Audience: SLP, OT

Course level: Intermediate

Continuing education contact hours: 3.0 

SLP: Will receive a course certificate upon completion of this course. ASHA Registration has expired at this time. Course was approved from June 1st, 2022-May 31st, 2023 through ASHA.

OT/OTA: You will receive a certificate of course completion with total CE contact hours. M HEALTH Fairview is no longer an approved provider through AOTA and has never been for distance learning. You may still submit the hours towards your licensure and receive a certificate of completion with all information provided to submit.  For additional information about CE requirements for license, please see MN Statute 148.6443: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.6443MN statutes 143.6443, subdivision SUBD.2 “Standards for determining the qualified education activities” will continue to be utilized in determining appropriate OT related CE courses.

(Submitting credits through the organizations does not guarantee approved credits or the full credits. All participants will receive a certificate of completion which you may be able to use towards your professional license).

This intermediate level, ADULT-focused dysphagia course will review up to date evidence and intervention implications for COVID-19 population.  The second half of the course will focus on the origin and identification of cultural biases in healthcare pertaining to dysphagia intervention.  We will learn techniques to provide culturally-competent services for adults who have swallowing disorders across several different cultures. Ideas and recommendations to improve culturally-competency services in your work environments will be provided.  

Rosalee Lentz is a Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders and Speech-Language Pathology Supervisor at M Health Fairview Southdale and M Health Fairview Ridges hospitals.  She has been a Fairview SLP for 13 years and is passionate about multidisciplinary care in the treatment of dysphagia.  Her pretend professional goal is to communicate with colleagues using only memes and gifs.  

Financial disclosure:  Rosalee received an honoraria for the initial live presentation content. 

Non-Financial: Rosalee has no non-financial disclosures to disclose. 

• Identify and review current literature re: dysphagia intervention in COVID-19 population.
• Examine and discuss case scenarios re: timing, intervention methods, and referral recommendations for COVID-19 patients.
• Identify areas of cultural barriers and biases in SLP dysphagia intervention.
• Learn methods to improve culturally-competent dysphagia assessment and treatment.

• Introduction to topics: COVID-19 and Dysphagia in Adults, Cultural Barriers in Dysphagia Intervention
• Respiration and mentation changes and deconditioning impact to swallow physiology,  considerations for oral care, assessment and treatment protocols, instrumental evaluations, care planning, and telehealth implications
• COVID-19 Patient case scenarios 
• Identification of possible cultural biases and barriers in SLP intervention, implications of cultural barriers on clinical swallow evals, diet recommendations and end of life decision making
• Developing cultural competence constructs for dysphagia intervention