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Fall Risk and Medications

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource provides therapists with a list of medications associated with increased fall risk to use during chart review and medication management activities.
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Errorless Learning

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This material explains the teaching strategy of errorless learning to ensure a person responds correctly to learn a new skill or strategy, how to use it in therapy, and who may benefit from it most.
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Treatment Guidance for Primary Progressive Aphasia Treatment

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource helps identify and determine strategies to encourage the continuation of communication throughout the PPA disease progression. Marshall, C. R., Hardy, C. J., Volkmer, A., Russell, L. L., Bond, R. L., Fletcher, P. D., … & Warren, J. D. (2018). Primary progressive aphasia: a clinical approach. Journal of neurology, 265(6), 1474-1490
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Assessing Pain in Individuals Diagnosed with Dementia

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This clinical reference provides therapy practitioners a way to assess accurate pain levels in individuals with dementia. Felton, N., Lewis, J. S., Cockburn, S.-J., Hodgson, M., & Dawson, S. (2021). Pain assessment for individuals with advanced dementia in Care Homes: A Systematic Review. Geriatrics, 6(4), 101.  Herr, K., Bursch, H., Ersek, M., Miller, L. L., […]
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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 […]
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Contraindications for Exercise

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Do you work with a vulnerable population? Do you struggle to remember important blood values or vital abnormalities? This document lists the contraindications for exercise so that you don’t have to memorize them. Keep it close to your exercise equipment for fast and easy reference.
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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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