Skill Builder: Oral Peripheral Examination for Speech and Swallowing

Hours: 0.10
# Course Code: REL-RTS-0-BDE

This short skill refresher demonstrates how to perform a bedside swallow evaluation and interpret your findings.

Course Description

This short skill refresher demonstrates how to perform a bedside swallow evaluation and interpret your findings.

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Course Details

Course Code: REL-RTS-0-BDE

Hours: 0.1

Type: Pro-On-The-Go

Content Expiration Date: 1/31/2027

Outline:
Purpose of Bedside Dysphagia Evaluation

Contraindications for Food and Liquid Trials

Conducting the Bedside Dysphagia Evaluation

Recommendations Following the Bedside Dysphagia Evaluation

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Instructor: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP

Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of experience. She obtained 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 worked with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for Aegis Therapies, she created training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology related to the clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. She currently draws upon her expertise in her role at Relias as Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

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Skill Builder: Oral Peripheral Examination for Speech and Swallowing

This short skill refresher demonstrates how to perform a bedside swallow evaluation and interpret your findings.

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