of 
Cultural Competence in Dysphagia Practice”

Luis F. Riquelme, M.S., F-CCC-SLP, BRS-S
Assistant Professor, New York Medical College

Luis F. Riquelme is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at
New York Medical College and is owner and Director of Riquelme & Associates, PC, a small private practice that
provides speech-language and dysphagia services to area nursing homes and acute care facilities. He is also
Director of the Center for Swallowing & Speech-Language Pathology at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, NY.
Luis is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and has also received the ASHA
Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Multicultural Affairs.

Dr. Joan C. Arvedson, PhD, F-CCC-SLP, BC-NCD, BRS-S
Clinical Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin

Dr. Joan C. Arvedson is Program Coordinator of Feeding and Swallowing Services at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin –
Milwaukee. She is Clinical Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of
Wisconsin. She has three books in publication, including the second edition (2001) of Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding:
Assessment and Management, and numerous articles in peer reviewed journals. Dr. Arvedson is an internationally
recognized expert in pediatric dysphagia. She is an ASHA Fellow.

In addition, a panel of experts from the University of New Mexico SAFE Clinic
(Support and Assessment for Feeding and Eating) will present on the associated behavioral aspects of swallowing disorders.