The MedSLP Collective Podcast
MedSLP Collective Podcast is a podcast spotlighting resources and continuing education courses offered on the MedSLP Collective Membership for Medical Speech Language Pathologists. This is our way of giving back to the Med SLP community by providing free and accessible education to the community. To receive continuing education credit (ASHA CEUs or PDHs) for webinar and journal club episodes on this feed and access bonus resources and PDFs, visit https://medslpcollective.com
Episodes
Join us for Navigating the Esophagectomy Swallow, an educational webinar led by Jessica Gregor, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, a board-certified swallowing specialist at Mayo Clinic. This intermediate-level course (0.10 CEUs) will provide valuable insights into esophagectomy surgeries, their impact on swallowing function, and best practices for fluoroscopic evaluation and documentation. If you’re a medical speech-language pathologist, this...
💭 “Why is this former student-athlete struggling with attention and memory?” 💭 “Could my patient’s cognitive decline actually be linked to past concussions?” 💭 “How can I best support a patient with cognitive deficits following a TBI?” 👆 If you’ve ever wondered about the SLP’s role in concussion and TBI management, this month’s webinar is […]
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Ever wondered why lung transplant patients have such complex swallowing needs? Join us for this month's eye-opening webinar by Erin Reedy, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, titled "Aerodigestive Considerations in Lung Transplantation: From Candidacy to Post-Transplant."
You'll explore:
➡️ The complex aerodigestive work-up pre- and post-lung transplant
➡️ Risk factors for altered swallowing post-transplant
➡️ Evidence-based interventions for thi...
🔍 Vocal tremor can feel like a clinical enigma — but not anymore! This month’s webinar, “Systematic Assessment of Vocal Tremor for Improved Classification and Treatment Planning” will help you demystify vocal tremor and feel more confident in your assessment and treatment. Join the incredible Dr. Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, PhD, CCC-SLP as she shows you how […]
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The topic of patient safety can feel a little nebulous. 🤔 We all know it’s incredibly important – but what should SLPs be doing to help, exactly? This month’s webinar is here to demystify the topic of patient safety! Join us for Patient Safety Science and the Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) presented by community healthcare leader, […]
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You won’t want to miss this powerful webinar by Dr. Kendrea L. Garand, PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S! Inside “Best Practices in Providing Dysphagia Services for Patients with Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM),” you’ll explore: ➡️The pathogenesis of IBM ➡️How IBM can impact swallow function ➡️Best practices for providing dysphagia services for patients with IBM Don’t miss […]
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Join Valeria Gary as she guides us in: Health Literacy for SLPs: Tools and Techniques for Patient Understanding. Valeria will walk you through risk factors for low health literacy and tools to assess the readability of written material, AND she’ll do an assessment of the readability of written material pulled directly from the Collective 🫣 […]
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Rounding out this month’s mission to improve your aphasia care, Brett McCardel is coming back with two hours of education in his webinar titled “Auditory Comprehension in Aphasia: Theoretical Perspectives, Assessment, and Treatment.” Learn several assessment and treatment approaches for auditory comprehension, apply them to a Life Participation Approach (LPAA) in therapy, and feel more […]
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Calling all pediatric med SLPs (or those who want to work with infants): this month’s webinar is all about feeding challenges, assessments, and treatment planning for infants with congenital heart disease! Give yourself the gift of two hours this month to learn about cardiac anatomy and fetal development, key feeding milestones in infancy, cardiac-related feeding […]
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You might be aware of how COPD impacts breathing and swallowing, but are your just as familiar with COPD’s impact on cognition? Join Jessica Hill and Jessica Lasky in this month’s Journal Club as they go over what the research shows about comorbid cognitive impairments in COPD and how this applies to the Medical SLP! […]
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This week’s assignment is to read and apply Signed Language Communication Disorders to your work! This resource, created by Shelby Hill, M.S., CCC-SLP, QOM is an excellent explanation of how aphasia can impact signed languages (like ASL). You’ll get answers to fascinating questions like: How does aphasia present in people who use signed languages? What […]
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Most SLPs we know can count on one hand (...or one finger!?) the number of times they learned about the liver in grad school.
But when it comes to our role in cognitive-communication disorders, liver disease can be a main cause — and something you absolutely should be familiar with!
In this week’s new resource, Cirrhosis of the Liver and Cognitive Impairment by Latifah Alexander, M.S., CCC-SLP, you’ll:
Discover how cirrhosis of the...
If you’re a peds medical SLP, does it ever feel like there’s an infinite amount of confusing information about when parents should introduce solid foods to their infants? This week, we’re setting the record straight thanks to Dr. Kelsey Thompson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP’s new resource! Inside “Introducing Solid Foods: A Guide,” you’ll discover… 👶what the optimal […]
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“I only eat because I have to – to live.” That’s the headline of the research report we’re going to dig into during this month’s Journal Club. Jessica Hill is going to lead the discussion on your role as a medical SLP and the quality of life for people with dysphagia. Yes, thickened liquids aren’t desirable […]
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Are you an IDDSI pro yet? Have you implemented it into your practice or your facility? If not, you WON’T want to miss this month’s webinar, where THE John Holohan (inventor, founder, and president of Simply Thick) is teaming up with mentor Lysa Johnson to help you out! Presented by: Lysa Johnson,M.S.,CCC-SLP and John Holahan, […]
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As SLPs – and potentially Directors of Rehab (DOR) – we have the ability to impact our SNF residents’ care (and potentially reimbursement!) through our understanding of the Minimum Data Set (MDS). No pressure, right? If you’re a SNF SLP, Lysa Johnson, MAS, CCC-SLP, DCC-I is here to make this scary sounding Medicare requirement less […]
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Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just ask your radiology department for Varibar and they’d be like… “Okay! How soon do you want it?” While that may sound like a distant dream, we have something that can help turn that into reality! Join us in exploring this week’s resource: Proposal for Varibar – A […]
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If a nurse comes up to you and says, “Oh yeah, the patient in Room 206 is NPO with alternative means of nutrition,” after finding out why they’re NPO in the first place, you’ll likely begin wondering...
Is it a nasogastric tube? TPN? A G-Tube? Something else totally different?
And why do they need that particular type of tube in the first place?
This week’s brand new resource by Dr. Lori Morgan, Ph.D, CCC-SLP is your guide to Non-O...
People with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Parkinsonism may notice a change in their ability to manage their saliva. The medical term for drooling is Sialorrhea (pronounced si-al-luh-RI-a), which occurs when saliva spills out of the mouth. This resource is intended to help people with Parkinson’s Disease and their care partners understand and manage drooling. Members […]
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You know those moments when you’ve caught yourself staring wistfully at your withered WALC books thinking, “There’s gotta be other therapy stimuli out there…”? You’re right. In fact, there’s unlimited cog-comm stimuli out there. Give your WALC books a break… …and step into the magical world of AI. You can use the FREE versions of […]
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