Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

• Identify the anatomical, neurological, and physiological foundations of phonation
• Understand the epidemiology and symptomatology of voice disorders
• Differentiate between types of voice disorders
• Assess voice disorders using different diagnostic tools in the laboratory
• Apply intervention programs for different clinical cases and determine short-term and long-term goals
• Synthesize information from specific clinical cases, patient history, and performance data in order to formulate hypotheses regarding differential diagnosis and prognosis
• Describe counseling strategies for voice disorders

• Searching for, analyzing, and synthesizing data and information using appropriate technologies
• Promotion of free, creative, and inductive thinking
• Generation of new research ideas
• Critical analysis of data
• Decision-making
• Exercising critical thinking and self-criticism
• Demonstrating social, professional, and ethical responsibility

The aim of this course is to introduce students to voice disorders resulting from functional, organic, neurogenic, or psychogenic etiologies. Within this framework, students will understand and discuss the terminology of voice disorders, describe the types of voice disorders, explain the physiology underlying voice disorders, evaluate voice disorders through clinical cases, and become familiar with, organize, and propose treatment methods for voice disorders. Emphasis will also be placed on knowledge of differential diagnosis between organic and psychogenic voice disorders and on the use of assessment tools (tests). Finally, students will be able to integrate and explain the psychosocial effects of voice disorders.

The course consists of 13 sessions. Course units:

• Introduction to Voice Disorders and Their Management
• Normal Voice: Anatomy and Physiology Across the Lifespan
• Voice Assessment
• Functional Voice Disorders
• Organic Voice Disorders
• Neurogenic Voice Disorders
• Voice Disorders in Children
• Functional Dysphonias – Psychogenic Dysphonias
• Voice Disorders in Professional Voice Users
• Voice Therapy & Facilitating Voice Approaches
• Laryngectomy
• Management and Therapy After Laryngeal Cancer
• Rehabilitation of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Language of Examination: Greek

Theory: Written examination with essay-type questions, short-answer and/or closed-ended questions, and case study analysis.

Laboratory: Mid-semester progress assessment (50% of the total grade) and final examination at the end of the semester (50% of the total grade).

Relevant information is announced on the course e-class platform.

Books

• Boone, D. R., McFarlane, S. C., Von Berg, S. L., & Zraick, R. I. (2015). The voice and its treatment. Athens: Constantaras. Code in Eudoxus [50659436]
• Colton, R. H., Casper, J. K., & Leonard, R. J. (2014). Understanding phonation disorders. Patras: Gotsis. Code in Eudoxus [41958155]
• Behrbohm, H., Kaschke, O., Nawka, T., & Swift, A. (2018). Παθήσεις ωτός, ρινός και λάρυγγα με χειρουργική κεφαλής και τραχήλου. Αθήνα: Κωνσταντάρας. Code in Eudoxus [133042197]

Related academic journals

• Journal of Voice
• Folia Phoniatrica et logopaedica
• Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research

 Indicative bibliography for further study

• Behrman, A. (2018). The science of speech and voice. Athens: Constantaras. Code in Eudoxus [133038476]

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