By: Karen Sheffler
Dysphagia Evaluation: Ask Many Questions! by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com ******* This is Part 1 of a blog I created for MedbridgeEducation.com. For all your dysphagia evaluation & dysphagia treatment needs, I’ve partnered with MedBridge...
CFY Provisional Licensure Bill Brought Back to Life! By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com The week of November 9, 2015 was a great week for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs). You may have heard that there were 14,008 attendees at ASHA's Annual...
Do Your Swallow Studies Measure Up? A Blog about the Swallowtail software application from Belldev Medical, Inc. by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com (Disclosure: Nothing to disclose; No financial relationship) Imagine yourself reviewing your...
Quick Link to Lab Values - Chart & Blogs by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Performing a thorough and holistic dysphagia assessment requires digging through the medical record. The busy clinician needs quick access to resources, like this...
Critical Lab Values to Monitor in Dysphagia Evaluations and Treatments by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com “Perfect numbers like perfect men (and women) are very rare.” (by René Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, with "and women"...
Support Dysphagia Diet Standardization by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com ~ Updated 2024 Overview: Back in 2014, on social media, in lectures and in blogs, I was repeating: A global consensus on dysphagia diets, based on evidence, is coming...
ICD-10-CM Dysphagia (R13): After Heartburn & Before Flatulence! By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Have you sat through hours of coursework yet for the new ICD-10-CM (Clinical Modification) and ICD-10-PCS (Procedure Coding System)? After 2...
Microbiomes in the Environment to Your Oral Microbiome! by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com My travels this summer lead me to some pretty harsh environments as we park-hopped through some wondrous national parks, Utah state parks and national...
Are SLP Graduates Ready for Careers in Dysphagia by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com There has been quite a buzz in social media, or should I say quite a tweet, wondering: Are we preparing our graduate students well enough for careers as medical...
Do We Know More About Electrical Stimulation Than We Know About Pluto? New Horizons for Electrical Stimulation? by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction: My son clutched his Pluto stuffed animal while we stayed up past his bedtime on July...