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0.25  ASHA CEUs

Evidence-Based Practice In Adult Dysphagia Management: What The Evidence Says About Commonly Selected Rehabilitation Interventions #e125


Presenters: multiple experts

Learn what the evidence says about frequently prescribed swallowing rehabilitation techniques.




"I enjoyed how the presenters went through each technique and identified what it was originally thought to target and how research has changed the way we use the technique. I liked how course was presented in a systematic way."

– D.K., prior course participant

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This course provides a tutorial about evidence-based practice for SLPs working with adult dysphagia. Primary goals of this course include: present the evidence for frequently prescribed swallowing rehabilitation techniques, examine common swallowing pathophysiologies that contribute to aspiration and how they are measured, and discuss levels of research evidence relative to their contribution to the current state of dysphagia rehabilitation.

Case studies are used to discuss the evidence behind widely used dysphagia interventions, including: chin tuck, effortful swallow, Mendelsohn maneuver, and Shaker exercise. This course will provide a roadmap for clinical decision making and a framework for evaluating any swallowing treatment used in therapy.

Participants will learn to incorporate swallowing physiology into diagnosis and management of dysphagic patients. Participants will also learn how evidence-based practice in dysphagia is limited, and how to interpret and critique the scientific literature given these limitations. This is critical to ensure that the clinical tools used to impact swallowing ability are based on physiology.

Course is offered for 0.25 ASHA CEUs – 2.5 Contact Hours.

Course Overview – Run Time: 2:32:46

  • Unwrapping the layers of dysphagia.
  • Evidence-based practice in dysphagia.
  • Review of current literature on dysphagia treatments.
"I most enjoyed the research about the effortful swallow and all the muscles that are truly involved in all 4 of the dysphagia rehab techniques. I was engaged the entire session and learned a great deal from this course! It was highly applicable!"

– M.K., prior course participant

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The content of this online CE course does not focus exclusively on any specific proprietary product or service. Presenter financial and non-financial disclosures may be found in the Presenter & Disclosures area.

Video PowerPoint presentation with author narration & downloadable handout. Stop and re-start the course at any point. Learners retain access to course content after completion for ongoing reference and review.

Reviews

"The review of research was helpful. I liked that the course was online and easily accessible." J.D. (Feb. 2024)

"Research outcomes for swallow physiology. I liked each procedure reviewed." J.G. (Jan. 2024)

"I liked the sliding door analogy. This course covered most if not all of the common treatments." T.O. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the discussion of therapy techniques as they relate to actual clinical practice, which many seminars don't do." S.D. (Nov. 2023)

"I really found the whole course beneficial and liked the case examples that were included. Learning the need to look to literature to see what pathophysiology is best suited for specific strategy/maneuver/intervention, to be "prescriptive" based on the specific pathophysiology." V.O. (Nov. 2023)

"This course was a thorough review of the evidence. I really appreciated the practical evaluation of the evidence to determine which techniques actually work and how they work." C.N. (Oct. 2023)

"Oral sensation and chin-down information were beneficial. I liked that the speakers talked slowly and were easily understood." K.H. (Mar. 2023)

"I found that it's important to test pre and post-treatment regimen to be able to analyze the efficacy of modality approach/techniques." M.P. (Mar. 2023)

"I appreciated the review of the anatomy and physiology of the swallow mechanism. Also I was surprised by particular swallow treatment myths that were broken down by research." M.P. (Mar. 2023)

"Disputing so-called "acceptable" methods such as Mendelsohn and Shaker." L.L. (Feb. 2023)

"Good review of swallowing exercises for best practice." N.M. (Dec. 2022)

"I appreciated the focus on 2 common interventions (ie, chin tuck and effortful swallow). I feel that these are almost general/common aspiration suggestions for all patients and it was excellent to know the evidence about their actual results." Z.C. (Dec. 2022)

"I appreciated that the presenters focused on different types of outcomes. As mentioned multiple times in the presentation, functional outcomes are usually the primary concern for a clinician. I feel they emphasized what you measure is what you get and you need to be mindful that not all measures are equivalent in a clinical situation." Z.C. (Dec. 2022)

"Interpretation of normal vs disordered swallows. I liked the case studies." A.T. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the review of the literature of the different rehab techniques. The visuals were helpful to understand." G.L. (Dec. 2022)

"Good review of physiology, research and case presentations." M.W. (Nov. 2022)

"Liked the breakdown of what different interventions do and don't achieve. I really liked looking at the body of research about a technique rather than just individual studies." J.C. (Oct. 2022)

"Very clear presentation. I liked the discussion of challenges with research studies in treatment decision making." B.S. (Sept. 2022)

"Liked the format of the course." J.M. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the comparison of studies and reminders that we need to focus on the individual patient." P.O. (May 2022)

"Good review of anatomy and physiology." P.O. (May 2022)

"I liked the exploration of the four rehab techniques and their evidence base." M.W. (Feb. 2022)

"All the included visuals were very helpful for learning. I liked the videos." M.S. (Feb. 2022)

"I benefited from the long-term outcomes of different treatments/postures/exercises, and the inclusive review of studies." J.B. (Jan. 2022)

"I liked the layout of the course, and the research on swallow strategies for treatment and treatment outcomes." J.S. (Dec. 2021)

"Well organized and explained succinctly. I liked the research-based outcomes." H.B. (Dec. 2021)

"I liked the video examples and education on widely used swallow strategies and research specific efficacy." C.C. (Dec. 2021)

"I liked the pace and case studies - analysis of the research and applied to the case study." C.G. (Dec. 2021)

"I enjoyed perspectives from multiple speakers, and the breakdown of the specific exercises, application, research behind it." S.W. (Dec. 2021)

"I liked the case studies that were shown – and review of the literature regarding several commonly used treatment techniques." C.C. (Dec. 2021)

“I enjoyed how the presenters went through each technique and identified what it was originally thought to target and how research has changed the way we use the technique. I liked how it was presented in a systematic way.” D.K. (Nov. 2021)

"Detailed information. I liked the studies of actual benefits of each swallow exercise." J.D. (Oct. 2021)

"I enjoyed the data on research and being able to follow and review at my own pace as well as the knowledge of the presenters. The course is great." Y.C. (Oct. 2021)

"I liked the discussion of evidence for different interventions. Lots of VF images as examples." C.G. (Sept. 2021)

"The review of the evidence of swallowing rehabilitation techniques and detailed review of anatomy of swallowing structures will benefit my daily practice." H.B. (Jun. 2021)

"I liked the very specific articles related to each treatment technique and how each article interpreted the data." M.M (May 2021)

“The explanation of the different comp swallow techniques and the purpose for use was helpful!” D.K. (Apr. 2021)

“I most enjoyed the research about the effortful swallow and all the muscles that are truly involved in all 4 of the dysphagia rehab techniques. It was a great refresher. I was engaged the entire session and learned a great deal from this course! It was highly applicable!” M.K. (Feb. 2021)

“I enjoyed the talk about different techniques and the overall effectiveness.” L.D. (Feb. 2021)

“The supporting evidence for physiologic changes of each intervention was very insightful.”  D.M. (Jan. 2021)

Course Objectives

  1. Discuss the evidence for frequently prescribed swallowing rehabilitation techniques.
  2. Examine common swallowing pathophysiologies that contribute to aspiration and how they are measured.
  3. Discuss levels of research evidence relative to their contribution to the current state of dysphagia rehabilitation.

Presenter & Disclosures

Ianessa A. Humbert, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an accomplished scientist, professor, and highly sought-after speaker with expertise in swallowing and swallowing disorders. Her research has studied the effects of electrical stimulation on hyo-laryngeal movement in healthy and dysphagic adults. Dr. Humbert has been on faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the University of Florida, and the University of Iowa.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial — Ianessa Humbert is presenter of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalties.

Financial— Ianessa Humbert is author of "The Swallowing Pocket Guide" published by Northern Speech Services; receives royalties.

Financial — Ianessa Humbert is an inventor for Passy Muir, Inc; holds a patent on equipment.

Nonfinancial — Ianessa Humbert has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Phoebe Macrae, PhD, is the Deputy Director of the newly formed Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery and Research, a subsidiary of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her role at the Rose Centre is focused on multidisciplinary stroke research development. Her area of research is swallowing neurophysiology and dysphagia, with a focus on neural control mechanisms and motor learning in swallowing. Dr. Macrae completed her undergraduate degree in Speech and Language Pathology, and her PhD in dysphagia rehabilitation at the University of Canterbury. She then embarked on a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, before returning to the University of Canterbury in 2014.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial — Phoebe Macrae is the author of online CEU courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.

Nonfinancial — Phoebe Macrae has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Catriona M. Steele, PhD, is a clinician scientist working in the area of swallowing and swallowing disorders. She has a background as a medical speech-language pathologist and is Director of the Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Laboratory at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network. Dr. Steele is a Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Toronto, a past board member of the Dysphagia Research Society, a board-certified specialist in Swallowing, an ASHA Fellow and past Coordinator of ASHA's Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders).

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial — Catriona Steele is an author of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Catriona Steele is employed by Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network; receives a salary. 

Financial — Catriona Steele's research is supported in part by National Institutes of Deafness & Other Communication Disorders; receives grant funding.

Financial — Catriona Steele's research is supported in part by Nestle Health Science; receives grant funding.

Financial — Catriona Steele's research is supported in part by Bracco Canada; receives grant funding.

Nonfinancial — Catriona Steele has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Intended Audience / Accreditation

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This program is offered for 0.25 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area).

Intended Audience

  • Speech-Language Pathologists

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