Dysphagia Tips for Students & New Speech-Language Pathologists by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com As the snow melts and the first buds of spring will be coming out across the nation, graduate students who have been cramming in the data and...
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High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC): 14 Dysphagia Guidelines
High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC): Dysphagia Guidelines Does it increase dysphagia & aspiration risk? by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction & Questions about High-Flow Nasal Cannula Can I feed my patient when she is on high-flow...
Snacks for People with Dysphagia (IDDSI Style)
Snacks for People with Dysphagia by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction: Quality of Life & Snacking! Oh my! How many pieces of candy have I eaten in the last few days? I could sneak just one more candy out of my son's Halloween...
Diet Modification Without Mastication Evaluation?
Diet Modification Without Complete Mastication Evaluation? by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction I remember encouraging my toddler to play with his food. We had our favorite games. One was to close our eyes and guess what food we were...
Reflujo Silencioso
REFLUJO LARINGOFARÍNGEO (REFLUJO SILENCIOSO) Por Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S de SwallowStudy.com REFLUJO SILENCIOSO (PDF VERSION) El reflujo ocurre cuando el jugo gástrico fluye hacia arriba dentro del esófago (el tubo que lleva la comida al...
June is #DysphagiaAwareness Month
Caring for Caregivers: A Gallery of Infographics on Reducing Dysphagia-Related Caregiver Burden Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com During the month of June 2020, have you been following #DysphagiaAwareness hashtags? SwallowStudy and the American...
Caring for Caregivers During COVID-19 Crisis & Beyond
Caring for Caregivers During COVID-19 Crisis & Beyond by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com and Contributing Writers: Samantha Shune, PhD, CCC-SLP & Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald, PhD, SLP(C), CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO Time for Joy & Time...
Speaking Valve Springs Hope for Person with COVID-19
Speaking Valve Springs Hope for Person with COVID-19 by Jessica Lasky, MS, CCC-SLP of Mobile Scope Additional Tracheostomy/Speaking Valve Resources by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com In early March of 2020, I didn’t realize how much my life both...
Are We Ready for Post-Extubation Dysphagia (COVID-19)?
Are We Ready for Post-Extubation Dysphagia? By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com I have a secret! I have been wanting to write a definitive blog about post-extubation dysphagia for years. However, I have shied away from it, as there have been no...
They Just Won’t Eat: Instrumental Exams & Teamwork
They Just Won’t Eat: Instrumental Exams Allow for Person-Centered Evaluations, Education & Counseling By Katrina Woodward, MS, CCC-SLP, CDP, VP at SDX Dysphagia Experts in collaboration with Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Looking back at my...