

Dive Deep Into The Issues That Speech-Language Pathologists Face When Working With Patients With Swallowing Disorders.

We’ll discuss many controversial topics in order to provide the LATEST evidence-based treatment strategies, and create a community of dysphagia clinicians who want to consume incredibly valuable insight and information.
Our goal is to allow you to #swallowyourpride, and be open and willing to try the latest in evidence based treatment approaches by learning from experts and researchers in our field in order to create the best outcomes for our patients who need it most!
Episodes
276 – Taking Charge – Discussing SLPs and Leadership Roles in the Med SLP World – Vince Clark M. Ed., CCC/SLP
Speech-Language Pathologists often express that opportunities available to other therapy disciplines or other medical professionals appear to be closed off to them. Their reasoning is that the perception of what speech-language pathologists do and the nature...
275 – Curating a Multidisciplinary Tracheostomy Dream Team – Part 2 – Rachael Silveira M.A., CCC-SLP
As SLPs, we are often dreaming of the changes we'd like to make in our facilities to help patients have better outcomes and to have our skills and services utilized more fully. Maybe we dream of earlier trach downsizes, fewer PEGs, and more consults on the critical...
274 – Curating a Multidisciplinary Tracheostomy Dream Team – Part 1 – Rachael Silveira M.A., CCC-SLP
Have you dreamt of improving patient outcomes, reducing adverse events for your facility, and establishing yourself as the go-to team member for all things trachs and valves? My guest this week is showing us how she's done exactly that! In this episode of SYP, I have...
273 – From Mobile FEES to a Multidisciplinary Private Practice: The Story of a Rural SLP – Sarah Rapillard, MS, CCC-SLP
Have you ever looked back on your career only to realize you're not where you ever thought you'd be, but exactly where you're supposed to be? My guest this week is sharing how she went from being laser-focused on being a mobile FEES provider to building a...
272 – Swallow Instrumentals Through a Critical Thinking Prism: Part 2 – Gavin Levy, MA, CCC-SLP
Gavin Levy is back with part 2 of Swallow Instrumentals Through a Critical Thinking Prism! As a med SLP, you've likely received an instrumental report or two in your career. But what do you do when it leaves you with more questions than answers? My guest this week is...
271 – Swallow Instrumentals Through a Critical Thinking Prism: Part 1 – Gavin Levy, MA, CCC-SLP
As a med SLP, you've likely received an instrumental report or two in your career. But what do you do when it leaves you with more questions than answers? My guest this week is asking me the tough questions on behalf of SNF (and every other setting that receives these...
270 – Teletherapy for PFD: The Unexpected Tool That's Changing the Game
Would you ever consider seeing a child with PFD via teletherapy? If you're most people, you'd probably prefer to see them in person. But what happens when a pandemic shuts the world down and those children still need therapy? My guest this week is sharing how she went...
269 – Better Together: The SLP Council Initiative with Nikki Howell, CCC-SLP
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...
268 – SLP Alternatives: The Clinical Liaison – Bret Stuckenschneider MS, CCC-SLP
Have you considered a career change before? Maybe you really love helping your patients and the impact you're able to make in their lives but the burnout is just getting too real... My guest this week is the details (vulnerability included) of a career transition he...
267 – Pediatric TBI: Real-life Research – Jessica Salley Riccardi, PhD CCC-SLP
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...
266 – The Dysphagia Pathways Program: Palliative Dysphagia Management – Mechelle Motsinger, MA, CCC-SLP
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...
265 – Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome and the SLP – Erin Redle Sizemore PhD, CCC-SLP
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...
264 – Pediatric Feeding in Real Life: From the NICU to the Schools – Lauren Pontoppidan Straughan MA, CCC-SLP
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...
263 – The SLP Field of Dreams: If You Build It, The Patients Will Come – Katie Moore, MS, CCC-SLP
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...
262 – Acute SLPs: Prepping Patients for the Next Steps – Alicia Brooms, MS, CCC-SLP
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...
261 – Competency, Critical Review, and Critique: Obstacles or Opportunities for Today's SLP? – R. Jordan Hazelwood Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CCRE
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...
260 – Venturing into Private Practice Voice Therapy – Ashley Michaelis MS, CCC-SLP
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...
259 – Safety, Growth, and Nourishment: The Truth About Baby-Led Weaning with Jill Rabin
Looking for a way to help your tiniest clients with PFD now AND prevent food aversion in the future? It’s not just a dream… That’s exactly what my guest this week is doing with the EI clients she sees and the parents and providers she empowers. In this episode of SYP,...
258-Advocacy, Flexibility, and Mental Health: Supporting Today's SLP Grad Students with Sam Walker MS CCC-SLP, TSSLD
When you think back on your grad school experience, does it stir up happiness and joy or anxiety and stress? Most SLPs will lean towards the latter, but does it have to be that way? It’s highly competitive to get into grad school and the competition and quest for...
257 – Palliative Care and the SLP: Closing the Practice Gap – Bianca Coulson M.S., CCC-SLP
What exactly is the SLP’s role in palliative care patients? And what’s the deal with waivers, AMA, non-compliance, and informed consent? Which patients are good candidates for PEG tubes? Which ones aren’t? And who decides who gets one? These are all questions that...