Caregiver Training for Individuals Caring for Patients with Dysphagia

Name: Caregiver Training for Individuals Caring for Patients with Dysphagia
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (6490 reviews)

Course: #9708Level: Intermediate 1.5 Hours 6490 Reviews

Critically ill individuals are often unable to participate actively in clinical-decision making, and the responsibility for this often falls to the caregiver. This course addresses caregiver and clinician roles and challenges, as well as factors to consider when counseling individuals caring for patients with swallowing disorders. The Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act and its applications are also discussed.

Counseling Dysphagia (Adult)

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Course Type: Video, Audio, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.15 Intermediate, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.5; IACET/0.2; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.5; SAC/1.5

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to list at least 3 challenges caregivers and clinicians face when communicating about patient care.
After this course, participants will be able to describe the roles of the caregiver and clinician as described in the Patient-Centered Model of Care.
After this course, participants will be able to list the three components of the CARE Act.

Course created on April 29, 2021

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-15 Minutes	Caregiver Challenges
15-30 Minutes	Clinician Challenges
30-45 Minutes	Caregiver Roles
45-60 Minutes	Clinician Roles
60-80 Minutes	Case Studies
80-90 Minutes	Summary, Q&A

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Presented By

Debra Suiter
PhD CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Debra Suiter is Director of the Voice and Swallow Clinic and Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Kentucky. Her research and clinical interests focus on the assessment and treatment of adults with swallowing disorders. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Debra Suiter was paid an honorarium for this presentation. She receives royalties from Thieme for publications related to this topic. Non-financial: Debra is a member of the ASHA Council for Clinical Certification, serves on the American Board for Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders and serves on SpeechPathology.com's advisory board.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by SpeechPathology.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.

Intermediate Level
0.15 ASHA CEUs

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Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services

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