Course Code: REL-RTS-0-AIDARP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Identify the physiology of three acute respiratory illnesses and their effect on swallowing.
Recall steps of the dysphagia assessment for patients with acute respiratory illness.
Determine the most appropriate interventions and interprofessional team strategies based on patient characteristics and assessment findings.
Outline:
Section 1: Acute Respiratory Illnesses
Impact and Effects of Lung Diseases
Obstructive Lung Diseases
Test Your Knowledge
Restrictive Lung Diseases
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Dysphagia Screening and Assessment
Dysphagia Screening
The Clinical (Bedside) Swallow Evaluation
Instrumental Swallowing Assessments
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Dysphagia Intervention
Respiration-Swallow Coordination
Respiratory Muscle Strength Training (RMST)
Interprofessional Efforts
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Clinical Vignette
Meet Thomas
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
ReferencesReviewer: Omnia Radwan, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Omnia Radwan is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over eight years of experience. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from North Carolina State University and her Master of Education degree in communication disorders from North Carolina Central University. Omnia is a senior clinician at Duke University Hospital providing speech-language pathology services to adult patients. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Subject Matter Expert: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan 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 settings including 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.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Speech Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.