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269 – Better Together: The SLP Council Initiative with Nikki Howell, CCC-SLP Mar 03, 2023

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Have you ever gotten a MBSS report and felt like you needed to do another study just to get the information you need to actually know how to treat the patient? Many SLPs have faced this dilemma that is not only wildly frustrating, but delays care, increases costs, and exposes patients to more radiation... BUT my guest this week created a solution and is sharing the details on how you can do the exact same thing for your community!

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Nikki Howell, CCC-SLP, about her experience in starting an MBSS Initiative that has transformed into a full-blown SLP Council for the SLPs in her area to collaborate! The project started as a way to improve the consistency of MBSS in the facilities in her area but has grown to be something MUCH greater that will have a long-lasting effect for patients and clinicians alike. Nikki is passionate about bettering our field, her education, and working together to improve patient care!

In this episode, you'll hear about:
*The beginning of the MBSS Initiative
*How it has now transformed into an SLP Council
*Goals of the council
*How did Nikki find herself in a position to start the initiative?
*Resilience tips for SLPs

Listen to the full episode here: https://syppodcast.com/269

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268 – SLP Alternatives: The Clinical Liaison – Bret Stuckenschneider MS, CCC-SLP Feb 22, 2023

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In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Bret Stuckenschneider, MS, CCC-SLP, about his transition from an acute SLP to a clinical liaison with a national neuro-rehab company.

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267 – Pediatric TBI: Real-life Research – Jessica Salley Riccardi, PhD CCC-SLP Feb 14, 2023

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If you got a consult for a pediatric TBI patient, would you expect them to be like any other peds patient? Or maybe like your adult TBI patients? Or... maybe you have no idea what to expect at all! There is little research to guide our practice with this unique population, but my guest this week is changing that!

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Jessica Salley Riccardi, PhD, CCC-SLP, about her research in the pediatric TBI population. Jessica is the principal investigator of the BEaR Lab (Brain Injury, Education, and Rehabilitation) and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the questions they're seeking answers to, how this affects clinical practice, and how it might change policy in the future. She shares insightful info that SLPs can directly apply to their work today as well as considerations for the future work we have yet to do! Jessica has a deep passion and excitement for this population and shares her expertise in a way that is not only easy to understand, but that will also leave you excited to get back to your pediatric patients!

In this episode, you'll hear about:
-For SLPs, how is childhood brain injury different than adult brain injury?
-What are some of the greatest challenges in childhood brain injury for clinicians and researchers?
-How Jessica's research is contributing to SLP practice?
-How this research might contribute to policy for people with brain injury and the professionals serving them?
-Up-and-coming projects in the BEaR lab

Get your show notes at https://syppodcast.com/267

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266 – The Dysphagia Pathways Program: Palliative Dysphagia Management – Mechelle Motsinger, MA, CCC-SLP Feb 08, 2023

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How many times have you had a dysphagia patient that is at the end of their life and someone suggests a PEG? Maybe they still want to eat, because food makes their life enjoyable, but they don't want to be a DNR? What's the SLP's role in the decision-making process in palliative dysphagia management? And where do we even begin to tackle these issues? My guest this week is answering ALL of these questions and dropping some major inspiration while she's at it!

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Mechelle Motsinger, MA, CCC-SLP about her experience in creating The Dysphagia Pathways Program, a decision-making guide for palliative management of dysphagia. She discusses her experience from her literature review to submission for publication and everything in between. Mechelle shares so many real-life situations in this conversation that SLPs will resonate with and find comfort in knowing they're not in this fight alone. Our field will be grateful for the guidance of The Dysphagia Pathways Programs for years and years to come.

In this episode, you'll hear about:
-What is The Dysphagia Pathways Program?
-What is the SLP's role in palliative care?
-Does a patient have to be a DNR if they don't want to follow the recommended diet?
-How can SLPs have difficult conversations, hold space for their patients, and help their physician colleagues in the same breath?

Get the show notes at https://syppodcast.com/266

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265 – Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome and the SLP – Erin Redle Sizemore PhD, CCC-SLP Feb 01, 2023

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Looking to get into the NICU or EI settings? My guest this week is sharing her experience working with these populations and some of the newer challenges they're facing. As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate far too many lives, our youngest patients unfortunately are included in that. Erin Redle Sizemore, PhD, CCC-SLP is sharing how SLPs can help these children in the NICU and EI to set them up for success long term.

She is a wealth of knowledge about Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) and what development looks like for these children. Erin shares ideas for providing the best care for this population and how we can best prepare SLP grad students to work with these patients.

Dr. Sizemore also gives us a peek into what it's like to start a brand new master's program for SLPs (the tough and rewarding parts!) when she's not serving her patients in the NICU! She's making such a massive impact on the future of our field, the patients we see, and the practices used. This conversation will leave you nothing short of awe-struck and inspired!

In this episode, you'll hear about:
-Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)
-Speech, language, and feeding development in children with NOWS
-Ideas for alleviating long-term difficulties for children with NOWS
-Trauma-informed care
-What it's like to be the program director for a brand new Master's program
-The challenge of teaching all that SLPs need to know in grad school

Get the show notes at syppodcast.com/265

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264 – Pediatric Feeding in Real Life: From the NICU to the Schools – Lauren Pontoppidan Straughan MA, CCC-SLP Jan 24, 2023

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Are you a medical SLP or a school SLP? What if I told you that you don't have to choose? Sure, many SLPs work in schools and PRN in a medical facility on the weekends or during school breaks... But what about the SLPs who work in the schools and help their PFD kids in the academic setting? My guest this week is sharing how she's paving the way for PFD to be treated in the school setting in her community after seeing a need left unmet!

After all, these kids are eating at school and don't get to check their PFD at the door...

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Lauren Pontoppidan Straughan, MA, CCC-SLP about pediatric feeding disorders, the weight PFD parents carry, and the many settings in which SLPs can help PFD patients (hint: it's not just for "medical" SLPs!)

Lauren is deeply passionate and incredibly knowledgeable about PFD, but what I admire most about her after this conversation is her ability to meet families where they are and consider the entire picture of not just the patient, but their entire family when making recommendations and walking through the PFD journey with them. She's an asset to every family she encounters, her school team, and the entire field of speech-language pathology!

In this episode, you'll hear about:
-Getting into feeding/dysphagia when your CF was done in a school and the false dichotomy of the "medical SLP" vs "school SLP"
-Challenges and benefits of each setting (school, clinic, home health)
-Key differences in assessment and treatment of babies versus adults
-Valuable courses for pediatric feeding
-The role of the SLP for sensory feeding disorders

Get the show notes at syppodcast.com/264

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263 – The SLP Field of Dreams: If You Build It, The Patients Will Come – Katie Moore, MS, CCC-SLP Jan 18, 2023

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As SLPs, we often have BIG dreams of how we can improve our field, our facility, and the care our patients receive. All too often, these big dreams are suffocated by red tape and never come to fruition despite SLPs' most valiant efforts. It's certainly an uphill battle, but my guest this week is showing us how to pave our own path to the field of our SLP dreams.

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Katie Moore, MS, CCC-SLP, about her monumental achievements in her career, including building not one but two full-time positions in her outpatient rehab facility but also building an entire Head and Neck Cancer Clinic where she works hand-in-hand with her surgeons, radiation oncologists, radiologists, and the entire medical team to provide the best care for cancer patients (including pre-treatment education! *cue the clapping from SLPs everywhere*)

Katie is tenacious and determined but she is also laser-focused on providing the highest quality of care to help her patients win.

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In this episode, you'll hear about:
-How to navigate hospital administration to expand speech therapy services
-How to identify gaps in patient referral basis
-Ways to advocate for your employer to support your continuing education needs while expanding services to better serve your patients
-Why engaging in interdisciplinary conversations will increase your referral base
-Ways to pave your own path when you feel like you keep hitting road blocks when trying to add or expand new services
-What to do when you feel like throwing in the towel

Get the show notes at syppodcast.com/263

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262 – Acute SLPs: Prepping Patients for the Next Steps – Alicia Brooms, MS, CCC-SLP Jan 12, 2023

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Your patient is set to discharge at the end of the week, but you know their needs are high and their level of support at home won't be. How do you help ensure they're going to be prepared to go home and not get lost in the shuffle? How can SLPs best care for our patients after they're no longer under our care? My guest this week is sharing the answers to these questions and more!

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Alicia Brooms, MS, CCC-SLP, about the weight our recommendations hold and the best ways we can prep our patients for the next steps and the next level of care. Alicia is passionate about considering the patient's big picture, making recommendations that help the patient with more than what's on their plate, and adequately preparing them for the next stage of their recovery and return to their typical lives. She is a champion for interdisciplinary care and partnering with our case management and social work colleagues to ensure no patients are left to figure it all out on their own!

In this episode, you'll hear about:
*Relationship building with case managers and social workers
*Enhancing goals/recommendations by using the Family-Centered Approach
*Helping unfunded patients
*Preparation patients for returning to work/school

Get the show notes at https://syppodcast.com/262

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261 – Competency, Critical Review, and Critique: Obstacles or Opportunities for Today’s SLP? – R. Jordan Hazelwood Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CCRE Jan 06, 2023

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You have a new patient coming in with a diagnosis you’ve never heard of and you’ve got a whopping 12 minutes to prep. So, to Google you go! But, how do you know if that blog post or even podcast episode you found is actually credible or unbiased? Anyone can publish anything on a website or say anything on a podcast right? Who is there to regulate that info before you apply it to your practice? (Hint: it’s you!)

My guest this week is sharing about critical review of resources found online for SLPs on the topic of dysphagia and if you’ve ever found yourself on the other side of a Google search, you won’t want to miss this one!

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with R. Jordan Hazelwood, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CCRE about some of the obstacles SLPs face today... or are they opportunities? I'll let you decide. Dr. Hazelwood shares her experience collaborating with an undergraduate student on a project that became her latest paper, Critical Review of Online Resources, Frequently Used by Certified SLPs for Dysphagia Management. She dives into the findings and shares her passion for studying the training of SLPs and ensuring they set out into the world well-equipped with not only clinical skills but just as importantly, critical thinking skills.

In this episode, you'll hear about:
* Critical Review of Online Resources, Frequently Used by Certified SLPs for Dysphagia Management
* Training in best practices for dysphagia management
* Who has better critical review skills? Students or seasoned clinicians?
* Imposter Syndrome and clinical experience
* Setting boundaries and finding balance

Get the show notes at https://syppodcast.com/261

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260 – Venturing into Private Practice Voice Therapy – Ashley Michaelis MS, CCC-SLP Dec 18, 2022

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Have you ever let yourself daydream about having it all? A fulfilling career that empowers you to change lives on your own terms, a flexible schedule that allows you plenty of family time, AND enough energy to take care of yourself at the end of the day? It’s not impossible! My guest this week is […]

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