Name: Dysphagia Treatment: When to Discharge a Patient
Rating: 4 (1878 reviews)

Determining when to discharge a patient from dysphagia therapy is challenging. Clinician-driven and patient-driven factors to consider when determining if it is time to discontinue therapy are discussed in this course, and evidence related to timelines for swallowing improvement is presented.

Course created on May 4, 2023

Dysphagia (Adult)

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Course Type: Video, Audio, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to list at least three patient-based reasons for discontinuing dysphagia treatment.
After this course, participants will be able to list at least three clinician-based reasons for discontinuing dysphagia treatment.
After this course, participants will be able to describe the evidence that speaks to expected timelines for clinicians and patients to see improvements in dysphagia.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	Current state of the problem
10-20 Minutes	Clinician-driven reasons for discontinuing therapy
20-30 Minutes	Defining goal attainment
30-40 Minutes	Patient-driven reasons for discontinuing therapy
40-50 Minutes	Involving patients in goal-setting and discharge planning
50-55 Minutes	Case studies
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q&A

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Presented By

Debra M. Suiter
PhD CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Debra Suiter is Director of the Voice and Swallow Clinic and Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Kentucky. Her research and clinical interests focus on the assessment and treatment of adults with swallowing disorders. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Debra Suiter was paid an honorarium for this presentation. She receives royalties from Springer International Publishing for publications related to this topic. Non-financial: Debra is Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders and serves on the ASHA CFCC and SpeechPathology.com's advisory board.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by SpeechPathology.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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Intermediate Level
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Dysphagia Treatment: When to Discharge a Patient