Dysphagia Bundle

So what will you learn in each course?

Here’s a quick snapshot:

SHOW ME THE NUMBERS: Using Clinical Data to Quantify Swallowing by Corinne Jones, PhD, CCC-SLP

Sometimes (or a lot of times), dysphagia assessments can be overwhelmingly subjective.  Like when you describe a component of your patient’s swallowing…Is the patient’s pharyngeal constriction mildly, moderately, or severely reduced? Is this the result of mild or moderate dysphagia? Have you observed mild improvements? What are you basing that off of?  Dr. Corinne Jones dedicated 8 hours to teach us how to use real clinical data and take the guesswork out of swallowing assessments.  This course is a hands-on course that goes over multiple dysphagia assessment tools instead of just one.  While other presentations may introduce different formulas, Dr. Jones actually shows you how to implement different data tools at work.

The VFSS: Foundations, Clinical Concepts, and Case Studies by Jessica Gregor, M.S. CCC-SLP BCS-S

STOP THE PO TRIAL MADNESS: Evidence-Based Clinical Swallow Evaluations by Kelly Caldwell, M.A., M.S. CCC-SLP

We all know how important instrumental swallow studies are, but what about the clinical swallow evaluation (CSE)? One of the hottest topics in the med SLP world is what we can and cannot do with the CSE. This is exactly why we’re bringing Kelly Caldwell, M.S. CCC-SLP on MedSLP Ed to do an 8 hour deep dive on this very topic!  “We shouldn’t just focus on what we CAN’T do with clinical swallow evaluations. SLPs shouldn’t feel handcuffed when they go into a patient’s room and are asked to evaluate their swallowing.” -Kelly Caldwell.

Aspiration Pneumonia Management in Complex Cases: Time to Go Beyond the Swallow

George Barnes’ course is dedicated to the complex and common world of aspiration pneumonia. If you work with patients with respiratory disease or patients who are medically complex, and the weight of PO recommendations rests on your shoulders, this course will speak to you! Who’s at risk for aspiration pneumonia? What can you do to prevent it (outside of diet modifications)? What’s George’s 6-step clinical decision-making process for medically complex cases? Dive into this intensive webinar to learn all of this and more!

While each course is available for individual purchase in our MedSLP Ed course library, this bundle is a perfect way to save some money and tailor your continuing education.