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Apple Accessibility Features for Hearing Impairments

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Technology can be a wonderful thing, but often a person does not know how to make technology more accessible for a person with impairments. This material provides details regarding accessibility features and accommodations for a person with hearing impairments using Apple devices and includes instructions for setup.
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Basic Cheat Sheet for the use of Passy Muir Speaking Valve with Ventilation

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Working with the ventilation population can be initially daunting as a speech-language pathologist (SLP). This material provides a basic review of types of ventilation and ventilator settings that are important to know and understand before initiating Passy Muir speaking valve (PMV) trials. Furthermore, a review of the benefits of PMV use and collaboration with a respiratory therapist is provided.
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Football Numerical Problem Solving Activity

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
When asking patients about their hobbies and interests to incorporate those when creating person-centered goals, a common response is “football.” This activity is made for those football lovers to target their numerical problem solving skills related to their favorite sport.
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How to Use the Reflux Symptom Index (RSI)

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout explains how laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) are similar and different. Then the patient can use the Reflux Symptoms Index, and the SLP will calculate the score. The SLP and patient can track the scores to see if the scores change over time with compensatory dysphagia strategies and/or the physician, including medications for symptom relief.
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Procedural Narrative Production Task

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The procedural narrative production activity is a higher-level verbal fluency task where the person is asked to explain how to complete an everyday activity or resolve a problem. There are charts with details for the SLP to consider when evaluating the procedural narrative production.
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Medical Abbreviations Shorthand

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Documentation is rarely anyone’s favorite part of healthcare. This document helps you quickly decipher acronyms used in others documentation and more efficiently write your own documentation. Post it next to your computer as a fast and easy reference or provide it as a reference for student clinicians to help them document more efficiently.
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Clinical Complexities of Tracheostomy Care (Part 2)

January 23, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course is designed to dive more deeply into speaking valve utilization, evidence-based research supporting application for swallowing/voice restoration, and troubleshooting difficult placements. In line vent placement and steps towards decannulation will also be reviewed. This companion course will expand base knowledge from Part 1.
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An Introduction to Discourse Analysis and Discourse-Level Treatment for Aphasia

January 22, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course is designed to serve as an introduction to different types of discourse analyses that can be performed when working with people with aphasia. Emphasis will also be placed on discourse-level treatment approaches, and how a focus on discourse analysis and treatment can be applied using a Life Participation Approach to Aphasia.
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Voice Therapy 101

January 22, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course will introduce participants to voice therapy techniques and their rationales. Assessment will be briefly discussed, including laryngeal and glottic abnormalities, although intervention will be the main focus of this session. Have your favorite straw ready!
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Palliative Care and Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing

January 22, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Palliative care often involves a multidisciplinary team of specialists who aim to assist in maintaining or enhancing quality of life for patients who may or may not be terminally ill. This course covers content for families, caregivers, and providers who are unsure of what their roles should entail when advocating for patients who wish to […]
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