The Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University offers a two day annual course  for voice rehabilitation of the laryngectomy patient. 

This course is open to physicians, speech and language pathologists, residents and students. 

Participants are instructed in:

• the indications and rationale for total laryngectomy
• surgical techniques that can allow for postoperative phonation
• options for voice rehabilitation following surgery, including the tracheoesophageal puncture and speech prosthesis
• trouble shooting
• a hands-on lab where participants are taught placement of the tracheoesophageal speech prosthesis
  
  Potential participants are invited to call Dr. Edward Damrose or Dr. Ann Kearney at (650) 725-6500 for more information.