By: Karen Sheffler
Path to a Dysphagia Protocol for People Post-Lung Transplant by Sarah Russell, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Editor & Co-author: Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction It was early 2020. (Remember that time just before COVID-19 hit?) I sat in...
Creating a Dysphagia Cookbook IDDSI-Style: Modern Dysphagia Cooking Guest Post by John Holahan, BS, MBA Edited by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction to My Path to a Dysphagia Cookbook This is a story about how you never know where...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) & Dysphagia Guest Writers & Researchers in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Dysphagia: Ankita M. Bhutada, PhD; Emma Wallace, PhD and Kendrea L. Focht (Garand), PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CBIS, CCRE Editor: Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP,...
Tips & Recipes For People With Dysphagia by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction to Dysphagia Tips & Recipes It's that time of the year, and there are gatherings from Thanksgiving through the New Year! Typically, parties in the...
7 IDDSI Updates by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction to IDDSI Updates Did you know that well over 50 nations around the world have started to implement the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI). This has been...
After your comprehensive dysphagia evaluation with a person and finding dysphagia and aspiration, you are not done. In a person-centered care approach, the medical team needs to consider much more than just aspiration. This article and BOLUS mnemonic can guide the clinician to have meaningful conversations with the person with dysphagia, along with the rest of the medical team. Considering many variables is important in thinking about the whole person. One person with aspiration may not develop any negative health outcomes, while another person may develop aspiration pneumonia quickly. What are the different variables to know who will get sick and who will not? Read on!
COVID-19 and dysphagia outcomes are discussed here with the help of Dr. Camilla Dawson, who is a speech-language therapist (aka, speech-language pathologist) in the United Kingdom. Her team analyzed evaluation and treatment data from 720 people with prolonged hospitalizations with COVID-19. She has valuable insight into evaluation, management, barriers, additional factors that affect recovery, staffing, and more. Please read on. It is still quite applicable years after this COVID-19 surge.
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...
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 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...