By: Karen Sheffler
Remember Our Roots: Jeri A. Logemann By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Thank you Dysphagia Research Society for taking time at our annual meeting to reflect on our roots. We are honoring our mentor, Jeri A. Logemann, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S. At the...
NPO and G Tube Feeding: What's A Clinician To Do? By Guest Blogger: Yvette McCoy, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Edited by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com The American Speech-Language and Hearing Association's (ASHA) 2014 convention inspired us. Here is...
The Conversation & The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in Palliative Care by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Have you ever recommended to a person with dysphagia that he should AVOID thin liquid, including his favorite ice cream, and...
Diet Safety: Terminology Matters! By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com This blog is inspired by my own frustrations with different diet names across different institutions. Dysphagia ground, mechanically altered, mechanical soft, and chopped...
Is Evidence-Based Practice Misunderstood? By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S Blog also appeared on GrayMatterTherapy.com 12/9/14. Re-printed with permission from GrayMatterTherapy.com Session Reviewed: Rosenbek, J. & Leslie, P. (2014, November). 1182: Ethics...
From Table to Stomach and Everything in Between: Striving for Mealtime Success Guest Post by: Samantha Shune, PhD, CCC-SLP It is Monday morning. I plop my lunch bag down on my desk and spend the next several hours running in and out of my office paying it no further...
by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com This blog was inspired by: “Esophageal Screening: The Essential Last Step in Your Dysphagia Evaluation,” by Ashli O'Rourke, MD, April 13, 2014, at ASHA's Health Care & Business Institute in Las Vegas, NV....
C2-C7 Angle and Dysphagia by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Will you or your patient be at risk for dysphagia after cervical spine surgery? I suggest reading this review of the following article: Tian, W. & Yu, J. (2013). The role of C2-C7...
HPV is Changing the Face of Head and Neck Cancer: An Emerging Epidemic! by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com (revised April 25, 2017) Young people who do not smoke do NOT get cancer, right? Wrong. We need to have the talk -- about sex and the...
Oral Infection Control / Oral Care Procedures for the Dependent Patient © 2014 Karen Sheffler of SwallowStudy.com Perform every shift (before/after meals as needed) Oral Care Tools: Toothbrush (on suction if available), swabs (on suction if available), extra...