Sarah Quintana is a Singer and a Voice, Speech-Language Pathologist with a special interest care of the professional voice, gender-affirming voice, singing voice assessment and rehabilitation and remote service delivery models. She has classical training at the collegiate level, 10 years’ experience in vocal performance and education, a master’s in communication sciences, a vocal performance diploma from Pantheater (France) and came to LSUHS after completing advanced specialty externships and a clinical fellowship in voice at the Ochsner Voice Center in New Orleans. Quintana the current Louisiana Voice Foundation Chapter President, a certified Jivamukti yoga instructor and is currently pursuing Vocology certification at NUY. She is committed to providing accessible, affordable vocal-health care in our region.
Abstract:
A comprehensive assessment of voice is multimodal and involves standardized and non-standardized tools: Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMS); auditory-perceptual evaluation; and acoustic /aerodynamic measures of vocal efficiency, flexibility and perturbation (Roy et al., 2013). Smartphone Aps, spirometry and s/z’s— whether new or tired and true, several low-to-no-tech options are available for the screening, diagnosis and management of voice disorders. These tools may be used prior to or after laryngeal tract visualization to describe functional deficits and select primary outcome measures for therapy. Laryngeal imaging and evaluation by a physician are required prior to initiation of voice therapy (ASHA, 2026).
Learners will be required to complete a self assessment at the end of this course.
Objectives:
Compare and contrast formal vs. informal, standardized vs. non-standardized and low vs. no tech assessment tools for the evaluation of voice.
Describe how you might use some of low-to-no tech options when screening for or evaluating a voice disorder in your setting.
Provide voice assessment considerations for these specific patient populations: Pediatric Voice Disorder, Parkinson’s Disease, Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis and Laryngeal Dystonia
Financial Disclosures: salary from LSUHS Shreveport
Nonfinancial disclosures: none
Intermediate Level 0.10 ASHA CEUs
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
