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Episode Summary

Critical thinking and collaboration are essential in our field as a whole, but perhaps even more so when life itself is at stake. In this week’s episode with Sara Penrod, you’ll learn just how essential these constructs are in the daily work of an ICU SLP. Sara is a career-long medical SLP who has gained a tremendous level of super power in the critical care arena through her dedication to transdisciplinary, continuing education and fearless on-the-job training. If you're a med SLP looking to add to your own critical care toolbox, this episode has thought-provoking and practice-changing info to help you assess, support, counsel, and collaborate like a boss for your most vulnerable patients. If you’re more of a looky-loo, curious about what the ICU SLP actually does that medical staff couldn’t do on their own, come on in! You’ll learn more than you expect and likely leave as I did, pleasantly surprised by just how much value a knowledgeable SLP can bring to a critical care team. This is a true, whole-body, whole-patient episode with lots of big words and even bigger ideas, including some shout outs to the power of a positive partnership with nurses- in many ways, the life-blood of the critical care unit and the thread that connects the intimate needs of the patient to the rest of the team.

Course Accommodations

The transcript for this course is provided below. You can also email us at [email protected]

Learning Outcomes

Identify ways the SLP can address speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders in the ICU. 

List the reasons for obtaining and synthesizing the most up to date medical information before seeing a patient in the ICU. 

List factors that can contribute to success in therapy or confound SLP-specific diagnoses.

References

Ashford, J. R. (2005, March). Pneumonia: Factors Beyond Aspiration. Perspectives in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), 14, 10-16.

Other Resources

Podcast: Three Roles of the SLP in the ICU w/ Brooke Richardson, SLP

Fellowship: Johns Hopkins ICU Fellowship by application

ASHA: A Day in the Life of an Acute Care SLP

Article: The role of speech and language therapy in critical care by Jackie McRae from St Geogre’s University Hospitals in

London, UK

Membership: MedSLP with Theresa Richard, SLP

Membership: Dysphagia Research Society (DRS)

Speaker Disclosures:

Sara Penrod financial relationships: Sara is employed full time in an ICU setting. non-financial disclosures: Sara does not have any financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Kate Grandbois financial disclosures: Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.  Kate Grandbois non-financial disclosures: Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG. 

Course Disclosure - Financial and In-Kind

Funding for this course was provided by one of our Corporate Sponsors, Medtravelers.

Time Ordered Agenda:

15 minutes: Introduction, Disclaimers and Disclosures

25 minutes: Descriptions of ways the SLP can address speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders in the ICU

15 minutes: Descriptions of reasons for obtaining and synthesizing the most up to date medical information before seeing a patient in the ICU

10 minutes: Descriptions of factors that can contribute to success in therapy or confound SLP-specific diagnoses.

5 minutes: Summary and Closing

Disclaimer

The contents of this episode are not meant to replace clinical advice.  SLP Nerdcast, its hosts and guests do not represent or endorse specific products or procedures mentioned during our episodes unless otherwise stated.  We are NOT PhDs, but we do research our material.  We do our best to provide a thorough review and fair representation of each topic that we tackle.  That being said, it is always likely that there is an article we’ve missed, or another perspective that isn’t shared.  If you have something to add to the conversation, please email us! Wed love to hear from you!

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