Thinking about bringing FEES to your facility but feeling overwhelmed by the logistics?
You're not alone! From infection control protocols to physician collaboration, implementing FEES can seem like climbing Mount Everest.
In this week's episode, Sandy Schwartz, MS, CCC-SLP shares game-changing insights about:
- Cost analysis and ROI justification
- Training requirements and state regulations
- Equipment selection strategies
- Infection control protocols
- Marketing to different specialties • Transport cost considerations
Whether you're just starting to consider FEES, building your business case, or looking to optimize your current FEES program …this episode is packed with practical wisdom you can implement immediately!
Tune in to change how you plan FEES implementation!
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Sandy has practiced clinically in academic hospital, university clinic, and private practice settings, in the areas of voice, dysphagia, and head/neck cancer. She co-owns a private SLP practice providing clinical and consultative services to multiple ENT practices in the Philadelphia area and in Delaware. She is published in Otolaryngology journals and has authored books, chapters, and educational materials in the areas of voice and swallowing. She has served as a clinical consultant to Pentax Medical for their speech and swallowing instrumentation for more than 20 years. Sandy lectures nationally and teaches endoscopy, FEES, and videostroboscopy to physicians and SLPs.
References:
Documents in your SLP arsenal
The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in the Performance and Interpretation of Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: Position Statement
https://www.asha.org/policy/PS2005-00112/#:~:text=It%20is%20the%20official%20position%20of%20the%20American,biofeedback%20tool%20during%20the%20course%20of%20swallowing%20treatment.
Use of Endoscopy by Speech-Language Pathologists: Position Statement
https://www.asha.org/policy/PS2008-00297/
Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/resources/flexible-endoscopic-evaluation-of-swallowing/
Adult Dysphagia
https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/clinical-topics/adult-dysphagia/#collapse_5
Tutorial on Clinical Practice for Use of the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Procedure With Adult Populations: Part 1 | American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00348
Tutorial on Clinical Practice for Use of the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Procedure With Pediatric Populations: Part 2 | American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
https://pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00057
