Dysphagia: A Different Take
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These SIG 13 articles provide helpful information in dysphagia practice. Tasia Gibbons,
Sophia Werden Abrams, Nazia Mohsin, Rebekah Guastella, Stefania Oppedisano, and
Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald endeavor to validate a new device to measure
lingual strengthening and swallow function. Kelsey Thompson, Cara McComish, and
Suzanne Thoyre’s work aims to introduce dynamic systems theory to pediatric feeding
clinicians. Margaret Wright and Justin Sleffel demonstrate the importance of a
multidisciplinary team approach and the vital role of speech-language pathologists in the
evaluation and treatment of dysphagia of unknown etiology. Hollie-Ann Lee Shortland,
Gwendalyn Webb, Anne E. Vertigan, and Sally Hewat aim to explore the use of
myofunctional devices and how speech-language pathologists gain better understanding
of this modality.
Learning
Outcomes
You
will be able to:
- compare and contrast the Tongueometer device and the Iowa Oral
Performance Instrument
- apply dynamics systems theory to their pediatric feeding assessment and
treatment practices
- explain the importance of a team-based approach to the assessment and
care of patients with dysphagia of unknown etiology
- identify the purpose for the use of myofunctional devices and the populations
with which these are being used
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new knowledge.
Articles
in This Course
- A Pilot Assessment of Concurrent Validity and Comparative Reference Values for the
Tongueometer Tongue Pressure Manometer by Tasia Gibbons, Sophia Werden
Abrams, Nazia Mohsin, Rebekah Guastella, Stefania Oppedisano, and Ashwini
Namasivayam-MacDonald, published in SIG 13, April 14, 2023
- Dynamic Systems Theory: A Primer for Pediatric Feeding Clinicians by Kelsey L.
Thompson, Cara McComish, and Suzanne Thoyre, published in SIG 13, March 23, 2023
- Dysphagia in the Presence of Varicella-Zoster Virus and SARS-CoV-2: A Case Report
on the Role of Speech-Language Pathology by Margaret Wright and Justin Sleffel, published in SIG 13, Volume 7, Issue 6,
December 14, 2022
- Speech-Language Pathologists' Use of Myofunctional Devices in Therapy Programs by
Hollie-Ann Lee Shortland, Gwendalyn Webb, Anne E. Vertigan, and Sally Hewat, published in SIG 13, Volume 7, Issue 6, December 14, 2022
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