The Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama 2024 Convention is February 8 – 9. Restore Therapy has two groups to present in the Adult Track.
The Role of the SLP as Part of the Interdisciplinary Team in Skilled Nursing Facilities
(virtual convention)
Presenters:
Ashleigh Pristas, M.S., CCC-SLP, PNAP
Candace Bennett, M.S., CCC-SLP
As part of an interdisciplinary team, SLPs are also responsible for providing staff education, training, and in-services in addition to, direct patient care. During this presentation, the learner will be able to describe the scope and type of services SLPs provide in a skilled nursing facility. The learner will examine the importance of speech language services in skilled nursing facilities as it relates to the residents that we serve and also the education that we provide to the interdisciplinary team. The learner will identify strategies to support improved collaborative care.
Date/Time: Virtual convention
Components of Successful Dysphagia Intervention for the SLP in the Skilled Nursing Facility Setting
(both live and virtual convention)
Presenters:
Jasmine Young, Dr PH, CCC-SLP
Leigh Hester, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Gena Dismuke, M.S., CCC-SLP
Misty M. Sloan, M.S., CCC-SLP
Sushannah White, M.S., CCC-SLP
Erin Edwards, M.S., CCC-SLP
Our panel of SLPs will discuss experiences related to dysphagia rehabilitation in the skilled nursing facility setting including evaluation tools, treatment considerations and specific exercises applicable in adult dysphagia rehabilitation, case studies, and strategies to promote functional outcomes in this diverse patient population. When patients are discharged from the hospital setting to a different level of care, patients are often transferred to a SNF setting for short-term rehab or long-term care to manage deficits related to acute or chronic illness resulting in dysphagia. The role of the speech-language pathologist in this interdisciplinary setting is important to facilitate functional outcomes related to rehabilitation and management of swallowing deficits.
Date/Time: Friday, February 9, 10:20a-12:20p
For more information, to register for SHAA, and meet our team visit the SHAA website.
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