Passy-Muir's Conversations on Aerodigestive Management

This podcast is a conversation with Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC about personal history with counseling considerations and how they impact pediatric feeding disorders (PFD) and dysphagia management from an IPE/IPP standpoint. The medically complex infant, toddler, and child are discussed. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists. For more information,...

This podcast is a conversation with Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC about caregiver coaching and its relationship to pediatric feeding disorders (PFD). She also discussed the roles and responsibilities of the PFD speech-language pathologist, including routines-based interventions (RBI).   This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists. For more information, pl...

This podcast is a conversation with Jennifer Beall, MS, CCC-SLP about providing FEES as an option for instrumental assessment of swallowing – both inpatient and as a mobile FEES business. We discuss competencies and training for FEES and the benefits of FEES for patients with tracheostomies.   This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists. For more information,...

This podcast is a conversation with Jennifer Beall, MS, CCC-SLP about providing FEES as a mobile service. We discuss some of the primary factors to consider in setting up a mobile business and how to be successful. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists. For more information, please go to www.passy-muir.com/podcast. This podcast is offered for .05 ASHA C...

This podcast is a conversation with Nicole De Palma, MS, CCC-SLP about providing FEES and how it can be used to assist with the decannulation plan for a patient with a tracheostomy. We discuss some of the primary factors to consider during assessment. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists. For more information, please go to www.passy-muir.com/podcast. T...

This podcast is a conversation with Theresa Hopkins-Rossabi, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S about training programs for students, what content will best prepare them for medical speech pathology, and what steps to take to start a program focusing on medical speech pathology. We delve into competencies and training techniques, including discussion for working with patients with tracheotomies and mechanical ve...

This podcast is a conversation with Laura Brooks and Brooke Richardson discussing some of the similarities and differences between adult and pediatric acute care, including differences in managing patients with tracheostomies. Laura and Brooke also chat about the challenges that these patient populations sometimes present and what competencies clinicians need to have. This podcast is approved for...

In this podcast, a conversation with Rachel Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP, we address ethical considerations when dealing with patients' needs for access to communication. This chat includes discussion of the challenges with which these patient populations with communication deficits sometimes present. We cover AAC and the rights of patients to have autonomy. This podcast is approved for continuing ed...

In this podcast, a conversation with Rachel Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP addresses ethical considerations for providing access to communication and the impact on patients. This chat includes considerations for SLP competency and barriers to communication – from AAC to speaking valves. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists. For more information, please go to ww...

This podcast is a follow-up conversation with JoAnn Cabacungan, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS and Hilary Sample, MA, CCC-SLP about the how oral care and hygiene is an infection control consideration, including complications to consider. We continue to address the risks associated with poor oral health and a team approach to providing oral care. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-lang...

This podcast is a conversation with JoAnn Cabacungan, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS and Hilary Sample, MA, CCC-SLP about considerations for proper oral care and hygiene for patients in a medical facility. We discuss what equipment may be used to assist in providing oral care, risks associated with poor oral health, and how to incorporate oral hygiene into our plans of care. This podcast is approved for contin...

This podcast is a conversation with Rachel O’Hare, RRT about the fundamentals of mechanical ventilation. She discusses what flow is and the differences between pressure control and volume control – the two primary forms of ventilation that SLPs must understand to work with patients on mechanical ventilation.  This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists. For m...

This podcast is a conversation with Carmin Bartow, MS, CCC-SLP about early intervention in the ICU and considerations for dysphagia and communication management. She shares from her experience at a level one trauma center about team development and patient care.    This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists. For more information, please go to www.passy-muir....

This podcast is a conversation with Steve Cooper, laryngectomy patient. In this third episode, we discuss his experience with his SLP,  what information he wished had been emphasized, and how he was under-prepared for what was to come. Steve discusses his “loss of self” and provides insight into what an SLP can do to help the journey, including resources that are available to assist. This is share...

This podcast is a conversation with Steve Cooper, a person with a laryngectomy. In this second episode, we discuss options for communication for a patient following a laryngectomy. Steve also conveys the stages a patient goes through as they adjust to the changes – the “loss of self” that occurs with a loss of voice. This is shared through Steve’s own personal journey. Please feel free to contact...

This podcast is a conversation with Steve Cooper, laryngectomy patient. In this first episode with Steve Cooper, we discuss the critical differences between tracheostomy and a laryngectomy. We also described what is involved in a total laryngectomy, including the life impacts. This is shared through Steve’s own personal journey.  Please feel free to contact Steve at StevenDCooper@gmail.com . This...

This podcast is a conversation among four clinicians who discuss the most commonly asked questions about working with patients with tracheostomies who are ventilator dependent and being assessed for or using a speaking valve. This podcast provides answers from both the RT and SLP perspective about working with patients and improving success with Valve use. This podcast is approved for continuing e...

This podcast is a conversation among four clinicians who discuss the most commonly asked questions about working with patients with tracheostomies and using a speaking valve when the patient is not on a ventilator. This podcast provides answers from both the RT and SLP perspective about working with patients and improving success with Valve use. This podcast is approved for continuing education fo...

This special podcast is a conversation between Jenny Opalinski, MS, CCC-SLP and Drue Lehman, MS, CCC-SLP sharing Drue’s unique perspective and story of ALS – initial symptoms, how and when she was diagnosed, and her thoughts on living with ALS. This inside look at ALS brings perspectives on early identification of symptoms and considerations for care. This podcast is approved for continuing educat...

This podcast is a continued conversation with Marta Kazandjian and Karen Dikeman regarding early intervention in the ICU – with an emphasis on communications options that SLPs should consider when working with this patient population, including both oral and nonoral. Swallowing and respiratory function are also discussed. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathol...

This podcast is a conversation with speech-language pathologists Marta Kazandjian and Karen Dikeman discussing the importance for the SLP understanding both noninvasive and invasive methods of ventilation. The role of the SLP in working with endotracheal tubes and considerations in patient care are also discussed. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists a...

This podcast is a conversation with Rachel Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP, who discusses with us considerations for AAC and the role of the SLP in establishing communication for patients without a voice. Rachel addresses the acute care setting and research support. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists and nursing. For more information, please go to www.passy-mu...

This podcast is a conversation with Laura Brooks, SLP and Walter Reeder, RRT about special considerations for working with the pediatric population with tracheostomies and mechanical ventilation. They address the steps to assessment for speaking Valve use and the research support for use in infants and toddlers. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists and...

This podcast is a conversation with Laura Brooks, who defines and explains transtracheal pressure measurements (TTP), including when and how it is used with the pediatric population with tracheostomies. She addresses the steps to airway patency assessment and the research support. This podcast is approved for continuing education for speech-language pathologists and nursing. For more information,...

This podcast is a conversation with registered respiratory therapist Rachel O’Hare, who defines and explains high flow, including how it is different from low flow. Rachel addresses the following questions: What do flow and oxygen have to do with each other? What patients are candidates for high flow, and when is high flow most likely to be used? This podcast is approved for continuing education f...