Swallow Your Pride Podcast

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006 – Dan Weinstein, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCS-S – Palliative Care in the Acute and SNF Settings, Feeding Tubes, Thickened Liquids, and Esophageal Dysphagia Sep 21, 2017

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In this episode, we discuss palliative care in both the acute care and SNF settings. We dispel some myths about feedings tubes, thickened liquids, and how best to treat our end of life patients with dysphagia. Dan also touches on esophageal dysphagia and some things we should and shouldn’t do with treating that.

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005 – Matt Ward, M.S., CCC-SLP – How the Yale Swallow Protocol Can Simplify and Improve the Accuracy of your CSEs and Re-thinking Rehab Sep 13, 2017

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In this episode, we discuss why your “comfort level” doesn’t matter, and we can’t be emotional with our recommendations, and instead use evidence based practice in these decisions.

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004 – Nannette Crawford M.A., CCC-SLP – Is this waiver worth the paper it’s written on? Ethical decision making, the importance of having a mentor, and to never stop learning. Sep 07, 2017

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Nannette Crawford is an SLP with over 45 years of experience who wears many, many hats, and wears all of them very, very well. Her specialty is cognition, brain injury, and post concussive symptoms, but she works in an outpatient clinic where she also treats patients with dysphagia.

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003 – John Ashford, Ph.D. CCC-SLP – The 3 Pillars of Pneumonia and Why Oral Care Should Be Considered an Oral Infection Control Program Instead Sep 01, 2017

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In this episode with Dr Ashford, we discuss how a poor immune system, poor oral, and the events of aspirating all must create the perfect storm in order to cause pneumonia.

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002 – Tiffani Wallace, M.A. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Dysphagia Ramblings, Cranial Nerves, and Making Your Patient Aspirate Sep 01, 2017

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Dysphagia Ramblings, Cranial Nerves and How to Make Your Patient Aspirate - In this episode of the Swallow Your Pride Podcast, we discuss how cranial nerve exams should actually drive your therapy plans, and how watching your patient aspirate can be a good thing! Tiffani also discussed some of her most favorite treatment strategies and research papers that have helped to shape her dysphagia practice.

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