Tracheostomies and Speaking Valves: An Introduction for SLPs
Individuals who require tracheostomies often experience communication and swallowing dysfunction. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are an important part of the interprofessional care of these patients. This module provides SLPs with an overview of tracheostomy tubes and components and how to conduct finger occlusion and speaking valve trials as part of the communication and swallowing evaluation.
Individuals who require tracheostomies often experience communication and swallowing dysfunction. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are an important part of the interprofessional care of these patients. This module provides SLPs with an overview of tracheostomy tubes and components and how to conduct finger occlusion and speaking valve trials as part of the communication and swallowing evaluation.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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Introductory Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
Kansas Health Department of Aging and Disability Services (Speech)
Approved for 1.00 continuing education clock hours for Kansas Speech Pathologists and Audiologists by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability. Long Term Sponsorship number LTS-S1057. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Identify the physiological changes resulting from tracheostomy placement and their effects on patient breathing, speech, and swallowing functions.
Recognize three types of tracheostomy tubes, their components, and their impact on an SLP’s evaluation.
Evaluate communication and swallowing functions in patients with tracheostomies using finger occlusion and speaking valve trials to recommend appropriate interventions.
Outline:
Section 1: Roles and Responsibilities
Your Roles and Responsibilities
Types and Use of Speaking Valves
Section 3: Speaking Valve Evaluation
Communication Evaluation with a Tracheostomy
Swallowing Evaluation with a Tracheostomy
Writer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Subject Matter Expert: Rachel Neugroschel, MA, CCC-SLPSusan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Rachel is a certified and licensed SLP approaching 10 years of experience in speech-language pathology. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from The University of South Carolina and her Master of Art in speech-language pathology from Temple University. She worked primarily with adult clients in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and outpatient clinics. In her previous role of working per diem at several Washington, DC area hospitals, she developed and implemented a FEES program at Bridgepoint Hospital, a long-term acute care hospital. She currently draws upon her expertise as a Senior Speech Language Pathologist at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The target audience for this course is: Introductory level Speech-Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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