Dysphagia And Feeding Issues CEU Courses for SLPs

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on alternate nutrition/hydration (ANH). This course discusses criteria, such as prognostic indicators, that are used by healthcare professionals when making ANH recommendations. Benefits and burdens of ANH vs. oral intake in various disease processes, including Covid-19, are addressed, as well as the issues of patient-centered care and education.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series about alternate nutrition and hydration (ANH). This course reviews patient and family concerns that impact the ANH decision-making process, including religious beliefs and culture. Advance directives are discussed and and resources for patients/families are provided.

COVID-19 is a highly contagious virus that can result in many respiratory, otolaryngological, and neurological symptoms, including dysphagia. This course explores causal mechanisms of swallow dysfunction in patients with COVID-19 and discusses critical information about assessment and treatment of these vulnerable patients, such as the need to assess respiration during the clinical swallow evaluation.

Intubation provides access to mechanical ventilation for critically ill patients, but what happens when the patient is extubated? This course provides information about risk factors for and causes and consequences of post-extubation dysphagia, and discusses options for assessment and management of these critically ill patients.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. SLPs involved in the care of infants with feeding and swallowing difficulties provide assessment and treatment to promote safe, positive feeding experiences. This course will describe assessment procedures and evidence-based treatment techniques that can be implemented with these infants, including a discussion of breastfeeding management.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. SLPs involved in the care of infants with feeding and swallowing difficulties provide assessment and treatment to promote safe, positive feeding experiences. This course will provide an overview of feeding and swallowing problems that can occur in infants, including a discussion of risk factors and underlying etiologies. A review of the research related to best practices in assessment and treatment of these infants will be presented.

To effectively manage dysphagia in adults requires thorough knowledge of the anatomy and neurophysiology of swallowing and respiration and the coordination of these functions. Shared structures and neurophysiology of the aerodigestive tract are discussed as well as diseases of the respiratory system that can impact swallowing. Examples of applying this information to the evaluation and treatment of dysphagia are provided.

Standardization of measures used in the interpretation of videofluoroscopic swallow studies is necessary to facilitate communication across providers and to ensure the correct application of rehabilitation and compensatory strategies. This course will review the many videofluoroscopic swallow study metrics that are utilized across different stages of the lifespan, and report on the evidence that supports their correlation to treatment.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued SLP Master Class. This 4-hour master class will identify factors contributing to polypharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will describe the risks and long-term effects of polypharmacy and COVID-19 on the respiratory, neurological, cognitive, and gastrointestinal systems involved in dysphagia, and will include discussion of specialized populations such as skilled nursing residents, children and teens, individuals on mechanical ventilation, and individuals with reflux.

This is Part 4 of a four-part series. This course will describe the risks and long-term effects of polypharmacy and COVID-19 as they relate to the gastrointestinal system of dysphagia, including risks specifically associated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Factors contributing to polypharmacy in individuals with reflux dysphagia will be identified. Anatomical and physiological breakdown across the systems of dysphagia will be discussed.