Welcome to our very first episode! We’re diving into the DIGEST v2 framework and chatting through what’s new and what it means for clinical practice. It’s a casual, live recording of our SLP journal club — not medical advice, just conversation and learning as we go.

The article we are discussing is:

Refining measurement of swallowing safety in the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) criteria: Validation of DIGEST version 2

Katherine A. Hutcheson PhD, Carly E. A. Barbon PhD, Clare P. Alvarez MS, Carla L. Warneke MS

First published: 05 January 2022

Also referenced:

Steele, Catriona M., et al. “Development of a Non-Invasive Device for Swallow Screening in Patients at Risk of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Results from a Prospective Exploratory Study.” Dysphagia, vol. 34, no. 5, 2019, pp. 698-707, doi:10.1007/s00455-018-09974-5.