Description
Presented by: Catriona Steele, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO, F-ESSD, ASHA Honors
AUDIENCE: Undergraduate, graduate students, Clinical Fellows, experienced clinicians, clinicians who would like to transition from school-based SLP to medical-based SLP.
In this webinar, Professor Steele will discuss current evidence regarding variability in swallowing. The discussion will focus on how knowledge about variations across bolus consistencies, bolus volumes and task repetitions can be used to inform the design of swallowing assessment protocols. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how and when information can be generalized from one task to others, and where limitations regarding generalization should be recognized.
Participants will be able to:
- Describe the extent to which penetration and aspiration vary within a patient across repetitions of thin liquid swallows.
- Summarize what is known about the probability of penetration and aspiration across different bolus consistencies.
- Describe the extent to which residue varies within a patient across different consistencies and bolus volumes.
- Identify assessment tasks that are ideal for challenging swallowing safety and efficiency.
THIS RECORDED WEBINAR IS FREE THANKS TO THE UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS.
This webinar is approximately 60 minutes in length. This is a recording of a live webinar.
This webinar is offered for Professional Development Hours (PDHs), previously Certification Maintenance Hours (CMHs). For more info: https://www.asha.org/certification/factdef/.
Certificate of completion available upon request once completed.
Presenter:
Catriona M. Steele is a clinician scientist working in the area of swallowing and swallowing disorders. She has a background as a medical speech-language pathologist, and is Director of the Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Laboratory (www.steeleswallowinglab.ca) at the KITE Research Institute – University Health Network in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Steele is a Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Toronto and holds a Canada Research Chair in Swallowing and Food Oral Processing.
Professor Steele holds research funding from the National Institutes of Health (USA) as well as several active industry partnerships. A full list of her publications can be accessed at https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-4294-6561. She was a founding member of the Board of Directors for the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (www.iddsi.org) and served on their board from 2012-2023. Catriona recently served as the 2024-2025 President of the Dysphagia Research Society.
