Clinical Reference

Moving Beyond Diet Waivers: A Guide to Informed Choice in Dysphagia Care

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Print Resource — US Letter — 7 pages

Population:

Adult

Discipline:

SLP

Diagnosis:

Dysphagia

References:

Horner, J., Modayil, M., Chapman, L. R., & Dinh, A. (2016). Consent, refusal, and waivers in patient-centered dysphagia care: using law, ethics, and evidence to guide clinical practice. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 25(4), 453-469.
O’Keeffe, S. T. (2018). Use of modified diets to prevent aspiration in oropharyngeal dysphagia: is current practice justified?. BMC geriatrics, 18(1), 167.
O’Keeffe, S. T., Leslie, P., Lazenby-Paterson, T., McCurtin, A., Collins, L., Murray, A., ... & SPARC (Swallow Perspectives, Advocacy and Research Collective). (2023). Informed or misinformed consent and use of modified texture diets in dysphagia. BMC Medical Ethics, 24(1), 7.
Hansjee, D., Burch, N., Campbell, L., Crawford, H., Crowder, R., Garrett, D., ... & Stanier, J. (2021). Eating and drinking With acknowledged risks: multidisciplinary team guidance for the shared decision-making process (adults).

Help your team move beyond diet waivers and toward informed choice in dysphagia care. This practical guide equips you with the research, documentation examples, and interdisciplinary discussion tools needed to collaborate with administrators, nursing, and physicians while supporting patient autonomy and high-quality clinical care.

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