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Dysphagia in Patients with Dementia: What's the SLP to Do? - Part 1

Course: #8178Level: Introductory 1 Hour 6947 Reviews

This is Part 1 of a two-part series, Dysphagia in Patients with Dementia. Treating dysphagia for the patient with dementia can be challenging for therapists. This course will address common deficits in each stage of cognitive decline and review normal versus disordered swallowing. (Part 2: Course 8187)

Course created on October 10, 2017

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Learning Outcomes

  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to identify characteristics that differentiate presbyphagia and dysphagia.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to describe polypharmaceutical side effects related to swallowing in older patients with cognitive decline.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to describe the evidence regarding feeding tubes for patients with end-stage dementia.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes Introduction
5-25 Minutes Presbyphagia and Dysphagia - Distinguishing Characteristics
25-40 Minutes Medications that may affect swallowing
40-55 Minutes Feeding tubes and dementia: Current Evidence
55-60 Minutes Summary; Q&A

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Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Amber Heape was paid an honorarium for this presentation by SpeechPathology.com. Non-financial: Amber Heape currently represents South Carolina on the ASHA SLP Advisory Board and is also the State Advocate for Medicare Policy representative for South Carolina.

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