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Hello and welcome back to the Speech Path Pod! This week, I'm excited to bring you what I've titled as the FEES roundtable discussion. In it, I talk with the following guests:

Shari Ferman, MA, CCC-SLP is the owner and chief Endoscopist of Swallow Studies by Shari and is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist practicing in Illinois, Indiana, and other midwestern states. Shari attended Syracuse University for her undergraduate degree and furthered her education at California State University, Los Angeles where she graduated in 2004 with a Master of Art in Speech-Language Pathology. Her company can be found at: https://www.swallowstudiesbyshari.com/

Liz Maxwell MS CCC-SLP has been a speech-language pathologist for 10.5 years primarily working in skilled nursing facilities in the Kankakee county area. Her passion is geriatrics and she loves dysphagia management and improving patient quality of life and safety.

Theresa Cibrian, MS, CCC-SLP is a speech pathologist who has worked in a variety of adult, medical settings throughout her career. 

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Thanks for listening to this episode of the Speech Path Pod! This discussion features 
Felicia François (she/they) who is a voice-specialized speech-language pathologist at the USC Voice Center, where she leads the gender-affirming voice care initiative. They are passionate about all things voice and upper airway, but they are particularly passionate about gender-affirming voice care as a queer, nonbinary SLP. She is continuing research on this topic with the hope of providing education to other SLPs, therefore expanding access to this life-saving care for all.

In this episode, we discuss: 
-Felicia's experience as a non-traditional speech pathology student 
-Basic concepts of gender affirming voice assessment & treatment 
-Involvement of SLPs with pre- & post-operative patients receiving gender affirming voice surgery 
-Resources to gain further knowledge

Resources mentioned in this episode: 
https://www.thecreditsinstitute.com/
https://www.pluralpublishing.com/publications/voice-and-communication-therapy-for-the-transgendergender-diverse-client-a-comprehensive-clinical-guide

Find Felicia on Instagram @feliciafrancois.voiceslp

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In this episode of the Speech Path Pod, I talk with Adriana Ramirez, CF-SLP, and Aaron Padilla, CCC-SLP about the clinical fellowship experience from the perspective of a mentor and mentee. Throughout the interview we discuss:
-How to prepare for a medical clinical fellowship
-The importance of mentorship
-Prioritizing a good mentor vs preferred clinical setting
-How to know you're ready to mentor a clinical fellow
-Much more!

Adriana Ramirez is a speech-language pathologist with Presbyterian Healthcare Services at Rust Medical Center and ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital. She graduated with her master’s degree from New Mexico State University in May 2022. Recently, Adriana joined the University of New Mexico’s Swallow Disorders Research Lab as a volunteer.

Aaron Padilla is an acute care speech pathologist with Presbyterian Healthcare Services at Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho New Mexico. He is a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders and enjoys bridging the gap between the research lab and clinical world through implementation science. Aaron feels it is a tremendous privilege to be a clinician researcher by advancing  the science of swallowing and its disorders all the while providing  clinical care. He has been a member of the Swallow Disorders Research Lab under the direction of Phyllis Palmer, at the University of New Mexico since 2012.  His current research interests include host considerations  and risk mitigation. 

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On this week’s episode of the Speech Path Pod I spoke with Brooke Eby who was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 33.  You may have seen her online, @limpbroozkit, where she shares information related to her experience living with ALS always finding a way to incorporate humor. In this episode, we discuss: 

-Brooke's diagnosis 
-Her view on ALS clinic 
-A research study she's participating with which is tracking her speech over time
-Brooke's call to action 
-And more! 

I really appreciated Brooke's willingness to record this episode and share her experience so openly. Please connect with her on her various social media accounts if you haven't already. 

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This week on the Speech Path Pod you'll hear part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Cara Donohue. In today's episode, we discuss:
-ALS
-Guides for clinicians to understand various types of research articles
-High-resolution cervical auscultation (HRCA) 

Link to Dr. Donohue's personal website with self-archived publications: https://cdonohue5.wixsite.com/my-site-1/publications

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Welcome back to the Speech Path Pod! This week I provide a brief summary of the article "Dissemination Research in Communication Sciences & Disorders: A Tutorial" by Julie Feuerstein, Natalie Douglas, and Lesley Olswang. 

The episode outlines: 
-Diffusion vs Dissemination vs Implementation 
-Definition of dissemination research 
-Four components of dissemination research 
-How this branch of research could benefit our field 

Here's a link to the article: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00421?af=R

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This week on the Speech Path Pod you'll hear part 1 of a conversation with Dr. Cara Donohue. In today's episode, we discuss:
-Dr. Donohue's background and current faculty position
-Review the article titled "Application of Meta-Therapy to Dysphagia Rehabilitation with an emphasis on: (a) principles of meta-therapy (b) novice vs expert clinician dialogue (c) RTSS framework and more!

Access the article here: Application of Meta-Therapy to Dysphagia Rehabilitation | Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups

Tune in on 5/1 for the second part of this conversation where we discuss ALS, Dr. Donohue's recent articles which aim to improve clinician understanding of various types of research articles, and high-resolution cervical auscultation. 

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Thank you for listening to the sixth episode of the Speech Path Pod! Now that we've moved into our second month of the show, it will be transitioning to its regular schedule of a shorter article review every other week followed by a longer interview with a patient, clinician, or researcher. 

For this first article review, I shared a paper which has been incredibly beneficial to my daily practice and also pairs nicely with Ep. 5 , the interview with Dr. O'Keeffe. 

Useful articles mentioned during the podcast: 

Aspiration &  pneumonia: 
     a) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25129577/
     b) https://dysphagiacafe.com/2020/09/17/aspiration-pneumonia-the-more-we-learn-the-less-we-know/
     c) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32770795/

  

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On this week’s episode of the Speech Path Pod, I discuss the RCSLT’s recent position statement on the use of thickened liquids for dysphagia management and issues of informed consent related to texture modified diets with Dr. Shaun O’Keeffe, consultant geriatrician, from the University of Galway. 

See the RCSLT’s position statement: https://www.rcslt.org/news/our-statement-on-thickened-fluids/#:~:text=The%20RCSLT%20advises%20that%20decisions,health%20and%20quality%20of%20life.

 Dr. O’Keefe & colleagues recent paper titled, “Informed or misinformed consent and use of modified texture diets in dysphagia.” See at: https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12910-023-00885-1

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On this week's episode of the Speech Path Pod, I spoke with Dr. Britany Baker, DMD, on a variety of topics related to oral health, oral care, and why dentures will inevitably become ill-fitting.

Dr. Britany Baker is a general dentist from Eastern Kentucky passionate about making oral health a priority for everyone. Every person and every mouth is different. Dr. Baker wants the world to know that dentists know so much more than teeth. The mouth is connected to the entire body, dentists are trained to identify oral manifestations of systemic diseases. Most people see their dentist more often than they see their medical provider, so it is important for dentists to be able to recognize when something is awry. To see more of Dr. Baker, follow her on Instagram and/or Tiktok @clt.toothdoc or her practice website https://www.catawbavalleydentalcare.com/meet-dr-britany-baker 

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