Swallow Your Pride Podcast
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316. All Things Dentistry: Bridging the Gap Between SLPs and Dental Professionals
Curious about how effective collaboration between dentists and SLPs will enhance advocacy and optimize patient care? - Sara Davis and Sara Charney discuss their collaboration and the unique topic of
315 – Transforming Productivity: From Dreaded to Advantageous
Are you frustrated with dreading productivity expectations at your facility? Or maybe you are fed up with feeling like you are constantly battling the clock. This episode encourages you to reclaim pr
314 – You Can Automate That: Productivity and Efficiency Power Moves for MedSLPs
Productivity is one of those words that can leave a bad taste in your mouth, but why is that? - In most cases, as medical SLPs, its because we dont have much control over how productivity works. - O
313 – The Human Behind the Dysphagia: A Holistic Approach for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
From educating restaurant staff to bringing recipes to support groups, its important to humanize dysphagia care. - And when it comes to fostering that approach with the head and neck cancer populati
312 – Navigating Dementia Care as an SLP: Tips and Insights from a Dementia Consultant
Have you ever wondered how much you can actually do as an SLP when it comes to dementia care? - One of the most common misconceptions about dementia care in general is that not much can be done. Its
311 – Compassion Over Metrics: Prioritizing Trauma-Informed Care as Medical SLPs
Wherever you're working, whatever setting you're working in, whatever profession you are, if you're working with humans, you should be trauma-informed. - Rachel Archambault, MA, CCC-SLP dropped ALL
310 – No Longer the Afterthought: Developing a HNC program and funding for specialized training
Raise your hand if youve ever received orders to see a patient with head and neck cancer AFTER theyve started (or completed) radiation and/or surgery. - A million times yes. - Its one of those comm
309 – From Bedside to Bedsores: How Can Speech Therapy Help Prevent Wounds in the ICU?
Imagine walking into a room where a team of physicians, physical therapists, and dietitians are sitting at the table discussing wound care. - Would you pause and slowly back out the door, hoping no on
307- The Curious Case of Functional Dysphagia: What to do when the swallow looks fine, but doesn’t feel fine.
You know when a patient complains about swallowing difficulty and you do an instrumental, but everything looks fine? - Excuse my lack of eloquence here, butwhat the heck? - This is often referred to
308 – Becoming a NICU SLP: Tips, Strategies, Suggestions, and More with Khaki Brown
So you want to work in the NICU. - First of all - cheers to that! You have a major goal to help some of the most fragile (but also resilient) tiny humans we can help, which is exciting and inspiration