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Jelly & Jell-O Surprise: What’s Up With Jell-O, Jelly Cups, Dysphagia Training Jelly

By Karen Sheffler | Published October 8, 2018

Jelly & Jell-O Surprise: Jell-O, Jelly Cups, Dysphagia Training Jelly (Transitional Foods Blog Part 3 of 3) By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom with special contributions...

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Patient Safety First: Transitional Foods (Part 2)

By Karen Sheffler | Published August 25, 2018

Patient Safety First: Transitional Foods (Part 2) By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Introduction Welcome back to Part 2 of my 3-part article on Transitional Foods (in the...

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Cotton Candy Therapy? Transitional Foods & Dysphagia Treatment

By Karen Sheffler | Published August 16, 2018

Cotton Candy Therapy Transitional Foods as Potential Dysphagia Treatments By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Got your attention with the cotton candy, didn’t I Imagine...

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Graduation is Only the Beginning: Importance of Continuing Education in Dysphagia

By Karen Sheffler | Published June 30, 2018

Graduation is Only the Beginning: Importance of Continuing Education in Dysphagia By Ainsley Martin, MS, CCC-SLP, guest blogger for SwallowStudycom Editor: Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of...

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Dysphagia Digest (Part 3): What is in Your Dysphagia Toolbox?

By Karen Sheffler | Published June 6, 2018

Truth is Stranger than Fiction – What is in Your Dysphagia Toolbox (Part 3) By guest blogger: Amanda Warren, MS, CCC-SLP Edited by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Thanks for...

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DRS Dysphagia Digest 2018 (Part 2)

By Karen Sheffler | Published May 8, 2018

Truth is Stranger than Fiction – in the Latest Dysphagia Research (Part 2) By guest blogger: Amanda Warren, MS, CCC-SLP Edited by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Thanks...

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DRS Dysphagia Digest 2018 (Part 1)

By Karen Sheffler | Published April 22, 2018

Truth is Stranger than Fiction - in the Latest Dysphagia Research (Part 1) By guest blogger: Amanda Warren, MS, CCC-SLP Edited by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Mark Twain...

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HOPE for Dysphagia: Got Your Speech-Language Pathologist?

By Karen Sheffler | Published February 27, 2018

Hope for Dysphagia: Got a Speech-Language Pathologist on Your Multidisciplinary Dysphagia Team By Karen M Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom This blog is in response to an article...

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