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3 Oral Health Updates & Actions

3 Oral Health Updates & Actions

by | Apr 9, 2025 | #DysphagiaAwareness, Advocacy, Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention, aspiration precautions, Conference Session Reviews, Dysphagia Management, Dysphagia Research Society 2025, Oral Care and Aspiration Pneumonia, Oral hygiene, Oral Hygiene and Aspiration Pneumonia, Oral infection control

Oral Health: 3 International Updates & Actions by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S inspired by the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS) Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA & the session on March 28, 2025 titled: “Raising the Profile of Dysphagia on the... Read More
Take the RAD out of Radiation! Radiation-Associated Dysphagia

Take the RAD out of Radiation! Radiation-Associated Dysphagia

by | Apr 17, 2024 | Head and Neck Cancer, #DysphagiaAwareness, Advocacy, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia Management, HPV, Radiation-associated dysphagia

Take the RAD out of Radiation-Associated Dysphagia (RAD): What We Know About Acute through Late Effects of Chemoradiation By Allison Bartholow, MS, MS, CCC-SLP & Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month... Read More
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) & Dysphagia

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) & Dysphagia

by | Feb 8, 2023 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea, #DysphagiaAwareness, Advocacy, Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention, Breathing-swallowing coordination, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia Management, dysphagia treatment, Tongue exercises

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,... Read More
5 Dysphagia Tips for Students & New Speech-Language Pathologists

5 Dysphagia Tips for Students & New Speech-Language Pathologists

by | Mar 2, 2021 | Advocacy, Collaboration in Dysphagia, Continuing Education, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia Management, Evidence-Based Practice, Resources

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... Read More