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Tips for Dysphagia During the Holidays

Tips for Dysphagia During the Holidays

Do you need help managing your or your loved one’s dysphagia at home during the holidays or any time of year? SwallowStudy.com and Hormel Health Labs (HHL) teamed up to provide help and support for those who struggle with difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). We... Read More
Dysphagia Outreach Project

Dysphagia Outreach Project

Karen met Hillary Cooper, MA, CCC-SLP (co-founder of Dysphagia Outreach Project) at ASHA2021. That started SwallowStudy.com’s sponsorship of The Dysphagia Outreach Project – with donations in 2021 and 2022. They are an incredible 100% volunteer-run... Read More
United States IDDSI Reference Group (USIRG)

United States IDDSI Reference Group (USIRG)

The United States IDDSI Reference Group (USIRG) has been hard at work since 2020. IDDSI is the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative — a global wave to standardize dysphagia diets for the safety of people with dysphagia. I have been blogging... Read More
Giving Back to Graduate School Students

Giving Back to Graduate School Students

Educators and students have endured extreme challenges during this COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you to Dr. Jamie Fisher, PhD, CCC-SLP, from Western Kentucky University, for inviting me to share tips and resources during her medical speech-language pathology course. Read... Read More
Free IDDSI Webinars

Free IDDSI Webinars

Karen’s IDDSI Presentations: 1. BeckyDorner.com, providing the following 2 FREE webinars, brought to you by Hormel Health Labs. Learn more about IDDSI by listening to both of the webinars at: https://www.beckydorner.com/hormelhealthlabs/ Webinar 1: The... Read More