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Dysphagia Protocol for People Post-Lung Transplant

Dysphagia Protocol for People Post-Lung Transplant

by | May 10, 2023 | Post-Lung Transplant, About swallowing specialists, Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention, DRS2023, Dysphagia in the ICU, Evidence-Based Practice, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Oral Hygiene and Aspiration Pneumonia, Post-Extubation Dysphagia, Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS/MBSS)

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... Read More
Are We Ready for Post-Extubation Dysphagia (COVID-19)?

Are We Ready for Post-Extubation Dysphagia (COVID-19)?

by | Apr 3, 2020 | About swallowing specialists, Advocacy, Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia in the ICU, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Oral Hygiene and Aspiration Pneumonia, Post-Extubation Dysphagia, Steven Leder

Are We Ready for Post-Extubation Dysphagia? By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com I have a secret! I have been wanting to write a definitive blog about post-extubation dysphagia for years. However, I have shied away from it, as there have been no... Read More
They Just Won’t Eat: Instrumental Exams & Teamwork

They Just Won’t Eat: Instrumental Exams & Teamwork

by | Mar 6, 2020 | Advocacy, Aging and Swallowing, Collaboration in Dysphagia, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia Management, dysphagia treatment, Eating is not just swallowing, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Psychogenic Dysphagia, reflux

They Just Won’t Eat: Instrumental Exams Allow for Person-Centered Evaluations, Education & Counseling By Katrina Woodward, MS, CCC-SLP, CDP, VP at SDX Dysphagia Experts in collaboration with Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Looking back at my... Read More

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

by | Jun 6, 2018 | #DRS2018, Advocacy, Conference Session Reviews, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia Management, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), High-Resolution Manometry

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 SwallowStudy.com Thanks for reading Part 1 and Part 2 of our of our Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction... Read More