Description

This online speech therapy CEU course is offered for 0.6 ASHA CEUs.

This E-Course was originally recorded in front of a live audience in 2010. 

This audio course is a must for dysphagia clinicians.  SLPs are commonly consulted to identify the likelihood that a patient's "aspiration pneumonia" was dysphagia-related and then to intervene accordingly. SLPs are also asked to predict and mitigate risk of future dysphagia-related respiratory diseases based on assessment findings. Yet, SLPs receive little formal training in the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system and in the differential diagnosis of the various types of pneumonia. The medical record contains clues, which can inform the SLP in establishing an objective pneumonia risk profile. This audio course summarizes anatomy and physiology and current literature to facilitate the objective estimation of dysphagia-related pneumonia risk, and provides information on the decision-making process to determine the use of oral or non-oral nutrition.  Course format: MP3 download. Downloadable handout booklet included.

 

Please note:  This eCourse is set up to be flexible to accomodate all schedules.  You do not have to complete this program in one sitting.  You can access the course materials as many times as you need to in order to complete all the sections. 

Course Objectives

At audio course conclusion, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss respiratory anatomy and physiology and specific types of pneumonia.
2. State how aspiration pneumonia can be distinguished from other types of pneumonias and respiratory system diseases.
3. List risk factors related to the development of pneumonia.
4. Discuss how oral pathogens are related to the development of pneumonia.
5. Discuss the role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in the prevention of dehydration.
6. Identify patients who are good candidates for the free water protocol.

A score of 80% or better must be received on the post-test in order to
receive a certificate of completion.

Author Profile

James L. Coyle, PhD, CCC-SLP, BRS-S, is a clinician, researcher, and author with interests in evidence-based practice, meta-analyzing research, and dysphagia outcomes measurement. Dr. Coyle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh, where he teaches Dysphagia, Medical Speech Pathology, Neuroscience and Head & Neck Anatomy coursework.  At the University Medical Center he performs dysphagia consultations and trains SLP students in acute and intensive care practice. In addition, Dr. Coyle has served as a reviewer for Dysphagia, the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, and other peer-reviewed journals.

Location & Lodging

 

Intended Audience

• SLP

Accreditation

This program is offered for .6 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).

 

Per our longstanding procedures with ASHA, we submit CEU information to ASHA quarterly, so your CEUs will be reflected as completed on the last day of that quarter.  For instance, if you complete a course on December 7th, 2011, it will be reported to ASHA in January 2012, and it will be reflected in your ASHA account as completed on December 31st, 2011.  However, for submitting to your state board or for your own records, you will receive a certificate of completion with the actual completion date.