Swallow Your Pride Podcast

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297 – The Tongueometer: We’ve got updates!
Why rely on tongue depressors when you can give your patients a portable workout device that comes with an app to track their tongue strength, endurance, and exercise results? - That device exists! A
296 – A Caregiver and Her Cookbook: How one woman’s caregiving journey inspired a cookbook for dysphagia care
It flipped the whole household upside down. None of our meal times are quote-unquote normal...it's totally dysfunctional chaos. - This is the real and raw experience of Diane Wolff, dysphagia cook
295 – The First Multidisciplinary Dysphagia Clinic in New York City: A discussion with the MD who started it all
Did you know theres a team of clinicians who come together each day in New York City to conquer dysphagia? - In this episode of the Swallow Your Pride Podcast, Theresa Richard interviews Dr. Anas Ra
294 – SLPs and Cancer: What’s our role?
The word cancer is often cloaked in feelings of uncertainty and fear - understandably so. But what can a medical SLP do to help? Whats our role in the world of oncology? - In this podcast episode,
293 – The Esophagus Has Entered the Chat: Understanding and Addressing Esophageal Dysphagia with Dr. Watts
So a patient walks into a fluoroscopy suite, points to their throat, and says I have trouble swallowing. - You do the VFSS, and their oropharynx looksokay! Maybe even within normal limits! - Now wh
292 – How We Practice and What We Consider: A Discussion on Clinical Experience and Evidence with Gavin Levy
Exploring diet consistencies (including the great bread debate)... - Identifying barriers of modified barium swallow studies (and what to do about them)... - Encountering tough pills to swallow (liter
291 – Oral Dysfunction Can Lead to That? Discussions with an Orofacial Functional Specialist.
Every unique symptom is a call to explore beyond the known territories of our field.-Autumn Henning, MS, CCC-SLP, COM, IBCLC - Who can argue with that? - In this podcast episode, Theresa welcomes
290 – Understanding Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Insights from Feeding Matters CEO Jaclyn Pederson
Pediatric feeding difficulties arent just physicalthey can be traumatic, too. - While everyone can agree that caring for and nourishing our little ones is a top priority, access to the research and
289 – Tracheostomy Care Isn’t What It Used to Be: Insights from an SLP and a Surgeon
How confident are you in your trach and vent knowledge? - What about the interprofessional collaboration, patient advocacy, and therapeutic techniques we should be fighting for with this population?
288 – Disarming SLPs and Unleashing Potential: From Supporting through Sticky Situations to Celebrating Successes, They’ve seen it all.
Disarming SLPs Guiding SLPs Standing by SLP These are just three powerful purposes of mentorship in our field. - And in part 2 of our mentors episode, MedSLP Ed Mentors Isabel, George, Jessica,