BY COLETTE ELLIS M.ED., CCC-SLP, BCS-S Dysphagia, or having difficulty swallowing, can affect upwards of 15 million adults in the United States alone. Research has demonstrated that as many as 1 in 25 individuals will experience some form of dysphagia in their lifetime, including 22% of those 50 years of age and older (ASHA 2018; Bhattacharyya, […]
Performing A VFSS that Communicates Positive Results: Adult & Pediatric Patients
We are delighted to share with you a description of TalkTools® Instructor Jennifer Jones’s four-hour presentation at the annual MSHA Convention, March 3, 2016. “Performing a VFSS that Communicates Positive Results: Adult and Pediatric Patients” By Jennifer Jones, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT ABSTRACT The VFSS is the standard for instrumental evaluation of swallowing disorders, but if clinicians don’t communicate the […]
WHY EVERY SLP NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND DYSPHAGIA
by: Dr. Jennifer Jones, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S As a Board Certified Swallowing Specialist, I am asked on a regular basis about why other therapists, nurses, physicians and general population need to know more about dysphagia and the symptoms. Dysphagia is a growing health problem in the United States and the prevalence will increase significantly over the […]